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NARRATOR: Tonight
on The Curse of Oak Island...
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JACK:
We're gonna drain the well
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to search the bottom.
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Oh. Look at that.
It looks hand-wrought.
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This is one of the older
objects you've found.
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-Wow.
-PHAROAH: You have
four lines measured
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from Nolan's Cross
perfectly intersecting
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at the Garden Shaft.
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Wow. Let's get the answers
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-at the bottom of that shaft.
-Absolutely, absolutely.
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GARY:
That is a stairway to treasure.
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-Let's go for the gold.
-Yes.
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-ALEX: That's what we want.
-JACK: Yeah. Let's go.
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That is awesome.
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NARRATOR:
There is an island
in the North Atlantic
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where people
have been looking for
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an incredible treasure
for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have found
a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it...
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...man-made workings
that date to medieval times,
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and a lead cross
whose origin may be connected
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to the Knights Templar.
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To date, six men have died
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trying to solve the mystery.
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And according to legend,
one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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ALEX:
First day of the shaft rehab.
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DOUG:
Yep.
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It's nice to see Dumas
back on the island
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-and ready to go.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
A highly anticipated day
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has finally dawned
on Oak Island for brothers
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Rick and Marty Lagina,
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and the entire
Fellowship of the Dig.
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This is so unique
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and so different
from everything we've done
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-for ten years.
-Mm-hmm.
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It's-it's an opportunity that,
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you know, rare indeed.
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Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
After a six-week delay,
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representatives
from a mining company
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named Dumas Contracting Limited
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have returned in order
to continue refurbishing
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the so-called Garden Shaft.
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The Garden Shaft was a big,
unanswered question.
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I mean, it's good to see
everything in place now.
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Right.
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NARRATOR:
The Garden Shaft
is a dilapidated,
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80-foot-deep wooden structure
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that the team initially
believed was built
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and then abandoned
in the 19th century
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by previous treasure hunters.
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But earlier this year,
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after wood from the feature
was scientifically dated
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to as early as 1735...
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There we go.
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NARRATOR:
...and high-trace
evidence of gold
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was found in the water
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inside the structure,
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Rick, Marty
and their partner Craig Tester
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commissioned Dumas
to reconstruct it
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down to a depth
of at least 80 feet--
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an operation that will also
allow for lateral tunneling
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should evidence of treasure
be located
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outside of
the vertical structure.
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RICK:
Wow. Look at everybody.
Waiting to get started.
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NARRATOR:
Although Dumas
was able to complete
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a steel and concrete frame
at the surface
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and began reconstructing
the first 16 feet of the shaft,
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the project was shut down
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due to a safety review conducted
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by the provincial government.
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Wow, everybody's here. Woo-hoo.
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NARRATOR:
Now, with all of those
concerns satisfied,
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Dumas has been given clearance
to continue their work
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and hopefully provide
a breakthrough
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that will help the team solve
the Oak Island mystery.
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So, uh, look, it's a really big
day today. I mean, this is
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the project for the year.
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We're glad you're here.
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This mystery has endured,
you know, for 228 years.
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Far too long.
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And we find ourselves now
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on the precipice of getting
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underground in the Money Pit
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for the first time
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during our stewardship
of the mystery.
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Well, I'm gonna
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give you the keys,
and I'd like you
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to give us the honor of opening
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-this lock for me.
-RICK: All right.
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Point me in the right direction.
I'll turn the key.
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-DOUG: Let's go for the gold.
-Yes.
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ROGER:
That's-that's what we want.
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-And answers. And answers.
-The answers, yeah.
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RICK:
Oak Island is 228 years of
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dedication, passion, mystery.
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So, to be the person
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who unlocks it,
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it's-it's quite humbling.
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Rick, you've got the keys to
the treasure chest right there.
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I hope you're right, Gary.
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RICK:
When I turn the key,
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it's not just for me or even
for the guys standing around.
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It's for all of us.
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Anyone who wants answers
to the Oak Island mystery,
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that key may have opened the
door to getting those answers.
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All right, guys, here you go.
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Maybe this is the doorway
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to everything
we've sought to uncover.
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Wow.
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Really? I can't go
down there right now?
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(laughter)
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MARTY:
Dumas is back, and you
can feel the camaraderie.
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You can feel
the Fellowship come together
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and get excited and think,
"We're close. Maybe this is it."
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ROGER:
This is where we start.
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MARTY:
Maybe the Garden Shaft connects
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with the original Money Pit.
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Okay. Here we go.
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It's actually like opening
a door to a treasure chest.
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(laughter)
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ALEX:
Any treasure chest you need to
open with a crane is a good one.
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-Yeah.
-(laughter)
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NARRATOR:
In the coming days,
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Dumas will complete
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the first two levels
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down to a depth of 16 feet.
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Come on, guys,
let's take a look.
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NARRATOR:
From there, they will continue
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excavating and reconstructing
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the remaining eight-foot levels,
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all the way to the bottom
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and to whatever may be waiting
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-Wow.
-GARY: That is the stairway
to treasure.
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ALEX:
Pretty cool.
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RICK: Let's back up
and let them get to work.
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-JACK: Yeah, let's go.
-RICK: All right. Let's do it.
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NARRATOR:
As the team from
Dumas Contracting Limited
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continues their work
in the Garden shaft...
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So, here we are
with our Blob drill holes
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and monitoring wells.
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NARRATOR:
...approximately 30 feet
to the west,
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Oak Island historian
Paul Troutman
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and geoscientist
Dr. Ian Spooner
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are preparing
to collect water samples
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from recently drilled boreholes
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in a 25 by 70 square foot area
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that the team has
affectionately named the Blob.
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It is within this zone
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where, after testing the water
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in previously drilled
boreholes three weeks ago,
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the team determined that
a large source of gold
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is buried between 80 and 120
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I'll get set up and, uh,
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-yeah, we'll go.
-Okay. Sounds good.
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NARRATOR:
Now, it is Dr. Spooner's hope
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that additional water testing
inside the Blob area
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will help the team
to further pinpoint
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the possible location of the
fabled Money Pit treasure vault.
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PAUL:
Whatever we find here
will lead us one step closer
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to finding the source
of this gold in the water.
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IAN:
Yep.
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NARRATOR:
To collect the water samples,
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Dr. Spooner is using
a single valve bailer.
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As the device descends
in the borehole,
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an open valve allows water
to flow through it.
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Once the desired depth
is reached,
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a metal ball drops into place,
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securing the sample.
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-There we go.
-Okay.
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-We good?
-Yeah, we're good.
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PAUL:
Okay, right up to the top.
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And that's what we need.
We're good to go.
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Well, I'll get that
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Okay. What's the time frame,
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are you thinking,
to get all this data?
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-A week or two.
-A week or two?
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Yeah. We'll-we'll put in a rush.
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Yeah. This would be nice
to find out
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if this holds the truth
right here in our hand.
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Well, let's get it back
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-Let's-let's get going.
-Okay. All right.
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As the operations
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in the Money Pit area
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PETER:
All right, let's go find
the first flag.
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GARY:
Okay, mate.
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NARRATOR:
...metal detection expert
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Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti
return to Lot 5,
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located on the western side
of the island.
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This one's good, I can feel it.
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Okay, we'll see if it is or not.
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(beeping)
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Yeah, nice little faint signal.
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My best guesstimate is
just there.
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-This is a lot of roots.
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NARRATOR: Since acquiring
Lot 5 earlier this year,
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the team has unearthed some
of the most incredible finds
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ever made on Oak Island.
