1 00:00:02,167 --> 00:00:03,250 NARRATOR: Tonight, on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,417 --> 00:00:04,917 GARY: We found these in the Garden Shaft. 3 00:00:05,083 --> 00:00:06,583 CARMEN: It's very old. 4 00:00:06,792 --> 00:00:08,667 It definitely wasn't used to put together structures. 5 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:11,083 It could be off boxes from the treasure. 6 00:00:11,250 --> 00:00:12,667 There's a wall in the swamp. 7 00:00:12,875 --> 00:00:14,250 It could be related to the stone road. 8 00:00:14,375 --> 00:00:16,333 That red stuff is what's underneath the stone road. 9 00:00:16,542 --> 00:00:19,500 That will place that wood structure further back in time. 10 00:00:20,375 --> 00:00:22,542 Vikings had knowledge of North America 11 00:00:22,708 --> 00:00:24,500 with contacts to early Templars. 12 00:00:25,208 --> 00:00:26,917 They could have had knowledge of this area. 13 00:00:27,083 --> 00:00:28,333 That's correct. 14 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,458 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 15 00:00:34,583 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 16 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:40,417 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 17 00:00:40,583 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 18 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:47,083 with strange symbols carved into it... 19 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:50,167 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 20 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:54,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 21 00:00:54,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 22 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 23 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,708 trying to solve the mystery. 24 00:01:01,833 --> 00:01:07,125 And according to legend, one more will have to die 25 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:10,667 before the treasure can be found. 26 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:19,875 --> 00:01:21,917 -ROGER: Hey, guys. -ALEX: Hey. 28 00:01:22,125 --> 00:01:23,250 -RICK: Hey. -SCOTT: Hey, guys. 29 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:25,375 I can't wait to show you guys this. 30 00:01:25,542 --> 00:01:27,417 Let's flip the plastic off. We'll show these guys 31 00:01:27,583 --> 00:01:28,667 what we've got. 32 00:01:29,708 --> 00:01:31,167 ALEX: It's amazing what you guys managed to get 33 00:01:31,292 --> 00:01:32,667 -out of the Garden Shaft there. -ROGER: Yeah. 34 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:34,000 NARRATOR: It is the beginning 35 00:01:34,125 --> 00:01:36,417 of another hopeful week on Oak Island 36 00:01:36,625 --> 00:01:40,167 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team 37 00:01:40,333 --> 00:01:43,167 as they continue a quest to solve 38 00:01:43,375 --> 00:01:46,042 a 229-year-old mystery. 39 00:01:46,208 --> 00:01:48,667 We did a lot of work to get these timbers out of there. 40 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,333 First thing I'm gonna say 41 00:01:50,458 --> 00:01:52,458 is this is the strangest thing 42 00:01:52,583 --> 00:01:54,750 that I think we ever could have encountered down there. 43 00:01:56,167 --> 00:01:59,333 We cannot find any sign of walls or a ceiling. 44 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,000 NARRATOR: However, in the Money Pit area, 45 00:02:02,208 --> 00:02:05,167 what appeared just a few days ago 46 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:08,458 to be a major discovery some 100 feet deep 47 00:02:08,625 --> 00:02:11,167 at the bottom of the 18th-century structure 48 00:02:11,292 --> 00:02:13,292 known as the Garden Shaft, 49 00:02:13,458 --> 00:02:16,208 has only left them with more questions. 50 00:02:16,375 --> 00:02:19,333 It's strange. It seems to be collapsed. 51 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:21,875 So, who knows what happened down there? 52 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:25,167 -SCOTT: Look at that. Right there. -RICK: Wow. 53 00:02:25,292 --> 00:02:27,625 Those are big beams. 54 00:02:27,792 --> 00:02:31,792 NARRATOR: Last week, after nearly two years of tireless work, 55 00:02:31,917 --> 00:02:34,833 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 56 00:02:34,958 --> 00:02:36,750 were finally able to expose 57 00:02:36,917 --> 00:02:40,625 what the team believed to be a seven-foot-high wooden tunnel. 58 00:02:40,792 --> 00:02:43,208 SCOTT: If this is original depositor, there's a good chance 59 00:02:43,375 --> 00:02:44,750 that there may be treasure at the end of this tunnel. 60 00:02:44,917 --> 00:02:46,000 Yep. 61 00:02:46,208 --> 00:02:47,542 NARRATOR: A tunnel 62 00:02:47,708 --> 00:02:49,333 that the team had previously drilled through 63 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,250 on several occasions and determined 64 00:02:52,375 --> 00:02:55,458 that it ran due west into the so-called Baby Blob 65 00:02:55,625 --> 00:02:57,833 where high-trace evidence of precious metals 66 00:02:58,042 --> 00:03:02,542 have been detected between 80 and 120 feet underground. 67 00:03:04,875 --> 00:03:08,083 SCOTT: Every one that we pulled out, we did a visual look underneath 68 00:03:08,250 --> 00:03:10,000 to see if we could see the wall timbers hanging down. 69 00:03:10,167 --> 00:03:11,875 There was nothing. 70 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,083 It's like somebody just removed them 71 00:03:14,292 --> 00:03:15,667 and left the floor intact. 72 00:03:16,875 --> 00:03:19,042 NARRATOR: However, after removing a number 73 00:03:19,250 --> 00:03:21,458 of large, hand-cut wooden timbers, 74 00:03:21,583 --> 00:03:25,000 as well as two iron artifacts, 75 00:03:25,208 --> 00:03:26,458 the team was stunned to realize 76 00:03:26,625 --> 00:03:29,125 that the section of the believed tunnel 77 00:03:29,292 --> 00:03:31,250 that they exposed beneath the Garden Shaft 78 00:03:31,417 --> 00:03:34,208 has either collapsed or was partially dismantled 79 00:03:34,375 --> 00:03:36,042 sometime in the past. 80 00:03:36,208 --> 00:03:38,333 We found part of a tunnel, 81 00:03:38,500 --> 00:03:40,250 but the rest of the tunnel is missing. 82 00:03:40,375 --> 00:03:42,917 So, that's disconcerting. 83 00:03:43,042 --> 00:03:47,500 But I think we could learn a lot from these pieces of wood 84 00:03:47,625 --> 00:03:50,542 because this could really be the first time 85 00:03:50,708 --> 00:03:54,250 we found a depositor tunnel underground. 86 00:03:54,458 --> 00:03:57,708 And if it is original works, where was it going and why? 87 00:03:57,875 --> 00:04:00,833 SCOTT: And as you can see, there are some beautiful... 88 00:04:01,042 --> 00:04:02,708 -ALEX: Yeah. -...handwrought, square nails there. 89 00:04:02,875 --> 00:04:04,333 This one here is loose. 90 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:06,583 You can see the head right here. 91 00:04:06,708 --> 00:04:09,875 NARRATOR: Now, while Dumas works to uncover more 92 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,792 of the mysterious tunnel-- 93 00:04:11,958 --> 00:04:14,500 in the hopes of finding an intact structure 94 00:04:14,667 --> 00:04:16,250 that may lead to the source of the valuables 95 00:04:16,375 --> 00:04:18,208 that have been detected nearby... 96 00:04:18,333 --> 00:04:20,500 -ROGER: There you go. -SCOTT: Look at that. 97 00:04:20,667 --> 00:04:23,792 NARRATOR: ...the team will be carbon-dating the wood timbers 98 00:04:23,917 --> 00:04:26,833 and analyzing metal fasteners found inside of them 99 00:04:27,042 --> 00:04:28,792 in an attempt to confirm 100 00:04:28,875 --> 00:04:30,667 that it was built prior to the discovery 101 00:04:30,792 --> 00:04:34,000 of the original Money Pit in 1795. 102 00:04:34,208 --> 00:04:37,000 -What do you think of that, Laird? -LAIRD: Oh, yeah. 103 00:04:37,167 --> 00:04:38,667 That's what I'd want to see. 104 00:04:38,875 --> 00:04:40,667 -So... -Yeah. The handwrought nails. 105 00:04:40,792 --> 00:04:43,167 It's a rose head. 106 00:04:43,292 --> 00:04:44,500 ALEX: How old? 107 00:04:44,625 --> 00:04:46,333 LAIRD: See how nice and slim it is? 108 00:04:46,458 --> 00:04:50,708 I would put that in the 1600, 1700s. 109 00:04:50,875 --> 00:04:53,333 You've got to admit this is one of the most promising finds 110 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:55,000 we've had so far on the island. 111 00:04:55,167 --> 00:04:57,167 It is exciting. 112 00:04:57,375 --> 00:04:59,375 It feels like we're getting closer. 113 00:05:00,542 --> 00:05:02,750 RICK: It is a total collapsed feature 114 00:05:02,917 --> 00:05:05,292 and we were hoping there would be evidence 115 00:05:05,458 --> 00:05:07,417 that it was partially open. 116 00:05:07,625 --> 00:05:10,167 But all information underground in the Money Pit 117 00:05:10,292 --> 00:05:12,333 is incredibly valuable information. 118 00:05:12,542 --> 00:05:15,208 So, I absolutely hope that this leads us 119 00:05:15,417 --> 00:05:17,000 to finding the treasure. 120 00:05:17,208 --> 00:05:18,500 Let's learn as much as we can 121 00:05:18,625 --> 00:05:21,333 from the items we have retrieved at depth. 