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Narrator:
Tonight on
the curse of oak island...
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-Marty: Wow.
-Charles: This is
the tupper shaft,
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-which was ten feet away
from the money pit.
-Great, guys.
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Ian:
I think we're sort of
on to something right in here.
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-There's a lot of rocks.
-Yeah, they're fitted.
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-Ian: Oh, yeah.
Something was built here.
-Yeah.
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-Oh.
-What is that?
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-Alex: That's leather.
-Dan h.: Looks like
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-a heel from a shoe.
-Yeah.
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Something like that
could be a breakthrough.
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Craig, what do we got?
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95% sure, 1492.
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How about that?
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Medieval, baby!
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(laughter)
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narrator:
There is an island
in the north atlantic
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where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure
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for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have found
a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it,
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mysterious fragments
of human bone,
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and a lead cross
whose origin may stretch back
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to the days
of the knights templar.
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To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.
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And, according to legend,
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one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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-rick: He's digging this edge?
-Craig: Yeah.
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Craig:
Just taking it on down.
Looking for the rocks.
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Just working his way back, so
we'll be starting from out here.
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Narrator: Another exciting day
has just begun on oak island
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as brothers rick
and marty lagina,
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their partner craig tester,
and members of their team
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continue excavating one
of the most intriguing features
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ever discovered
in the 225-year-old hunt
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for a legendary treasure:
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A massive stone pathway
in the southeast corner
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of the triangle-shaped swamp
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that is also heading
into the uplands,
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possibly toward
the fabled money pit.
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Liz:
All right, well,
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we've got this kind of dip here,
so I think if we start here
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and we'll just work back up
to where it comes back up.
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-How deep do you want to go?
-Not too deep.
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I think we want
to keep all the rocks in place
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if they're larger
than a softball.
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-Okay.
-Just get all the dirt
out in between them.
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Rick:
You know, the archaeologists
are-are quite excited
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about finding this stone road.
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I think, as non-archaeologists,
we're chomping
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at the bit to move this forward
a bit more aggressively,
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but if it is
as unique as they attest,
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we have to be patient
and do this appropriately.
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(device beeping)
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now, that's an old piece
of glass.
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(clears throat)
rick, in that last scoop,
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I found a really old piece
of glass.
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-Craig: Oh, really?
-Definitely an old piece, yeah.
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Hopefully there's
some more parts of it.
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Could have a seal on it.
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That's an old piece.
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Check it out, mate.
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You can tell
with the iridescence on it.
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And look at that thickness
there, and it goes down to thin.
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Craig:
Hmm.
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-Nice.
-Yep.
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-Craig: See the air bubbles?
-Rick: Good eye.
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-Oh, yeah.
-Beautiful, isn't it?
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-Lot of air bubbles.
-Yeah.
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Gary:
It was like one
of those old pirate bottles,
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the dutch onion bottles.
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This is probably anywhere
from 1600
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to late 1700s.
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Narrator:
A potential pirate bottle?
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And possibly dating back
as far as the 1600s?
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Invented by the english
privateer sir kenelm digby
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in the 1630s,
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so-called dutch onion bottles
were commonly used
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to contain wine, rum,
or other refreshments
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and featured a thick design
for durability
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on the rough, high seas.
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Is it possible that this bottle,
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perhaps just like the 1652
spanish maravedi coin
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found in the swamp
seven years ago,
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might be a critical clue
as to who made this stone road
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and when?
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If you could bag and tag it,
that would be great, liz.
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Yeah, sure.
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I'll keep an eye out for more.
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-Rick: Got it?
-Liz: Yep.
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That was an hand-blown bottle.
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Okay, I'll get back to business.
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Narrator:
While the excavation
in the swamp continues,
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at the wash table
near borehole 10-x...
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One, two, three.
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...Marty lagina's son alex,
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along with his cousin
peter fornetti,
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treasure hunters
dan henskee and michael john,
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are carefully searching
the spoils that were excavated
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last year in the money pit area
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from the eight-foot-wide
borehole known as 8-b.
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These spoils are still
of interest to rick, marty
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and the team
because 8-b is located
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just ten feet southwest
of borehole oc-1,
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where last year
they discovered evidence
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of a wooden tunnel
some 150 feet underground
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that was dated to 1706.
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Now, if you see something
that doesn't belong underground,
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we should set it aside
and have somebody
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-take a look at it anyway.
-Sure. Okay.
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Dan h.:
This looks like a little piece
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of planed wood.
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Sure does.
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Dan h.:
That's usually a good sign
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if it was in situ
when it was, uh, excavated.
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Mm-hmm.
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Dan h.:
A little more wood.
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More red rocks, quite a bit.
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Alex:
Oh.
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Yeah, what is that?
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Alex:
What do you think this is?
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-Careful there.
-Yeah, I don't want to...
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-Looks like leather almost.
-It...
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For sure looks like leather.
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-Like a heel.
-Or a heel?
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-Yeah, it could be a heel.
-Heel?
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Narrator:
A possible boot heel
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found in the spoils
of borehole 8-b?
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Could it be connected in some
way to the tunnel found in oc-1?
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And perhaps a deposit in the
fabled money pit treasure shaft?
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Hey, dan.
What do you think this is?
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Dan h.:
Oh, more of the same
or less of it?
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Yeah.
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Looks like a heel from a shoe,
for sure.
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Maybe a piece of footwear
from the 1400s, maybe?
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-(laughter)
-I don't know,
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but this is exactly
the kind of thing
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that we're looking for.
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I mean, the--
I don't know how old it is.
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But this, we keep it separate,
if we bag it separately,
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we might be able to determine
how old this is,
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when it was made,
when it would have been used.
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So, something like that
could be a breakthrough.
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All right, guys,
let's clean this one up
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and then let's go check in
with the guys.
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Peter:
All right.
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Narrator:
Later that afternoon
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in the money pit area...
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Hey, terry. It looks like
we've got some wood here.
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-Terry: Oh, yes.
-...A core-drilling operation
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designed by craig tester
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continues in the hopes
of tracking the path
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of a possible tunnel
discovered in borehole oc-1.
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Brennan:
Is it something substantial?
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Well, it looks like it has
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all the appearance of a shaft
in an area
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where we have no real records.
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So it's an unknown shaft.
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Okay.
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Narrator:
Currently, the team
is drilling borehole c-9,
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where they have just discovered
what appears to be
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a wooden shaft
some 95 feet deep underground.
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The question now is,
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was it built
by a previous searcher
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trying to reach the money pit,
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or could it be
the original money pit itself?
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Terry:
We got something pretty new
and interesting here.
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We've got a solid section
of shaft wall.
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Which shaft?
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This is unusual.
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Brennan:
A lot of wood there.
