1 published discovery from Senegal — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
Global Finds has 1 find from Senegal, a famous historical find. It is filed under jewellery. It is the Rao pectoral, 12th-13th century AD.
The law: In Senegal, 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.
In 1941 Jean Joire excavated a sand burial mound at Rao, south of Saint-Louis in Senegal, and found a skeleton wearing a gold disc 18.4 cm across, with gold beads. Made in the 12th or 13th century, the Rao pectoral is now one of Senegal's national treasures.
