1 00:00:03,879 --> 00:00:05,549 CHARLES: We’re getting gold and silver signatures. 2 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:08,382 This is where the real Money Pit could be. 3 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:10,889 -Absolutely. -EMILIANO: Welcome to Italy. 4 00:00:10,969 --> 00:00:12,219 RICK: We’re looking for a possible Templar connection 5 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:13,756 to Oak Island. 6 00:00:13,889 --> 00:00:15,429 Oh, Rick. Have a look at this. 7 00:00:15,557 --> 00:00:16,927 -CORJAN: Look at that. Fantastic. -Oh, wow. 8 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:18,889 We’re at the bottom, where the timbers stop. 9 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,559 We’re about to boldly go where no one’s gone before. 10 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:24,567 RICK: There is a direct connection to Nolan’s Cross. 11 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:27,191 This is a very real Templar connection here. 12 00:00:27,277 --> 00:00:28,817 That’s amazing. 13 00:00:31,156 --> 00:00:34,326 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 14 00:00:34,409 --> 00:00:36,829 where people have been looking for 15 00:00:36,912 --> 00:00:40,832 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:40,916 --> 00:00:43,746 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:46,087 with strange symbols carved into it... 18 00:00:47,256 --> 00:00:50,336 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 19 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:54,845 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 20 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:55,970 to the Knights Templar. 21 00:00:56,098 --> 00:00:58,848 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:58,934 --> 00:01:01,734 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,812 --> 00:01:06,862 And according to legend, one more will have to die 24 00:01:06,942 --> 00:01:10,862 before the treasure can be found. 25 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:17,083 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:23,542 --> 00:01:24,832 -CHARLES: Hey, guys. -ROGER: Hey, how’s it going, Charles? 27 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:26,210 Good. How are you? 28 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:27,925 Not too bad. Not too bad. 29 00:01:28,005 --> 00:01:30,055 NARRATOR: The cold North Atlantic fall season 30 00:01:30,132 --> 00:01:32,222 has arrived on Oak Island. 31 00:01:32,301 --> 00:01:33,681 Did you get your last set in? 32 00:01:33,802 --> 00:01:35,052 The guys are in the process right now 33 00:01:35,137 --> 00:01:36,427 of getting that set in, so it’s not, 34 00:01:36,513 --> 00:01:38,013 it’s not done yet, and we’re not quite ready 35 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:40,100 -to have anybody go down there. -Okay. 36 00:01:40,183 --> 00:01:42,393 NARRATOR: But for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 37 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:44,647 and the Fellowship of the Dig, 38 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:48,151 their determination to make a major breakthrough discovery 39 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:51,903 in the Money Pit area and solve a treasure mystery 40 00:01:51,987 --> 00:01:56,317 that began in 1795 has never been higher. 41 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:58,080 It’s still soft over on that, over on that corner? 42 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,740 -That north corner? -Yes. 43 00:01:59,828 --> 00:02:01,908 So, that one, uh, north corner, like you call it, 44 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:03,957 yeah, we-we-- so we punched a hole in there, 45 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,711 and the ground is much softer than all three other sides. 46 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:07,875 Really? 47 00:02:08,003 --> 00:02:09,253 I know we’ve got a, we’ve got, 48 00:02:09,338 --> 00:02:10,798 uh, prime real estate over here, 49 00:02:10,881 --> 00:02:13,051 where we’re getting gold and silver signatures 50 00:02:13,175 --> 00:02:15,225 -in the water, right? -Right. Right. 51 00:02:15,344 --> 00:02:18,854 NARRATOR: After nearly three months of tireless work, 52 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:22,100 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 53 00:02:22,184 --> 00:02:24,484 have nearly completed the reconstruction 54 00:02:24,561 --> 00:02:27,271 of the mysterious 82-foot-deep feature 55 00:02:27,356 --> 00:02:29,646 known as the Garden Shaft, 56 00:02:29,733 --> 00:02:32,943 a potentially early 18th century construct 57 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:36,238 that has not only yielded high trace evidence of gold 58 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:38,785 in both wood and water samples... 59 00:02:38,867 --> 00:02:41,077 It’s quite possible that over there could be another tunnel. 60 00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:42,663 Right, a-and that could be. 61 00:02:42,746 --> 00:02:44,366 ...but which also sets 62 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:46,078 above a believed tunnel 63 00:02:46,208 --> 00:02:48,538 at a depth of some 95 feet 64 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:52,419 that runs due west straight into the so-called Baby Blob. 65 00:02:52,547 --> 00:02:55,127 A zone where, according to water tests 66 00:02:55,217 --> 00:02:58,087 that were conducted in previously drilled boreholes, 67 00:02:58,220 --> 00:03:00,760 the highest indications of silver and gold 68 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:03,429 have been detected so far. 69 00:03:03,558 --> 00:03:04,848 Yeah, we hope to be able 70 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:06,605 to punch some more holes in there... 71 00:03:06,728 --> 00:03:08,018 -Yeah. -...and see if we get any more values 72 00:03:08,105 --> 00:03:09,365 -like you were getting, so... -Right. 73 00:03:09,439 --> 00:03:11,019 Quite possibly, 74 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:13,608 this is where the real Money Pit could be. 75 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:15,985 -Could be. Absolutely. -Interesting. 76 00:03:16,071 --> 00:03:17,741 -Yes. Yeah. -Absolutely. 77 00:03:17,823 --> 00:03:20,123 NARRATOR: Now Dumas is working 78 00:03:20,242 --> 00:03:22,742 as diligently as possible 79 00:03:22,828 --> 00:03:26,328 to safely finish the shaft and find out not only 80 00:03:26,415 --> 00:03:30,175 what may lie at the bottom but also attempt to reach 81 00:03:30,252 --> 00:03:33,052 the potential treasure tunnel located below it 82 00:03:33,130 --> 00:03:36,220 before the onset of winter forces the team 83 00:03:36,299 --> 00:03:39,639 to halt their search activities until next spring. 84 00:03:39,761 --> 00:03:42,471 MARTY: The Garden Shaft could be very, very meaningful. 85 00:03:42,597 --> 00:03:44,347 When we get to the bottom, we get to start 86 00:03:44,433 --> 00:03:47,023 exploring where, perhaps, other people haven’t been. 87 00:03:47,102 --> 00:03:49,272 And that’s where the data becomes really useful. 88 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:52,516 I think it could really help with answers. 89 00:03:52,607 --> 00:03:54,527 The Garden Shaft, it presents 90 00:03:54,609 --> 00:03:57,489 some very unique opportunities for discovery. 91 00:03:57,612 --> 00:03:59,862 Is there a tunnel with those significantly 92 00:03:59,948 --> 00:04:03,578 high gold values directly beneath the Garden Shaft? 93 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:04,990 But we’re running out of good weather. 94 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:06,750 We’re running out of time. 95 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:08,620 Well, Roger, I see you’ve got a lot more work to do. 96 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:10,709 I’m gonna let you, uh, get to it. 97 00:04:10,792 --> 00:04:12,172 -ROGER: Sounds good. Thanks a lot, Charles. -Okay. 98 00:04:12,294 --> 00:04:14,174 CHARLES: Thank you. 99 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:18,171 MARTY: Lord Niven. 100 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:19,840 Hey, Marty. 101 00:04:19,968 --> 00:04:21,048 MARTY: And Helen, deep in the pit. 102 00:04:21,136 --> 00:04:22,676 HELEN: Hi, Marty. 103 00:04:22,804 --> 00:04:24,394 NARRATOR: On Lot 5, 104 00:04:24,473 --> 00:04:27,523 located on the western side of the island, 105 00:04:27,642 --> 00:04:30,482 Marty Lagina joins archaeologists 106 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:33,444 Laird Niven and Helen Sheldon as they continue 107 00:04:33,523 --> 00:04:36,403 investigating a mysterious depression 108 00:04:36,485 --> 00:04:39,205 covered by a layer of stones. 109 00:04:39,321 --> 00:04:40,741 LAIRD: We put a trench down below. 110 00:04:40,822 --> 00:04:42,702 Helen’s standing in the absolute bottom. 111 00:04:42,824 --> 00:04:44,454 Mm-hmm. 112 00:04:44,534 --> 00:04:45,914 LAIRD: In this pit, 113 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:47,584 I’ve removed the rocks from the ring... 114 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:49,832 -Mm-hmm. -...and I’m getting artifacts. 