1 00:00:02,753 --> 00:00:04,545 Narrator: Tonight on the curse of oak island... 2 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:06,088 Gary: Ooh, look at that. 3 00:00:06,173 --> 00:00:08,799 Fantastic, mate! This is old. 4 00:00:08,884 --> 00:00:11,135 Laird: Often the detail is really cryptic. 5 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:13,637 Rick: The only people who would do that would be templars. 6 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:15,514 -There has got to be more out there. -Oh! What's that? 7 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:17,433 Oh! Sweet. 8 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:20,310 -Alex: Oh, wow. -Ian: We took the samples to analyze 9 00:00:20,396 --> 00:00:22,271 for silver, and we got a spike. 10 00:00:22,356 --> 00:00:25,232 There is every reason to believe down in those holes 11 00:00:25,317 --> 00:00:26,775 -there's treasure. -Marty: Oh, baby! 12 00:00:26,861 --> 00:00:28,360 Jack: Oh, no way! 13 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:34,450 Narrator: There is an island in the north atlantic 14 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:37,745 where people have been looking for an incredible treasure 15 00:00:37,830 --> 00:00:41,081 for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:43,751 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:43,836 --> 00:00:46,712 with strange symbols carved into it, 18 00:00:46,797 --> 00:00:49,590 mysterious fragments of human bone, 19 00:00:49,675 --> 00:00:53,719 and a lead cross whose origin may stretch back 20 00:00:53,763 --> 00:00:55,846 to the days of the knights templar. 21 00:00:55,931 --> 00:00:59,058 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:59,143 --> 00:01:01,435 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,437 And, according to legend, 24 00:01:03,522 --> 00:01:07,524 one more will have to die 25 00:01:07,610 --> 00:01:10,319 before the treasure can be found. 26 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,738 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:21,707 --> 00:01:23,082 rick: It is brisk up here. 28 00:01:23,167 --> 00:01:24,583 Terry: Cross your fingers, dude. 29 00:01:24,668 --> 00:01:26,502 It's only supposed to get up to ten today. 30 00:01:26,587 --> 00:01:28,754 Narrator: It is the beginning of the final week 31 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:31,215 that rick and marty lagina, 32 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:33,675 along with their team, have to conduct major search operations 33 00:01:33,761 --> 00:01:36,261 this year on oak island. 34 00:01:36,347 --> 00:01:40,182 Now that the harsh north atlantic winter is setting in, 35 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:43,268 they are nearly out of time, at least for now, 36 00:01:43,354 --> 00:01:47,564 to attempt to solve the 226-year-old treasure mystery. 37 00:01:47,650 --> 00:01:49,858 However, in a year 38 00:01:49,944 --> 00:01:52,778 that has seen more progress than any before it, 39 00:01:52,863 --> 00:01:56,448 they intend to use every precious second they have left 40 00:01:56,492 --> 00:01:58,784 to locate the fabled treasure vault 41 00:01:58,869 --> 00:02:02,329 believed to lie buried deep in the original money pit. 42 00:02:02,414 --> 00:02:04,915 The 1706 wood is right here, inside of oc-1. 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,543 -Yep. -And a lot of the early drilling we were doing 44 00:02:07,628 --> 00:02:09,753 -for craig was chasing that. -Yeah. 45 00:02:09,797 --> 00:02:12,589 So, based on our discussion last night, we've come up with 46 00:02:12,675 --> 00:02:15,134 -this location, c-11.5. -Rick: Yep. 47 00:02:15,219 --> 00:02:17,803 We still need a second, uh, intersection point so we can 48 00:02:17,888 --> 00:02:21,682 get some linear fashion to that 1706 structure. 49 00:02:21,767 --> 00:02:23,851 Well, let's go to 118, see if we're chasing 50 00:02:23,936 --> 00:02:25,853 anything at all, and then make the call then. 51 00:02:25,938 --> 00:02:27,646 -Okay. -Rick: All righty. 52 00:02:27,690 --> 00:02:30,691 -Terry: Oh! Bingo! -Charles: We've got wood! 53 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:33,360 Narrator: During their core drilling program this year, 54 00:02:33,445 --> 00:02:36,363 the team has found numerous compelling clues 55 00:02:36,448 --> 00:02:39,116 spanning an area of more than 50 feet wide 56 00:02:39,201 --> 00:02:42,536 between boreholes c-1 and oc-1 57 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:45,205 that include evidence of wood tunnels 58 00:02:45,291 --> 00:02:47,791 nearly 90 feet deep that all pre-date 59 00:02:47,835 --> 00:02:52,296 the discovery of the money pit by as much as 150 years. 