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These include a deliberately
buried stone feature
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believed to date
back to the mid-1700s,
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metal tools and pipe stems
that may be
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as much as four centuries old,
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and a nearly
2,000-year-old Roman coin
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that has been
scientifically determined
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to have originated
in Spain or Portugal.
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I'm quite confident this is
going to be a coin or a button.
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I just want that one tag on it.
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-(beeping)
-There it is.
-There it is.
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I think it's in me hand, mate.
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Oh, ho!
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-See that nice round shape
there, mate.
-Round and copper alloy.
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You do the honors.
Is it a coin or a button?
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-It's a button.
-Oh!
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Now it is a button
and it's an oldie.
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And our hope is
that this has some,
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-got some kind of design on it.
-Mm-hmm.
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GARY:
If there's some kind
of military insignia,
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some regimental numbers,
we're in business.
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-Oh, yeah.
-Because that would
really help track it down.
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Put a date
and a nationality on it.
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I'm thinking maybe military.
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Easy 1700s.
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NARRATOR: A possible
18th-century military button?
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Could it be related
to the mysterious rock-filled
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feature
that was discovered nearby?
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If so, might there
be more clues in the area
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to explain who created it?
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And what its purpose
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-PETER: Next one's here?
-GARY: Yep.
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GARY: See what we've got
in store for us.
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(beeping)
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Great-sounding signal.
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-PETER: Okay.
-Just there, mate.
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-Could be something good.
-Yeah.
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Sounds like it could be here.
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You know what?
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-Look at that.
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-GARY: Look at that.
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located on the western side
of Oak Island,
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Gary Drayton and
Peter Fornetti have just made
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another potentially
important discovery.
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PETER:
A little bit of curvature to it?
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-Yep.
-What does that tell ya?
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GARY: This kind of reminds me
of those pieces
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of metal we found on Lot 26,
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-down by the old well.
-Mm-hmm.
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And they turned out to be
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bush scythes.
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-Mm-hmm.
-And I believe Carmen
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-dated those to go way back.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR: One week ago,
while searching for clues
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near a mysterious stone well
on Lot 26,
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which has been determined
to contain trace evidence
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of silver and may date back
more than nine centuries,
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Gary and Peter found
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two similar bush scythes
that blacksmithing expert
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Carmen Legge believed
were made in the 1600s.
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Because these cutting tools
were typically used
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by European explorers
between the 16th
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and 18th centuries,
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could this bush scythe offer
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more evidence of human activity
on Oak Island
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more than a century prior
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to the discovery
of the Money Pit?
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If so,
might it have been someone
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who came here looking
for something of great value?
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Or perhaps
someone who made a deposit?
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If we're finding
an artifact on Lot 5
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that matches with something
that's on Lot 26,
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that's interesting, 'cause we
want to get context to this lot.
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So we're finding bush scythes
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on Lot 5 now and Lot 26.
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And it could suggest
multiple people being here,
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maybe at the same time
or at different times.
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So it's important
to keep scouring
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the land for more information.
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Sweet, mate.
So we'll bag this up, mate.
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-Okay, next one is this way?
-Yep.
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All right.
Let's go get those artifacts.
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Okay, mate.
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NARRATOR:
As Gary and Peter search
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for more clues on Lot 5...
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JACK:
The well looks rather full.
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-LAIRD: Looks clean, though.
-Mm-hmm.
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...Jack Begley,
along with archeologists
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Laird Niven and Helen Sheldon,
arrive
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on Lot 26 to continue searching
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the 900-hundred-year-old
stone well
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for clues that might explain
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who built it, as well
as evidence that it contains
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something of value.
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-JACK: What's our plan today?
-LAIRD: We're gonna pump it out.
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And then I was thinking
if you wouldn't mind
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scooping out the debris...
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But we're going
to save it on a tarp,
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as best we can.
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And hopefully find an artifact.
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LAIRD:
Yeah, if we find something
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that's datable down there,
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even better.
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All right,
well, let's get started.
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All right.
We're going to need the, uh...
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-The genie turned on.
-...the genie turned on.
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-I'll do that.
-Okay.
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NARRATOR:
The team is especially
interested in the well,
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not only because it is one
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of the oldest man-made features
ever discovered
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-on Oak Island...
-(generator revving)
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...but also because
a recent water test
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conducted inside it
by Dr. Spooner
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revealed high trace evidence
of silver.
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Here we go.
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RICK: The well on Lot 26
is interesting
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because we've got
an elevated level of silver
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in the water.
How do you explain that?
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HELEN: Actually, that pump
works really quickly.
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RICK: It's been speculated
before, there are constructs
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across the width and breadth
of the island that possibly
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could be used as a "bank."
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And you have to remember that
Oak Island is somewhat remote.
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So where would you put
something that you,
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you fancied or that you
thought was precious to you?
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Well, you might hide it
in an old well.
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Jack will do the-- when we get
down there-- the scooping.
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-I mean, I can already start
to scoop it, right?
-Yep.
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NARRATOR:
While Laird works to keep
the pump clear of debris,
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Jack will scoop
the muck and detritus
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out of the well onto a tarp,
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which Helen will carefully
sift through for clues
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once it all dries out.
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JACK: I feel like I'm getting
to a more gravely,
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-rocky layer right now.
-LAIRD: Oh, yeah? Okay, yeah.
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There, now you can see it.
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It's actually
beautifully rounded here.
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It's a nice, round well
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to a certain point,
then all the angular rocks
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-start coming in.
-JACK: Yeah.
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Like these, up here, seem quite
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-out of place, those big ones.
-Yeah.
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MARTY: Lot 26 has become
very interesting.
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The well is as old
as 11th century.
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What do I do with that?
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But it does fit a couple
other outliers on the island.
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We have the paved area
in the swamp.
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We have the so-called
ship's railing.
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So it's, it's astounding.
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(laughing):
I can't explain it.
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JACK: Oh, yeah, there's still
a lot of muck down there.
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-LAIRD: There's a lot of debris.
-Yeah.
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JACK: It's gonna
kind of be a process over days
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-to be able
to clean up the water,
-LAIRD: Yeah.
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and to pump it effectively.
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But it might have
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the answers we,
we need at the bottom.
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I must say, I've never
excavated like this before.
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JACK: Well, there's a first
time for everything, right?
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-LAIRD: Yeah.
-(Jack laughs)
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NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
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HELEN: Which bucket do you
want to do first, that one?
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-Sure.
-NARRATOR: ...outside the Oak
Island Interpretive Centre,
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Helen Sheldon
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and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
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begin carefully sifting
the dried spoils
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that were collected earlier
from the stone well on Lot 26.
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HELEN:
Nice and misty.
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EMMA:
It's just a little organic.
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RICK: Emma and Helen have
taken the initiative
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to create a sifting station,
if you will.
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Then if for sure
there's nothing in it,
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just flick it over the side.
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RICK:
Hopefully, there will be
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an artifact or two
within that material.
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I just think there's
something uniquely strange
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about this well,
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and I hope, no pun intended,
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that we get to the bottom of it.
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-Want to give it a soaking?
-Uh-huh.
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HELEN:
Oh, here's something.
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Look at that.
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Hmm.
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It's definitely,
definitely iron.
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HELEN:
It looks handwrought.
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The shape is really weird.
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Maybe a file.
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EMMA: Yeah, 'cause it looks
broken or torn off here.
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HELEN:
Yeah, it does.
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Which is weird, unless
that's the tip that's...
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Would you say that's a nail?
