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 |