The clay pipes offer further evidence that the ships were Danish, as they proved to be Dutch-produced pipes that were commonly found onboard Danish ships at the time. 'The size, shape and patterns ...

They recovered a number of artifacts, including many yellow bricks, charred timber, and clay pipes. A further analysis confirmed that the timber originated from trees felled sometime between 1690 ...

The clay pipes were also revealed to be Danish, with their size, shape and designs indicating that they were made just before 1710, when the ships were wrecked. "The analyses are very convincing ...