'Cause I don't...
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EMMA:
I wouldn't say it's a nail.
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HELEN: 'Cause nah,
it doesn't look right.
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EMMA:
So this right here is rounded
and it seems intentional.
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-HELEN: Mm-hmm.
-While down here, it...
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-it seems
like it could been longer.
-It's broken, yeah.
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Yeah. (sniffing)
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Really sulfuric, actually.
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Which makes it old.
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We're finding more
and more sulfur content
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in iron this year.
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It just means it was made
within a furnace
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of lower temperatures.
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So that is an indicator
that it is an older iron.
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00:17:44,417 --> 00:17:48,083
So just from that alone,
I'm thinking around 1700s.
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HELEN: So maybe we should
give Rick a text and see
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-if he wants to come and see it.
-EMMA: All right.
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EMMA:
Okay, sent.
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HELEN:
Okay.
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00:18:01,917 --> 00:18:03,167
RICK:
You young ladies are
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to your ankles in mud and water.
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00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:06,750
-Yes, sir.
-We are, yes.
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So what have you found?
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So we found a piece of metal
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-that we think is not a nail.
-Where is that?
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00:18:12,583 --> 00:18:13,958
It's actually right over there.
I can go grab it.
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00:18:14,042 --> 00:18:15,458
-Sure.
-All right.
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NARRATOR: Outside the Oak Island
Interpretive Centre,
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Rick Lagina
and Dr. Ian Spooner
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have arrived to inspect
a possibly important artifact
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that Helen Sheldon
and Emma Culligan
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just found in the spoils
that have been excavated
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from the mysterious well
on Lot 26.
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EMMA:
So this is the piece.
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It's nail-like, but we're
pretty sure it's not a nail.
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What do you mean it was a nail,
but not a nail?
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00:18:40,375 --> 00:18:44,000
So... it kind of does
look like a nail.
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00:18:44,125 --> 00:18:45,750
But the tip right here
is rounded,
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and it seems intentional,
while down here it bends
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and the fact that the tip is
torn off here, so it's actually
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-probably longer around here.
-IAN: Right.
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-So a cut nail, maybe?
-EMMA: I don't know.
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00:18:55,833 --> 00:18:58,708
I can't be for certain
because I haven't CT scanned it.
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Right. So one question.
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I heard that in the old days,
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when they used nails
on shipbuilding,
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00:19:06,208 --> 00:19:08,000
they'd hammer them in,
but they'd bend...
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00:19:08,125 --> 00:19:09,500
-Clench them.
-Clench them.
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00:19:09,625 --> 00:19:12,333
-Could that be a clench?
-Oh, possibly.
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00:19:12,458 --> 00:19:14,333
-EMMA: Yeah.
-HELEN: And to me,
it looks handwrought.
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00:19:14,458 --> 00:19:17,667
-Yeah, so it is
a pretty old metal.
-Oh.
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00:19:17,792 --> 00:19:20,958
EMMA: Age-wise,
it could be from the 1700s.
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00:19:21,083 --> 00:19:22,625
Great.
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NARRATOR:
A possible handwrought nail?
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Potentially related
to a large sailing vessel?
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00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:30,167
Because machines came into use
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00:19:30,250 --> 00:19:33,042
for nail production
beginning around 1800,
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00:19:33,167 --> 00:19:35,375
could archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
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be correct that this artifact
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may predate the discovery
of the Money Pit
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00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,125
in 1795?
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If so, just when was it made?
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00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,250
And how might it be related
to the 900-year-old well
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that it was found in on Lot 26?
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EMMA: And the material itself,
it's, like, pretty heavy.
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00:19:55,708 --> 00:19:57,417
-Right.
-You can see from the patina
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that it is rust, that's
the main-main ingredient.
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But it's also pretty--
in pretty good condition.
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00:20:03,917 --> 00:20:06,125
Like, the rust itself,
there's not much buildup of it.
460
00:20:06,208 --> 00:20:08,125
Right.
Doesn't really surprise me much.
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00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:10,958
Metal should last almost
forever in that muck.
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00:20:11,083 --> 00:20:12,583
-EMMA: Yeah.
-RICK: You'll have to finish
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going through this, I would
assume, then put it
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in the CT scanner
and see what it says, right?
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-EMMA: Yeah.
-RICK: That's interesting.
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IAN: At least there's stuff
to date that's human-made.
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00:20:19,583 --> 00:20:23,042
Yep. We'll wait and see what,
what the machine says
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00:20:23,167 --> 00:20:25,042
-about that iron.
-EMMA: Yeah.
-Mm-hmm.
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RICK: This certainly
would be a candidate
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for further investigation
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to allow that little item
to possibly tell us a story.
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00:20:34,125 --> 00:20:35,625
Okay.
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00:20:35,708 --> 00:20:38,333
Well, we'll let you
continue with your work.
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00:20:38,417 --> 00:20:40,292
-We have another bucket
to go, so, yep.
-IAN: Good.
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-Okey doke.
Well, thank you very much.
-Thank you.
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00:20:42,167 --> 00:20:43,667
-Appreciate it.
-EMMA: All right. See ya.
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00:20:43,792 --> 00:20:45,208
IAN:
Yep.
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NARRATOR:
The following day...
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ROGER: All right.
Blow pipe coming down.
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...while the team
from Dumas Contracting Limited
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continues their reconstruction
of the Garden Shaft
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-in the Money Pit area...
-Perfect.
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RICK: Gentlemen, today is
going to be a very informative
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"information" hunt.
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-We welcome Brian Pharoah
to the war room.
-Thank you.
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Thanks for the opportunity,
guys, to present to you today.
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...Rick Lagina has invited
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architect
and author Brian Pharoah
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to share research
with members of the team,
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along with fellow Oak Island
landowner Tom Nolan.
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00:21:20,958 --> 00:21:23,667
I think of all the theories
we've entertained, this one
492
00:21:23,792 --> 00:21:26,583
is quite... stimulating,
I would say.
493
00:21:26,708 --> 00:21:30,167
NARRATOR:
It is Brian's belief that
he has uncovered critical clues
494
00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:33,417
between the megalithic
formation of six boulders
495
00:21:33,542 --> 00:21:37,250
that Tom's late father,
Fred Nolan, discovered in 1981,
496
00:21:37,375 --> 00:21:39,500
known as Nolan's Cross,
497
00:21:39,667 --> 00:21:43,375
and the precise location of
the fabled Oak Island treasure.
498
00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:46,500
RICK: I hope today
that we will all
499
00:21:46,583 --> 00:21:48,542
come to a little greater
understanding of the who,
500
00:21:48,667 --> 00:21:50,875
what, when, where,
why and how of Oak Island.
501
00:21:51,042 --> 00:21:52,500
So, Brian, over to you.
502
00:21:52,625 --> 00:21:55,333
So, I believe
that there is an ancient,
503
00:21:55,417 --> 00:21:58,583
ancient treasure hidden
deep below Oak Island.
504
00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:03,833
And Nolan's Cross
is the key to finding it.
505
00:22:04,875 --> 00:22:07,833
And today,
I'll reveal some of the secrets
506
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,250
hidden in Nolan's Cross.
507
00:22:09,375 --> 00:22:11,500
So let's just jump right into it
508
00:22:11,625 --> 00:22:13,208
and kind of get started.
509
00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:16,875
So Nolan's Cross is
a megalithic
510
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,833
and mathematical phenomenon
created by design,
511
00:22:20,958 --> 00:22:22,667
just as Fred Nolan believed.