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-Craig: Hey, guys.
-Terry: Hey, guys.
How you doing?
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-Wood, wood, wood.
-Wood, wood, wood. It looks like
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this is a shaped piece.
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We've got a good section
of shaft wall.
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This is a piece we hit at about,
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say, 95-ish feet,
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and you can see
it's been shaped,
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and it was at 45 degrees
to the run of the drill.
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So that says you're in some
kind of an interesting support.
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Some crosspiece or something,
I would say.
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Charles:
Let's do dan blankenship's test.
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Do you have a bucket?
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-Right over here.
-Let's do it.
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Charles:
One of the things
that dan blankenship
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taught us, whenever we find wood
a-at depth on oak island,
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you put it in water.
If it sinks, it's old.
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If it floats, it's much newer.
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Here we go.
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Right to the bottom.
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That's been down there
a long time.
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Well, what is it?
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Craig:
Let's bring the next ones up.
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Narrator:
Could it be possible
that the oak island team
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has finally discovered
the original money pit?
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If so, could it also mean
that they are finally close
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to discovering what people have
been searching for since 1795?
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Brennan:
So, that's the deepest part
here. This one here.
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That's 108, 98 to 108.
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Pretty dense.
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Oh, little chunks of wood in it.
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Rick:
Here's a good piece right here.
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-Look at that piece.
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There's another angled piece.
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Charles,
you want to test that one?
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Charles:
Yeah.
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Narrator:
Because the team feels certain
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that they may have
obtained evidence
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of a potentially
ancient structure,
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charles barkhouse
is now checking the core sample
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with a handheld metal detector
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to see if they
might have also recovered
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-anything of value.
-(beeping)
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got something here.
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(beeping continues)
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charles:
God, please be a coin.
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It's right here.
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(beeping)
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terry:
That's an enigma.
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Rick:
We should call gary,
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have him come down.
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- Terry: Hi, gary.
- Gary: How you doing, mate?
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-We've got an enigma here.
-Yeah.
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Narrator:
After retrieving a core sample
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from a depth of 95 feet
in borehole c-9
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that contains
not only possible evidence
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of the original money pit
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but potentially
something of value,
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the team has called in metal
detection expert gary drayton
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to scan the spoils.
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So, maybe you could try
with your pinpointer,
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-but it was r-right in here.
-Okay, mate.
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-Right there.
-(detector beeps twice)
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and I've got this
on maximum sensitivity.
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Charles: If you go down
too close to the table,
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-you will pick up
the screws, though.
-Yeah. I'll go
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all the way down the line.
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No, not getting anything.
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(detector beeping)
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(rapid beeping)
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yeah, there's iron in here.
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Here that rapid vibration?
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Definite iron in there.
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-Cool.
-So if you split that
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and see if the shank
of the nail is square,
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that means it's an old nail.
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If it's round, it's more modern.
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-(beeping)
-let's see what it is.
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Keep that separate.
Bust it open.
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-(beeping)
-yeah.
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It's that piece there, mate.
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-Oh, it's in that piece of wood.
-Yep. It's inside the wood.
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Yeah.
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Let's see, craig.
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Right in there is
where I thought it was.
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Here?
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Yeah.
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Rick:
Gary?
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(beeping)
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-rick: Where is it?
-It's not in there.
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-That means it's fallen out.
-(beeping)
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-terry: Aha.
-(rapid beeping)
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gary:
Hmm. Interesting.
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I would say that...
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-Square.
-...Is, yeah, square.
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That's the end of a square nail.
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That's fantastic.
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So you're in the 1700s
with this.
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Charles:
Wow.
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Just a little piece of iron
like this can be
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-a valuable clue.
-It's amazing...
Oh, my gosh, I guess.
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Narrator:
A square nail?
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Possibly predating
the discovery of the money pit?
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Every such clue
not only validates
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that craig tester's
drilling program
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may be zeroing in
on the original money pit
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but perhaps also something
of incredible value.
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I...
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Was shocked as anyone
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to find the little piece of nail
within the core.
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I think we were all shocked.
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-Square nail.
-Gary: Yeah.
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Well, what are the dates?
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Uh...
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Anytime from...
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(exhales):
Roman days all the way
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to the late 1700s.
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Terry:
I would say, yeah.
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Hand-crafted.
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-We nailed it, mate.
-(laughter)
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nailed it.
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-There's a full drayton.
-Yeah.
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Craig:
Okay, let's continue.
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Terry:
All right.
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-♪ ♪
-(wind whooshing)
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narrator:
The following morning,
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while the investigations
continue in the swamp
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and in the money pit area...
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In the war room...
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Rick:
Hello, everyone.
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Hey, everyone.
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Narrator:
...Rick and marty lagina,
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along with members of the team,
have gathered
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for a meeting
via video conference
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with chemistry expert
dr. Christa brosseau.
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She has an important update
on a rose-head spike
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encrusted with a kind
of concrete material...
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Hey, jack, check this out.
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-Whoa.
-...That was found two weeks ago
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in the oc-1 spoils.
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Look at that head.
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Narrator:
A spike which has
already been determined
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to predate the discovery
of the original money pit.
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Rick: So, this is one of
our favorite war rooms, when...
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The science can be brought
inside of the war room
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and test results are given.
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We are grateful
that dr. Brosseau,
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again, at our request,
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has, uh, done some testing
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of the so-called oc-1 spike.
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Yes, I have the spike with me.
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And so we looked
at the spike already,
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and then you asked me to look
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at the sort of aggregated
material that was on the spike.
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When I did
the elemental analysis
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of this cement-like layer,
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what I found is that the
calcium content in particular
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is very low.
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Which means this is inconsistent
with either...
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A natural or portland cement,
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which would typically have
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a calcium content
greater than 30%.
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Usually, 40% to 60% is
more typical.
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So when I look
at everything together,
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this looks more like
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a low-calcium fly ash cement
or coal ash cement than...
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A natural or portland cement.
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Rick:
Wow. That cement
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is associated
with the chappell vault,
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the oak island
treasure company vault.
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And that's important.
I mean, it's been...
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-Sought after since they first
found it... Encountered it.
-1897. Yeah.
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Narrator:
It was in the summer of 1897
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when treasure hunters frederick
blair and william chappell
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drilled into what
they reported to be
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a seven-foot-tall wooden box
in the money pit
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at a depth of 153 feet
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that was encased
in a kind of concrete.
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When they extracted
their drill bit,
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they were stunned to discover
not only traces of gold
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but also a piece
of parchment paper
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bearing the letters v-I.
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Unfortunately, as they began
to dig in an attempt to retrieve
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what came to be known
as the chappell vault,
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the shaft flooded and caved in
from what was believed to be
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a man-made booby trap.