122 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:23,542 Look, kudos to everyone. 123 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:25,500 This might be a pivotal moment 124 00:05:25,625 --> 00:05:27,292 in the Oak Island treasure hunt. 125 00:05:27,417 --> 00:05:29,417 So, the nails: 126 00:05:29,542 --> 00:05:31,083 I think we should pull all of them, 127 00:05:31,250 --> 00:05:33,542 and the boards as well. Take multiple samples. 128 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:35,167 Set them aside. 129 00:05:35,375 --> 00:05:37,167 There's a lot of work to do. So, let's get going. 130 00:05:37,333 --> 00:05:38,667 -ROGER: Sounds good. -ALEX: All right. 131 00:05:38,875 --> 00:05:40,167 NARRATOR: While the operation continues 132 00:05:40,292 --> 00:05:42,417 in the Money Pit area... 133 00:05:44,292 --> 00:05:46,125 ...later that afternoon... 134 00:05:46,250 --> 00:05:48,333 -MARTY: Hello, guys. -DOUG: Hi, Marty. 135 00:05:48,500 --> 00:05:50,167 -RICK: Hey. -CHARLES: Hey, Marty. 136 00:05:50,333 --> 00:05:52,833 So, gentlemen, we have a guest today: 137 00:05:53,042 --> 00:05:55,000 Dr. Doug Symons. 138 00:05:55,167 --> 00:05:57,083 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty have gathered members of the team 139 00:05:57,250 --> 00:06:01,042 in the war room to hear a highly anticipated presentation 140 00:06:01,250 --> 00:06:05,000 from Dr. Doug Symons, a retired professor of psychology 141 00:06:05,208 --> 00:06:07,667 from Acadia University. 142 00:06:07,875 --> 00:06:10,500 I find it very intriguing about the possibility 143 00:06:10,708 --> 00:06:12,667 of Viking-Templar connections. 144 00:06:12,833 --> 00:06:14,708 Doug, if you want to give us a little background and then... 145 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:16,375 Sure. 146 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:20,083 Dr. Symons and I met through Dr. Spooner, actually. 147 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:22,375 We had discussions in the evenings 148 00:06:22,542 --> 00:06:25,000 over those provocative dates in the swamp 149 00:06:25,167 --> 00:06:28,167 of around 1200 AD, 150 00:06:28,333 --> 00:06:30,917 and the stone piles on Lot 15 151 00:06:31,083 --> 00:06:34,875 -were likely created after Nolan's Cross. -Yeah. 152 00:06:36,375 --> 00:06:38,000 NARRATOR: One week ago, 153 00:06:38,208 --> 00:06:42,375 Italian archaeoastronomer Professor Adriano Gaspani 154 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:45,333 presented the team with his scientific analysis-- 155 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:47,167 and belief-- 156 00:06:47,375 --> 00:06:50,542 that the megalithic stone formations, 157 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:53,208 which have been found on the surface of Oak Island 158 00:06:53,375 --> 00:06:55,208 known as Nolan's Cross, 159 00:06:55,375 --> 00:06:58,333 the stone triangle and five stone piles, 160 00:06:58,417 --> 00:07:00,583 located on Lot 15, 161 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:03,750 were all constructed in the 13th century 162 00:07:03,875 --> 00:07:07,000 by members of the Knights Templar. 163 00:07:07,167 --> 00:07:09,833 And, curiously, in recent years, 164 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,792 the team has found two lead artifacts 165 00:07:12,917 --> 00:07:16,500 that have been scientifically traced to Scandinavia. 166 00:07:16,667 --> 00:07:20,292 Dr. Symons has delved deeply into that subject. 167 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:22,792 NARRATOR: Now, based on these findings, 168 00:07:22,917 --> 00:07:26,583 Doug Crowell has reached out to Dr. Doug Symons, 169 00:07:26,708 --> 00:07:29,792 who published his research in May of 2020... 170 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:33,667 ...suggesting that the Templar order 171 00:07:33,833 --> 00:07:36,167 and the medieval Scandinavian culture, 172 00:07:36,333 --> 00:07:38,750 known as the Norse, or Vikings, 173 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:42,083 may both be connected to the Oak Island mystery. 174 00:07:43,667 --> 00:07:46,208 So, Dr. Symons, if you'd be so kind. 175 00:07:46,375 --> 00:07:47,875 SYMONS: Thank you. 176 00:07:48,042 --> 00:07:51,625 So, I became interested in the European voyages 177 00:07:51,792 --> 00:07:55,083 that could account for these Oak Island finds. 178 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:57,000 You've got Nolan's Cross 179 00:07:57,125 --> 00:08:03,208 and also the swamp itself dates back to 1200 AD or so. 180 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:06,417 And my research took me to this time frame. 181 00:08:06,583 --> 00:08:09,917 The 1000s to 1200s. 182 00:08:10,083 --> 00:08:12,542 So, Vikings, they settled the Faroe Islands, 183 00:08:12,708 --> 00:08:14,667 Iceland and Greenland. 184 00:08:14,833 --> 00:08:17,000 And St. Anthony, Newfoundland. 185 00:08:17,167 --> 00:08:21,833 And L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, around 1000 AD. 186 00:08:22,042 --> 00:08:25,125 Which gives them knowledge of the area. 187 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:26,250 Hmm. 188 00:08:28,750 --> 00:08:30,542 NARRATOR: It is well documented 189 00:08:30,750 --> 00:08:32,375 that members of the Viking culture 190 00:08:32,542 --> 00:08:34,625 explored and built settlements in North America 191 00:08:34,792 --> 00:08:37,667 as much as ten centuries ago, 192 00:08:37,833 --> 00:08:41,500 reaching as far south as L'Anse aux Meadows, 193 00:08:41,708 --> 00:08:44,250 a location in modern-day Newfoundland, Canada 194 00:08:44,417 --> 00:08:49,792 that is approximately 625 miles northeast of Oak Island. 195 00:08:49,958 --> 00:08:54,333 However, it has been speculated by many academic researchers 196 00:08:54,542 --> 00:08:56,750 based on the 13th-century writings 197 00:08:56,917 --> 00:08:58,833 known as "The Viking Sagas" 198 00:08:59,042 --> 00:09:01,125 that they may have visited areas 199 00:09:01,292 --> 00:09:02,833 much further to the south. 200 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:05,667 Now, what becomes important about L'Anse aux Meadows, 201 00:09:05,875 --> 00:09:07,500 was from L'Anse aux Meadows, it's easy 202 00:09:07,625 --> 00:09:09,167 to sail down the west coast of Newfoundland 203 00:09:09,333 --> 00:09:11,042 with land in sight. 204 00:09:11,208 --> 00:09:14,542 I don't think it's unreasonable to say Oak Island was explored. 205 00:09:14,750 --> 00:09:17,583 Certainly, Mahone Bay would've been explored. 206 00:09:17,750 --> 00:09:20,667 The trips are described as going to the southwest. 207 00:09:20,792 --> 00:09:24,708 So, I'm gonna tie early Templars to Vikings. 208 00:09:24,875 --> 00:09:27,167 So, was anything else interesting happening 209 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:30,250 in the world in 1100? 210 00:09:30,458 --> 00:09:34,500 -The Crusades? -The first Crusade. 211 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:39,000 In 1099, Jerusalem is taken by the Crusaders. 212 00:09:39,208 --> 00:09:42,083 Some of them are the original Knights Templars. 213 00:09:42,250 --> 00:09:44,458 Here is the taking of Jerusalem. 214 00:09:44,625 --> 00:09:47,583 Many people feel that they spent their time 215 00:09:47,708 --> 00:09:51,083 exploring underground and looking for religious artifacts. 216 00:09:54,167 --> 00:09:57,667 NARRATOR: For several years, Rick, Marty and the team 217 00:09:57,875 --> 00:10:00,167 have been researching the order of the Knights Templar 218 00:10:00,292 --> 00:10:03,958 and their possible connection to the Oak Island mystery. 219 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:06,792 It is known that the Templar order 220 00:10:06,958 --> 00:10:10,667 established their headquarters on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem 221 00:10:10,792 --> 00:10:12,833 during the early 12th century 222 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,083 while defending Christian interests in the holy wars 223 00:10:16,292 --> 00:10:17,833 known as the Crusades. 224 00:10:19,792 --> 00:10:21,875 They amassed a great fortune 225 00:10:22,083 --> 00:10:24,917 by establishing the world's first banking system. 226 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:28,000 However, some believe that they also 227 00:10:28,167 --> 00:10:31,042 found a number of priceless religious relics, 228 00:10:31,208 --> 00:10:33,167 including the Holy Grail 229 00:10:33,292 --> 00:10:35,875 and the Ark of the Covenant. 230 00:10:36,042 --> 00:10:39,167 The Templar order would eventually be disbanded 231 00:10:39,375 --> 00:10:41,958 by the Catholic Church in 1307, 232 00:10:42,042 --> 00:10:45,542 but their believed treasures have never been found. 233 00:10:45,708 --> 00:10:47,625 Could there be any evidence 234 00:10:47,792 --> 00:10:50,083 that the Templars transported them 235 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,708 to Oak Island with the help of the Vikings? 