512
00:22:22,792 --> 00:22:25,125
Curiously, also...
513
00:22:25,208 --> 00:22:29,417
Nolan's Cross is encoding
sacred numbers and geometry.
514
00:22:29,542 --> 00:22:31,333
So I really believe
that Nolan's Cross
515
00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:34,542
may lead us
to a Money Pit location
516
00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:35,917
and where the treasure might be.
517
00:22:37,250 --> 00:22:38,667
That's great.
518
00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:41,125
NARRATOR:
Sacred geometry is a concept
519
00:22:41,208 --> 00:22:44,375
that assigns symbolic meaning
to certain shapes
520
00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:47,500
and numbers which are also
considered to be sacred
521
00:22:47,625 --> 00:22:50,375
and can be found
in the designs and measurements
522
00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:54,333
of many ancient houses
of worship all across the globe.
523
00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:59,333
PHAROAH: So we're gonna look
at some of these sacred numbers.
524
00:22:59,417 --> 00:23:02,500
Now, there are
many sacred numbers,
525
00:23:02,625 --> 00:23:05,500
but we're gonna focus
on the following numbers.
526
00:23:05,625 --> 00:23:08,125
We got the number 144, 288,
527
00:23:08,208 --> 00:23:10,708
360, 432,
528
00:23:10,833 --> 00:23:13,208
720 and 864.
529
00:23:13,375 --> 00:23:16,292
So these numbers are encoded
in Nolan's Cross.
530
00:23:16,375 --> 00:23:17,917
Next slide.
531
00:23:18,042 --> 00:23:21,667
The numbers of Nolan's Cross
are encoded in many,
532
00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:24,333
many sacred sites
all around the world.
533
00:23:24,458 --> 00:23:27,000
Encoded in Chartes Cathedral.
534
00:23:27,125 --> 00:23:29,333
Encoded in Rosslyn Chapel.
535
00:23:29,458 --> 00:23:31,708
They're encoded in Temple Mount.
536
00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:34,208
If you look at the measurements
of these sacred sites,
537
00:23:34,333 --> 00:23:36,167
you will find these same numbers
538
00:23:36,292 --> 00:23:38,167
repeated again and again
539
00:23:38,292 --> 00:23:39,625
and again around the world.
540
00:23:41,125 --> 00:23:42,583
Next slide.
541
00:23:42,708 --> 00:23:45,625
So, when you see these numbers,
542
00:23:45,708 --> 00:23:48,083
you're gonna start
to see a pattern form,
543
00:23:48,208 --> 00:23:50,333
and these numbers will be a key
544
00:23:50,458 --> 00:23:53,000
to understanding
the treasure of Oak Island.
545
00:23:53,125 --> 00:23:55,000
So how does this work
with Nolan's Cross?
546
00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:58,792
Well, let's go to the next
slide and I'll show you.
547
00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:05,208
So these are my measurements
of Nolan's Cross.
548
00:24:05,375 --> 00:24:09,167
The short axes had
a length of 720 feet.
549
00:24:09,250 --> 00:24:11,625
720 feet could be broken down
550
00:24:11,708 --> 00:24:15,167
into two 360-foot lengths.
551
00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:19,458
The long axes was measured
at 864 feet.
552
00:24:19,542 --> 00:24:21,417
I looked at the head
of the cross and it was
553
00:24:21,542 --> 00:24:24,875
extremely close
to the 144 sacred number.
554
00:24:25,042 --> 00:24:27,208
And then from the center,
555
00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:29,833
we got 432 feet.
556
00:24:29,917 --> 00:24:33,667
And at the bottom,
we have 288 feet.
557
00:24:33,750 --> 00:24:36,792
All of our sacred numbers
now appear
558
00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,875
in Nolan's Cross.
559
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,667
Wow.
560
00:24:40,750 --> 00:24:43,417
It's quite amazing.
561
00:24:43,542 --> 00:24:45,833
So let's take a look at some
of the hidden geometry
562
00:24:45,917 --> 00:24:47,458
in Nolan's Cross.
563
00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:49,375
Next slide.
564
00:24:49,542 --> 00:24:51,667
If we look at Nolan's Cross,
at the bottom of it,
565
00:24:51,750 --> 00:24:54,250
we can see a square.
566
00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:57,792
720 feet by 720 feet.
567
00:24:57,875 --> 00:25:01,000
Now the square would have
a perimeter
568
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:04,583
of 2,880 feet,
569
00:25:04,708 --> 00:25:07,333
which recalls
the 288 sacred number
570
00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,750
that we've seen before.
571
00:25:11,958 --> 00:25:15,375
We could inscribe
a circle in this square
572
00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:18,292
and the circle
would have a diameter
573
00:25:18,417 --> 00:25:21,208
of 720 feet,
converted to inches,
574
00:25:21,333 --> 00:25:24,417
8,640 inches.
575
00:25:24,542 --> 00:25:27,792
Also, we have a 360-foot radius,
576
00:25:27,917 --> 00:25:30,333
4,320 inches.
577
00:25:30,458 --> 00:25:32,417
Again, repeating,
578
00:25:32,542 --> 00:25:34,875
repeating, repeating
these numbers endlessly.
579
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,542
All of this cannot be
happenstance.
580
00:25:37,667 --> 00:25:39,625
It has to be planned.
581
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,333
So how's Nolan's Cross gonna
give us a Money Pit solution?
582
00:25:44,458 --> 00:25:46,250
Let's take a look
at the next slide.
583
00:25:47,542 --> 00:25:50,292
Well, if you take
Nolan's Cross
584
00:25:50,375 --> 00:25:53,208
and you go to Cone A,
585
00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:54,667
and we create a circle,
586
00:25:54,750 --> 00:25:59,333
which has a radius of 864 feet
587
00:25:59,458 --> 00:26:02,000
matching the long axes
of Nolan's Cross...
588
00:26:02,125 --> 00:26:05,875
Recall that one of
our sacred numbers is the 864.
589
00:26:06,042 --> 00:26:09,583
Next, we're going to draw
a point from Cone C
590
00:26:09,708 --> 00:26:12,917
through Cone A and we're
going to extend that purple line
591
00:26:13,042 --> 00:26:16,500
all the way out
to the green circle.
592
00:26:16,625 --> 00:26:19,958
Next, we're going to draw a line
593
00:26:20,042 --> 00:26:22,292
from the long axes
594
00:26:22,417 --> 00:26:24,667
of Nolan's Cross,
the yellow line,
595
00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:27,458
all the way up to the circle.
596
00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:30,083
If you then draw
a line due south,
597
00:26:30,208 --> 00:26:34,792
again intersects perfectly
with the purple line
598
00:26:34,875 --> 00:26:37,042
from Cone C through Cone A.
599
00:26:37,208 --> 00:26:40,125
Next, recall we have
a square at the bottom
600
00:26:40,208 --> 00:26:43,708
of Nolan's Cross,
720 feet by 720 feet.
601
00:26:43,875 --> 00:26:47,000
If we go to the center
of that square,
602
00:26:47,125 --> 00:26:49,667
and we draw
a line from that square,
603
00:26:49,833 --> 00:26:52,208
through Cone B, all the way out
604
00:26:52,333 --> 00:26:53,958
to the green circle.
605
00:26:54,042 --> 00:26:57,333
Finally, if you take
a line from Cone E
606
00:26:57,500 --> 00:27:00,083
through the large boulder
in Smith's Cove,
607
00:27:00,208 --> 00:27:03,458
again perfectly intersecting
at that point.
