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Caribbean Pirate Life: Tobacco, Ale ... and Fine Pottery Caribbean Pirate Life: Tobacco, Ale ... and Fine Pottery Caribbean Pirate Life: Tobacco, Ale ... and Fine Pottery
Archaeologists researching a site where Caribbean pirates "laid their hats" have found the drunken men not only smoked like the devil but also preferred fine pottery. They were sort of the real "Pirates of the Caribbean." CREDIT: KSL Productions LLC / Shutterstock The scientists found bits of Chinese porcelain (shown at front), with a reconstruction of what they would've looked like if intact. CREDIT: Photo courtesy Daniel Finamore About 36 percent of all the artifacts at the Barcadares are made up of tobacco pipes (shown here), indicating that the pirates were heavy smokers. CREDIT: Photo courtesy Daniel Finamore

1 posted on 09/03/2011 11:39:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
About 36 percent of all the artifacts at the Barcadares are made up of tobacco pipes (shown here), indicating that the pirates were heavy smokers.

They recovered chests of intact leather belts to prove this.

3 posted on 09/03/2011 11:57:55 AM PDT by Sawdring
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To: SunkenCiv

“Ho Ho Ho Ho
A pirates life for me”

:)


4 posted on 09/03/2011 12:04:53 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: SunkenCiv

The Chinese pottery is beautiful. Sort of a contradiction to what I would assume a pirate would like.


6 posted on 09/03/2011 1:38:39 PM PDT by momtothree
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