236 00:10:53,833 --> 00:10:57,125 SYMONS: According to the sagas, in 1107, 237 00:10:57,250 --> 00:11:01,042 there was a King Sigurd of Norway who decided, 238 00:11:01,208 --> 00:11:03,792 "Let's make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land." 239 00:11:03,917 --> 00:11:07,917 So, Sigurd gets together 5,000 men and 60 ships, 240 00:11:08,083 --> 00:11:10,333 and then they are off to Jerusalem. 241 00:11:10,417 --> 00:11:12,083 While they're in Jerusalem, 242 00:11:12,208 --> 00:11:14,667 they tour the Temple Mount, they interact with knights 243 00:11:14,875 --> 00:11:16,667 who would form the Knights Templar 244 00:11:16,792 --> 00:11:18,333 eight years later. 245 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:20,625 And then what happens? 246 00:11:21,708 --> 00:11:24,333 King Sigurd returns to Norway, 247 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:27,208 and he leaves many of his men, 248 00:11:27,375 --> 00:11:29,125 and all of their boats 249 00:11:29,250 --> 00:11:30,667 in Jerusalem. 250 00:11:30,875 --> 00:11:34,667 We've got many Vikings left in the Holy Land, 1110. 251 00:11:34,792 --> 00:11:36,667 We don't know what happened to them 252 00:11:36,792 --> 00:11:38,708 or when they would've left. 253 00:11:38,875 --> 00:11:41,917 So, what's interesting about this? 254 00:11:42,125 --> 00:11:43,292 DOUG: They could have had 255 00:11:43,458 --> 00:11:44,833 knowledge of this area 256 00:11:45,042 --> 00:11:47,375 prior to the need to flee... 257 00:11:47,542 --> 00:11:48,458 -Correct. -...or hide something. 258 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:50,750 SYMONS: So, Templars used 259 00:11:50,958 --> 00:11:53,417 Vikings for transportation to come to 260 00:11:53,583 --> 00:11:56,375 the promised land. North America. 261 00:11:56,542 --> 00:11:57,833 -ALEX: Wow. -SCOTT: Wow. 262 00:11:57,958 --> 00:11:59,208 -MARTY: Wow. -ALEX: That's cool. 263 00:12:04,167 --> 00:12:06,417 SYMONS: So, Templars used Vikings for transportation 264 00:12:06,583 --> 00:12:08,125 to come to North America. 265 00:12:08,292 --> 00:12:11,667 -Wow. -SYMONS: So, here's a summary. 266 00:12:11,875 --> 00:12:13,500 Vikings with knowledge of North America 267 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:14,875 and how to get there. 268 00:12:15,042 --> 00:12:17,333 Vikings in the Holy Land 269 00:12:17,542 --> 00:12:18,875 with seaworthy ships. 270 00:12:19,042 --> 00:12:23,250 Vikings with contacts to early Templars. 271 00:12:23,417 --> 00:12:25,500 I see all those things as facts. 272 00:12:25,625 --> 00:12:28,083 NARRATOR: In the war room, 273 00:12:28,208 --> 00:12:30,542 researcher Dr. Doug Symons has just 274 00:12:30,708 --> 00:12:33,083 presented his incredible theory 275 00:12:33,250 --> 00:12:35,667 that members of the Viking culture 276 00:12:35,792 --> 00:12:37,375 intermingled with the Knights Templar 277 00:12:37,542 --> 00:12:40,083 during the 12th century Crusades in the Holy Land, 278 00:12:40,250 --> 00:12:43,458 and then helped them transport priceless 279 00:12:43,625 --> 00:12:46,667 religious treasures to Oak Island. 280 00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:49,000 JACK: From what you've shown, 281 00:12:49,208 --> 00:12:51,208 there was a relationship between the Vikings 282 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:54,208 and the Templars, especially around the Crusader times. 283 00:12:54,417 --> 00:12:57,125 -Yes. -And if anything was found in Jerusalem, 284 00:12:57,333 --> 00:13:00,333 to make a voyage and take it all the way to Nova Scotia, 285 00:13:00,542 --> 00:13:02,750 it actually is plausible. 286 00:13:02,917 --> 00:13:05,125 -Yeah. -ALEX: Yeah, I think that 287 00:13:05,333 --> 00:13:06,542 it could have been done. 288 00:13:06,667 --> 00:13:07,708 The remaining questions are: 289 00:13:07,875 --> 00:13:10,167 -Did they do it? -And why. 290 00:13:10,333 --> 00:13:11,000 -ALEX: And why. -Yeah. 291 00:13:11,208 --> 00:13:14,417 And you've got significant finds 292 00:13:14,542 --> 00:13:15,792 in the same time frame 293 00:13:15,958 --> 00:13:17,500 -as the story's. -Oh. 294 00:13:17,667 --> 00:13:23,167 SYMONS: In the 1000 to 1300 AD range, 295 00:13:23,333 --> 00:13:25,875 you've got the stick in the bottom of 296 00:13:26,042 --> 00:13:30,250 the man-made well that is on Lot 26. 297 00:13:30,417 --> 00:13:34,250 You've got the paved area of the swamp. 298 00:13:34,417 --> 00:13:36,083 -The platform. -Mm-hmm. 299 00:13:36,208 --> 00:13:39,208 The paved area also might have been a landing area for boats. 300 00:13:39,417 --> 00:13:41,625 DOUG: That's interesting, because if that was open to the sea, 301 00:13:41,792 --> 00:13:43,792 it would be smaller ships like that 302 00:13:43,958 --> 00:13:45,375 that could probably come in, 303 00:13:45,542 --> 00:13:47,042 and perhaps that was a dock. 304 00:13:47,208 --> 00:13:48,500 Right. 305 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:49,917 JACK: Viking ships would be 306 00:13:50,125 --> 00:13:52,625 small enough to fit into the swamp. 307 00:13:52,792 --> 00:13:54,000 SYMONS: Yeah, and you've got 308 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:57,167 Nolan's Cross construction 309 00:13:57,375 --> 00:13:59,500 in the same time frame. 310 00:13:59,667 --> 00:14:00,917 That's right. 311 00:14:01,083 --> 00:14:02,875 That fits right in. 312 00:14:03,042 --> 00:14:04,042 Wow. 313 00:14:05,167 --> 00:14:07,417 NARRATOR: In addition to Nolan's Cross 314 00:14:07,625 --> 00:14:10,333 and the other megalithic stone formations 315 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,875 on Oak Island's surface that are believed to 316 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:13,875 have been created 317 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,625 in the 13th century, 318 00:14:15,792 --> 00:14:18,708 the team has also obtained evidence 319 00:14:18,875 --> 00:14:22,042 that a stone well located on Lot 26 320 00:14:22,250 --> 00:14:24,542 and a massive, paved area 321 00:14:24,708 --> 00:14:26,458 that was uncovered in the swamp 322 00:14:26,625 --> 00:14:30,792 may have been constructed more than 800 years ago. 323 00:14:30,917 --> 00:14:33,292 All I know is I'm running out of ways 324 00:14:33,458 --> 00:14:36,042 -to be skeptical about the Templars. -(laughter) 325 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:39,125 NARRATOR: Could Dr. Doug Symons' incredible theory 326 00:14:39,292 --> 00:14:41,958 that these formations were all created by 327 00:14:42,083 --> 00:14:43,708 members of the Knights Templar 328 00:14:43,875 --> 00:14:46,792 with the help of the Vikings be true? 329 00:14:46,958 --> 00:14:50,000 If so, might that also explain how 330 00:14:50,167 --> 00:14:52,792 the two recently unearthed lead artifacts, 331 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:54,958 which have been traced to Scandinavia, 332 00:14:55,125 --> 00:14:57,667 ended up on Oak Island? 333 00:14:58,708 --> 00:15:00,750 RICK: The connection that has been presented 334 00:15:00,917 --> 00:15:03,042 between Vikings and Templars, 335 00:15:03,208 --> 00:15:06,375 obviously, we're going to continue to pursue that. 336 00:15:06,542 --> 00:15:07,792 It's a line of investigation 337 00:15:07,958 --> 00:15:11,000 that may be very important to us. 338 00:15:11,167 --> 00:15:13,208 In terms of depositional work on the island, 339 00:15:13,375 --> 00:15:18,333 here is where cultural context means a lot. 340 00:15:19,333 --> 00:15:21,292 MARTY: It is amazing how far back 341 00:15:21,458 --> 00:15:23,667 knowledge of the, uh, of North America 342 00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:25,708 was a lot more widespread 343 00:15:25,875 --> 00:15:27,583 than what I learned 344 00:15:27,792 --> 00:15:29,083 in history in, say, grade school. 345 00:15:29,208 --> 00:15:30,750 I found this really interesting. 346 00:15:30,917 --> 00:15:33,458 -Yeah. -RICK: I agree with you. 347 00:15:33,583 --> 00:15:35,000 We should look further into this 348 00:15:35,125 --> 00:15:36,667 possible Viking/Templar connection 349 00:15:36,833 --> 00:15:39,750 and what it may mean in terms of advancing our search agenda. 350 00:15:39,875 --> 00:15:41,333 -So, thank you very much. -Thank you. 351 00:15:41,500 --> 00:15:43,667 MARTY: Until next time, gentlemen. 352 00:15:43,833 --> 00:15:45,167 (overlapping goodbyes) 353 00:15:46,833 --> 00:15:48,625 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon, 354 00:15:48,792 --> 00:15:51,083 while the investigation 355 00:15:51,292 --> 00:15:54,000 of the possible treasure tunnel below the Garden Shaft 356 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:56,583 continues in the Money Pit area... 357 00:15:57,833 --> 00:15:58,833 -GARY: Hey, Billy. -RICK: Hey, Billy. 358 00:15:59,042 --> 00:16:00,167 BILLY: Hey, guys. 359 00:16:02,250 --> 00:16:04,458 I'm ready to kick some swamp butt again, mate. 360 00:16:04,625 --> 00:16:06,833 Find some good finds. 361 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,958 NARRATOR: Rick Lagina, metal detection expert Gary Drayton 362 00:16:11,083 --> 00:16:13,583 and Billy Gerhardt are searching for clues 363 00:16:13,792 --> 00:16:15,292 at the southern border of 364 00:16:15,458 --> 00:16:18,208 the mysterious triangle-shaped swamp. 365 00:16:19,208 --> 00:16:21,208 I figure it's like old home week, right? 