608
00:27:03,583 --> 00:27:06,167
Now you have four lines
609
00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:09,250
perfectly intersecting
at the Money Pit.
610
00:27:09,375 --> 00:27:12,667
So this is...
611
00:27:12,792 --> 00:27:14,708
my Money Pit location.
612
00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:18,708
It's just west
of the Garden Shaft.
613
00:27:21,042 --> 00:27:27,708
RICK:
Wow. X marks the spot.
614
00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:30,667
PHAROAH: So, my Money Pit
location, as you can see,
615
00:27:30,792 --> 00:27:33,625
it's just near the Garden Shaft.
616
00:27:35,167 --> 00:27:37,125
-Wow.
-NARRATOR: In the war room,
617
00:27:37,208 --> 00:27:39,708
architect and author
Brian Pharoah
618
00:27:39,833 --> 00:27:41,833
has just presented Rick, Craig,
619
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,667
and members of the team
with his theory
620
00:27:44,792 --> 00:27:46,667
that the megalithic
boulder formation
621
00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:48,875
known as Nolan's Cross
622
00:27:49,042 --> 00:27:51,417
contains encoded sacred geometry
623
00:27:51,542 --> 00:27:55,083
that points to the true location
of the original Money Pit--
624
00:27:55,208 --> 00:27:59,500
a location that just happens
to be near the Garden Shaft.
625
00:27:59,667 --> 00:28:01,667
That's an interesting spot.
626
00:28:01,833 --> 00:28:03,500
I was gonna say,
we should've had him here
627
00:28:03,625 --> 00:28:04,833
-a few years ago.
-(laughter)
628
00:28:04,958 --> 00:28:07,583
Would have saved us
a little time.
629
00:28:07,708 --> 00:28:08,958
-Yeah, yeah.
-Yeah.
630
00:28:09,083 --> 00:28:11,375
We went over and Dr. Spooner
631
00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,583
collected samples of the water.
632
00:28:13,708 --> 00:28:15,833
And he had it tested
and it came up
633
00:28:15,917 --> 00:28:17,375
one of the highest levels
of gold,
634
00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:18,833
-right in the water we had.
-Wow.
635
00:28:18,917 --> 00:28:20,792
-Right in that area.
-Yeah.
636
00:28:20,917 --> 00:28:23,500
Now I've used his calcs, um,
637
00:28:23,583 --> 00:28:25,875
with Nolan's Cross
as it sits as we know it,
638
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,792
and it's even closer
to the Garden Shaft.
639
00:28:29,917 --> 00:28:31,667
You're north of the Garden
Shaft, within feet.
640
00:28:31,833 --> 00:28:33,667
-Perfectly.
-That's amazing.
641
00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:36,875
NARRATOR:
Although it is exciting
for the team
642
00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,042
to receive an exact location
643
00:28:39,167 --> 00:28:41,208
where the fabled treasure
may be buried,
644
00:28:41,333 --> 00:28:44,917
unfortunately,
while Dumas Contracting Limited
645
00:28:45,042 --> 00:28:47,417
is reconstructing
the Garden Shaft,
646
00:28:47,542 --> 00:28:49,958
the Oak Island team
will be unable
647
00:28:50,042 --> 00:28:52,875
to investigate the area
to find out for sure.
648
00:28:53,042 --> 00:28:55,667
RICK: I was hoping that
Brian's X marks the spot
649
00:28:55,792 --> 00:28:58,000
would be a very easy location
to access.
650
00:28:58,125 --> 00:28:59,833
And thus we could
put a drill on it
651
00:28:59,917 --> 00:29:01,375
and-and drill it immediately.
652
00:29:01,542 --> 00:29:02,500
It's that intriguing.
653
00:29:03,542 --> 00:29:05,667
But once we get to the bottom
of the Garden Shaft,
654
00:29:05,750 --> 00:29:09,250
there might be an opportunity to
tunnel across and investigate.
655
00:29:09,375 --> 00:29:12,875
I've always been about the who,
what, when, where, why and how.
656
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,958
-Who?
-Templars.
657
00:29:15,042 --> 00:29:17,208
Well, that's quite interesting.
658
00:29:17,333 --> 00:29:18,833
Pretty interesting, yeah.
659
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,167
The Templars built in stone.
660
00:29:21,333 --> 00:29:22,833
They knew that stone would
last forever.
661
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,167
They also knew sacred geometry.
662
00:29:26,250 --> 00:29:29,875
The Templars had the knowledge
and the means to execute this.
663
00:29:31,375 --> 00:29:33,583
NARRATOR: Although
many religious faiths
664
00:29:33,708 --> 00:29:35,000
around the globe
665
00:29:35,167 --> 00:29:37,750
have incorporated
sacred geometry
666
00:29:37,875 --> 00:29:40,208
into the designs
for their houses of worship,
667
00:29:40,333 --> 00:29:43,375
the medieval Christian order
of the Knights Templar--
668
00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:46,250
who some believe buried
priceless religious artifacts
669
00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:47,875
on Oak Island--
670
00:29:48,042 --> 00:29:50,250
also utilized sacred geometry
671
00:29:50,375 --> 00:29:52,708
to build cathedrals
throughout Europe
672
00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,708
from the 12th
to the 14th centuries.
673
00:29:54,833 --> 00:29:56,500
-Welcome to Portugal.
-RICK: Thank you.
674
00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:58,333
In recent years, the team
675
00:29:58,458 --> 00:30:00,833
has made a number
of potential connections
676
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,333
between known
European Templar strongholds
677
00:30:03,458 --> 00:30:06,500
and discoveries
they've made on Oak Island.
678
00:30:06,625 --> 00:30:09,542
-This symbol is definitely
on the 90 Foot Stone.
-RICK: It's perfect.
679
00:30:09,708 --> 00:30:13,375
NARRATOR: These include
the 14th-century lead cross,
680
00:30:13,542 --> 00:30:16,792
the 12th-century paved area
in the swamp,
681
00:30:16,875 --> 00:30:18,750
and a number of artifacts
that were found
682
00:30:18,875 --> 00:30:21,083
deep in the Money Pit area.
683
00:30:21,208 --> 00:30:24,417
Is it possible that
Brian Pharoah has uncovered
684
00:30:24,542 --> 00:30:27,375
more critical clues
with Nolan's Cross
685
00:30:27,542 --> 00:30:30,250
that may not only prove
that the Knights Templar
686
00:30:30,375 --> 00:30:32,167
were behind
the Oak Island mystery,
687
00:30:32,292 --> 00:30:35,542
but that also point to where
their sacred treasures
688
00:30:35,708 --> 00:30:38,042
lie hidden in the Money Pit?
689
00:30:38,167 --> 00:30:39,833
First of all, Brian,
I want to say thank you.
690
00:30:39,958 --> 00:30:41,583
This has been
incredibly informative.
691
00:30:41,708 --> 00:30:43,250
And I think
we'll stay awake tonight,
692
00:30:43,375 --> 00:30:46,000
all of us, thinking about it.
So, again, I think
693
00:30:46,125 --> 00:30:47,917
we should all say
thank you to Brian.
694
00:30:48,042 --> 00:30:49,458
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
695
00:30:49,542 --> 00:30:51,333
PHAROAH:
I appreciate that.
696
00:30:52,292 --> 00:30:54,250
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon,
697
00:30:54,375 --> 00:30:57,417
approximately 50 miles
northeast of Oak Island
698
00:30:57,542 --> 00:30:59,750
in Halifax, Nova Scotia...
