皇家港口也是牙买加国家遗产信托组织(Jamaica National Heritage Trust,简称JNHT)考古部门的所在地。该考古部门最近对这座水下之城进行了一次声纳探测,找出了一艘沉没在金斯敦港(Kingston Harbour)的海盗船。迄今为止,考古部门已找回数以千计的文物,他们计划当完成对这些物品的研究后,在当地设立一家博物馆来展示它们。
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