115 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:52,425 -Oh, really? Like what? -Yeah, like that far down. 116 00:04:52,501 --> 00:04:54,381 We have two pieces of pottery 117 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:58,423 that may have gone out of style in the 1750s. 118 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:00,927 NARRATOR: While the feature’s design is curious 119 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:02,799 for obvious reasons, 120 00:05:02,886 --> 00:05:07,096 it is located in the same general area where the team 121 00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:11,562 recently discovered a half coin and a lead barter token 122 00:05:11,686 --> 00:05:15,146 that are both believed to be more than 1,500 years old 123 00:05:15,232 --> 00:05:17,822 and of Roman origin. 124 00:05:17,901 --> 00:05:19,491 Why don’t we measure it? 125 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,239 ALEX: Sure. 126 00:05:21,363 --> 00:05:23,783 NARRATOR: And one week ago, when Laird 127 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:26,945 and Marty’s son Alex determined the feature’s diameter... 128 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:30,115 -That’s 13 feet. -It’s a bizarre measurement. 129 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:31,715 ...they were astonished to find 130 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:34,130 that it matched the exact dimensions 131 00:05:34,209 --> 00:05:39,009 of the original Money Pit when it was discovered in 1795. 132 00:05:39,089 --> 00:05:41,169 MARTY: For some reason, 133 00:05:41,258 --> 00:05:43,298 this lot keeps giving up what is probably the oldest stuff. 134 00:05:43,385 --> 00:05:45,935 I mean, why this lot? 135 00:05:46,054 --> 00:05:48,264 -We have no idea. -I mean, if you... 136 00:05:48,390 --> 00:05:49,640 Let’s-let’s try it this way. 137 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:51,394 How many circular... 138 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:54,808 rather massive features have been found in Nova Scotia? 139 00:05:54,896 --> 00:05:57,226 Like, none that I can recall. 140 00:05:57,315 --> 00:05:59,145 -No. Nothing at all. -MARTY: Hmm. 141 00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:01,574 -It’s an oddity. It’s, uh... -It’s weird. 142 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:05,375 A-And potentially very significant. 143 00:06:05,448 --> 00:06:08,278 We are on a treasure hunt, and what I’m hoping for, 144 00:06:08,410 --> 00:06:11,040 as these dates come in older and older, 145 00:06:11,121 --> 00:06:13,121 that there’s the clue in here that could help, 146 00:06:13,248 --> 00:06:15,078 that could really help us figure out 147 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:17,586 -the treasure component of this. Okay. -LAIRD: Yeah. 148 00:06:17,669 --> 00:06:18,999 -All right. -Here’s what I say: Carry on. 149 00:06:19,087 --> 00:06:21,167 -Okay. See you later. -Thanks, Helen. 150 00:06:21,256 --> 00:06:23,256 -See you. -See you later. 151 00:06:23,341 --> 00:06:27,681 NARRATOR: As operations continue on Oak Island... 152 00:06:27,762 --> 00:06:29,222 (church bell tolls) 153 00:06:31,182 --> 00:06:32,562 ALEX: Wow. 154 00:06:32,642 --> 00:06:34,602 Camerano truly is a beautiful town. 155 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:37,608 RICK: Oh, absolutely. Okay. Here we are. 156 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:42,571 NARRATOR: ...approximately 3,700 miles to the east... 157 00:06:42,652 --> 00:06:44,452 DOUG: I see Emiliano. 158 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:46,451 -Hey, guys. Welcome to Italy. -Emiliano. 159 00:06:46,531 --> 00:06:48,241 -Hey, hey. -Hey. Ciao. 160 00:06:48,325 --> 00:06:50,245 -So good to see you. -Good to see you. 161 00:06:50,327 --> 00:06:54,247 ...Rick Lagina, along with his nephews Alex and Peter, 162 00:06:54,331 --> 00:06:56,421 Oak Island historian Doug Crowell, 163 00:06:56,499 --> 00:06:59,039 and researcher Corjan Mol have arrived 164 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:01,547 in Camerano, Italy, where they are meeting 165 00:07:01,630 --> 00:07:03,630 with researchers Emiliano Sacchetti 166 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:06,435 and Alberto Recanatini. 167 00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:08,089 EMILIANO: I’m so glad to see you guys. 168 00:07:08,178 --> 00:07:09,758 I, uh, know 169 00:07:09,846 --> 00:07:12,056 you’re interested in the underground system 170 00:07:12,140 --> 00:07:14,600 of Camerano because of the Oak Island lead cross. 171 00:07:16,561 --> 00:07:18,441 NARRATOR: Building upon the research 172 00:07:18,521 --> 00:07:21,611 that was shared with the team back in 2016 173 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:24,781 by Rick’s late friend Zena Halpern, 174 00:07:24,861 --> 00:07:29,121 Emiliano has invited them to visit the enigmatic site 175 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:32,409 known as the Camerano Caves. 176 00:07:32,494 --> 00:07:35,334 A system of man-made underground labyrinths 177 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:39,415 which date back more than 2,500 years 178 00:07:39,501 --> 00:07:41,791 and which features a section that is shaped 179 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:45,468 nearly identically to the 14th century lead cross 180 00:07:45,548 --> 00:07:49,298 that was found on Oak Island in 2017. 181 00:07:50,929 --> 00:07:52,719 EMILIANO: So, this is Alberto. 182 00:07:52,847 --> 00:07:57,847 He’s been mapping and exploring these caves for 50 years. 183 00:07:57,936 --> 00:08:00,056 -RICK: Wow. -And he is gonna be our guide today. 184 00:08:00,188 --> 00:08:02,648 -RICK: Perfect. -So, why don’t we go inside? 185 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,192 -There’s no better time than now. -Awesome. 186 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:05,645 -After you. -CORJAN: Let’s go underground. 187 00:08:07,237 --> 00:08:08,697 NARRATOR: Although the town 188 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:12,952 of Camerano, Italy dates back to 1198, 189 00:08:13,034 --> 00:08:16,254 the first documented civilization in the region 190 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:18,251 were the Piceni, who are believed 191 00:08:18,373 --> 00:08:20,373 to have created the underground cave system 192 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,670 in the sixth century BC. 193 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:25,552 -Looks like the catacombs. -It keeps going, huh? 194 00:08:25,630 --> 00:08:30,590 NARRATOR: The area became part of the Roman Empire around 290 BC. 195 00:08:30,719 --> 00:08:33,259 -RICK: It’s huge. -ALEX: Wow. -PETER: Keeps going. 196 00:08:33,388 --> 00:08:36,678 NARRATOR: However, between the 12th and 14th centuries, 197 00:08:36,766 --> 00:08:39,686 it was reestablished as a stronghold 198 00:08:39,769 --> 00:08:41,729 for the Knights Templar, 199 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:44,023 who modified portions of the cave system 200 00:08:44,107 --> 00:08:47,277 for reasons that remain a mystery. 201 00:08:47,402 --> 00:08:49,612 The construct, it’s incredible. 202 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:52,238 It’s large, it’s massive. 203 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:53,445 Wow. 204 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:54,665 The hope is that there will be 205 00:08:54,743 --> 00:08:57,203 a part of the system 206 00:08:57,287 --> 00:09:01,037 that Alberto can directly connect to possibly Templars 207 00:09:01,124 --> 00:09:03,834 or possibly to a belief system 208 00:09:03,918 --> 00:09:05,418 that is associated with the artifacts 209 00:09:05,503 --> 00:09:07,053 that we have found on the island. 210 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:08,880 You know, Emiliano, when you first invited us 211 00:09:08,965 --> 00:09:12,175 to this Camerano cave system, 212 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:15,680 I didn’t see it as artfully designed as this. 213 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:18,394 Actually, this is the very beginning of the cave system. 214 00:09:18,475 --> 00:09:22,355 -Right. -So, the model for this room 215 00:09:22,437 --> 00:09:24,147 -is the Holy Sepulchre. -Mm-hmm. 216 00:09:24,272 --> 00:09:25,732 EMILIANO: So, what you actually see here 217 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,315 is something that is very similar 218 00:09:27,442 --> 00:09:29,492 to what we have in Jerusalem. 219 00:09:29,611 --> 00:09:31,031 -Oh, wow. -ALEX: How old 220 00:09:31,112 --> 00:09:33,612 is this part of the cave system? 221 00:09:34,616 --> 00:09:36,116 (speaking Italian) 222 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:38,448 EMILIANO: Alberto is saying 223 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:42,498 the early 13th century. 224 00:09:42,624 --> 00:09:43,834 (Alberto speaking Italian) 225 00:09:50,048 --> 00:09:53,258 So, right after the Templar order was dissolved, 226 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:55,643 uh, they start digging 227 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,310 underground places to keep on gathering. 228 00:09:58,389 --> 00:10:00,599 So they literally went underground. 