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Is it possible
that this rose-head spike
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found in borehole oc-1
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might be connected
to the actual treasure vault
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believed to be buried deep
somewhere in the money pit area?
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Marty:
The finding
of this fly ash material
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is consistent
with several stories.
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I mean, if you buy the whole
concept of the money pit,
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it was designed to be flooded
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by somebody who wasn't supposed
to be there. Well...
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Whatever you
have deposited there
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you don't want to get wrecked.
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So you would construct
a waterproof vault of some sort.
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Let's say wood with, say,
a coating of this fly ash mortar
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and then coated with clay,
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it could make a box
that would be waterproof for--
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my guess is thousands of years.
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Dr. Brosseau, do you have the
data from the rose-head spike?
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I-I'm just curious.
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Yep, I do.
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So, the rose-head spike--
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so, the spike that is part
of this conglomeration--
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came back as: Iron's clean,
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no manganese.
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Style of the spike is
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sort of pre-1790.
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The lack of manganese
indicates pre-1840.
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And the iron does have
some phosphorous, about .5%.
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So about 60%
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of iron ore
coming out of the u.K.
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Has about...
Greater than 0.2% phosphorous.
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-Hmm.
-So that's
sort of a central area
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where phosphoric iron tends
to originate from
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throughout history.
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Narrator:
The rose-head spike?
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Dating to before the discovery
of the money pit?
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And possibly of british origin?
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Earlier this year,
rick, marty and the team
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investigated a stone structure
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some 200 yards north
of the money pit on lot 15...
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Well, this is
historically important.
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...That archaeologist
david macinnes believes
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could be a 16th century
british military pine tar kiln,
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one that he and fellow
archaeologist laird niven
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also suspect might be connected
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to the construction
of the original money pit.
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00:18:10,465 --> 00:18:14,592
Could this discovery be evidence
that the team is not only close
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to locating
the long-fabled treasure vault
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but perhaps also identifying
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who was behind
the oak island mystery?
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00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:26,521
I feel like we're playing
a really difficult game of clue.
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00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,648
-(laughter)
-you know? You know, I mean,
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it's just, just mind-boggling.
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Dr. Brosseau, we thank you
very much, as always.
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Christa:
Yeah, for sure.
It's my pleasure.
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Hopefully it's helpful to you.
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Excellent. Thank you very much.
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Christa:
Bye, everyone.
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Rick:
Thank you. Take care. Bye-bye.
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Ter their meeting
with dr. Brosseau...
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(chuckles):
This better be good, charles.
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...Marty lagina arrives
at the money pit area
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after receiving news
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of a potentially important
development
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in borehole c-8.5.
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It is in this area where,
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just one day ago,
the team discovered
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possible evidence
of the original treasure shaft.
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Terry:
Look what we've intersected.
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That-that appears to be
a rounded piece of wood,
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00:19:08,523 --> 00:19:11,274
which speaks to something older
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as opposed
to dimensional lumber.
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00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:15,862
Marty:
Show me where this--
what well are we on?
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Terry:
Right here. C-8.5.
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00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:20,741
This came up, though,
at only 40 feet?
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00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:21,993
Terry:
Yep.
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00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:23,494
Marty:
Is it oak?
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00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:25,496
Terry:
Well, take a look
at the grain in it.
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I think it might be.
436
00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:30,251
Let's wash her up. Sure.
437
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,003
Charles: We're pretty excited
about this find, marty.
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00:19:32,046 --> 00:19:35,298
We believe, both doug and I
strongly believe
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that this is the tupper shaft.
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Narrator:
In 1850, the truro company,
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00:19:42,307 --> 00:19:44,682
including anthony vaughn,
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who, along with daniel mcginnis
and john smith,
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00:19:46,561 --> 00:19:51,689
had discovered
the original money pit in 1795,
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00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:53,774
made the second major attempt
in oak island history
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to retrieve
the fabled treasure vault.
446
00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,613
Because the money pit
began flooding
447
00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,865
when they dug down
to a depth of 98 feet,
448
00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:05,244
adams tupper,
the company's mining engineer,
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00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:08,706
excavated an adjacent shaft
ten feet to the northwest.
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00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:11,876
Upon reaching
a depth of 109 feet
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00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,920
in the so-called tupper shaft,
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the team began tunneling
laterally toward the money pit
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in the hopes
of retrieving the vault
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from below its
believed resting place.
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00:20:22,096 --> 00:20:26,057
Unfortunately, seawater
soon rushed into the tunnel,
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bringing the operation
to a devastating end.
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00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,730
Charles:
We have never found this before,
other than...
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-A couple drill holes.
-Marty: Yeah,
this one just showed up
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00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:35,566
on craig's last hole, right?
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00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:36,984
-Yes. Yes.
-Yeah.
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00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:40,863
And this is a completely
unexplored area that we're in.
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Narrator:
Is it possible
that the oak island team
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has indeed found
the so-called tupper shaft?
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00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:49,038
If so, could it be
another potential key
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to helping the team
pinpoint the original money pit?
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00:20:53,002 --> 00:20:55,878
The question is, marty,
where do we go from here?
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Do we chase this thing?
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00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,423
Should we define the shaft more,
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00:20:59,509 --> 00:21:01,926
or-or basically go
by what we have now?
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-Put on paper what
you have now, charles...
-Okay.
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...And let's let--
let's let the fellowship
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-have a look at it.
-Sure.
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00:21:06,808 --> 00:21:07,848
I agree with you guys.
It needs--
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it needs analyzing
and kicking around.
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00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,686
We thought we had our theories
and targets
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kind of rounded out
for the year.
477
00:21:13,147 --> 00:21:14,063
Well, guess what,
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uh, in-in the future,
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00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,316
I see a lot more investigation,
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00:21:17,402 --> 00:21:20,778
probably drill proving
over in this area.
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00:21:20,822 --> 00:21:23,781
Okay, guys. Well, that's--
this was a fun little deal,
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and I'm glad we're at least
finding something,
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00:21:25,702 --> 00:21:26,909
because this drill program
hasn't been
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00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,996
quite as rewarding as the swamp.
485
00:21:30,081 --> 00:21:32,039
But may-maybe right here
it will be.
486
00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:33,958
Let's fish a doubloon out
of here.
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00:21:34,002 --> 00:21:35,668
Sounds good to me.
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Narrator:
While the drilling operation
continues at the money pit...
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-I love this section of halifax.
-Yeah, me, too.
490
00:21:42,593 --> 00:21:43,759
...Charles barkhouse
491
00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:46,470
and fellow oak island historian
doug crowell
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have traveled some 50 miles
northeast of oak island,
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00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,101
where they arrive
at the dawson print shop
494
00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:54,395
in halifax, nova scotia.
495
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:55,396
Hi, joe.