366 00:16:21,375 --> 00:16:23,625 We came back home 'cause we never finished this. 367 00:16:23,792 --> 00:16:25,000 Not quite. We were close. 368 00:16:25,167 --> 00:16:26,958 In a way, we know what we're looking for. 369 00:16:27,125 --> 00:16:28,750 We're definitely looking for more pieces of 370 00:16:28,875 --> 00:16:30,000 -what we found earlier. -Yep. 371 00:16:30,208 --> 00:16:31,875 -Yep. -BILLY: We found wood from ships. 372 00:16:32,042 --> 00:16:34,500 -GARY: Yep. -For that reason alone, 373 00:16:34,667 --> 00:16:35,583 it's worth looking at. 374 00:16:37,208 --> 00:16:38,333 DOUG: Is that a piece of cut wood there? 375 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:42,375 BILLY: Is that cut wood or not? 376 00:16:42,542 --> 00:16:44,167 I'll go get it. 377 00:16:44,292 --> 00:16:45,833 NARRATOR: In recent years... 378 00:16:46,042 --> 00:16:47,583 -Oh, look at that. -...the team has found 379 00:16:47,792 --> 00:16:50,667 a number of ship-related artifacts in the swamp... 380 00:16:50,792 --> 00:16:52,333 SCOTT: That's beautiful, actually. 381 00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:54,167 ...that have been dated to between 382 00:16:54,333 --> 00:16:56,542 the 15th and 18th centuries. 383 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:57,917 Here's another piece of it. 384 00:16:58,083 --> 00:16:59,125 -Look at that. -BILLY: Look at that. 385 00:16:59,292 --> 00:17:02,250 NARRATOR: However, in 2020, 386 00:17:02,375 --> 00:17:04,000 they unearthed a piece of ship's railing 387 00:17:04,167 --> 00:17:06,167 right near the southern border 388 00:17:06,333 --> 00:17:10,250 that was carbon-dated to as early as the 8th century. 389 00:17:11,292 --> 00:17:13,167 BILLY: We're off the end of the road, right? 390 00:17:13,375 --> 00:17:14,875 Man, would it be something nice if we found 391 00:17:15,042 --> 00:17:16,958 something that really told us who was here 392 00:17:17,125 --> 00:17:18,417 -and when they were here. -I hope so. 393 00:17:18,542 --> 00:17:20,250 -GARY: All right, mate. -RICK: All right. 394 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:24,625 NARRATOR: Now, in light of Dr. Doug Symons' 395 00:17:24,750 --> 00:17:28,333 incredible theory about the medieval Viking culture 396 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:31,833 potentially being connected to the Oak Island mystery, 397 00:17:31,958 --> 00:17:34,333 they are eager to see 398 00:17:34,458 --> 00:17:36,500 what other possible clues they may uncover 399 00:17:36,708 --> 00:17:37,917 in this area. 400 00:17:38,042 --> 00:17:40,167 This is new stuff here. 401 00:17:42,292 --> 00:17:44,417 GARY: Whew. Smells like treasure. 402 00:17:46,042 --> 00:17:48,375 Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 403 00:17:51,750 --> 00:17:53,458 GARY: What did you see, Rick? 404 00:17:53,625 --> 00:17:55,167 RICK: Wood. 405 00:17:56,625 --> 00:17:58,292 Is that anything? 406 00:17:59,917 --> 00:18:01,500 GARY: Good eye, Rick. 407 00:18:01,667 --> 00:18:02,625 Is it cut? 408 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:04,042 RICK: Yeah. 409 00:18:06,542 --> 00:18:08,917 GARY: Looks like it's got a hole in it, Rick. 410 00:18:09,083 --> 00:18:10,625 There's no metals in there. 411 00:18:10,792 --> 00:18:12,625 But it's definitely shaped. 412 00:18:12,833 --> 00:18:14,375 Think so? 413 00:18:14,542 --> 00:18:18,208 GARY: Yep. And it looks like it could come off a boat. 414 00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:22,083 We found something, Bill. Check this out. 415 00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:24,667 It's an interesting piece of wood. 416 00:18:24,833 --> 00:18:26,708 Any ideas? 417 00:18:27,708 --> 00:18:29,333 Uh... 418 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:31,042 Well, I'll tell you what it looks like to me. 419 00:18:31,208 --> 00:18:32,958 See how it curves up? 420 00:18:33,125 --> 00:18:34,208 -Yeah. -When you have a wooden boat, 421 00:18:34,375 --> 00:18:35,833 you put little runners on 422 00:18:35,917 --> 00:18:37,000 that were used along the shore. 423 00:18:37,208 --> 00:18:38,958 Like the keel of a boat. 424 00:18:39,125 --> 00:18:41,000 Yeah, so, say you had a big boat here 425 00:18:41,208 --> 00:18:42,708 and you were bringing your little one to shore, 426 00:18:42,875 --> 00:18:44,667 they'd put these little ribs on because they would wear 427 00:18:44,833 --> 00:18:46,583 rather than wear the bottom of your boat out. 428 00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:47,917 We would call them runners. 429 00:18:48,083 --> 00:18:49,375 GARY: Yeah. 430 00:18:49,542 --> 00:18:50,917 -Maybe it hit the rocks... -Yeah, exactly. 431 00:18:51,083 --> 00:18:52,375 -Right there. -...and got broke off. 432 00:18:52,542 --> 00:18:55,167 Good insight, Billy. I'll be putting that in the bag. 433 00:18:55,333 --> 00:18:58,000 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the Oak Island team 434 00:18:58,125 --> 00:19:01,667 has found more evidence of a sailing vessel in the swamp? 435 00:19:01,875 --> 00:19:05,042 If so, just how old could it be? 436 00:19:05,208 --> 00:19:07,792 And who were the visitors that left it here? 437 00:19:07,958 --> 00:19:09,792 RICK: I need to go back. 438 00:19:09,958 --> 00:19:11,167 I got to check on a few things 439 00:19:11,375 --> 00:19:13,833 for the Money Pit drilling. 440 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,458 So, keep digging, keep after it, 441 00:19:15,625 --> 00:19:17,750 -and I'll try to get back as soon as I can. -Yep. 442 00:19:17,875 --> 00:19:19,083 -Okay? -GARY: Okay, mate. 443 00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:21,000 -See you later. -All right, thank you. 444 00:19:21,125 --> 00:19:24,792 I believe that this is a very old mystery. 445 00:19:24,958 --> 00:19:29,083 We have dates from 700 AD with the ship's railing. 446 00:19:29,250 --> 00:19:32,583 We have the 1200 dates in the swamp. 447 00:19:32,792 --> 00:19:36,208 So, there are strong suggestions that there was activity 448 00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:38,583 very early on. But to what end? 449 00:19:38,792 --> 00:19:41,000 That's what makes this so interesting. 450 00:19:41,167 --> 00:19:43,167 -Hey, Gary. -Hey, Steve. 451 00:19:43,292 --> 00:19:45,958 -How're you doing? -Good. Perfect timing, mate. 452 00:19:46,042 --> 00:19:47,625 Billy's just repositioned. 453 00:19:47,792 --> 00:19:49,875 We're digging. You never know what's gonna come out. 454 00:19:50,042 --> 00:19:51,542 -STEVE: That's true. -GARY: Here we go. 455 00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:54,667 There it is. It's solid. 456 00:19:58,958 --> 00:20:00,292 Oh. 457 00:20:03,667 --> 00:20:05,250 Oh! 458 00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:09,917 -Look at what we got here. -STEVE: Oh, wow. 459 00:20:14,875 --> 00:20:17,042 -Yep. That is shaped wood. -STEVE: That's interesting. 460 00:20:17,042 --> 00:20:19,917 NARRATOR: While excavating near the southern border 461 00:20:20,083 --> 00:20:21,167 of the Oak Island swamp, 462 00:20:21,292 --> 00:20:23,125 Billy Gerhardt, 463 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:25,167 Gary Drayton, 464 00:20:25,375 --> 00:20:27,250 and Steve Guptill have just made 465 00:20:27,417 --> 00:20:30,917 another potentially important discovery. 466 00:20:31,042 --> 00:20:33,500 STEVE: Gary, this looks like it could be an old ship part. 467 00:20:33,708 --> 00:20:34,625 GARY: Yeah. 468 00:20:34,792 --> 00:20:36,125 STEVE: We found the ship's railing 469 00:20:36,292 --> 00:20:37,833 just right over here, and this, to me, 470 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,792 -has a similar finish on the top. -GARY: Yeah. 471 00:20:39,917 --> 00:20:41,792 STEVE: It's about the same size and weight. 472 00:20:41,958 --> 00:20:43,583 And, look, 473 00:20:43,708 --> 00:20:46,042 it has a place where you'd put a nail or a fastener. 474 00:20:46,250 --> 00:20:47,500 Yeah, that's definitely a hole, mate, 475 00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:48,667 from a fastener. 476 00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:50,333 Could be another piece that dates as old 477 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:51,833 -as that ship railing. -Yeah. 478 00:20:52,042 --> 00:20:53,625 NARRATOR: Hand-shaped wood? 479 00:20:53,792 --> 00:20:55,708 Found in the same area 480 00:20:55,917 --> 00:20:58,125 where the team unearthed a piece of ship's railing 481 00:20:58,250 --> 00:20:59,833 in 2020 482 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,500 that was dated to as early as the eighth century? 483 00:21:03,667 --> 00:21:06,417 This has for sure been in man's hands. 484 00:21:06,583 --> 00:21:08,875 NARRATOR: If Steve Guptill is correct 485 00:21:09,042 --> 00:21:10,292 that this artifact 486 00:21:10,417 --> 00:21:12,750 may be from the same era, 487 00:21:12,917 --> 00:21:15,333 could it represent more evidence to support 488 00:21:15,542 --> 00:21:17,125 Dr. Doug Symons' belief 489 00:21:17,250 --> 00:21:18,917 that Vikings 490 00:21:19,042 --> 00:21:20,500 may have visited Oak Island 491 00:21:20,708 --> 00:21:23,667 approximately 1,000 years ago? 492 00:21:23,792 --> 00:21:26,333 RICK: In terms of artifact recovery in the swamp, 493 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:28,417 the ship's railing and these 494 00:21:28,583 --> 00:21:31,375 very early, early, early carbon dates, 495 00:21:31,542 --> 00:21:33,042 they have to be telling a story, 496 00:21:33,250 --> 00:21:34,500 and you have to come to an understanding 497 00:21:34,708 --> 00:21:36,333 of what they may or may not represent. 