229 00:10:00,683 --> 00:10:02,813 Yeah. 230 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:04,936 NARRATOR: The order of the Knights Templar 231 00:10:05,021 --> 00:10:08,071 has remained shrouded in mystery since it was established 232 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:11,279 in 1118 in Jerusalem. 233 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,901 They were headquartered on the original site 234 00:10:13,988 --> 00:10:15,698 of King Solomon’s Temple 235 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:18,954 for the purpose of protecting Christian interests 236 00:10:19,035 --> 00:10:21,995 in the Holy Land during the Crusades. 237 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,580 They became extraordinarily wealthy 238 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:28,416 by developing one of the world’s first banking systems. 239 00:10:28,503 --> 00:10:32,803 But in 1307, they were disbanded by the Catholic Church 240 00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:35,592 and persecuted by the king of France 241 00:10:35,677 --> 00:10:38,637 for the alleged crime of heresy. 242 00:10:38,721 --> 00:10:41,221 However, some believe 243 00:10:41,349 --> 00:10:43,309 that the Templars were actually targeted 244 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:45,393 because they had come into possession 245 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,400 of many priceless religious treasures. 246 00:10:48,523 --> 00:10:50,653 EMILIANO: Let’s go to the... 247 00:10:50,733 --> 00:10:52,403 -Venus Cave. -RICK: Perfect. 248 00:10:52,527 --> 00:10:53,817 -PETER: Follow you. -ALEX: After you. 249 00:10:53,903 --> 00:10:55,823 NARRATOR: Those sacred valuables 250 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:57,655 have never been found, 251 00:10:57,740 --> 00:11:01,290 and researchers such as Corjan and Emiliano 252 00:11:01,369 --> 00:11:04,289 believe that surviving members of the order 253 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:06,752 smuggled them throughout Europe before ultimately 254 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:10,385 hiding them in the New World on Oak Island. 255 00:11:12,380 --> 00:11:15,130 EMILIANO: So we are now at the mouth of the Burchiani Cave, 256 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:19,596 aka the Venus Cave, and I’ll leave it to Marco, 257 00:11:19,721 --> 00:11:22,811 who’s, uh, another very expert guide. 258 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:29,269 -Mm-hmm. -CORJAN: You know, the-the shape 259 00:11:29,397 --> 00:11:31,187 -is why we’re here, right? -DOUG: Yeah, exactly. 260 00:11:31,274 --> 00:11:33,864 CORJAN: Uh, because we think the-the shape of your cave 261 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,283 completely matches the shape of the lead cross 262 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:38,614 that was found, uh, on Oak Island. 263 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:40,030 -That’s exciting. -ALEX: Mm. 264 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:41,326 MARCO: Okay. 265 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:46,906 I would certainly love to see it. 266 00:11:46,998 --> 00:11:48,498 -MARCO: Okay. -DOUG: Yeah, fantastic. -EMILIANO: Me, too. 267 00:11:56,090 --> 00:11:58,590 EMILIANO: We are at around 20 meters below 268 00:11:58,676 --> 00:12:00,546 -the street level. -Wow. 269 00:12:00,637 --> 00:12:02,927 NARRATOR: In the town of Camerano, Italy, 270 00:12:03,014 --> 00:12:06,314 Rick Lagina and members of the Oak Island team... 271 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,394 -Check this wall. -...are exploring a portion 272 00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:11,058 of a 2,500-year-old cave system 273 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:13,817 believed to have been reconstructed by members 274 00:12:13,942 --> 00:12:17,152 of the Knights Templar in the 14th century 275 00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:19,358 and which matches the exact design 276 00:12:19,447 --> 00:12:21,657 of the 14th century lead cross 277 00:12:21,783 --> 00:12:25,623 that was found on Oak Island back in 2017. 278 00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:30,830 -RICK: Wow. -EMILIANO: This is what, in a church, 279 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:33,379 -you would call the transept, right? -Mm-hmm. 280 00:12:33,461 --> 00:12:35,761 We have the left arm, the right arm, 281 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:40,298 and a-according to Alberto, there is a slight difference. 282 00:12:40,385 --> 00:12:42,345 This arm should be 283 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:45,390 a bit longer than this one. 284 00:12:45,473 --> 00:12:48,893 RICK: Which is exactly what our lead cross exhibits. 285 00:12:48,977 --> 00:12:50,637 EMILIANO: I’d say so. 286 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:53,440 RICK: It really is quite a feat of engineering. 287 00:12:53,523 --> 00:12:55,693 -EMILIANO: Mm-hmm. -I wonder 288 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:59,027 if it exhibited that when they were carving it. 289 00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:02,323 EMILIANO: Okay, let’s go take a look at the head, the ring. 290 00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:04,527 Perfect. Wow. 291 00:13:04,659 --> 00:13:06,989 EMILIANO: Now we’re talking about the eighth century, 292 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,450 -before Christ. -(Rick laughs) 293 00:13:08,538 --> 00:13:09,618 Right? 294 00:13:09,706 --> 00:13:11,866 That is, that is... 295 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,840 -incredible history. -Clay up there. 296 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:16,209 RICK: Mm-hmm. 297 00:13:16,337 --> 00:13:17,707 -It’s amazing. -It’s almost like a glue, 298 00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:19,879 -holding the sand together. -Yeah. 299 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:23,678 RICK: 2,000 or 3,000 years later, 300 00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:25,761 it still stands. 301 00:13:25,847 --> 00:13:28,217 Is there really an intimate relationship 302 00:13:28,349 --> 00:13:30,849 between the lead cross found on Oak Island 303 00:13:30,935 --> 00:13:33,345 on-on Smith’s Cove beach? 304 00:13:33,438 --> 00:13:35,608 What that cross represents and what this represents, 305 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:37,610 and are they aligned? 306 00:13:37,692 --> 00:13:40,782 I think they are the same thing, and... 307 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:57,837 Obviously, you know my friendship with Zena. 308 00:14:00,381 --> 00:14:02,591 Makes you get emotional, right? Because... 309 00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:06,297 I reach out and touch this now, if this really is that, 310 00:14:06,387 --> 00:14:09,807 she was the one who guided us here, really. 311 00:14:09,891 --> 00:14:11,731 -No, I... I understand. -She helped us. 312 00:14:11,809 --> 00:14:14,649 And now maybe, maybe this 313 00:14:14,729 --> 00:14:16,769 will help us move the story forward. 314 00:14:16,898 --> 00:14:19,398 And that’s, that’s why we’re here, really, 315 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:21,114 is to make connections. 316 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:23,315 To hear it from you means something. 317 00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:24,954 Yeah, I... 318 00:14:25,073 --> 00:14:26,703 I don’t want to be emotional as well. 319 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,913 (chuckles) Lead on. 320 00:14:30,244 --> 00:14:32,254 -It’s amazing, the history. -CORJAN: Hey, Rick. 321 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,752 I think you want to have a look at this. 322 00:14:34,749 --> 00:14:37,129 -Sure. -You might even recognize it. 323 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,590 -Huh. -Do you see that? 324 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,421 (chuckles): Uh, I recognize it. 325 00:14:42,507 --> 00:14:45,547 That’s the so-called goose paw at-- up in Nova Scotia. 326 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,265 Exactly. 327 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:50,969 Oh, wow. 328 00:14:51,099 --> 00:14:52,929 NARRATOR: Earlier this year... 329 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:54,559 ISAAC: We just know it’s been here for a really long time. 330 00:14:54,644 --> 00:14:56,734 ...Rick, Corjan and Charles Barkhouse 331 00:14:56,813 --> 00:14:59,023 traveled some 50 miles southwest of Oak Island 332 00:14:59,107 --> 00:15:01,527 to Liverpool, Nova Scotia... 333 00:15:01,609 --> 00:15:03,189 It comes to a point. 334 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:04,317 ...where they were shown 335 00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:06,025 a nearly identical carving. 336 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:07,574 CORJAN: To me, this looks like, uh, 337 00:15:07,657 --> 00:15:10,657 what we call a goose paw, and if that’s what it is, 338 00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:14,665 that would be something, because that is the-the mark 339 00:15:14,789 --> 00:15:18,459 of the Masons for the Knights Templar in medieval Europe. 