496
00:21:55,481 --> 00:21:56,439
Hello.
497
00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:57,815
As promised, we are back.
498
00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:58,941
Narrator:
They have come to share
499
00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:00,735
two recent finds
500
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:04,488
with rare manuscript conservator
and leather expert joe landry.
501
00:22:04,532 --> 00:22:06,657
One being
the potential boot heel
502
00:22:06,701 --> 00:22:10,911
discovered one day ago
in the spoils of borehole 8-b
503
00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:14,081
and the other a large piece
of mysterious leather
504
00:22:14,167 --> 00:22:18,753
that was found earlier this year
in the spoils of borehole 8-a.
505
00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,505
Have a couple interesting,
uh, pieces here.
506
00:22:21,549 --> 00:22:23,883
-Okay.
-What we're doing is
we're processing
507
00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:26,177
what we call the spoils,
all the material
508
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:28,471
that came up out
of the caissons from last year.
509
00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:30,014
-Mm-hmm.
-We had so much of it,
510
00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:32,850
we didn't get it all washed
before the cold weather set in.
511
00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:34,393
These two pieces of material
512
00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:37,480
came out of separate caissons
but look surprisingly similar.
513
00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:38,939
So, we're wondering if you think
514
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,734
they are from the same object
or associated in some way.
515
00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:43,694
Okay. Sure.
516
00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:47,448
Oh, yes.
517
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:50,034
Doug:
Of course, the question
on our mind is,
518
00:22:50,078 --> 00:22:52,870
could it be part
of a-a bookbinding?
519
00:22:52,914 --> 00:22:54,121
Joe:
No, it's not likely.
520
00:22:54,207 --> 00:22:57,124
It's not the way
we attach leather onto a book.
521
00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,710
From what I'm seeing here,
the weight of the leather
522
00:22:59,754 --> 00:23:03,089
and-and the holes
punched along these two sides
523
00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:04,882
sort of in-indicate a...
524
00:23:04,967 --> 00:23:07,760
More of a-a garment,
uh, use for this.
525
00:23:08,763 --> 00:23:11,972
You can see the--
all these very fine holes.
526
00:23:12,058 --> 00:23:15,559
Again, in a-- in a--
in a less expensive item,
527
00:23:15,603 --> 00:23:17,561
you know, the holes
would be further apart,
528
00:23:17,647 --> 00:23:20,231
so the person isn't spending
so much time sewing.
529
00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:22,608
This is quite a fine, uh...
530
00:23:22,693 --> 00:23:24,235
Quite a fine stitch.
531
00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:27,029
Doug:
These companies and individuals
532
00:23:27,115 --> 00:23:29,990
that were pursuing
the treasure hunt,
533
00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:32,576
they were hiring laborers
to dig their shafts
534
00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:34,453
and-and the tunnels,
in search of the treasure.
535
00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:37,498
So you don't picture that they'd
be wearing anything high-end.
536
00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,500
-You know, they'd be wearing
work clothes.
-Yeah.
537
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,877
So, to find something
that could be high-end garments,
538
00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:44,588
then that could speak
to something
539
00:23:44,674 --> 00:23:46,549
prior to the discovery
of the money pit,
540
00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:48,259
perhaps even during the deposit.
541
00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,596
Charles:
Here's the other one
we have, joe.
542
00:23:56,060 --> 00:23:58,185
Quite a substantial piece
there, so...
543
00:23:58,271 --> 00:23:59,728
It is.
544
00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:04,150
Oh, yes, this is a heavier,
uh, piece of leather.
545
00:24:04,235 --> 00:24:06,527
You can see by the shape h-here
546
00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:10,656
that this-this was likely used
for the sole of a...
547
00:24:10,741 --> 00:24:12,825
Of a boot or a, you know, a-a...
548
00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:15,953
Or a heavier, uh, pair
of shoes, perhaps.
549
00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:19,039
Charles:
Is there any way to tell
from the thickness
550
00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:20,791
whether that would be like
a high-end item,
551
00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:23,210
as opposed to more of a...
More common item?
552
00:24:23,296 --> 00:24:25,713
Joe:
Weight of the leather and the--
and the, uh, finish
553
00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,631
on-on the shape and such,
554
00:24:27,717 --> 00:24:30,676
it's-it's quite likely
they were made for a...
555
00:24:30,761 --> 00:24:33,637
For a somewhat more wealthy,
uh, customer.
556
00:24:38,603 --> 00:24:38,642
Or a sea captain
or someone of stature?
557
00:24:41,022 --> 00:24:42,438
-Yes. Yeah.
-As opposed to,
558
00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:45,191
you know, common laborer
or, you know,
559
00:24:45,276 --> 00:24:47,109
-a regular seaman.
-Exactly.
560
00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:49,987
Narrator:
Could it be
that this leather artifact
561
00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:52,490
is also connected
to other recent finds
562
00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:54,492
such as the dutch onion bottle
563
00:24:54,535 --> 00:24:56,994
found on the stone pathway
in the swamp,
564
00:24:57,038 --> 00:24:58,579
which has been speculated
565
00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:01,081
to possibly lead
toward the money pit?
566
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:04,126
And, if so,
could it also be connected
567
00:25:04,212 --> 00:25:07,463
to the original depositors
of the fabled treasure vault?
568
00:25:07,507 --> 00:25:10,508
It's, uh, beautifully shaped.
569
00:25:10,551 --> 00:25:13,344
The leather isn't quite
as heavy as it would have been
570
00:25:13,429 --> 00:25:16,013
in a, you know,
very heavy work boot.
571
00:25:16,057 --> 00:25:18,098
Um, you can see the leather
572
00:25:18,184 --> 00:25:21,143
has even been folded over here
on the edge.
573
00:25:21,187 --> 00:25:23,687
It gives it
a-a very nice finish.
574
00:25:23,731 --> 00:25:25,648
So, the captain of the ship
obviously
575
00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:28,984
-is gonna have a-a finer pair
of boots than the, uh...
-Right.
576
00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:31,445
-Charles: Common sailor.
-Yeah. Mm.
577
00:25:31,531 --> 00:25:33,531
So, both of these samples
are-are,
578
00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:36,033
in your estimation,
are more-more high-end,
579
00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:38,494
because of the thickness
or-or because of the shape
580
00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:39,870
in the-- in the type of leather.
581
00:25:39,956 --> 00:25:42,623
Yeah, and the sewing and such
on this one, it, uh...
582
00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:46,335
You know, it indicated
a finer finish, I think.
583
00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:49,046
-Yeah.
-Very interesting.
-Yeah.
584
00:25:49,090 --> 00:25:51,507
-We've got a lot of theories
that involve sea captains.
-Charles: Oh.
585
00:25:51,551 --> 00:25:53,551
Spanish, portuguese, I mean...
586
00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:54,927
Or the french, too.
587
00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:56,387
But leather, that-that can be
carbon-dated, right?
588
00:25:56,430 --> 00:25:57,304
That's an organic.
589
00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:58,514
Charles:
Yeah.
590
00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:00,182
I think it begs testing.
591
00:26:00,226 --> 00:26:01,308
Yeah.
592
00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,018
Well, thank you very much.
593
00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:05,062
-You're welcome.
-You've been-- you've given us
more work to do.
594
00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:06,188
(chuckling)
595
00:26:06,232 --> 00:26:08,691
doug:
Hope to see you again soon.
596
00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:10,901
♪ ♪
597
00:26:11,946 --> 00:26:14,738
narrator:
Meanwhile, back on oak island,
598
00:26:14,782 --> 00:26:17,241
rick lagina, craig tester,
599
00:26:17,285 --> 00:26:18,492
dr. Ian spooner
600
00:26:18,536 --> 00:26:21,161
and heavy equipment expert
billy gerhardt
601
00:26:21,247 --> 00:26:22,746
gather at the eastern bank
of the swamp
602
00:26:22,790 --> 00:26:25,374
to continue their investigation
603
00:26:25,459 --> 00:26:29,086
of a mysterious stone pathway
in the southeastern corner.
604
00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:31,547
In my mind, the rock isn't gonna
continue on forever, right?
605
00:26:31,632 --> 00:26:33,173
They'd just use the soil.
606
00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:36,135
But what we should try
to do is...
607
00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:37,636
Right about here,
just do a trench.
608
00:26:37,722 --> 00:26:40,431
So we can walk down into it
and see if we see that hard pan.
609
00:26:40,474 --> 00:26:41,473
But cut it right
straight across,
610
00:26:41,559 --> 00:26:43,559
from the stone.
If we don't hit it,
611
00:26:43,603 --> 00:26:45,561
then cut it--
cut one downhill from there.
612
00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:46,645
Yeah.
613
00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:49,106
Narrator:
In order to help trace
614
00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:50,858
the borders
of the stone feature,
615
00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:53,319
as well as attempt
to uncover more evidence
616
00:26:53,404 --> 00:26:56,196
of any other
man-made structures,
617
00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:58,407
billy will continue excavating
a shallow trench
618
00:26:58,492 --> 00:27:01,785
along the eastern edge
of the swamp.
619
00:27:01,829 --> 00:27:05,414
Rick:
The idea is to see
if the stone feature,
620
00:27:05,499 --> 00:27:06,874
the stone road,
621
00:27:06,917 --> 00:27:10,461
may lead into the upland
or it may turn to the north.
622
00:27:10,546 --> 00:27:13,464
The only way to discern that
is to crosscut it
623
00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:17,134
and look for some sort
of working by humans.
624
00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:19,303
My hope is
that there's something here.
625
00:27:19,347 --> 00:27:21,597
I mean, sure would be nice.
626
00:27:21,682 --> 00:27:22,890
Point you
in the right direction, right?
627
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,266
Anyway, it's--
628
00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:27,227
-this should prove interesting.
-Yeah.
629
00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:29,813
Narrator:
As billy excavates the trench,
630
00:27:29,899 --> 00:27:33,150
metal detection expert
gary drayton arrives
631
00:27:33,194 --> 00:27:35,611
to scan the spoils
for any potential clues
632
00:27:35,696 --> 00:27:37,655
or valuable artifacts.
633
00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:39,573
Nothing yet?
634
00:27:39,659 --> 00:27:41,825
Nothing.
635
00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:44,286
Didn't even see any pottery.
636
00:27:46,874 --> 00:27:48,457
Ian:
So, what the hope is,
637
00:27:48,542 --> 00:27:50,793
where it goes from orange
to brown,
638
00:27:50,878 --> 00:27:54,171
it's in that horizon
that we're gonna see
639
00:27:54,256 --> 00:27:56,632
something that might help us
identify the road.
640
00:27:56,717 --> 00:27:59,176
Definitely rocky.
641
00:28:02,723 --> 00:28:04,765
(scraping)
642
00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:08,185
-ooh. That's a boulder.
-Ooh, that's a big boulder.
643
00:28:08,229 --> 00:28:10,396
I think it's all rocks here.
644
00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:13,190
Craig:
There's a lot of rocks
645
00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:15,401
-right in the next foot though.
-Billy: Yeah. Just...
646
00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:17,861
-Just to that one point.
-Yeah.
647
00:28:17,905 --> 00:28:18,779
Ian:
I think we're sort of
onto something
648
00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,322
right in here.
649
00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,449
We'll just clean it off.
Take a look.
650
00:28:22,535 --> 00:28:24,284
Okay.
651
00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:25,869
(grunts)
652
00:28:33,295 --> 00:28:34,503
little bit disturbed down here.
653
00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:36,922
All the way down there.
654
00:28:37,007 --> 00:28:38,674
Yeah, big stones here.
655
00:28:38,759 --> 00:28:40,509
Like, see how these rocks,
656
00:28:40,553 --> 00:28:42,344
the-the mud around them,
657
00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:44,596
it's not sea horizon--
it's a soil.
658
00:28:44,682 --> 00:28:46,473
And they're close-fit together.
659
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,518
So, that in and of itself
is pretty important.
660
00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:52,354
Something is built here,
661
00:28:52,398 --> 00:28:53,731
as far as I'm concerned.
662
00:28:55,943 --> 00:28:57,860
Narrator:
The stone pathway,
663
00:28:57,945 --> 00:29:02,448
curving up and running along
the eastern border of the swamp?
664
00:29:02,533 --> 00:29:05,242
Or has the team just uncovered
665
00:29:05,286 --> 00:29:07,703
another completely separate
stone pathway?
666
00:29:07,747 --> 00:29:10,873
If so, what was its purpose?
667
00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,500
And just where does it lead?
668
00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:15,502
Coincidence or not,
it's definitely different
669
00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:17,421
above the road
than what it is over there.
670
00:29:17,506 --> 00:29:19,548
-Rick: Yes, it is.
-Deeper, different material,
671
00:29:19,592 --> 00:29:21,425
more-- all the rocks
at the bottom.
672
00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:23,594
I guess, if we go
a little further, that may tell.
673
00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:26,889
Rick:
The orientation
of this stone road
674
00:29:26,974 --> 00:29:28,515
seems very strange to me.
675
00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:29,767
It appears to
676
00:29:29,852 --> 00:29:34,021
rather curve
towards the north and west,
677
00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,607
obviously well away
from the money pit.
678
00:29:36,650 --> 00:29:39,693
And so I don't know
what to make of it.
679
00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:41,445
Is there some sort
of connection there?
680
00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:44,364
Again, the need
to further the investigation
681
00:29:44,450 --> 00:29:48,619
and further the scope of the
area, uh, worth investigating.
682
00:29:48,662 --> 00:29:50,621
(beeping)
683
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:54,625
got a signal here, rick.
684
00:29:54,668 --> 00:29:57,419
(beeping)
685
00:29:57,505 --> 00:29:59,713
well, that definite ring,
ring, ring
686
00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:01,423
means it's iron.
687
00:30:01,509 --> 00:30:03,592
And it's small.
688
00:30:03,677 --> 00:30:06,136
What the heck is that?
689
00:30:09,058 --> 00:30:10,098
-Rick: That a key?
-(beeping)
690
00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:11,892
that's what it looks like,
doesn't it?
691
00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:13,727
Narrator:
While metal detecting the spoils
692
00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:15,270
that have been removed
693
00:30:15,356 --> 00:30:18,816
from the mysterious stone
pathway in the oak island swamp,
694
00:30:18,859 --> 00:30:21,610
gary drayton has just made
what could be
695
00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:23,487
an important discovery.
696
00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:26,073
It's got a square hole there.
697
00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,493
It's not looking
like a key anymore though.
698
00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:33,372
No, it looks like some kind
of a little latch.
699
00:30:33,457 --> 00:30:35,040
What we just found, to me,
700
00:30:35,125 --> 00:30:38,043
looks like an handle or a lever,
701
00:30:38,128 --> 00:30:40,504
even maybe used on a barrel,
702
00:30:40,589 --> 00:30:42,631
maybe a keg key.
703
00:30:42,716 --> 00:30:47,010
I'm not sure what this is,
but it looks a nice old shape,
704
00:30:47,096 --> 00:30:50,180
because it's got
a square hole in it.
705
00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:52,891
-It's pretty crudely made.
-It is, yeah.
706
00:30:52,977 --> 00:30:56,144
I notice even the square hole's
a bit off.
707
00:30:56,230 --> 00:30:59,022
-Is it iron?
-Yeah, it's definitely iron.
708
00:30:59,108 --> 00:31:03,151
Looks like some kind of
like a... A little lever.
709
00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:05,654
Like you would see on a cask.
710
00:31:07,074 --> 00:31:08,657
Narrator:
A possible lever
711
00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:11,201
off an iron cask or barrel?
712
00:31:11,245 --> 00:31:13,954
Could it be key evidence
of cargo being transported
713
00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:16,790
along this stone road
in what has been determined
714
00:31:16,876 --> 00:31:19,084
to be a man-made swamp?
715
00:31:19,169 --> 00:31:22,421
If so, what kind
of cargo was it?
716
00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:26,049
And why was all evidence of the
operation so carefully hidden?
717
00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:30,929
Mm. Yeah, that's a tough one
to tell whether it's old or new.
718
00:31:31,015 --> 00:31:33,557
We won't know
till it's cleaned up.
719
00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:36,935
This lever or key confirms
720
00:31:37,021 --> 00:31:40,772
why surface metal detecting
is so important
721
00:31:40,858 --> 00:31:43,650
to the swamp work, because
722
00:31:43,736 --> 00:31:48,238
it's telling the story
of what went on in the swamp,
723
00:31:48,282 --> 00:31:52,910
and helping date this feature.
724
00:31:52,953 --> 00:31:57,205
So, the key question is,
no matter what this is,
725
00:31:57,249 --> 00:31:58,832
does it have a direct connection
726
00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:00,834
to the treasure story?
The mystery?
727
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,754
I got to believe it's connected
to the treasure story.
728
00:32:03,797 --> 00:32:05,255
That was big, you know,
and you've got
729
00:32:05,299 --> 00:32:06,882
the rocks down here,
it gets bigger,
730
00:32:06,967 --> 00:32:08,717
then you... A road
through here. I mean,
731
00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:10,761
you're talking
a massive amount of time.
732
00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:13,639
-Right.
-And people to do this.
733
00:32:13,724 --> 00:32:15,849
And then I go
to what's the chances
734
00:32:15,935 --> 00:32:19,728
at this time period of there
being two massive things
735
00:32:19,813 --> 00:32:23,190
-going on oak island
at the same time.
-True. Very true.
736
00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:26,485
Marty: The whole thing with
this very enigmatic stone road
737
00:32:26,570 --> 00:32:28,820
and the path that leads from it
738
00:32:28,906 --> 00:32:31,615
is, what's its purpose?
Where is it going?
739
00:32:31,659 --> 00:32:35,285
It might go off into the swamp,
maybe towards the eye,
740
00:32:35,329 --> 00:32:36,870
or it might swing to the right
741
00:32:36,956 --> 00:32:39,039
and go up the hill
towards the money pit.
742
00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:41,583
So, anything we might find there
could be highly relevant
743
00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:42,918
and kind of exciting.
744
00:32:43,003 --> 00:32:45,128
Rick:
Where does it go?
745
00:32:45,214 --> 00:32:46,964
That's the question.
746
00:32:47,049 --> 00:32:49,007
Let's hope this is
the offramp to treasure.
747
00:32:49,093 --> 00:32:50,759
(laughing):
Yeah.
748
00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:51,843
That's why we got
to keep shoveling.
749
00:32:51,929 --> 00:32:53,553
Ian:
Yup.
750
00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:55,806
Gary:
There's so much going on
in this area.
751
00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:58,642
Craig:
Yeah, who knows
what else there is.
752
00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,982
Narrator:
The following day...
753
00:33:05,025 --> 00:33:07,567
He's just going to clear
a little ways ahead and then
754
00:33:07,653 --> 00:33:09,903
-do a very disciplined dig.
-Okay.
755
00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:12,531
Narrator:
...Rick lagina, craig tester,
756
00:33:12,616 --> 00:33:15,867
billy gerhardt and metal
detection expert gary drayton
757
00:33:15,953 --> 00:33:18,829
continue their investigation
of what appears
758
00:33:18,914 --> 00:33:22,958
to be a second stone pathway
in the triangle-shaped swamp.
759
00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:25,919
I want to follow
that rock feature there.
760
00:33:26,005 --> 00:33:27,796
Right.
761
00:33:27,881 --> 00:33:30,173
Billy:
Just an early observation
762
00:33:30,259 --> 00:33:32,801
-to your, uh, left there...
-Craig: Oh, yeah.
763
00:33:32,886 --> 00:33:35,679
-Gary: The big flat stone?
-Billy: ...Is a flat rock,
764
00:33:35,723 --> 00:33:37,180
which pretty well lines up.
765
00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:40,308
-Oh, yeah. Right in line here.
-Yeah.
766
00:33:40,394 --> 00:33:42,602
Rick:
I don't know.
Maybe our best bet is just,
767
00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:46,106
-we have a feature,
let's just follow it.
-Yeah.
768
00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:50,110
Rick:
This stone road and
this stone path are mystifying.
769
00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:52,904
What is the reason
for a road in a bog?
770
00:33:52,990 --> 00:33:56,783
What is the reason for a stone
path along the edge of a bog?
771
00:33:56,869 --> 00:33:58,994
Where does it go?
At the end of this,
772
00:33:59,038 --> 00:34:00,996
is there possible treasure?
773
00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,706
That's why we're here.
774
00:34:02,791 --> 00:34:06,710
So, my hope is that we are on--
no pun intended--
775
00:34:06,795 --> 00:34:08,712
that we are on the right path
776
00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:11,298
towards solving
this treasure mystery,
777
00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:13,383
but there's work to do.
778
00:34:18,932 --> 00:34:21,808
Craig:
It's more like dirt
than swamp at this point.
779
00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:23,060
Rick:
Yup.
780
00:34:26,148 --> 00:34:28,023
Rick:
There is black dirt.
781
00:34:28,067 --> 00:34:30,859
You want to poke in it a little?
782
00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:32,360
Yeah.
783
00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:35,405
(thudding)
784
00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:46,917
a few rocks.
785
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,627
Craig:
Yeah. It sure seems like a lot
786
00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:50,754
cutting right
in that corner there.
787
00:34:57,721 --> 00:34:59,096
(thudding)
788
00:34:59,139 --> 00:35:00,931
I think that might
be it right there.
789
00:35:03,060 --> 00:35:05,435
Rick:
Hey, steve!
790
00:35:07,898 --> 00:35:09,731
Do we have the rocks?
791
00:35:09,817 --> 00:35:11,108
Craig:
Yeah, right here.
792
00:35:11,151 --> 00:35:12,859
Steve g.:
Oh. We might have 'em.
793
00:35:12,945 --> 00:35:15,695
Rick: Well, we'd like
to know the elevation
794
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:17,739
of where they're working--
is it similar to this one?
795
00:35:17,825 --> 00:35:19,699
Craig:
The little rocks. Yeah.
796
00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:21,952
-Steve g.: The small ones?
-The small feature. Yup.
797
00:35:21,995 --> 00:35:24,913
-Okay, I can give you that.
-Narrator: In an attempt
798
00:35:24,998 --> 00:35:27,207
to determine if this grouping
of stones is an extension
799
00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:31,169
of the newly discovered stone
pathway, some 40 feet away,
800
00:35:31,255 --> 00:35:34,256
surveyor steve guptill will
take precise measurements
801
00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:36,967
of their respective elevations.
802
00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:40,178
It's the same.
803
00:35:41,348 --> 00:35:44,683
You're two feet above sea level
here, which is consistent
804
00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:46,184
to those rocks. So,
the top here is the same there,
805
00:35:46,270 --> 00:35:48,353
and the elevation at the bottom,
on the cobble, is the same.
806
00:35:48,438 --> 00:35:50,981
If you're saying that that level
807
00:35:51,024 --> 00:35:52,816
-is precisely this level...
-Mm-hmm.
808
00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:55,068
...Then maybe, just maybe,
there's some sort of connection.
809
00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:59,030
But then it comes down to,
where does it go and why?
810
00:35:59,116 --> 00:36:01,741
-Yeah.
-Rick: It seems like
811
00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,285
oak island always
throws a curveball.
812
00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,162
Well, now we've got a feature
813
00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:09,249
that may be an association
with some type of construct
814
00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:12,836
for possibly a wagon
or a cart to move,
815
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,214
but it's moving away
from the money pit, so,
816
00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:17,883
where are we headed now?
817
00:36:17,968 --> 00:36:20,510
It's very strange, very strange.
818
00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:24,055
I think the key is, uh, timing.
819
00:36:24,141 --> 00:36:26,016
-Yeah.
-Does this line up
820
00:36:26,101 --> 00:36:28,977
with the stone road,
in terms of when?
821
00:36:29,062 --> 00:36:30,812
-I agree.
-One way or the other,
822
00:36:30,898 --> 00:36:34,107
we-we will come to some sort of
understanding of what this is.
823
00:36:34,193 --> 00:36:36,359
Thanks, guys.
824
00:36:39,573 --> 00:36:41,239
Narrator:
Before another productive day
825
00:36:41,325 --> 00:36:42,991
on oak island comes to an end...
826
00:36:43,076 --> 00:36:45,202
-Hey, gentlemen!
-Hey, everybody.
827
00:36:45,287 --> 00:36:47,037
Narrator: ...Brothers rick
and marty lagina
828
00:36:47,122 --> 00:36:49,206
gather in the war room
with members
829
00:36:49,249 --> 00:36:51,041
of their team for a new report
830
00:36:51,084 --> 00:36:55,712
on the leather recently
discovered in borehole 8-b.
831
00:36:55,797 --> 00:36:58,256
-Hey, guys.
-Rick: So, craig,
832
00:36:58,342 --> 00:37:00,383
we have the piece of leather
here in front of us,
833
00:37:00,427 --> 00:37:04,429
but you have the results,
and we're hoping for good news.
834
00:37:04,514 --> 00:37:09,267
Yeah, this was the, uh,
sample from caisson 8-b.
835
00:37:09,353 --> 00:37:11,728
Marty: So, we know
where this came from,
836
00:37:11,772 --> 00:37:13,355
we've analyzed the results.
837
00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,857
Talk to us, craig.
What do we got?
838
00:37:15,943 --> 00:37:18,401
I've got two time periods,
839
00:37:18,487 --> 00:37:21,112
but there's such a small gap
between them,
840
00:37:21,198 --> 00:37:23,073
it's basically one time period.
841
00:37:23,158 --> 00:37:26,076
95% sure this is
842
00:37:26,161 --> 00:37:27,827
what it is--
843
00:37:27,913 --> 00:37:31,289
1492 to 1662.
844
00:37:32,042 --> 00:37:34,459
-1492?
-Isn't that amazing?
845
00:37:34,544 --> 00:37:39,256
-Holy crap.
-1492 to 1662.
846
00:37:39,299 --> 00:37:42,217
This is overwhelming
information.
847
00:37:42,261 --> 00:37:44,094
-These are dramatic numbers.
-They're interesting numbers.
848
00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,762
-You bet they are.
-I mean,
849
00:37:45,847 --> 00:37:47,222
columbus could have been
850
00:37:47,307 --> 00:37:50,016
-wearing this shoe.
-(laughter)
851
00:37:50,102 --> 00:37:52,102
gary's word again.
I'm gobsmacked.
852
00:37:52,145 --> 00:37:53,436
I can't believe it.
853
00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:57,524
So, this is indeed
old, very old.
854
00:37:57,609 --> 00:38:00,110
I don't have to comment
on the 1492 date.
855
00:38:00,153 --> 00:38:02,112
Everybody knows
what that one means, and...
856
00:38:02,155 --> 00:38:04,781
But 1660 is equally amazing.
857
00:38:04,825 --> 00:38:09,119
Look, that's a hundred
and... 40 years or so
858
00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:10,996
before the discovery
of the money pit.
859
00:38:11,081 --> 00:38:12,872
Yet, it's underground.
860
00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:14,916
What's going on?
861
00:38:15,002 --> 00:38:17,919
A 95% chance
this thing is way older
862
00:38:18,005 --> 00:38:19,296
than we thought it was.
863
00:38:19,381 --> 00:38:21,965
Yup. This is no way
is this searchers.
864
00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,009
It's got to be
the original people.
865
00:38:24,094 --> 00:38:25,510
Alex:
Pretty good odds.
866
00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,970
Yeah.
867
00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:28,972
We initially thought
it was just rubber.
868
00:38:29,016 --> 00:38:31,266
But, doug, you brought this
to joe landry, correct?
869
00:38:31,351 --> 00:38:33,476
Charles and I did, yes.
870
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,979
Surprisingly,
he had an opinion on it,
871
00:38:36,023 --> 00:38:38,273
an observation
that we weren't expecting.
872
00:38:38,358 --> 00:38:43,987
He said that it was from
a refined or dress type of boot.
873
00:38:44,031 --> 00:38:46,323
Not a work boot, not the type
of thing you'd expect
874
00:38:46,366 --> 00:38:49,993
a worker or a searcher
in the money pit to be wearing.
875
00:38:50,037 --> 00:38:52,871
-A dressy item.
-Rick: We shouldn't
876
00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:54,289
-grab this...
-Laird: Yeah.
877
00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:56,124
...Unless we have gloves, but
878
00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:57,959
that is the item
we're referencing.
879
00:38:58,045 --> 00:39:01,212
Marty:
Look, this is what I've been
looking for for years.
880
00:39:01,298 --> 00:39:03,131
What do you make of it, laird?
881
00:39:03,216 --> 00:39:04,591
Yeah. No, I wasn't expecting...
882
00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:07,385
-1492 for some reason.
-(laughter)
883
00:39:07,471 --> 00:39:09,512
are you starting to believe
there might be treasure here?
884
00:39:09,598 --> 00:39:11,181
Laird:
Well, as we said before,
885
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,141
-it's difficult to argue
with the science.
-Yeah.
886
00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:14,851
-No. You can't argue
with science.
-Yeah.
887
00:39:14,936 --> 00:39:16,811
Marty:
You can't pick
and choose your data.
888
00:39:16,897 --> 00:39:19,856
This is gigantically impactful.
889
00:39:19,941 --> 00:39:21,191
Craig:
Yeah.
890
00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:23,193
Marty:
I don't know how else to say it.
891
00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:27,364
And you got that right, mate.
1492, this piece of leather
892
00:39:27,449 --> 00:39:29,532
would be significant
anywhere in north america.
893
00:39:29,576 --> 00:39:32,160
-Marty: Yes, it would.
-1492!
894
00:39:32,204 --> 00:39:33,495
-Yeah, you're right.
-That's true.
895
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:36,289
He is right.
The fact is, even at
896
00:39:36,375 --> 00:39:39,334
the least old age, it way,
way, predates the finding
897
00:39:39,419 --> 00:39:41,503
of the money pit,
by a long ways.
898
00:39:41,588 --> 00:39:44,214
By several generations,
is a good way to look at it.
899
00:39:44,299 --> 00:39:47,384
-More than that.
-Yeah, that's a lot
of generations,
900
00:39:47,427 --> 00:39:49,511
-particularly back then.
-Yeah, yeah.
901
00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:54,891
So, it's just getting to be too
many dates that say something
902
00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:56,559
very significant happened,
903
00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:58,853
and now in... Directly
in the money pit area,
904
00:39:58,897 --> 00:40:01,231
you know, not the swamp,
and not smith's cove,
905
00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:03,483
directly in the money pit.
906
00:40:03,568 --> 00:40:05,402
Very significant.
907
00:40:05,487 --> 00:40:08,238
-It's-it's a dramatic find.
-Yes, it is.
908
00:40:08,323 --> 00:40:10,365
It could change, could change
909
00:40:10,450 --> 00:40:12,367
our understanding
of the money pit.
910
00:40:12,452 --> 00:40:15,078
I think this is
a very big victory.
911
00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:16,746
-I agree.
-I agree.
912
00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:21,292
Gary:
Medieval, baby!
913
00:40:21,378 --> 00:40:23,253
Narrator:
For a year that began
914
00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,922
with the grim prospect
that new discoveries
915
00:40:25,966 --> 00:40:29,092
on oak island might
be an impossibility,
916
00:40:29,136 --> 00:40:32,429
rick, marty, craig
and their devoted team
917
00:40:32,472 --> 00:40:36,391
have, so far, been able
to realize more good fortune
918
00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:40,979
than ever in their quest to
solve a 225-year-old mystery.
919
00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:44,983
But from the incredible finds
being made in the swamp
920
00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:48,445
and the money pit area,
how close might they actually be
921
00:40:48,488 --> 00:40:52,615
to uncovering the island's
carefully guarded secrets?
922
00:40:52,659 --> 00:40:56,494
As they press forward
toward that ultimate revelation,
923
00:40:56,580 --> 00:41:00,290
like so many in the past
have attempted,
924
00:41:00,333 --> 00:41:03,751
just what kind of fortune
awaits them?
925
00:41:08,258 --> 00:41:10,467
Narrator: Next time on
the curse of oak island...
926
00:41:10,510 --> 00:41:12,260
Billy:
Ready for a bobby-dazzler,
gary.
927
00:41:12,304 --> 00:41:15,638
Look at that! This is probably
928
00:41:15,682 --> 00:41:18,099
-one of the eye bolts.
-Wow.
-(laughing)
929
00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,477
-colton robinson: 28!
-Terry: Wood at 24.
930
00:41:20,562 --> 00:41:22,312
-Wow!
-That's what we want to see.
931
00:41:22,397 --> 00:41:24,397
It's completely virgin ground.
932
00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:27,317
I've got a signal, guys!
Ooh, we've got a lock.
933
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,611
Hey, what's a lock
doing in here?
934
00:41:29,696 --> 00:41:31,362
This is part of a lock.
935
00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:35,074
I'm going to say it's for a box,
or a trunk, or a heavy chest.
936
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,452
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