699
00:30:59,875 --> 00:31:01,750
-CHRISTA: Hi, how's it going?
-CHARLES: Hi, Dr. Brosseau.
700
00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:05,042
...Peter Fornetti, Oak Island
historian Charles Barkhouse,
701
00:31:05,208 --> 00:31:07,667
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
702
00:31:07,792 --> 00:31:10,167
arrive at St. Mary's University.
703
00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:12,667
So what are you bringing
in today?
704
00:31:12,792 --> 00:31:15,167
We have
a couple interesting finds.
705
00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:17,500
NARRATOR:
They have arranged
to have chemist
706
00:31:17,625 --> 00:31:20,792
Dr. Christa Brosseau
analyze the mysterious
707
00:31:20,875 --> 00:31:23,000
iron artifact found one day ago
708
00:31:23,167 --> 00:31:25,833
in the stone well on Lot 26,
709
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,958
and the two bush scythes found
710
00:31:28,042 --> 00:31:30,250
in the nearby area last week.
711
00:31:30,375 --> 00:31:34,458
So this was off
the top layer of the well.
712
00:31:34,583 --> 00:31:36,458
So, yeah, obviously iron.
713
00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:40,958
-It could be some form of file.
Yeah.
-Right.
714
00:31:41,083 --> 00:31:43,167
You know, one thing you'll
notice is it has a sort of
715
00:31:43,292 --> 00:31:46,667
rectangular shape,
which is quite characteristic
716
00:31:46,833 --> 00:31:48,958
of handwrought nails.
717
00:31:49,042 --> 00:31:52,083
So I'll take a small
sample of this one,
718
00:31:52,208 --> 00:31:54,333
and then we can look
at the next artifact.
719
00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:56,458
-PETER: Okay. Sounds great.
-All right.
720
00:31:58,333 --> 00:32:02,417
PETER:
Lot 26 is one of the most
unique lots on this island.
721
00:32:02,542 --> 00:32:05,333
So I'm always hopeful
that we get
722
00:32:05,458 --> 00:32:07,000
that pre-1840s,
723
00:32:07,167 --> 00:32:09,333
no manganese result.
724
00:32:10,500 --> 00:32:12,417
That sample is set, then?
725
00:32:12,542 --> 00:32:13,542
Yep.
726
00:32:13,667 --> 00:32:14,875
This next artifact,
727
00:32:15,042 --> 00:32:16,667
we brought it to...
728
00:32:16,792 --> 00:32:19,333
-Carmen Legge
to take a look at it.
-All right.
729
00:32:19,458 --> 00:32:22,458
And he told us that he believes
it's a bush scythe.
730
00:32:22,542 --> 00:32:25,583
CHRISTA: All right, so we'll
see what we can do here.
731
00:32:26,917 --> 00:32:28,875
PETER:
I'm excited because
732
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,167
these two artifacts could prove
733
00:32:31,292 --> 00:32:33,000
that people were on this island
734
00:32:33,125 --> 00:32:34,500
before the Money Pit
was discovered.
735
00:32:34,583 --> 00:32:36,542
CHRISTA: All right.
We're ready to have a look
736
00:32:36,708 --> 00:32:40,083
at these samples and see what
Lot 26 has to tell us today.
737
00:32:40,208 --> 00:32:42,333
-All right.
-Let's go downstairs.
738
00:32:42,417 --> 00:32:44,542
RICK: You can find
all the artifacts you want,
739
00:32:44,667 --> 00:32:47,375
but at the end of the day
they have to tell a story.
740
00:32:47,542 --> 00:32:49,750
We need to try
to figure out a timeline.
741
00:32:49,875 --> 00:32:51,292
How old is it?
742
00:32:51,417 --> 00:32:53,917
There's potential here
to uncover a mystery.
743
00:32:54,042 --> 00:32:56,000
-Hey, Xiang, how are you today?
-XIANG: Hello.
744
00:32:56,125 --> 00:32:58,250
-Hi. We've got
some visitors here.
-Okay.
745
00:32:58,375 --> 00:33:00,792
NARRATOR:
Assisting Dr. Brosseau
is her colleague,
746
00:33:00,875 --> 00:33:03,708
Dr. Xiang Yang.
747
00:33:03,875 --> 00:33:06,542
-Xiang, we've got two samples
to look at today.
-Okay.
748
00:33:06,708 --> 00:33:09,333
NARRATOR: In order to analyze
the artifact samples...
749
00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:11,792
CHRISTA: The first one we'll
look at is that bush scythe.
750
00:33:11,917 --> 00:33:14,792
...Doctors Brosseau
and Yang will use
751
00:33:14,875 --> 00:33:16,500
a scanning electron microscope
752
00:33:16,625 --> 00:33:18,542
or S.E.M.
753
00:33:18,667 --> 00:33:22,333
By magnifying objects
up to 200,000 times
754
00:33:22,458 --> 00:33:26,000
their actual size,
the S.E.M. can identify
755
00:33:26,167 --> 00:33:28,833
not only the chemical
composition of the items,
756
00:33:28,958 --> 00:33:31,500
but also help determine
their age
757
00:33:31,625 --> 00:33:34,375
and geographic regions
of origin.
758
00:33:34,542 --> 00:33:37,083
So there we have
a nice piece of iron.
759
00:33:37,208 --> 00:33:39,833
No manganese, so, again,
760
00:33:39,958 --> 00:33:41,458
we-we do use that as a marker
761
00:33:41,542 --> 00:33:43,042
that it's, uh,
762
00:33:43,167 --> 00:33:45,000
pre-1840, most likely.
763
00:33:45,167 --> 00:33:47,500
It does look like an older iron.
764
00:33:49,708 --> 00:33:51,000
PETER:
That pre-1840
765
00:33:51,167 --> 00:33:53,542
is good for us,
because we have Carmen
766
00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:57,208
who kind of gave us
the general idea that it's 1650.
767
00:33:57,333 --> 00:33:59,125
I would say that's consistent.
768
00:33:59,208 --> 00:34:01,083
XIANG:
Are we set for the next one?
769
00:34:01,208 --> 00:34:03,500
-Yes. We're ready
for the next one. So...
-Okay.
770
00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:07,292
CHRISTA:
This object was the iron piece.
771
00:34:07,417 --> 00:34:09,958
It looks like
a handwrought nail.
772
00:34:10,083 --> 00:34:12,500
We got a nice, uh, sample here,
it looks like.
773
00:34:12,625 --> 00:34:17,000
-XIANG: No manganese.
-Right. So, no manganese.
774
00:34:17,167 --> 00:34:18,583
Oh, you see phosphorus.
775
00:34:18,708 --> 00:34:20,833
CHRISTA:
We see phosphorus.
776
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,833
Uh, fairly high content.
777
00:34:22,958 --> 00:34:24,792
About 0.7%,
778
00:34:24,917 --> 00:34:26,167
which is fairly significant.
779
00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:28,000
If your iron ore
is rich in phosphorus,
780
00:34:28,125 --> 00:34:30,500
you're probably looking
at a fairly early date.
781
00:34:30,583 --> 00:34:33,167
So I-I think, everything
taken together, this is
782
00:34:33,292 --> 00:34:35,667
one of-- one of the older
objects you've probably found.
783
00:34:35,792 --> 00:34:38,917
Looking at the fact
that it-it is headless,
784
00:34:39,042 --> 00:34:41,583
it's very much a hallmark
of nails
785
00:34:41,708 --> 00:34:46,042
that were used from the 1600s
into the late 1700s.