340 00:15:19,877 --> 00:15:20,917 CORJAN: Looks like it. 341 00:15:21,003 --> 00:15:22,253 It looks exactly like 342 00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:23,798 -the goose paw. -Our goose paw. 343 00:15:23,881 --> 00:15:26,131 -RICK: Uh-huh. That’s amazing. -That’s cool. 344 00:15:26,217 --> 00:15:28,217 It is very cool. 345 00:15:28,302 --> 00:15:30,892 CORJAN: So, we thought that they used this 346 00:15:30,972 --> 00:15:33,272 to mark their presence. 347 00:15:33,349 --> 00:15:38,269 -Wow. -I mean, this is a very real Templar connection. 348 00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,864 You have to follow the clues where they are, 349 00:15:40,982 --> 00:15:42,982 but let’s see where this leads us. 350 00:15:43,067 --> 00:15:45,107 Okay, well, there’s a lot more to see, so, uh, 351 00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:47,364 -maybe we should move out and, uh, join the group. -Yep. Yep. 352 00:15:47,488 --> 00:15:48,948 -Let’s go. -After you. Yeah. 353 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:55,045 RICK: Why? Why was such a unique shape 354 00:15:55,163 --> 00:15:57,463 put into a tunnel system from long ago, 355 00:15:57,540 --> 00:15:59,880 perhaps Templar-associated? 356 00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:03,341 If it was just about refuge or storage 357 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:05,921 or the need to hide, why would you go to the trouble 358 00:16:06,007 --> 00:16:10,587 of designing something of such uniqueness? 359 00:16:10,678 --> 00:16:12,348 Everything is a stepping stone. 360 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:14,392 You have to be creative, 361 00:16:14,515 --> 00:16:17,095 and hopefully it will get us to Oak Island. 362 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:19,230 -Hey, guys. -PETER: Hey, guys. 363 00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:20,563 -Hey. -CORJAN: How are you? 364 00:16:21,522 --> 00:16:24,322 So, there’s another cave system 365 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,360 that I would like to show you guys. 366 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,114 And it’s in Osimo, 367 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:30,106 it’s a few kilometers from Camerano. 368 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:33,158 And I’m pretty sure you’ll find it very interesting. 369 00:16:33,242 --> 00:16:36,002 -I’d say yes. Let’s go. -Okay. 370 00:16:36,078 --> 00:16:37,748 DOUG: It’s been an amazing day. 371 00:16:37,872 --> 00:16:39,792 RICK: It has been. 372 00:16:39,874 --> 00:16:42,044 NARRATOR: While Rick and members of the team 373 00:16:42,126 --> 00:16:44,746 finish their visit in Camerano, Italy... 374 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:46,959 -GARY: Hello, Billy. -BILLY: Hey, guys. 375 00:16:47,048 --> 00:16:48,378 GARY: I’m glad to see you’re here, mate. 376 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:51,506 Sill digging on top of this ramp. 377 00:16:51,594 --> 00:16:53,354 NARRATOR: ...back on Oak Island, 378 00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:55,969 metal detection expert Gary Drayton 379 00:16:56,057 --> 00:16:58,597 and surveyor Steve Guptill join Billy Gerhardt 380 00:16:58,726 --> 00:17:01,846 in the triangle-shaped swamp. 381 00:17:01,938 --> 00:17:03,728 All right, mate, let’s get diggy with it. 382 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:06,026 NARRATOR: They are continuing efforts 383 00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:07,818 to excavate a believed stone ramp... 384 00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,902 All right, fingers crossed, Steve. 385 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,989 ...to determine 386 00:17:12,073 --> 00:17:14,163 if it actually connects the stone pathway 387 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:16,992 that runs along the swamp’s eastern border 388 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:19,368 with the massive stone-paved feature 389 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:21,785 in the center of the brackish bog, 390 00:17:21,916 --> 00:17:26,586 which has been scientifically dated to as early as 1200 AD. 391 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,762 BILLY: Hey, Gary? 392 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:34,014 I’m getting kind of down to some hard bottom, maybe. 393 00:17:34,095 --> 00:17:35,555 What are you seeing, Billy? 394 00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:37,768 It’s mostly all flat cobbles, I think. 395 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:40,228 GARY: Okay. 396 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:42,849 BILLY: And it certainly looks like the shape of a ramp. 397 00:17:42,937 --> 00:17:44,647 STEVE: This, to me, looks what, 398 00:17:44,772 --> 00:17:45,982 what a ramp would look like. 399 00:17:46,107 --> 00:17:47,567 GARY: You’ve got your stick, mate, 400 00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:49,150 and maybe you can probe and see 401 00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:51,237 -where it ends. -Right. 402 00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:54,115 Well, we see one there. 403 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,035 They’re there. 404 00:17:59,453 --> 00:18:00,833 Yeah, they’re everywhere. 405 00:18:01,831 --> 00:18:03,621 So, to give you an idea, 406 00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:07,039 right along that water’s edge, we’re a foot below sea level. 407 00:18:07,128 --> 00:18:09,168 And as we’ve come up where I’m standing, 408 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,917 I am four inches below sea level. 409 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:14,548 So, it’s coming up quite quickly. 410 00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:17,255 I think we’re on the ramp interface. 411 00:18:17,346 --> 00:18:19,766 We believe we found a ramp interface 412 00:18:19,849 --> 00:18:22,349 that connects the paved area to the cobble path. 413 00:18:22,476 --> 00:18:24,646 Let’s get digging. 414 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:26,650 And we’re gonna hope to connect these features, 415 00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:28,231 and if we can do that, 416 00:18:28,316 --> 00:18:30,856 we can start to piece the story of the swamp together. 417 00:18:34,363 --> 00:18:36,073 (device beeping) 418 00:18:36,157 --> 00:18:39,277 -Oh, Gary, got a hit? -Yeah, I got a hit, mate. 419 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,118 I think it’s in here. 420 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:43,083 -(beeping) -Ooh. 421 00:18:43,164 --> 00:18:45,084 Let’s see what we’ve got here. 422 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:47,577 -(Gary whoops) -What is that? 423 00:18:47,668 --> 00:18:52,838 GARY: It looks old. 424 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,505 -(Gary whoops) -STEVE: What is that? 425 00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:56,014 Some kind of fastener? 426 00:18:56,093 --> 00:18:57,393 NARRATOR: While investigating 427 00:18:57,511 --> 00:18:59,511 a believed man-made stone ramp 428 00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:02,387 in the northeastern region of the Oak Island swamp... 429 00:19:02,516 --> 00:19:05,846 And it’s a square-shanked fastener, 430 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:08,018 which means it’s normally an older type. 431 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,187 ...Billy Gerhardt, 432 00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:12,476 Gary Drayton and Steve Guptill 433 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:16,528 have just unearthed a potentially significant clue. 434 00:19:16,614 --> 00:19:19,874 I would say pre-1800s. 435 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:22,200 This type of iron fastener 436 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:26,918 would have been used for securing, uh, wooden planks. 437 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:30,381 -Mm-hmm. -Like a ship’s decking nail. 438 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:33,383 We have found parts of an old ship in here. 439 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:36,046 -Yep. -NARRATOR: Over the past several years, 440 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:39,093 the team has found not only compelling evidence 441 00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:42,470 that the swamp was once an open harbor 442 00:19:42,556 --> 00:19:45,726 but, given the stone road-- or ship’s wharf-- 443 00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:48,561 that was uncovered in 2020, 444 00:19:48,646 --> 00:19:50,556 may have also been used for the docking 445 00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:53,188 of a large sailing vessel. 446 00:19:53,275 --> 00:19:57,565 If Gary is correct that he, Billy and Steve 447 00:19:57,655 --> 00:19:59,075 have found more evidence of a ship 448 00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,238 on the believed stone ramp, 449 00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:04,577 could that mean that the ramp, which may be connected 450 00:20:04,662 --> 00:20:06,912 to the 800-year-old paved area, 451 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:09,829 was created in order to transport something 452 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:14,127 of great value off of a ship and onto Oak Island? 