1 published discovery from Solomon Islands — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
Global Finds has 1 find from Solomon Islands, a famous historical find. It is filed under artefacts. It is the La Pérouse relics, Vanikoro, expedition of 1785-1788, wrecked 1788.
The law: In Solomon Islands, 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 1826 the trader Peter Dillon was shown a French silver sword guard on Tikopia. It led him to Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands, where the explorer La Pérouse's two ships had vanished in 1788. Bells, cannon, anchors and a sextant have since been raised from the reefs.