498 00:21:36,542 --> 00:21:38,167 Well, you know what? 499 00:21:38,333 --> 00:21:40,000 -It's worth taking back. -You're right, mate. 500 00:21:40,167 --> 00:21:42,583 -Yeah. -We're taking any interesting pieces of wood back 501 00:21:42,792 --> 00:21:44,958 -because of that ship's rail. -STEVE: That's right. 502 00:21:45,083 --> 00:21:47,375 Piecing the ship together one piece at a time. 503 00:21:47,542 --> 00:21:49,042 GARY: Yeah. This is good. 504 00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:51,167 NARRATOR: While Billy, Gary, and Steve 505 00:21:51,333 --> 00:21:54,208 continue digging for clues in the swamp, 506 00:21:54,375 --> 00:21:55,792 and as the operation 507 00:21:55,875 --> 00:21:59,125 to uncover the possible treasure tunnel proceeds 508 00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:00,958 beneath the Garden Shaft... 509 00:22:02,208 --> 00:22:04,167 -JACK: Hey, everyone. -LAIRD: Hey, hey. 510 00:22:04,375 --> 00:22:05,542 HELEN: Hi there. 511 00:22:05,708 --> 00:22:06,458 On this side... 512 00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:08,458 Have you reached the bottom yet? 513 00:22:08,625 --> 00:22:10,417 This is at the bottom, here. 514 00:22:10,583 --> 00:22:13,833 -That is almost. -All right. 515 00:22:14,042 --> 00:22:16,333 NARRATOR: ...in the northern region of Lot 5, 516 00:22:16,458 --> 00:22:18,917 located on the western side of the island... 517 00:22:19,125 --> 00:22:20,583 I'll go back to sifting. 518 00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:22,125 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley joins 519 00:22:22,250 --> 00:22:23,917 archaeologists Laird Niven 520 00:22:24,083 --> 00:22:27,333 and Helen Sheldon where they continue investigating 521 00:22:27,542 --> 00:22:30,500 a mysterious rectangular foundation. 522 00:22:30,708 --> 00:22:33,125 HELEN: Sub all the way to the bottom now. 523 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:35,708 NARRATOR: Since Rick, Marty, 524 00:22:35,875 --> 00:22:38,042 and Craig Tester's purchase of Lot 5 525 00:22:38,208 --> 00:22:40,000 one year ago, the team has made 526 00:22:40,167 --> 00:22:41,500 a number of intriguing 527 00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:44,042 discoveries in and near this site, 528 00:22:44,208 --> 00:22:46,750 including pottery and pipe stems 529 00:22:46,917 --> 00:22:49,333 that have been dated to the same era 530 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,833 as the 18th-century Garden Shaft. 531 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,375 However, just several yards to the south, 532 00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:58,000 the team discovered three Roman coins 533 00:22:58,167 --> 00:22:59,917 dating back to between 534 00:23:00,125 --> 00:23:03,125 1,500 and 2,000 years ago. 535 00:23:03,292 --> 00:23:05,042 HELEN: Not at sub here yet. 536 00:23:05,208 --> 00:23:06,833 -LAIRD: Yeah. -NARRATOR: Now, 537 00:23:07,042 --> 00:23:09,208 Laird and Helen are carefully 538 00:23:09,333 --> 00:23:12,125 removing soil from the bottom of the feature 539 00:23:12,292 --> 00:23:13,833 so that Jack can sift the materials 540 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,792 for potential clues that could help determine 541 00:23:16,958 --> 00:23:19,625 who created it and when. 542 00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:26,000 Oh, I think we've got something here. 543 00:23:26,208 --> 00:23:28,042 LAIRD: What's that? 544 00:23:28,208 --> 00:23:29,625 HELEN: I don't know. 545 00:23:35,292 --> 00:23:37,625 -Ooh, wow. -LAIRD: Ooh, yeah. 546 00:23:37,792 --> 00:23:38,917 (gasps) 547 00:23:40,542 --> 00:23:42,333 HELEN: We have a coin. Look at that. 548 00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:44,625 Oh, my gosh. (whistles) 549 00:23:44,792 --> 00:23:46,542 -LAIRD: Nice. -It's copper. 550 00:23:46,708 --> 00:23:48,500 You can see the bit of green patina. 551 00:23:48,667 --> 00:23:50,833 NARRATOR: A copper coin? 552 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,333 Although the team has made discoveries in this feature 553 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:57,042 that have been dated to the 18th century... 554 00:23:58,042 --> 00:23:59,917 ...could this coin, which was found 555 00:24:00,042 --> 00:24:01,792 in a deeper layer of the foundation, 556 00:24:01,875 --> 00:24:05,042 be older and also help identify 557 00:24:05,208 --> 00:24:07,750 who originally created it? 558 00:24:07,917 --> 00:24:10,542 JACK: Really good find, Helen. This is the type of thing 559 00:24:10,708 --> 00:24:12,583 that Marty's gonna want to see. So, let me 560 00:24:12,708 --> 00:24:14,458 -send him a text. -Good stuff. 561 00:24:14,625 --> 00:24:16,458 HELEN: Yeah. Definitely. 562 00:24:16,625 --> 00:24:19,500 LAIRD: As we work away with our excavations, 563 00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,042 it's more and more evident to us that it is 564 00:24:22,208 --> 00:24:24,875 an older and perhaps much more important feature. 565 00:24:25,083 --> 00:24:27,083 So, it's really exciting. 566 00:24:27,250 --> 00:24:29,375 We're finding lots of artifacts, and we can't wait 567 00:24:29,542 --> 00:24:31,083 to get down to the bottom of this. 568 00:24:31,250 --> 00:24:33,167 -Okay. -Hello. 569 00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:35,083 -JACK: Hey, Marty. -I'm here at my favorite pastime. 570 00:24:35,250 --> 00:24:36,333 Anything new? 571 00:24:36,542 --> 00:24:37,708 Yeah. We've just 572 00:24:37,875 --> 00:24:39,125 -popped out a coin. -MARTY: Oh! 573 00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:40,750 -HELEN: Yeah. So... -I like that. 574 00:24:40,917 --> 00:24:41,667 Any dates? 575 00:24:41,833 --> 00:24:43,833 Uh, it's not in very good shape. 576 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,875 -Mm-hmm. -It's copper because you can see 577 00:24:46,042 --> 00:24:47,208 the green patina on it. 578 00:24:47,375 --> 00:24:49,292 At the moment, I would say, 579 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:51,500 it's a George III half penny. 580 00:24:51,708 --> 00:24:54,125 -It's the same size, same metal. -LAIRD: Yeah. 581 00:24:54,333 --> 00:24:55,333 -Yeah. -HELEN: Same sort of weight, 582 00:24:55,542 --> 00:24:57,500 which is like 1780s. 583 00:24:57,708 --> 00:24:59,500 Nice. That's excellent. 584 00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:00,792 -Right down there in the black stuff? -Nope. 585 00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:02,167 It was actually up here on the side. 586 00:25:02,333 --> 00:25:03,500 -On the edge. -HELEN: Yeah. 587 00:25:03,708 --> 00:25:04,667 Now, I'm actually getting down to the bottom. 588 00:25:04,833 --> 00:25:07,083 I took all that out yesterday, 589 00:25:07,208 --> 00:25:08,667 and what I found was that 590 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:11,792 this jumble of rocks continued further down 591 00:25:11,958 --> 00:25:14,250 and very few artifacts at all. 592 00:25:14,375 --> 00:25:15,667 So, what does that suggest? 593 00:25:15,833 --> 00:25:17,667 I still think it's an infilled cellar. 594 00:25:17,833 --> 00:25:19,167 -From when? -HELEN: Well, 595 00:25:19,292 --> 00:25:20,333 it was filled in the 1780s. 596 00:25:20,542 --> 00:25:22,500 -So, before then. -Excellent. 597 00:25:22,708 --> 00:25:25,917 NARRATOR: Because archaeologist Helen Sheldon believes 598 00:25:26,083 --> 00:25:28,708 that this possibly 18th-century coin 599 00:25:28,875 --> 00:25:31,542 is an indication of when this foundation 600 00:25:31,708 --> 00:25:33,375 was purposely infilled, 601 00:25:33,542 --> 00:25:35,458 or buried, 602 00:25:35,625 --> 00:25:38,250 what this coin discovery ultimately suggests 603 00:25:38,417 --> 00:25:40,833 is that the feature predates 604 00:25:41,042 --> 00:25:42,333 that time period. 605 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:43,750 So, the burning questions 606 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:47,208 surrounding this feature on Lot 5 remain. 607 00:25:47,375 --> 00:25:49,333 Who built it? When? 608 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:51,375 And for what purpose? 609 00:25:51,542 --> 00:25:53,167 MARTY: Maybe there was some sort of structure 610 00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:54,667 at the rectangular feature, 611 00:25:54,875 --> 00:25:56,625 and then it was intentionally buried. 612 00:25:56,833 --> 00:25:58,667 If we could get a definitive date, 613 00:25:58,833 --> 00:26:00,542 it could be very, very interesting 614 00:26:00,750 --> 00:26:03,042 as to who was here first and what were they doing. 615 00:26:03,167 --> 00:26:04,667 Well, that's fabulous. 