The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal

The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 2025 som kulturarv i Jamaica. Platsen hör till regionen Latin America and the Caribbean.

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UNESCOThe town of Port Royal is located at the mouth of Kingston Harbour in southeastern Jamaica. It was a major 17th-century English port city. A devastating earthquake in 1692 submerged much of the town under water and sand. Today, its terrestrial and underwater remains offer rare insights into urban colonial life. Once a key hub for transatlantic trade—including the trade of enslaved Africans—Port Royal featured a deep-water port and six defensive forts, some now submerged. Archaeological evidence reveals a well-preserved layout of residential, religious, and administrative buildings, serving as a distinctive marker of British colonial presence in the Caribbean.