On a hill in Smyrna are layers of broken crockery and oyster shells. Twain is perplexed by who might have put these items in such an odd place. What are some of the possible origins for the shells and crockery given by Twain in Chapter 39?
Twain is fascinated by this puzzle, and he feels he must at least hypothesize on the origin of the shells and crockery. At first, he thinks that maybe a restaurant could have been on the spot, but he quickly dismisses that theory. Another theory is that Noah's Ark once stood there and that Noah and his family ate the oysters. However, Twain soon realizes that there are too many oysters for Noah's small family.
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