616 00:26:04,875 --> 00:26:06,167 Uh, who knows where that might lead. 617 00:26:06,375 --> 00:26:07,833 And we also have this 618 00:26:07,917 --> 00:26:09,542 funny piece of metal that's sticking out, 619 00:26:09,708 --> 00:26:11,208 which I don't know what it is yet. 620 00:26:11,375 --> 00:26:13,333 How solidly is it in there? 621 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:13,625 It's in there pretty... 622 00:26:14,292 --> 00:26:15,208 It's in there pretty... 623 00:26:15,833 --> 00:26:17,000 Ooh, no, maybe it's wiggling. That's weird. Here you go. 624 00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:18,667 -Oh, look at that. -JACK: All right. 625 00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:20,792 MARTY: Well, how about that? 626 00:26:24,542 --> 00:26:26,375 MARTY: What about that big piece of iron? 627 00:26:26,542 --> 00:26:27,708 HELEN: If I can pry this out. 628 00:26:27,875 --> 00:26:29,667 NARRATOR: While investigating 629 00:26:29,833 --> 00:26:33,667 the mysterious rectangular stone foundation on Lot 5 630 00:26:33,833 --> 00:26:35,583 on the western side of Oak Island, 631 00:26:35,708 --> 00:26:39,125 Marty Lagina, along with other members of the team 632 00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:43,042 have just found another potentially important clue. 633 00:26:44,083 --> 00:26:46,208 HELEN: Oh, wow. I think we've got something here. 634 00:26:46,375 --> 00:26:48,083 LAIRD: Oh, a spike? 635 00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:50,125 Looks like it to me. 636 00:26:50,292 --> 00:26:52,042 Is it square? Rose head? 637 00:26:52,208 --> 00:26:54,292 It's square. 638 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:57,167 Nicely pointed. 639 00:26:57,375 --> 00:26:58,500 Here, let me have a look. 640 00:26:58,667 --> 00:27:00,583 Thank you. 641 00:27:03,583 --> 00:27:04,833 -LAIRD: That's huge. -MARTY: Yes. 642 00:27:05,042 --> 00:27:06,500 Way too big for a house. (chuckles) 643 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:08,625 That's a nice example 644 00:27:08,792 --> 00:27:10,667 of a very old nail. 645 00:27:10,875 --> 00:27:12,500 -It's the biggest one we've seen. -HELEN: It's big. 646 00:27:12,625 --> 00:27:13,875 Goodness. Oh, wow. 647 00:27:14,042 --> 00:27:15,542 LAIRD: That's definitely forged. 648 00:27:15,708 --> 00:27:17,083 HELEN: Yeah, it is, isn't it? 649 00:27:17,208 --> 00:27:20,208 NARRATOR: A hand-forged iron spike? 650 00:27:20,375 --> 00:27:23,583 Embedded in the wall of the stone foundation on Lot 5? 651 00:27:23,792 --> 00:27:26,250 Because archaeologists Laird Niven 652 00:27:26,417 --> 00:27:29,083 and Helen Sheldon believe that it would not be the kind 653 00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:32,667 of fastener used in the construction of a house, 654 00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:35,208 could it be an important clue 655 00:27:35,417 --> 00:27:37,750 that might help the team determine just why 656 00:27:37,875 --> 00:27:40,167 this feature was created? 657 00:27:40,375 --> 00:27:43,542 MARTY: It's incredibly gratifying, all the things we're finding, 658 00:27:43,708 --> 00:27:45,333 and the fact that this is bigger than we thought. 659 00:27:45,542 --> 00:27:48,292 This is something different than a domestic structure. 660 00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:50,500 Maybe we're finding the camp 661 00:27:50,667 --> 00:27:52,375 that would've been necessary, 662 00:27:52,542 --> 00:27:55,583 uh, for such a big operation as what happened at the Money Pit. 663 00:27:55,750 --> 00:27:59,167 -HELEN: For its length, it's very slender. -LAIRD: It's thin. It is. 664 00:27:59,375 --> 00:28:02,208 MARTY: And then, of course, we'll test the metallurgy. 665 00:28:02,375 --> 00:28:04,667 -Mm-hmm. -HELEN: Normally, they're more hefty when they're this long. 666 00:28:04,792 --> 00:28:06,333 Interesting piece. 667 00:28:06,458 --> 00:28:07,792 MARTY: All right. Find some more stuff. 668 00:28:07,958 --> 00:28:08,833 JACK: See you, Marty. 669 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,708 You're like a good luck charm. 670 00:28:10,875 --> 00:28:12,833 MARTY: Yeah. This time, yeah. 671 00:28:15,208 --> 00:28:17,417 NARRATOR: The following morning... 672 00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:21,583 RICK: I know one thing, Gary is quite excited, right? 673 00:28:21,750 --> 00:28:25,167 Yep. Pulling metal out of that tunnel that deep. 674 00:28:25,375 --> 00:28:26,375 Brilliant. 675 00:28:26,542 --> 00:28:28,333 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina, 676 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,500 Gary Drayton, and other members of the team 677 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:34,500 meet with blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge 678 00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:36,500 in the Oak Island Laboratory. 679 00:28:36,708 --> 00:28:38,833 Well, without further ado, 680 00:28:39,042 --> 00:28:41,500 here we go, top pocket finds, yeah. 681 00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,292 Here you go, mate. 682 00:28:43,458 --> 00:28:45,417 There's the two finds. 683 00:28:45,583 --> 00:28:47,583 NARRATOR: They are eager to have Carmen 684 00:28:47,792 --> 00:28:50,458 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 685 00:28:50,667 --> 00:28:52,667 examine the two metal artifacts 686 00:28:52,833 --> 00:28:55,583 that Gary discovered one week ago 687 00:28:55,750 --> 00:28:57,417 within the possible treasure tunnel 688 00:28:57,625 --> 00:28:59,833 that sets below the Garden Shaft. 689 00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:01,500 RICK: How heavy are they? 690 00:29:01,708 --> 00:29:04,667 GARY: Uh, this one is light, 691 00:29:04,792 --> 00:29:06,208 and, uh, this one's a bit heavier. 692 00:29:06,375 --> 00:29:08,500 Looks like it's shaped, 693 00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:11,667 but I think that the tips have fasteners 694 00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:14,667 and the rest of them are underneath the boards. 695 00:29:14,833 --> 00:29:17,500 ALEX: Carmen, what do you see there? 696 00:29:17,708 --> 00:29:19,750 What's your first impressions, Carmen? 697 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:21,500 From looking at this from all angles, 698 00:29:21,708 --> 00:29:24,000 I-I-I have no clue what this is. 699 00:29:25,250 --> 00:29:28,333 And that's why we found it really interesting as well. 700 00:29:30,417 --> 00:29:32,000 ALEX: It does, yeah. 701 00:29:41,333 --> 00:29:44,417 Emma, can you run a preliminary scan? 702 00:29:44,542 --> 00:29:46,500 So, the XRF on this one 'cause it's more exposed, 703 00:29:46,667 --> 00:29:48,000 and I'll do a CT scan on this one, 704 00:29:48,167 --> 00:29:50,333 and it shouldn't take long 'cause it's so tiny. 705 00:29:50,542 --> 00:29:51,833 -ALEX: Great. -All right. 706 00:29:51,958 --> 00:29:54,333 NARRATOR: In order to provide analysis 707 00:29:54,542 --> 00:29:56,333 of the two metal artifacts, 708 00:29:56,542 --> 00:29:58,500 Emma will scan the smaller one 709 00:29:58,583 --> 00:30:02,292 using the SkyScan 1273 CT scanner, 710 00:30:02,417 --> 00:30:05,500 a device which emits X-ray radiation 711 00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:08,833 that can penetrate corrosion and sediment on an artifact 712 00:30:09,042 --> 00:30:13,167 to produce a three-dimensional image of its finer details. 713 00:30:14,208 --> 00:30:17,000 She will concurrently scan the larger object 714 00:30:17,083 --> 00:30:19,667 using the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. 715 00:30:19,833 --> 00:30:22,667 This device emits nondestructive radiation 716 00:30:22,833 --> 00:30:26,167 to reveal the elements that make up an object's composition, 717 00:30:26,375 --> 00:30:30,208 which can potentially help determine its age. 718 00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:32,875 EMMA: Okay, so I did what I could. 719 00:30:33,042 --> 00:30:34,875 -Is that the bigger piece? -Yeah. 720 00:30:41,208 --> 00:30:42,917 EMMA: Right there, you can see that. That's a snap. 721 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,917 GARY: So, more than likely a fastener. 722 00:30:46,167 --> 00:30:47,458 Yeah. 723 00:30:48,875 --> 00:30:50,792 Would it have been a box? A chest? 724 00:31:00,542 --> 00:31:03,500 Excellent. That's a little bit more motivation to get back down 725 00:31:03,708 --> 00:31:05,417 -in that tunnel. -Mm-hmm. 726 00:31:05,583 --> 00:31:07,292 NARRATOR: A metal fastener 727 00:31:07,458 --> 00:31:09,833 found in the tunnel below the Garden Shaft 728 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,750 that was possibly used for hanging a lantern 729 00:31:12,917 --> 00:31:15,583 or potentially related to a chest? 730 00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:19,333 If so, has the team found evidence 731 00:31:19,458 --> 00:31:22,875 of an operation to deposit valuables deep underground 732 00:31:23,042 --> 00:31:25,125 in the Money Pit area? 733 00:31:25,667 --> 00:31:27,625 EMMA: So, this is the smaller one. 734 00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:29,000 ALEX: Is it square? 735 00:31:29,208 --> 00:31:31,250 CARMEN: I would say it is. Yeah. 736 00:31:31,375 --> 00:31:33,250 -It looks-- Yeah. -Yeah, it's tapering. It is handwrought. 