786
00:34:47,583 --> 00:34:52,667
CHARLES:
Wow.
787
00:34:52,750 --> 00:34:55,042
CHRISTA: Looking at the fact
that it-it is headless,
788
00:34:55,167 --> 00:34:57,583
it's very much
a hallmark of nails
789
00:34:57,708 --> 00:35:01,833
that were used from the 1600s
into the late 1700s.
790
00:35:01,958 --> 00:35:04,250
-Wow.
-It's quite old.
791
00:35:04,375 --> 00:35:06,500
NARRATOR:
At St. Mary's University
792
00:35:06,667 --> 00:35:08,250
in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
793
00:35:08,375 --> 00:35:12,542
chemists Dr. Xiang Yang
and Dr. Christa Brosseau
794
00:35:12,708 --> 00:35:14,833
have just determined
that the wrought iron nail
795
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:19,083
recently found inside the
mysterious stone well on Lot 26
796
00:35:19,208 --> 00:35:21,750
may be a significant clue
797
00:35:21,875 --> 00:35:24,667
that could help solve
the Oak Island mystery.
798
00:35:24,833 --> 00:35:27,000
-CHARLES: With these artifacts
that we're finding...
-CHRISTA: Mm-hmm.
799
00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:30,167
...I think it just--
it just speaks to itself
800
00:35:30,333 --> 00:35:33,417
that there's activity
that happened on this lot
801
00:35:33,542 --> 00:35:36,667
prior to-to any inhabitants
being on Oak Island.
802
00:35:36,833 --> 00:35:39,708
-Mm-hmm.
-It's nowhere near
the Money Pit.
803
00:35:39,833 --> 00:35:41,333
Question is,
804
00:35:41,500 --> 00:35:43,083
what were they doing there?
805
00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:46,625
A-And, you know,
were they depositing something?
806
00:35:46,750 --> 00:35:48,958
Was that an access point
or was it an exit point?
807
00:35:49,083 --> 00:35:51,042
PETER:
Yeah.
808
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,875
NARRATOR:
Because the bush scythes
and the iron nail
809
00:35:55,042 --> 00:35:57,833
are all believed to date back
to the same time period
810
00:35:57,958 --> 00:35:59,500
in the 17th century,
811
00:35:59,625 --> 00:36:02,583
is it possible
that they were left behind
812
00:36:02,708 --> 00:36:06,333
by someone who repurposed
the 900-year-old well
813
00:36:06,458 --> 00:36:08,917
to hide something
of great value?
814
00:36:09,042 --> 00:36:11,708
If so, could that explain
815
00:36:11,833 --> 00:36:15,792
why the team has detected
traces of silver in the water?
816
00:36:15,917 --> 00:36:18,792
I think Lot 26 still has
a lot of secrets for you guys.
817
00:36:18,875 --> 00:36:21,458
Yeah. We have
some really good information
818
00:36:21,583 --> 00:36:23,333
to share with the guys
back on the island.
819
00:36:23,458 --> 00:36:25,958
So, thank you. And hopefully
we'll be back in the future.
820
00:36:26,083 --> 00:36:28,125
-There you go. You're welcome.
Take care.
-Thank you.
821
00:36:28,250 --> 00:36:29,958
-CHRISTA: Thanks a lot
for coming in.
-CHARLES: Bye now.
822
00:36:30,083 --> 00:36:31,833
-EMMA: Yeah.
-CHRISTA: Bye-bye.
823
00:36:32,708 --> 00:36:34,500
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
824
00:36:34,583 --> 00:36:36,125
ROGER:
That should be good.
825
00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:38,500
...as preparations
to resume reconstruction
826
00:36:38,625 --> 00:36:41,167
of the Garden Shaft continue
in the Money Pit area...
827
00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:42,875
Oh, look at that. That was easy.
828
00:36:45,375 --> 00:36:46,750
-ALEX: Here they are.
-CHARLES: Hey.
829
00:36:46,875 --> 00:36:48,500
-Hey, hey.
-ALEX and RICK: Hey.
-Hey, guys.
830
00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:52,000
...Emma Culligan
and Charles Barkhouse join
831
00:36:52,167 --> 00:36:53,417
Rick Lagina, Craig Tester
832
00:36:53,542 --> 00:36:55,167
and other members of the team
833
00:36:55,333 --> 00:36:57,000
at the Interpretive Centre
834
00:36:57,125 --> 00:37:00,833
to share their report
from St. Mary's University.
835
00:37:00,958 --> 00:37:03,167
So, which one
do you want to go first with?
836
00:37:03,250 --> 00:37:05,000
Uh...
837
00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:07,208
Why don't we do a bush scythe?
838
00:37:07,333 --> 00:37:09,208
Or part of a bush scythe.
839
00:37:09,375 --> 00:37:11,625
So, Carmen made that--
You know, he's--
840
00:37:11,708 --> 00:37:13,833
he made the suggestion
that it was a bush scythe.
841
00:37:13,958 --> 00:37:16,167
Dr. Brosseau, she agrees
842
00:37:16,292 --> 00:37:18,708
with Carmen's dating with 1650.
843
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,417
We do have another artifact,
844
00:37:22,542 --> 00:37:25,375
which originally was thought
to be a file.
845
00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:27,667
But turns out it is not.
846
00:37:27,833 --> 00:37:29,875
EMMA:
So, it is a nail.
847
00:37:31,542 --> 00:37:33,250
-This piece right here,
I'm gonna carefully...
-RICK: Yeah.
848
00:37:33,375 --> 00:37:35,125
-I remember it.
-Yeah.
849
00:37:35,250 --> 00:37:37,500
So it is, um, wrought iron.
850
00:37:37,625 --> 00:37:41,625
But this one does have
a 0.7% content of phosphorus,
851
00:37:41,750 --> 00:37:42,625
which is high.
852
00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,083
CRAIG:
Okay. So it's very old,
853
00:37:47,208 --> 00:37:48,125
-most likely.
-Mm-hmm.
854
00:37:48,208 --> 00:37:50,292
When we find artifacts
855
00:37:50,417 --> 00:37:52,667
that have phosphorus in iron,
856
00:37:52,792 --> 00:37:56,375
it indicates
an older, earlier date
857
00:37:56,542 --> 00:37:58,333
because of how it was made.
858
00:37:58,500 --> 00:37:59,792
The thing is, though,
859
00:37:59,875 --> 00:38:02,458
we've found phosphorous metal
in areas
860
00:38:02,583 --> 00:38:04,750
that have been
h-highly manipulated.
861
00:38:04,875 --> 00:38:06,333
Right? The Money Pit.
862
00:38:06,500 --> 00:38:07,833
Edges of the swamp.
863
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,042
And now the well. That area.
864
00:38:10,167 --> 00:38:12,000
I find that quite interesting.
865
00:38:12,083 --> 00:38:13,708
One could infer
866
00:38:13,875 --> 00:38:17,167
that that work was
always contemporaneous, right?
867
00:38:17,333 --> 00:38:21,875
We have found
high-phosphorous iron in areas
868
00:38:22,042 --> 00:38:23,667
that might be of significance
869
00:38:23,792 --> 00:38:26,750
in terms of furthering our
understanding of the mystery.
870
00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:30,167
Might this prove
Brian's Templar theory?
871
00:38:30,292 --> 00:38:33,333
It's possible,
and thus the reason
872
00:38:33,458 --> 00:38:34,917
to continue to investigate.