453 00:20:14,255 --> 00:20:16,765 It really seems like a ramp here. 454 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:18,592 So, just to be sure, I think we should hydrovac 455 00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:20,258 to see, really, what it looks like, 456 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:21,966 -and then we know. -Yeah, I agree. 457 00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:25,434 MARTY: A hydrovac truck is just a truck 458 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:27,056 that pulls a very high vacuum, 459 00:20:27,143 --> 00:20:30,103 like a big vacuum cleaner, but it’ll pull up water. 460 00:20:30,187 --> 00:20:32,977 It’s like a giant shop vac, actually. 461 00:20:33,107 --> 00:20:34,777 Clean of metals, mate. 462 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:36,610 MARTY: We’re going to try and see 463 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:38,486 what this ramp looks like. 464 00:20:38,612 --> 00:20:40,452 And we’re trying to figure out 465 00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:43,583 how old it is and what it could have been used for. 466 00:20:43,659 --> 00:20:45,869 Well, I’ve done my work, I think you worked on yours. 467 00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:47,873 -Yep. -All right, mate. 468 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:50,335 STEVE: We’ve had a good day. 469 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,628 GARY: Yeah, it’s been a success, mate. 470 00:20:56,964 --> 00:20:59,634 NARRATOR: The following morning... 471 00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:01,637 BILLY: We’re getting a little more water on that. 472 00:21:01,719 --> 00:21:03,639 ...as Billy Gerhardt supervises 473 00:21:03,721 --> 00:21:06,181 the hydrovac operation to uncover more 474 00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:10,057 of the believed stone ramp in the swamp on Oak Island... 475 00:21:11,479 --> 00:21:13,309 EMILIANO: So, we’re in Osimo. 476 00:21:13,439 --> 00:21:15,359 NARRATOR: ...nearly 3,700 miles to the east, 477 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:18,323 in the town of Osimo, Italy... 478 00:21:18,402 --> 00:21:20,782 I want to introduce you to Fabrizio Bartoli. 479 00:21:20,863 --> 00:21:22,323 -ALEX: Pleased to meet you. -A pleasure. 480 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,488 NARRATOR: ...researcher Emiliano Sacchetti 481 00:21:24,575 --> 00:21:27,955 and Professor Fabrizio Bartoli, a historian 482 00:21:28,037 --> 00:21:30,037 and modern-day member of the Knights Templar, 483 00:21:30,164 --> 00:21:33,964 meet with Rick Lagina and other members of the team 484 00:21:34,043 --> 00:21:39,093 just outside an ancient site known as the Grotte Simonetti. 485 00:21:39,173 --> 00:21:42,683 Here, there’s another amazing underground cave system. 486 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,470 -It’s about 30 kilometers wide. -Wow. 487 00:21:46,555 --> 00:21:48,675 There are some interesting carvings in these caves, 488 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:52,018 and Fabrizio will show us and explain us 489 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,604 -the meaning of those carvings. -DOUG: Well, we’re really 490 00:21:54,688 --> 00:21:56,568 interested to see what we might see in these caves. 491 00:21:56,690 --> 00:21:59,900 -Why don’t we step in? -ALEX: Yeah. Can’t wait. 492 00:22:09,411 --> 00:22:10,541 CORJAN: Look at that. 493 00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:12,463 RICK: Wow. 494 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:14,170 NARRATOR: Located just five miles southwest 495 00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:16,540 of the town of Camerano, 496 00:22:16,627 --> 00:22:21,377 the Grotte Simonetti was first created nearly 2,000 years ago. 497 00:22:21,465 --> 00:22:22,965 -ALEX: Boy. -RICK: Stunning. 498 00:22:23,050 --> 00:22:24,300 ALEX: Everything is just so well built. 499 00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:26,265 -RICK: Yeah. Really. -CORJAN: Wow. 500 00:22:26,387 --> 00:22:29,097 NARRATOR: Around 1160 AD, it was reestablished 501 00:22:29,223 --> 00:22:31,933 as a stronghold for the Knights Templar. 502 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:36,559 However, after their dissolution in the early 14th century, 503 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:39,269 it is believed to have been used as a secret refuge 504 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,820 by surviving members of the order. 505 00:22:41,902 --> 00:22:44,402 -It’s quite remarkable. -PETER: Mm-hmm. 506 00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:48,080 I would never have guessed the scale of the... 507 00:22:48,158 --> 00:22:50,118 -of the work. -ALEX: Yeah. 508 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:53,914 RICK: I mean, look at the enormity of the material removed. 509 00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:56,579 -CORJAN: Oh, yeah. -You know, to me, 510 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:58,499 this is a most impressive cave system, 511 00:22:58,586 --> 00:23:02,756 but as you articulated earlier, it’s kilometers long. 512 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,932 So, uh, why don’t we separate? 513 00:23:05,009 --> 00:23:07,839 But remember that, you know, the reason why we’re here-- 514 00:23:07,928 --> 00:23:09,928 the core, the focus of it-- 515 00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:12,425 is to try to tie it back to the island. 516 00:23:12,516 --> 00:23:13,766 -Okay. Game ready. -Fair enough? 517 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:15,273 -Okay. -CORJAN: Great idea. 518 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,950 Oh, Rick. Have a look at this. 519 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,370 -Oh, wow. -CORJAN: Wow. 520 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:41,840 I remember seeing something very similar in Domme. 521 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:44,672 I remember this feature. 522 00:23:45,716 --> 00:23:48,466 I remember the pyramidal base. 523 00:23:49,553 --> 00:23:51,813 DOUG: Absolutely. 524 00:23:51,889 --> 00:23:54,599 -NARRATOR: In 2017... -Oh, wow. 525 00:23:54,683 --> 00:23:57,483 ...Rick and his nephews Alex and Peter 526 00:23:57,561 --> 00:24:01,151 visited a 14th century Templar prison in Domme, France. 527 00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:04,823 There, they were shown a number of carvings 528 00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:06,404 made by members of the Templar order 529 00:24:06,487 --> 00:24:08,487 during their persecution, 530 00:24:08,614 --> 00:24:12,994 including one that was an exact match to the lead cross 531 00:24:13,077 --> 00:24:16,327 that was found just a week later on Oak Island. 532 00:24:18,582 --> 00:24:21,332 There’s much more to investigate here, 533 00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:23,338 and I-I think we should continue the search. 534 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,382 -EMILIANO: Yeah. -There’s a lot to learn. 535 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:34,427 Oh, another cross there. 536 00:24:34,515 --> 00:24:35,775 Yeah. 537 00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:38,945 Oh, yeah, look at this. 538 00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:40,019 -Ho-ho. -Right there. 539 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:41,855 -Hey, Rick. -RICK: Hmm? 540 00:24:41,939 --> 00:24:44,519 -ALEX: Check this out. -PETER: That’s cool. 541 00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:46,690 We have seen this symbol before... 542 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:47,989 -RICK: H+O Stone. -...on Oak Island. 543 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:49,530 PETER: Yeah. 544 00:24:49,613 --> 00:24:51,413 We saw that at Fonte Arcada. 545 00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:55,373 Now, that’s a direct tie to Oak Island. 546 00:24:59,915 --> 00:25:01,365 ALEX: We saw that at Fonte Arcada. 547 00:25:01,458 --> 00:25:02,998 -RICK: The H+O Stone. -PETER: Yeah. 548 00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:04,175 ALEX: That’s a direct tie to Oak Island. 549 00:25:04,253 --> 00:25:05,343 NARRATOR: In a cave system 550 00:25:05,421 --> 00:25:07,301 known as the Grotte Simonetti 551 00:25:07,381 --> 00:25:12,221 in Osimo, Italy, Alex Lagina and his cousin Peter Fornetti 552 00:25:12,302 --> 00:25:14,352 have just found an ancient carving believed 553 00:25:14,430 --> 00:25:17,060 to have been made by members of the Knights Templar, 554 00:25:17,141 --> 00:25:20,481 matching one found on the so-called H+O Stone, 555 00:25:20,561 --> 00:25:24,611 which was discovered in the 1920s on Oak Island. 556 00:25:24,732 --> 00:25:27,402 PETER: Haven’t we had some people who have thought, like, 557 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:30,606 -this is a symbol for gold? -That is true, yes. 558 00:25:30,738 --> 00:25:33,528 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Peter and Alex 559 00:25:33,615 --> 00:25:35,775 have found a symbol in the Grotte Simonetti 560 00:25:35,909 --> 00:25:38,869 related to the sacred treasures that many believe 561 00:25:38,954 --> 00:25:41,004 the Templar order smuggled out of Europe 562 00:25:41,081 --> 00:25:43,921 between the 12th and 14th centuries? 