737 00:31:33,417 --> 00:31:35,500 -So, from the grain structure, it is wrought. -SCOTT: Nice. 738 00:31:44,333 --> 00:31:45,708 Very old. 739 00:31:45,875 --> 00:31:48,458 -Why-why do you say that? -ALEX: How-- Yeah. 740 00:31:54,875 --> 00:31:56,000 EMMA: Mm-hmm. 741 00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:58,000 That tells me it's very, very old. 742 00:31:58,208 --> 00:31:59,833 When you say "very old," can you put a time period? 743 00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:01,625 -For "very old"? -Uh... 744 00:32:01,792 --> 00:32:04,083 I would say late 1400 to... 745 00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:04,292 -mid-1700s. -RICK: Wow. 746 00:32:05,042 --> 00:32:06,292 -mid-1700s. -RICK: Wow. 747 00:32:12,542 --> 00:32:13,292 CARMEN: Small spike. 748 00:32:13,458 --> 00:32:14,667 Very old. 749 00:32:14,875 --> 00:32:17,542 I would say late 1400 to mid-1700s. 750 00:32:19,042 --> 00:32:21,167 -That's definitely pre-searcher. -GARY: Yeah. 751 00:32:21,333 --> 00:32:23,792 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Laboratory, 752 00:32:23,958 --> 00:32:26,625 blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge 753 00:32:26,750 --> 00:32:28,083 has just informed Rick Lagina 754 00:32:28,208 --> 00:32:29,792 and members of the team 755 00:32:29,875 --> 00:32:32,042 that a metal artifact retrieved 756 00:32:32,208 --> 00:32:33,833 from the possible treasure tunnel 757 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,917 located below the Garden Shaft 758 00:32:36,042 --> 00:32:40,125 could date back to as early as the 15th century. 759 00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:43,000 Could it be later than the mid-1700s? 760 00:32:43,208 --> 00:32:44,833 -Not in my opinion, no. -Okay. 761 00:32:45,042 --> 00:32:46,667 -That's hugely significant. -SCOTT: Yeah. 762 00:32:46,833 --> 00:32:49,375 Yeah. I mean, that matches the dates that we're getting in... 763 00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:50,458 in the tunnel. 764 00:32:50,625 --> 00:32:52,917 1600, 1700s. 765 00:33:03,833 --> 00:33:04,792 (gasps) 766 00:33:04,875 --> 00:33:06,333 RICK: Wow. 767 00:33:07,333 --> 00:33:08,667 NARRATOR: Four weeks ago, 768 00:33:08,833 --> 00:33:12,000 the Oak Island team received a carbon dating report 769 00:33:12,167 --> 00:33:15,333 that the tunnel just below the Garden Shaft 770 00:33:15,542 --> 00:33:19,292 may have been constructed as much as 150 years prior 771 00:33:19,458 --> 00:33:21,542 to the discovery of the Money Pit. 772 00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:24,583 And while the team's water testing analysis 773 00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:27,667 that has been conducted over the past two years 774 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:30,125 in previously drilled boreholes 775 00:33:30,250 --> 00:33:33,667 has indicated that there could be numerous treasure deposits 776 00:33:33,833 --> 00:33:36,125 buried across the Money Pit area, 777 00:33:36,292 --> 00:33:39,208 is it possible that they are narrowing in 778 00:33:39,333 --> 00:33:42,375 on when at least one of them was hidden on Oak Island? 779 00:33:42,542 --> 00:33:44,333 RICK: A lot of dates 780 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:48,542 strongly suggest some earlier level of participation. 781 00:33:49,542 --> 00:33:52,000 But they are so distinctly different timelines 782 00:33:52,208 --> 00:33:56,000 that it makes this puzzle all the more complex. 783 00:33:56,875 --> 00:33:58,708 But it also opens the door 784 00:33:58,833 --> 00:34:00,500 to a lot of other possibilities, 785 00:34:00,625 --> 00:34:03,250 perhaps possibilities that we are currently unaware of. 786 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:04,833 The hope is, as the work continues, 787 00:34:05,042 --> 00:34:07,333 we will get more clarity. 788 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:09,542 I will see if I can get ahold of my dad. 789 00:34:12,875 --> 00:34:14,333 Hey. 790 00:34:14,542 --> 00:34:17,083 So, uh, there's a bunch of us here in the lab. 791 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:21,333 And two pieces of iron came out of the Garden Shaft. 792 00:34:21,458 --> 00:34:23,792 And, uh, Carmen, do you want to tell him how-- 793 00:34:23,958 --> 00:34:25,833 what the-the age range was? 794 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,000 CARMEN: Uh, just looking at the structure of the nail 795 00:34:29,208 --> 00:34:30,333 and the size of the nail, 796 00:34:30,542 --> 00:34:34,292 I would say late 1400 to mid-1700s. 797 00:34:36,292 --> 00:34:39,167 With the lack of manganese and the high content of sulfur, 798 00:34:39,375 --> 00:34:42,333 it could indicate yet an older iron source. 799 00:34:42,500 --> 00:34:44,167 -Boom, baby! There it is. -(laughter) 800 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:45,583 -ALEX: Yeah. -CARMEN: I agree with Emma. 801 00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:47,750 This tends to be, um, 802 00:34:47,917 --> 00:34:49,583 indicative of older metal. 803 00:34:56,708 --> 00:34:58,167 -Yep. -Oh, absolutely. 804 00:34:58,292 --> 00:35:00,000 -Oh. Yeah. -(chuckling) 805 00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:01,708 For sure, mate. 806 00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:06,667 Okeydoke. 807 00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:09,833 -All right. -Fair enough. -We'll keep you posted. See ya. 808 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,458 RICK: This is different. 809 00:35:11,625 --> 00:35:14,000 This is a different moment we are at. 810 00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:16,125 On some level, it's a very pivotal moment. 811 00:35:16,292 --> 00:35:19,625 -GARY: I've got tunnel vision right now. -(laughter) 812 00:35:21,625 --> 00:35:23,667 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 813 00:35:25,333 --> 00:35:26,167 GARY: This is it, mate. 814 00:35:26,375 --> 00:35:27,875 I love this spot. 815 00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:30,250 So we'll really have to keep our eyes open. 816 00:35:30,417 --> 00:35:32,500 -All right. -(starts engine) 817 00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:36,083 ...Gary Drayton, Steve Guptill 818 00:35:36,250 --> 00:35:38,542 and Billy Gerhardt 819 00:35:38,708 --> 00:35:41,208 continue excavating for important clues 820 00:35:41,375 --> 00:35:43,792 near the southern border of the swamp. 821 00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:47,417 GARY: I'm always excited to get in the swamp, 822 00:35:47,625 --> 00:35:50,125 especially in the southeast corner, 823 00:35:50,250 --> 00:35:53,333 because we have already recovered some amazing artifacts 824 00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:54,667 from this area. 825 00:35:54,875 --> 00:35:58,333 If we can find more parts of that ship, 826 00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:01,458 it will be a great day on Oak Island. 827 00:36:02,875 --> 00:36:04,000 What's happening, Billy? 828 00:36:04,208 --> 00:36:06,875 Just got a little wood here, and I-- 829 00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:08,625 What kind of wood? 830 00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:10,417 Somebody's dug down in the swamp, and there-- 831 00:36:10,542 --> 00:36:12,542 We got a bunch of horizontal and vertical boards. 832 00:36:14,125 --> 00:36:15,542 There's a wall of a... 833 00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:18,208 shaft, retaining wall, something. 834 00:36:18,333 --> 00:36:20,000 Maybe it's what Fred probed. 835 00:36:20,167 --> 00:36:21,958 GARY: So you think it could be 836 00:36:22,125 --> 00:36:24,500 -potentially what Fred was probing when he thought... -Well... 837 00:36:24,667 --> 00:36:26,167 -...he hit the wall? -There's-there's potential of that. 838 00:36:26,333 --> 00:36:28,625 NARRATOR: A possible wall 839 00:36:28,792 --> 00:36:32,333 buried at the southern border of the swamp? 840 00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:37,000 While investigating this area more than 30 years ago, 841 00:36:37,167 --> 00:36:41,500 the late treasure hunter and Oak Island landowner Fred Nolan 842 00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:45,750 reportedly discovered a wooden wall or dam. 843 00:36:46,208 --> 00:36:50,042 A dam that Fred believed represented evidence 844 00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:52,625 that the swamp was an artificial feature 845 00:36:52,792 --> 00:36:55,292 that had been created centuries ago 846 00:36:55,458 --> 00:36:58,375 in order to hide something of great value. 847 00:36:58,542 --> 00:37:01,333 Is it possible that the team has found 848 00:37:01,542 --> 00:37:03,917 a section of that same construct? 849 00:37:04,542 --> 00:37:07,375 And if so, could it be related 850 00:37:07,542 --> 00:37:10,000 to the potentially 1,250-year-old piece 851 00:37:10,125 --> 00:37:14,958 of ship's railing that the team found nearby back in 2020? 852 00:37:16,125 --> 00:37:17,833 I think we're onto something, mate. 853 00:37:17,917 --> 00:37:19,875 BILLY: I think we got to get the guys here. 854 00:37:20,042 --> 00:37:23,542 Looks like somebody was digging down in the depths of the swamp. 855 00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:25,667 STEVE: You make a good point, Billy. I mean, 856 00:37:25,833 --> 00:37:28,708 it's really close, I would say feet off of the stone road. 857 00:37:28,833 --> 00:37:31,125 -Yeah. -So I think it could be really important and maybe related 858 00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:32,500 -to the stone road. -For sure. -GARY: Yeah. 859 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:35,667 Let's get back to base, tell the guys. 860 00:37:35,833 --> 00:37:37,500 Good eyes, Billy. 861 00:37:42,583 --> 00:37:44,083 BILLY: Somebody was doing work in the body of the swamp. 862 00:37:44,250 --> 00:37:45,417 IAN: Yeah, that's a good point. So... 863 00:37:45,583 --> 00:37:47,167 this is a little more curious, 864 00:37:47,292 --> 00:37:49,208 -in terms of... -Mm. 865 00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:50,458 ...did somebody excavate here, 866 00:37:50,583 --> 00:37:54,833 put that in in modern times or... 867 00:37:55,042 --> 00:37:56,250 -is it older? -Right. 868 00:37:56,417 --> 00:37:58,000 NARRATOR: After a mysterious 869 00:37:58,167 --> 00:37:59,375 wooden structure was discovered 870 00:37:59,583 --> 00:38:01,333 at the southern edge of the swamp 871 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:03,083 just one day ago... 872 00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:04,583 RICK: You probably want 873 00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:06,667 -to take a look. -IAN: At some point, yeah. 874 00:38:06,833 --> 00:38:10,833 ...Rick Lagina has invited geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 875 00:38:11,042 --> 00:38:12,667 to inspect the feature. 876 00:38:13,583 --> 00:38:14,833 IAN: What interests me 877 00:38:14,958 --> 00:38:17,208 is it's down into the sediment. 878 00:38:17,375 --> 00:38:18,417 I really want to see the context 879 00:38:18,542 --> 00:38:20,333 of that and the sediment around it. 880 00:38:20,417 --> 00:38:21,417 RICK: Yep. 881 00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:23,458 We can see this red stuff here. 882 00:38:23,542 --> 00:38:24,792 -RICK: Mm-hmm. -That red stuff is what's underneath 883 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,500 -the stone road. -Right. 884 00:38:26,708 --> 00:38:28,542 NARRATOR: Just to the west 885 00:38:28,708 --> 00:38:32,000 lies the potentially 500-year-old stone road 886 00:38:32,167 --> 00:38:33,667 or ship's wharf, 887 00:38:33,833 --> 00:38:37,625 a feature that may date to roughly the same time period 888 00:38:37,792 --> 00:38:41,000 as the wooden tunnel below the Garden Shaft. 889 00:38:41,625 --> 00:38:43,500 IAN: If we start seeing that red stuff within 890 00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:45,875 and around that wood structure, 891 00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:48,542 that will possibly place it further back in time. 892 00:38:48,708 --> 00:38:49,750 Yeah. 893 00:38:49,917 --> 00:38:51,625 NARRATOR: Is it possible that this feature 894 00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:54,917 may be related to the nearby stone road, 895 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:57,375 as Dr. Spooner is speculating? 896 00:38:57,542 --> 00:39:00,958 And perhaps also to the possible treasure tunnel 897 00:39:01,167 --> 00:39:02,958 in the Money Pit area? 898 00:39:03,167 --> 00:39:06,000 This was always the area that I... 899 00:39:06,208 --> 00:39:08,000 was really interested in. 900 00:39:08,125 --> 00:39:09,500 In terms of trying to find something 901 00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:11,875 that connects the stone road to something else. 902 00:39:12,042 --> 00:39:14,875 -Right. -We know it had to be used for something else, 903 00:39:15,042 --> 00:39:16,542 and they were going somewhere and doing something. 904 00:39:16,708 --> 00:39:18,083 -Mm-hmm. -STEVE: Yeah. 905 00:39:18,208 --> 00:39:20,500 If this is as old as the stone road, 906 00:39:20,708 --> 00:39:21,833 could this have been some sort of a loading 907 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,000 and unloading platform? 908 00:39:23,167 --> 00:39:24,667 That's kind of interesting. 909 00:39:24,833 --> 00:39:27,167 STEVE: You tie something to it, the cargo, 910 00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:29,417 swing it off, unload, load, unload, load. 911 00:39:29,583 --> 00:39:31,542 -IAN: Sure. They'd pull the big boat up. -Yeah. 912 00:39:31,708 --> 00:39:33,833 IAN: They'd unload their goods. 913 00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:36,667 -GARY/STEVE: Yeah. -And they could have built other structures as well. 914 00:39:36,750 --> 00:39:37,750 Yeah. 915 00:39:38,708 --> 00:39:40,292 RICK: There's precious little known 916 00:39:40,458 --> 00:39:41,917 about the southeast corner of the swamp. 917 00:39:42,125 --> 00:39:43,500 I wish I understood 918 00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:45,708 why we're making these discoveries in the swamp 919 00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:49,458 that has endured over two centuries. 920 00:39:49,625 --> 00:39:53,083 I think there were activities conducted here, 921 00:39:53,250 --> 00:39:55,167 maybe not by the same persons 922 00:39:55,250 --> 00:39:57,958 but maybe by a same group or entity 923 00:39:58,125 --> 00:39:59,958 over generations, 924 00:40:00,125 --> 00:40:01,458 perhaps even centuries. 925 00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,417 This wood here is interesting, too, 926 00:40:03,625 --> 00:40:05,750 because it's round on the edges, flat on the top. 927 00:40:05,875 --> 00:40:07,250 That's pretty old. 928 00:40:07,458 --> 00:40:09,833 -Mm. -I think the desire 929 00:40:09,958 --> 00:40:11,667 on all parts is to dig 930 00:40:11,833 --> 00:40:14,125 and expose the structure in its entirety 931 00:40:14,333 --> 00:40:18,125 so we can come to a real good understanding of its purpose. 932 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:20,792 And hopefully there's an artifact or two 933 00:40:20,958 --> 00:40:22,958 that might tell us what its purpose was. 934 00:40:23,125 --> 00:40:27,000 Somebody put a huge effort into installing something, 935 00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:29,792 and, uh... Like, we have to be careful, is all I'm saying. 936 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,667 -RICK: Mm-hmm. -Okay. 937 00:40:31,875 --> 00:40:34,125 RICK: I think that's-that's pretty cool. 938 00:40:34,292 --> 00:40:35,250 -GARY: Yeah. -Yep. 939 00:40:35,417 --> 00:40:37,167 RICK: Okay. For right now, 940 00:40:37,292 --> 00:40:39,250 -let's call it a day. -IAN: Yeah. 941 00:40:39,417 --> 00:40:40,500 -Okeydoke. -Okay. 942 00:40:40,708 --> 00:40:42,000 -All righty. Thank you. -Yeah. 943 00:40:42,208 --> 00:40:43,167 RICK: All right. Good job. 944 00:40:43,333 --> 00:40:44,750 -Thanks, Billy. -BILLY: Yep! 945 00:40:44,917 --> 00:40:47,500 NARRATOR: For the Laginas and their team, 946 00:40:47,708 --> 00:40:50,000 the complexity and intrigue 947 00:40:50,208 --> 00:40:55,833 of the 229-year-old Oak Island mystery continues to grow. 948 00:40:56,250 --> 00:40:58,542 Could it truly have originated 949 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:00,875 more than a thousand years ago 950 00:41:01,083 --> 00:41:05,625 with a secret deposit of priceless holy relics? 951 00:41:05,750 --> 00:41:09,042 And could there have been a generational conspiracy 952 00:41:09,208 --> 00:41:10,500 that followed 953 00:41:10,667 --> 00:41:13,958 in order to protect and add to 954 00:41:14,125 --> 00:41:15,833 those treasures? 955 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,625 The evidence and research suggest that it's possible. 956 00:41:20,792 --> 00:41:24,042 And perhaps the ultimate question now is, 957 00:41:24,208 --> 00:41:29,125 can Rick, Marty and their team prove it? 958 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,625 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 959 00:41:34,750 --> 00:41:36,667 This is the secret of secrets. 960 00:41:36,792 --> 00:41:38,417 The message being conveyed in code 961 00:41:38,583 --> 00:41:40,750 is that the Ark of the Covenant is on Oak Island. 962 00:41:40,917 --> 00:41:42,875 -You can put "X" on the spot? -Correct. 963 00:41:44,083 --> 00:41:46,042 -Holy cow! -Wow! 964 00:41:46,250 --> 00:41:47,708 Is it truly silver? 965 00:41:47,875 --> 00:41:48,458 It is silver. 966 00:41:48,625 --> 00:41:49,792 About 90%. 967 00:41:49,917 --> 00:41:50,667 Yes! 968 00:41:50,833 --> 00:41:52,208 LAIRD: In 40 years, 969 00:41:52,375 --> 00:41:53,292 I can't remember a piece of silver. 970 00:41:53,375 --> 00:41:54,083 GARY: Is that it? 971 00:41:54,208 --> 00:41:55,167 I see it, mate. 972 00:41:55,292 --> 00:41:56,542 Underneath that boulder. 973 00:41:56,750 --> 00:41:58,125 -Look at that! -(gasps) 974 00:41:58,708 --> 00:42:00,208 What the heck is that? 975 00:42:00,333 --> 00:42:02,042 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS