Discovery Of A Diamond By A German Prospector In “forbidden Territory” Leads To A Crucial Revelation

Pipes Were…

“I phoned [Chief geologist Juergen Jacob] back and told him that said pipes were in fact rather old breech-loading cannons. ‘How old?’ he wanted to know. ‘1535, give or take two months,’ I suggested. Since the ship wound up being from 1533, that was a pretty close guess!”