563 00:25:44,001 --> 00:25:47,421 If so, could the H+O Stone be a critical clue 564 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:50,376 as to where they are located today? 565 00:25:50,466 --> 00:25:52,966 And what’s that, uh, down there? 566 00:25:53,093 --> 00:25:55,893 -ALEX: I think that’s the crescent moon. -Crescent moon. 567 00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:57,561 -We saw that at Fonte Arcada, remember? -PETER: Yeah. Absolutely. 568 00:25:57,639 --> 00:25:58,809 ALEX: Yeah, and we saw that at Domme, too. 569 00:25:58,932 --> 00:25:59,932 -In the prison. -PETER: Mm-hmm. 570 00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:01,979 The Templar prison. 571 00:26:02,102 --> 00:26:04,102 We’ve previously explored in France 572 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:06,609 and in Portugal all these Templar symbols 573 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:08,110 and Templar locations. 574 00:26:08,192 --> 00:26:10,612 I mean, they’re both here in these caves. 575 00:26:10,736 --> 00:26:13,146 The symbols are here that connect all the places 576 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,450 that we’ve looked at so far, so there must be more. 577 00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:18,992 And not only that, but back to, back to the island as well. 578 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,579 The circle with the dot, obviously, 579 00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:23,753 is represented on the H+O Stone. 580 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:27,462 And the crescent moon, we have seen that everywhere, 581 00:26:27,544 --> 00:26:30,384 from Fonte Arcada in Portugal 582 00:26:30,464 --> 00:26:34,304 to the Overton Roadstone in Nova Scotia. 583 00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:38,966 So, we are beginning to draw some connective tissue 584 00:26:39,098 --> 00:26:41,428 to, perhaps, Templar involvement on Oak Island. 585 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:44,637 Kudos to both of you for finding that. 586 00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:45,940 It-it’s impactful. It is. 587 00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:48,977 There’s a lot more to learn. 588 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:55,990 NARRATOR: The following morning, back on Oak Island... 589 00:26:56,073 --> 00:26:58,453 MacKENZIE: That’s a darker clay. 590 00:26:58,534 --> 00:27:00,044 NARRATOR: ...while the reconstruction of the Garden Shaft continues 591 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,080 in the Money Pit area... 592 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:05,252 MacKENZIE: Oh, geez, so that’d be from the south to the north, eh? 593 00:27:05,332 --> 00:27:07,962 IAN: So we just walked over the cobble path, right? 594 00:27:08,043 --> 00:27:10,713 Yeah. That top layer. 595 00:27:10,838 --> 00:27:12,838 -IAN: Oh, okay. -Yeah. And then, 596 00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:14,305 slopes quickly into this. 597 00:27:14,383 --> 00:27:15,683 Very interesting. 598 00:27:15,759 --> 00:27:17,509 NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester, 599 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,136 Billy Gerhardt and Laird Niven 600 00:27:20,222 --> 00:27:24,352 arrive at the swamp with geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 601 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:26,516 to have him examine the stone ramp 602 00:27:26,603 --> 00:27:29,863 which has now been cleared of water and mud. 603 00:27:29,940 --> 00:27:31,520 IAN: The key to it all is, 604 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:32,980 if we can find stones like this, 605 00:27:33,068 --> 00:27:34,528 and there’s wood underneath them, 606 00:27:34,611 --> 00:27:36,861 then we’ve got another man-made feature. 607 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,529 -Yeah. Yeah. -CRAIG: Yeah. 608 00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:40,527 And if we can get, uh, 609 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,989 samples that-that say 610 00:27:43,078 --> 00:27:46,458 -what time was this built. -Yeah. 611 00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:49,880 CRAIG: This area continues to be very interesting. 612 00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:53,002 If it ties into the paved area in the swamp, 613 00:27:53,088 --> 00:27:57,678 it could have been built as long ago as 1200 AD. 614 00:27:57,759 --> 00:27:59,389 A huge number. 615 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,011 So I don’t know what that’s used for, 616 00:28:01,096 --> 00:28:04,056 but we hope we can find the answer. 617 00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:08,805 IAN: You see something like this rock here? 618 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,436 CRAIG: Yeah. 619 00:28:10,564 --> 00:28:13,404 If we dig down, right off the bat, 620 00:28:13,483 --> 00:28:16,193 -we’ve got a stick. -Oh, nice. Nice. 621 00:28:16,278 --> 00:28:19,238 IAN: And the stick is sort of crushed, 622 00:28:19,323 --> 00:28:21,373 and it’s not a root. 623 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:24,410 That stick did not work its way 624 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:25,954 -underneath that rock. -Yeah. 625 00:28:28,457 --> 00:28:31,577 So it tells me this rock was put down 626 00:28:31,710 --> 00:28:33,630 -on top of swamp. -Yep. 627 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:36,924 NARRATOR: With the discovery of the stick beneath the ramp, 628 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:40,179 Dr. Spooner has not only obtained strong evidence 629 00:28:40,260 --> 00:28:43,760 that the feature is man-made but may now be able to determine 630 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:45,429 just when it was constructed. 631 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:47,477 IAN: Yeah, there’s another stick right there. 632 00:28:47,601 --> 00:28:49,021 It looks like... an older. 633 00:28:49,102 --> 00:28:51,772 CRAIG: Okay. Yeah, it’s all good. 634 00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,147 The first rock, we find a stick. 635 00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:55,944 IAN: That was kind of a little bit lucky, to be honest with you. 636 00:28:56,026 --> 00:28:57,606 (both laugh) 637 00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:01,031 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 638 00:29:01,114 --> 00:29:03,584 -MARTY: Hey. Hello. -ALEX: Hey, guys. 639 00:29:03,659 --> 00:29:05,289 -(overlapping chatter) -DOUG: Everybody. 640 00:29:05,369 --> 00:29:06,789 -Ciao. -MARTY: We’re keen to hear 641 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:08,792 what’s going on with our Italian crew. 642 00:29:08,872 --> 00:29:11,292 -Talk to us. -It’s been very, 643 00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:12,956 very interesting. 644 00:29:13,043 --> 00:29:15,213 NARRATOR: ...Marty and members of the team 645 00:29:15,295 --> 00:29:17,335 gather in the war room 646 00:29:17,464 --> 00:29:19,474 for a highly anticipated videoconference 647 00:29:19,549 --> 00:29:23,469 with Rick, Doug, Alex and Peter 648 00:29:23,553 --> 00:29:27,473 regarding their search for clues in Italy. 649 00:29:27,557 --> 00:29:29,307 ALEX: We went to the caves in Osimo, 650 00:29:29,393 --> 00:29:31,643 and there are carvings in those caves 651 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,770 known to be made by Templars. 652 00:29:33,855 --> 00:29:35,855 There, we saw these symbols. 653 00:29:37,401 --> 00:29:39,991 And the one on the top, I mean, that... 654 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,992 that’s one we’ve seen on Oak Island before, 655 00:29:42,072 --> 00:29:43,822 on the H+O Stone. 656 00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:46,619 The circle with the dot in the center. 657 00:29:46,702 --> 00:29:49,002 But right below it, you can see a symbol 658 00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:52,671 that we saw in Portugal and in France, in Domme, 659 00:29:52,749 --> 00:29:54,169 which is the crescent moon. 660 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,543 So, that’s a, that’s a concrete visual. 661 00:29:56,670 --> 00:30:01,340 RICK: Yes. To me, it rounds back to what Zena posited, that there’s 662 00:30:01,425 --> 00:30:03,185 a possible Templar connection, 663 00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:05,800 to come to the New World to safeguard 664 00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:07,057 information or treasure. 665 00:30:07,180 --> 00:30:08,850 MARTY: I have to say, 666 00:30:08,974 --> 00:30:11,354 you do see some commonality between some of these symbols 667 00:30:11,435 --> 00:30:14,065 that seems to be surviving across centuries. 668 00:30:14,187 --> 00:30:15,187 Great job, guys. 669 00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:17,654 Well, here on Oak Island, 670 00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:21,033 Billy has been very busy in the swamp. 671 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:24,243 He’s been uncovering a piece of the path 672 00:30:24,364 --> 00:30:25,874 that we already knew about. 673 00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:27,161 Well, Billy, tell ’em. 674 00:30:27,242 --> 00:30:28,542 What-what do you think you found? 675 00:30:28,618 --> 00:30:30,158 For me, it’s-it’s a ramp. 676 00:30:30,245 --> 00:30:34,365 And, you know, that really makes the paved area something. 677 00:30:36,460 --> 00:30:39,050 -So, there’s a drone shot. -RICK: Wow. 678 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:42,341 So, the elevation of the top of the ramp aligns 679 00:30:42,424 --> 00:30:44,844 with the elevation of the top of the path? 680 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:46,676 You could, you could wheel a wheelbarrow up it easily. 681 00:30:46,762 --> 00:30:48,682 LAIRD: It’s definitely man-made. 682 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:52,604 There’s a level difference that’s quite distinct. 683 00:30:52,726 --> 00:30:56,016 RICK: The bigger question is where the stone path goes. 684 00:30:56,104 --> 00:30:58,194 -Yeah. -I think there’s, 685 00:30:58,273 --> 00:31:00,233 there’s a lot more to be learned in the swamp, 686 00:31:00,317 --> 00:31:02,237 but time and weather is closing in. 687 00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:05,697 And then, going over to the Money Pit, 688 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:08,741 Dumas is gonna keep digging down to 82 feet. 689 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:11,487 So there’s plenty for you to, to do, Rick, 690 00:31:11,578 --> 00:31:13,248 and the rest of you guys when you come back. 691 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:16,792 That shaft is about ready to-to reveal its secrets. 692 00:31:16,917 --> 00:31:19,127 RICK: I’m in. But I think 693 00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:21,092 the next couple, three days 694 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:22,883 are gonna be more than informative. 695 00:31:22,964 --> 00:31:27,724 Doug found a, uh, Professor Gaspani, 696 00:31:27,803 --> 00:31:29,763 who has worked with the... 697 00:31:29,846 --> 00:31:31,596 national observatory of Milan 698 00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:36,733 and the National Astronomical Society for 40 years. 699 00:31:36,812 --> 00:31:39,482 And he believes, for sure, there are 700 00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:42,686 stellar alignments in Nolan’s Cross. 701 00:31:42,776 --> 00:31:45,396 MARTY: Well, Rick, that would be incredibly important. 702 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:47,951 In the meantime, we’re gonna let you go, 703 00:31:48,073 --> 00:31:49,623 ’cause you got lots to do. 704 00:31:49,699 --> 00:31:52,619 -Yeah. -We will get back out on our quest. 705 00:31:52,702 --> 00:31:54,332 -Okey doke. -Okay, guys, 706 00:31:54,454 --> 00:31:56,124 thank you very much, ciao, 707 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:58,078 va bene, and we’ll see you here soon. 708 00:31:58,166 --> 00:32:04,626 -DOUG: Take care, everybody. -BILLY: See you later. 709 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:06,796 NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island... 710 00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:08,133 -MARTY: Hey, Roger. -ROGER: Hey, how you doing, guys? 711 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,180 Doing well. Thank you. 712 00:32:10,303 --> 00:32:12,473 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina and Charles Barkhouse 713 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:15,307 arrive in the Money Pit area to get an update 714 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:18,984 on the reconstruction of the Garden Shaft. 715 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:20,864 ROGER: We had some cracked timbers in there, so... 716 00:32:20,981 --> 00:32:22,901 this morning when we went down, we seen that there had been 717 00:32:22,983 --> 00:32:24,863 -a bit more movement. -Why do you think it’s pushing? 718 00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:27,495 Why is it unstable behind there? 719 00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:29,072 The issue now is, is we know that we’re close 720 00:32:29,156 --> 00:32:31,816 to something that could be bearing water. 721 00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:35,659 NARRATOR: Could there be a flooded structure 722 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:39,867 some 80 feet deep just outside the Garden Shaft 723 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,840 which is causing the damage to the original structure? 724 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,920 If so, could it be related 725 00:32:46,006 --> 00:32:48,006 to one of the legendary flood tunnels 726 00:32:48,091 --> 00:32:51,551 connected to the Money Pit, and mean that the team 727 00:32:51,678 --> 00:32:54,428 might be close to the fabled treasure vault? 728 00:32:54,514 --> 00:32:58,184 TONY: So, our plan at this point was to use casing 729 00:32:58,268 --> 00:32:59,848 to case the hole ahead of time so that 730 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,518 -we-we can make sure that... -MARTY: Actually, I think that-- 731 00:33:01,605 --> 00:33:03,025 I think that’s really prudent, because we suspect 732 00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:04,686 a tunnel right underneath you. 733 00:33:04,774 --> 00:33:06,404 -Y-Yeah. -And-and we do know when 734 00:33:06,526 --> 00:33:09,066 you get into certain areas here, the water’s unstoppable, so... 735 00:33:09,196 --> 00:33:11,696 Yeah, so we want to just hold it in place. 736 00:33:11,781 --> 00:33:13,701 We put that steel bracing in there. 737 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:15,445 Uh, the boys are in there now, they’re... 738 00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:17,405 we’re gonna be setting up our last set this afternoon. 739 00:33:17,537 --> 00:33:18,617 Okay. 740 00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:20,035 We think there’s a tunnel. 741 00:33:20,123 --> 00:33:21,873 We don’t know who made the tunnel. 742 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,710 We don’t see the tunnel in the historical narrative. 743 00:33:24,794 --> 00:33:28,304 And yet this tunnel is right in the treasure area. 744 00:33:28,381 --> 00:33:31,721 Right where the scientists tell us that the waters 745 00:33:31,801 --> 00:33:34,551 are full of metals that shouldn’t be there. 746 00:33:34,679 --> 00:33:36,389 That could be very, very significant. 747 00:33:36,473 --> 00:33:39,103 You’re about to boldly go where no one’s gone before. 748 00:33:39,226 --> 00:33:41,386 Oh, y-yeah, you’re absolutely right. 749 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:43,558 -It’s true. You’re right. You’re right. -It’s true. Yeah. 750 00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:45,648 MARTY: All right, well, carry on, keep us posted. 751 00:33:45,732 --> 00:33:48,072 -ROGER: Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. -Okay. 752 00:33:48,151 --> 00:33:51,651 NARRATOR: As operations continue on Oak Island, 753 00:33:51,738 --> 00:33:56,578 over 3,700 miles to the east, near Rome, Italy... 754 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,080 RICK: Professor Gaspani. 755 00:33:58,203 --> 00:33:59,583 My pleasure to meet you, sir. 756 00:33:59,663 --> 00:34:01,793 -I’m Rick. -Pleased to meet you. 757 00:34:01,915 --> 00:34:04,635 ...Rick Lagina, along with other members of the team 758 00:34:04,751 --> 00:34:07,711 and Italian researcher Emiliano Sacchetti, 759 00:34:07,796 --> 00:34:10,256 meet with author, archaeoastronomer 760 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:14,972 and astrophysicist Professor Adriano Gaspani. 761 00:34:15,095 --> 00:34:16,935 DOUG: Gentlemen, the reason I think that this, uh, stop 762 00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,595 on our trip is so important is because, 763 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:22,024 on the island, we have Nolan’s Cross. 764 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:25,692 And we’ve had several researchers suggest that it has 765 00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:27,152 a solar alignment 766 00:34:27,274 --> 00:34:29,944 or a constellation context to it, 767 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:32,608 so I thought, as an astrophysicist, 768 00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:35,657 he might be able to give us his opinion on Nolan’s Cross 769 00:34:35,782 --> 00:34:37,622 a-and whether those alignments are true. 770 00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:39,372 RICK: And I would concur. 771 00:34:39,452 --> 00:34:42,042 I mean, Nolan’s Cross is integral to understanding-- 772 00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:44,462 according to more than a few theorists-- 773 00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:47,171 an understanding of who, what, when, where, why and how 774 00:34:47,294 --> 00:34:48,504 about Oak Island. 775 00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:51,800 NARRATOR: In recent years, 776 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:54,433 some researchers have suggested 777 00:34:54,509 --> 00:34:56,679 that the six boulders on Oak Island, 778 00:34:56,803 --> 00:35:00,473 which form the megalithic feature known as Nolan’s Cross, 779 00:35:00,557 --> 00:35:02,807 may have originally been positioned to align 780 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,144 with certain stars in the night sky. 781 00:35:28,251 --> 00:35:31,421 That is to say that with the stars 782 00:35:31,504 --> 00:35:34,174 and, uh, archaeoastronomy, 783 00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:38,009 we are able to date monuments. 784 00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:40,216 NARRATOR: Combining the disciplines 785 00:35:40,347 --> 00:35:44,057 of astronomy, archaeology and anthropology, 786 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:46,524 archaeoastronomy is the study 787 00:35:46,603 --> 00:35:48,983 of ancient megalithic stone formations 788 00:35:49,064 --> 00:35:51,904 that are believed to have been created to align 789 00:35:52,025 --> 00:35:54,035 with specific stars, constellations 790 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:56,032 and certain yearly events, 791 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:59,744 such as the summer and winter solstices. 792 00:35:59,866 --> 00:36:02,196 After conferring with Doug Crowell, 793 00:36:02,285 --> 00:36:05,075 Professor Gaspani has been comparing the placement 794 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:06,875 of the boulders in Nolan’s Cross 795 00:36:06,956 --> 00:36:09,876 with the position of certain stars over time 796 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:13,301 to determine an approximate era, or epoch, 797 00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:15,300 when the feature may have been created. 798 00:37:07,517 --> 00:37:12,227 Capella, Arcturus, Antares, 799 00:37:12,313 --> 00:37:17,823 Bellatrix, Alphard and Fomalhaut. 800 00:37:27,954 --> 00:37:29,164 Wow. 801 00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:32,125 -That’s crazy. -DOUG: It’s amazing. 802 00:37:32,208 --> 00:37:34,338 It’s amazing. It’s amazing. 803 00:37:34,461 --> 00:37:36,841 Yeah. That means that, also, the cross 804 00:37:36,963 --> 00:37:39,553 was made around, uh, 805 00:37:39,632 --> 00:37:41,632 13th century. 806 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:59,939 -(laughter) -RICK: Wow. Wow. 807 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:00,818 -Wow. 808 00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:03,485 -That’s crazy. -DOUG: It’s amazing. 809 00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:04,823 It’s amazing. 810 00:38:04,949 --> 00:38:05,989 Wow. 811 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:08,825 That means the cross was made 812 00:38:08,912 --> 00:38:12,502 around, uh, 13th century. 813 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:15,004 NARRATOR: Just outside of Rome, Italy, 814 00:38:15,126 --> 00:38:18,586 archaeoastronomer Professor Adriano Gaspani, 815 00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:22,931 has informed Rick Lagina and members of the Oak Island team 816 00:38:23,009 --> 00:38:26,259 that based on the historical alignments of certain stars 817 00:38:26,346 --> 00:38:29,716 in the night sky, he believes that Nolan’s Cross 818 00:38:29,849 --> 00:38:34,689 was created approximately 800 years ago. 819 00:38:34,771 --> 00:38:36,811 This is really exciting, Professor, because-- 820 00:38:36,898 --> 00:38:40,438 let me give you a little bit of context about the island. 821 00:38:40,527 --> 00:38:43,147 -This-this is our island. -Mm-hmm. 822 00:38:43,238 --> 00:38:45,658 DOUG: This is the orientation of our cross. 823 00:38:45,740 --> 00:38:48,660 This area of the swamp here, 824 00:38:48,743 --> 00:38:51,373 under the swamp, there is a stone platform. 825 00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:52,826 -(Gaspani speaks Italian) -Yeah. 826 00:38:52,914 --> 00:38:54,214 DOUG: Quite large. 827 00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:57,342 And from carbon dating, 828 00:38:57,418 --> 00:38:59,798 we’ve dated it to 1200 AD. 829 00:38:59,879 --> 00:39:01,009 Yeah. 830 00:39:01,089 --> 00:39:02,759 Yeah. 831 00:39:08,847 --> 00:39:11,557 DOUG: If these boulders were put in place 832 00:39:11,641 --> 00:39:13,681 in 1200 AD, 833 00:39:13,768 --> 00:39:16,228 along with the rest of the work that seems 834 00:39:16,312 --> 00:39:18,982 to have been done on the island, that’s huge to us. 835 00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:21,275 We thought, when we got the carbon date 836 00:39:21,401 --> 00:39:23,571 from the paved area, we thought, "Oh, this, this is 837 00:39:23,653 --> 00:39:24,903 too much of an outlier." 838 00:39:24,988 --> 00:39:26,908 And yet here, 839 00:39:26,990 --> 00:39:29,830 the stars are telling us a different story, right? 840 00:39:29,909 --> 00:39:33,789 The professor is saying, "This is the best-fit scenario." 841 00:39:33,913 --> 00:39:38,253 I mean, the stars are fixed in a way, right? 842 00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:40,504 That’s right in line with Zena’s voyage. 843 00:39:40,587 --> 00:39:43,257 The Templar voyage to the New World in 1179. 844 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:47,886 NARRATOR: If Professor Gaspani is correct, 845 00:39:47,969 --> 00:39:51,219 that Nolan’s Cross, like the massive paved area 846 00:39:51,306 --> 00:39:55,016 in the swamp, was created around 1200 AD, 847 00:39:55,101 --> 00:39:58,271 could it offer evidence to support the belief 848 00:39:58,354 --> 00:40:00,064 of the late Zena Halpern, 849 00:40:00,148 --> 00:40:02,268 that members of the Knights Templar 850 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,400 really did make repeated visits to Oak Island 851 00:40:05,486 --> 00:40:08,066 between the 12th and 14th centuries 852 00:40:08,156 --> 00:40:10,946 in order to hide their sacred treasures? 853 00:40:11,075 --> 00:40:14,285 RICK: I think it is almost irrefutable evidence 854 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:20,082 when he says these five or six star alignments 855 00:40:20,168 --> 00:40:22,458 are so precise and so accurate, 856 00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:25,967 they only fit to a certain time period. 857 00:40:26,049 --> 00:40:28,299 And that was the aha moment. 858 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:30,636 1200 AD. 859 00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:32,810 Because then your mind goes back 860 00:40:32,889 --> 00:40:34,599 to Zena Halpern’s research. 861 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:36,932 I think we have to follow 862 00:40:37,018 --> 00:40:38,808 the suggestions made by theorists, 863 00:40:38,895 --> 00:40:40,605 i.e. a Templar treasure. 864 00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:43,688 That’s astounding. 865 00:40:43,816 --> 00:40:46,526 We need to continue to analyze and to think 866 00:40:46,653 --> 00:40:49,113 about what this may mean and how to move it forward. 867 00:40:49,197 --> 00:40:51,527 But I think it’s been incredibly informative 868 00:40:51,658 --> 00:40:53,988 -and-and quite fascinating. -DOUG: Yep. 869 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:56,578 Professore, grazie. 870 00:40:56,663 --> 00:40:59,173 -Grazie mille. -(speaks Italian) 871 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,580 -Thank you very much. -Thank you. -Thank you so much. 872 00:41:01,668 --> 00:41:04,458 NARRATOR: For more than two centuries, 873 00:41:04,545 --> 00:41:07,625 devoted searchers have labored to reveal the answers 874 00:41:07,715 --> 00:41:11,965 behind the Oak Island mystery. 875 00:41:12,053 --> 00:41:14,973 Is it possible that the Laginas and their team 876 00:41:15,056 --> 00:41:20,016 are now uncovering the truth nearly 4,000 miles away? 877 00:41:20,144 --> 00:41:23,364 The journey for clues continues. 878 00:41:23,439 --> 00:41:24,859 ROGER: Couple of slings coming down. 879 00:41:24,941 --> 00:41:26,981 NARRATOR: But is the ultimate proof 880 00:41:27,068 --> 00:41:29,528 waiting at the bottom of the Money Pit, 881 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:34,032 guarded by a deadly curse? 882 00:41:35,034 --> 00:41:38,004 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 883 00:41:38,079 --> 00:41:40,709 RICK: We’re following all the clues where they lead. 884 00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:42,212 Hey, guys. Come take a look at this. 885 00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:43,833 CORJAN: Oh-ho. Fantastic. 886 00:41:43,918 --> 00:41:46,498 Holy cow. This is freakin’ impressive. 887 00:41:46,587 --> 00:41:49,167 I’ve never seen anything like this on the island. 888 00:41:49,257 --> 00:41:50,717 DOUG: We found this on Oak Island. 889 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:51,880 EMILIANO: It’s very old. 890 00:41:51,968 --> 00:41:53,338 Probably a thousand years old. 891 00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:55,178 -DOUG: Wow. -Wow. 892 00:41:55,263 --> 00:41:57,063 ROGER: We are at the bottom of the Money Pit shaft. 893 00:41:57,181 --> 00:41:59,351 MARTY: And very close to the actual treasure 894 00:41:59,434 --> 00:42:00,814 -of the Money Pit. -ROGER: Absolutely amazing. 895 00:42:00,893 --> 00:42:02,103 -MARTY: How about that? -Wow. 896 00:42:02,228 --> 00:42:03,398 Oh, baby. 897 00:42:05,064 --> 00:42:06,734 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS