1 published discovery from Haiti — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
Global Finds has 1 find from Haiti, a famous historical find. It is filed under artefacts. It is the Santa María anchor, late 15th century, lost in 1492.
The law: In Haiti, as in most countries, archaeological finds are protected by national heritage law: report anything old or unusual to the national heritage authority, and never dig at a known site or export a find without permission.
Columbus's flagship, the Santa María, ran aground off the north coast of Haiti at Christmas 1492. In 1796, Haitian accounts say, a great iron anchor was dug up on a plantation about a kilometre from the sea. It is traditionally identified as hers and is held in Port-au-Prince.