873
00:38:35,042 --> 00:38:37,500
CRAIG:
So, I will quote Marty.
874
00:38:37,625 --> 00:38:40,667
Okay, Gary, uh, get out there
and find us something else.
875
00:38:40,750 --> 00:38:42,792
-I will do that.
-CRAIG: Okay! Let's go.
-(chuckling)
876
00:38:42,875 --> 00:38:44,167
RICK:
Thanks, guys.
877
00:38:44,292 --> 00:38:46,292
I really, really appreciate it.
878
00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:53,000
NARRATOR:
As a new day begins
on Oak Island...
879
00:38:53,125 --> 00:38:55,792
-ROGER: Hey! Morning, Rick.
-Morning, Roger.
880
00:38:55,917 --> 00:38:57,000
ROGER:
How's it going?
881
00:38:57,167 --> 00:38:58,333
...Rick Lagina arrives
882
00:38:58,417 --> 00:39:00,000
in the Money Pit area,
883
00:39:00,125 --> 00:39:02,792
where the team
from Dumas Contracting Limited
884
00:39:02,917 --> 00:39:05,458
has completed their excavation
of the first two
885
00:39:05,542 --> 00:39:07,958
eight-foot levels
of the Garden Shaft.
886
00:39:08,083 --> 00:39:10,125
-Want to come in
and have a look, Rick?
-You betcha.
887
00:39:10,250 --> 00:39:11,667
-Yeah, let's go see
what it looks like.
-Well, what I'd like to do
888
00:39:11,792 --> 00:39:13,792
-is go down.
-Oh! Absolutely.
-(laughter)
889
00:39:13,875 --> 00:39:15,958
-That won't be long!
-I know I can't.
I know I can't yet.
890
00:39:16,042 --> 00:39:17,333
It won't be long.
891
00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:19,083
-Come on in. Have a look.
-Won't be long.
892
00:39:19,208 --> 00:39:22,625
Actually, good. You can see
how tight our clam is, and...
893
00:39:22,750 --> 00:39:24,167
RICK:
Wow.
894
00:39:24,292 --> 00:39:26,625
I mean, it's just...
It's exciting.
895
00:39:26,708 --> 00:39:28,625
-Oh, yeah.
-I mean, we're gonna go down
896
00:39:28,708 --> 00:39:31,167
underground in the Money Pit
because of your efforts
897
00:39:31,250 --> 00:39:32,417
for the first time.
898
00:39:32,542 --> 00:39:34,042
It's exciting for us.
899
00:39:34,167 --> 00:39:35,667
-Yeah!
-(chuckles)
900
00:39:35,792 --> 00:39:37,667
MARTY: It feels great
that the Fellowship
901
00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:39,833
of the Dig is
actually gonna go underground.
902
00:39:39,917 --> 00:39:42,375
Being able to actually get
underground at this location
903
00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:44,833
could be very, very meaningful.
904
00:39:44,917 --> 00:39:48,167
Who knows what could be found
at the base of the Garden Shaft?
905
00:39:48,292 --> 00:39:49,958
Could be anything.
906
00:39:50,042 --> 00:39:52,500
But, yeah, she's, uh...
she's going down good and, uh,
907
00:39:52,625 --> 00:39:54,375
we're ready to hammer grab now.
908
00:39:54,542 --> 00:39:56,833
If, uh...
Whenever you guys are ready,
909
00:39:56,958 --> 00:40:00,125
-I'm gonna...
-I-I'm ready. I-I want to see
it come up and out of the hole.
910
00:40:00,250 --> 00:40:02,417
Let's start hammer grabbing.
911
00:40:02,542 --> 00:40:04,000
-ROGER: Sounds good.
-Right on.
-You got some work to do
912
00:40:04,083 --> 00:40:05,042
-for this.
-Yeah.
-I'll escort you guys out,
913
00:40:05,167 --> 00:40:06,208
and you guys can have a look
914
00:40:06,333 --> 00:40:07,542
-as we, uh...
-Okey doke.
915
00:40:07,667 --> 00:40:09,583
...as we pull some muck out
of there.
916
00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:11,833
All right, guys!
We're good to go!
917
00:40:11,917 --> 00:40:14,583
♪ ♪
918
00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:24,167
RICK:
The project is now starting.
919
00:40:25,625 --> 00:40:27,833
And we can begin
the process of getting
920
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,333
to the bottom of that shaft
and what
921
00:40:30,458 --> 00:40:32,917
the bottom of that shaft
may tell us.
922
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,792
AL:
Here we go.
923
00:40:36,875 --> 00:40:37,917
Yeah, there it is.
924
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:40,958
First bucket.
925
00:40:41,042 --> 00:40:42,333
RICK:
Every bucket
926
00:40:42,500 --> 00:40:44,458
might yield something--
an artifact
927
00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:47,750
or something that demands
further investigation.
928
00:40:47,875 --> 00:40:49,958
You never know
what you're about to encounter.
929
00:40:51,333 --> 00:40:52,417
I'm ready.
930
00:40:52,542 --> 00:40:54,083
-Let's go down.
-(laughter)
931
00:40:54,208 --> 00:40:55,375
Keep going.
932
00:40:55,542 --> 00:40:56,667
AL:
All right. Sounds good.
933
00:40:56,833 --> 00:40:58,500
NARRATOR:
After more than a decade
934
00:40:58,625 --> 00:41:01,167
of working to complete
the Oak Island puzzle,
935
00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:03,792
Rick, Marty, Craig
and their team
936
00:41:03,875 --> 00:41:06,292
may finally have a clear picture
937
00:41:06,375 --> 00:41:09,875
of where the ultimate answers
to the 228-year-old mystery
938
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,625
lie hidden.
939
00:41:11,708 --> 00:41:15,167
But as they dig deeper
into the Garden Shaft,
940
00:41:15,333 --> 00:41:17,292
just what awaits them?
941
00:41:17,417 --> 00:41:19,625
Priceless sacred objects?
942
00:41:19,750 --> 00:41:22,667
A vault filled
with gold and silver?
943
00:41:22,792 --> 00:41:26,417
Or will they find that the
puzzle they are trying to solve
944
00:41:26,542 --> 00:41:29,083
is more complex and dangerous...
945
00:41:29,958 --> 00:41:33,000
...than they ever bargained for?
946
00:41:34,708 --> 00:41:37,583
Next time
on The Curse of Oak Island...
947
00:41:37,708 --> 00:41:39,333
-(rapid beeping)
-(gasps)
948
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:40,958
-No way!
-Look what we found!
Look at that!
949
00:41:41,042 --> 00:41:42,708
-(laughs)
-Yes!
950
00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:45,333
-GARY: This is magnificent.
-RICK: It's incredible.
951
00:41:45,458 --> 00:41:47,333
-We found a piece of treasure.
-It's amazing.
952
00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:49,042
IAN:
Gold and silver, copper,
953
00:41:49,167 --> 00:41:51,583
zinc, tin, lead-- they're
all now metals of interest.
954
00:41:51,708 --> 00:41:54,667
There is still a treasure
to be found here.
955
00:41:54,792 --> 00:41:56,708
ALEX:
This is as close as we've gotten
956
00:41:56,833 --> 00:41:59,250
-to an "X marks the spot."
-RICK: We've got to go down.
957
00:41:59,375 --> 00:42:00,667
SCOTT:
We've waited a long time
for a moment like this.
958
00:42:00,833 --> 00:42:02,833
RICK:
This is astounding.
959
00:42:02,958 --> 00:42:04,750
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