60 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,507 Hey, jack. Check this out. 61 00:02:55,593 --> 00:02:57,634 Whoa. Good find, mike. 62 00:02:57,678 --> 00:03:00,846 Narrator: However, it was in the spoils of oc-1 63 00:03:00,931 --> 00:03:03,849 that the team discovered a hand-forged rose head spike 64 00:03:03,893 --> 00:03:06,268 encrusted with man-made concrete. 65 00:03:06,353 --> 00:03:08,604 It was this kind of material 66 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:11,523 that surrounded a seven-foot-high wooden vault 67 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:14,443 that treasure hunters frederick blair and william chappell 68 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:18,405 reportedly drilled into back in 1897. 69 00:03:19,283 --> 00:03:20,866 Rick: Where is the money pit? 70 00:03:20,910 --> 00:03:24,786 Right now, we have two areas that 71 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:27,331 we're significantly interested in, one around c-1 72 00:03:27,416 --> 00:03:28,999 and one around oc-1. 73 00:03:29,084 --> 00:03:32,711 We are finding shafts and possible tunnels 74 00:03:32,796 --> 00:03:36,340 that are not delineated from any historical context. 75 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:38,884 Again, you have to stay focused. 76 00:03:38,969 --> 00:03:40,969 And so, we'll take our time to develop 77 00:03:41,055 --> 00:03:42,638 the x marks the spot for the vault. 78 00:03:42,723 --> 00:03:44,848 So, we got our marching orders. We go to 118, 79 00:03:44,934 --> 00:03:46,516 unless we see something, then we go deeper 80 00:03:46,602 --> 00:03:48,393 -until we are out of it. Okay. -Yep. 81 00:03:48,479 --> 00:03:50,520 -Rick: Okay, let's get after it. -Steve g.: Yeah. 82 00:03:50,606 --> 00:03:54,524 Narrator: While the drilling operation in the money pit area continues... 83 00:03:55,444 --> 00:03:57,945 -...Later that morning... -Marty: Hey, guys! 84 00:03:58,030 --> 00:03:59,947 -Hello! -Narrator: ...Marty lagina, 85 00:04:00,032 --> 00:04:03,533 his partner craig tester and jack begley 86 00:04:03,619 --> 00:04:05,244 have gathered in the war room 87 00:04:05,329 --> 00:04:06,536 for a meeting via video conference 88 00:04:06,622 --> 00:04:10,916 with rick and geoscientist dr. Ian spooner. 89 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,586 Dr. Spooner, I understand you have a concept for us that 90 00:04:14,672 --> 00:04:17,464 may help us with our sort of quest in the money pit. 91 00:04:17,549 --> 00:04:19,549 So far, the drilling has been great, but it 92 00:04:19,635 --> 00:04:21,593 hasn't found us what we are looking for. 93 00:04:21,679 --> 00:04:24,554 Yeah, basically what we want to do is help you guys 94 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,391 -put an x on the map. -Okay. 95 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:29,268 So, the idea is 96 00:04:29,353 --> 00:04:31,853 to look at water, uh, down drill holes that exist 97 00:04:31,939 --> 00:04:34,731 because the water in those wells should reflect 98 00:04:34,817 --> 00:04:38,610 the chemistry of the ground that they interact with. 99 00:04:38,654 --> 00:04:40,320 Mm-hmm. 100 00:04:40,406 --> 00:04:42,572 And so, I talked to dr. Matt lukeman at arcadia. 101 00:04:42,658 --> 00:04:44,408 He's an excellent chemist. 102 00:04:44,493 --> 00:04:47,077 And matt and I thought, you know, 103 00:04:47,162 --> 00:04:49,329 well, how would we identify 104 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:51,456 whether or not there was treasure? 105 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,834 How would we help you with that? 106 00:04:53,919 --> 00:04:56,837 And so, the bottom line is 107 00:04:56,922 --> 00:05:01,550 silver in the day was by and large things other than silver. 108 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:05,387 It had copper, zinc in it, and silver itself does corrode. 109 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:07,848 So, the idea is 110 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:10,600 to basically to do a pathfinder study and look 111 00:05:10,686 --> 00:05:13,020 for those elements in the water. 112 00:05:13,105 --> 00:05:14,438 Great. 113 00:05:16,859 --> 00:05:19,818 Narrator: As metals such as copper, zinc, and silver 114 00:05:19,903 --> 00:05:22,988 lie submerged in water for long periods of time, 115 00:05:23,073 --> 00:05:25,115 they will corrode, 116 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,492 and their particles will gradually leach out 117 00:05:27,578 --> 00:05:30,829 into plumes that become less and less concentrated 118 00:05:30,873 --> 00:05:33,832 as they migrate through open space. 119 00:05:33,876 --> 00:05:36,710 If these types of metals do in fact lie deep 120 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:39,379 in the ground of the money pit area, 121 00:05:39,465 --> 00:05:43,008 dr. Spooner's pathfinder water test of the flooded boreholes 122 00:05:43,052 --> 00:05:45,302 as well as the man-made tunnels, 123 00:05:45,387 --> 00:05:47,471 should be able to detect them. 124 00:05:47,556 --> 00:05:50,849 I absolutely love this idea of dr. Spooner's. 125 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:54,519 If there's a massive amount of metal down there somewhere, 126 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:56,396 it should be leaching into the waters. 127 00:05:56,482 --> 00:06:00,525 Let's test it for the very things which we seek. 128 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:05,030 So what I'm suggesting is just to take a look at 12 wells, 129 00:06:05,074 --> 00:06:07,699 in the money pit area to see what we get. 130 00:06:07,785 --> 00:06:10,452 Dr. Spooner, you said it-- it can find silver, 131 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:12,037 but can it test for gold? 132 00:06:12,081 --> 00:06:15,874 No, gold doesn't corrode. It doesn't end up in water. 133 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:18,710 So that's why the idea was-- even silver is hard. 134 00:06:18,796 --> 00:06:21,797 If we find any silver, I'll be quite amazed, really. 135 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:25,133 If you find silver, it is a treasure hunt. 136 00:06:25,219 --> 00:06:28,678 Well, what is associated with silver in a treasure hunt? Gold. 137 00:06:28,764 --> 00:06:31,473 So, I guess what I'm saying is don't worry about that. 138 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:34,601 Let's-let's do what the science is capable of doing. 139 00:06:34,686 --> 00:06:36,103 -Jack: Yep. -We'll do the rest later. 140 00:06:36,146 --> 00:06:38,522 Well, rick, you're firmly on board with this, aren't you? 141 00:06:38,607 --> 00:06:40,399 This sounds like a great idea to me. 142 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:41,900 No question. Science. 143 00:06:41,985 --> 00:06:44,444 -Okay. Well, let's do it! -Ian: That's great. I'll get 144 00:06:44,530 --> 00:06:46,405 dr. Lukeman down here because he'll also run 145 00:06:46,490 --> 00:06:49,032 the fluorescents on it, and we'll see what we come up with. 146 00:06:49,118 --> 00:06:52,911 Okay, good. Well, as rick often says, "let's make it so." 147 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:54,788 -rick: Let's make it so. -Ian: Okay. -Craig: Okay. 148 00:06:54,873 --> 00:06:56,665 Narrator: While rick, marty and craig 149 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,917 wrap up the meeting in the war room... 150 00:06:59,795 --> 00:07:01,670 ...Near the southwest corner of the swamp... 151 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:03,630 Gary: Ready for a great day at the beach? 152 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:05,841 Yeah, we got perfect weather, don't we? 153 00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:08,051 Narrator: ...Metal detection expert gary drayton 154 00:07:08,137 --> 00:07:11,012 along with rick and marty's nephew, david fornetti, 155 00:07:11,098 --> 00:07:13,932 arrive at the shoreline of lot 32. 156 00:07:14,017 --> 00:07:16,101 Gary: This is a good place to start, mate. 157 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:18,437 Anything we find in this area 158 00:07:18,522 --> 00:07:20,522 is going to be interesting 159 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:22,899 if it connects to a wharf. 160 00:07:22,985 --> 00:07:24,943 Great. Well, I'll let you do your thing. 161 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:26,570 Okay, mate. 162 00:07:26,655 --> 00:07:29,072 -Doug: Oh, look at that. -What do you got? 163 00:07:29,158 --> 00:07:31,074 It looks like a piece of finished wood. 164 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:34,911 Narrator: Two weeks ago the team unearthed a possible piece 165 00:07:34,955 --> 00:07:37,539 of wooden railing from a large sailing vessel 166 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:40,625 and encountered a massive obstruction 167 00:07:40,669 --> 00:07:43,753 while excavating near the southern border of the swamp. 168 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:47,632 However, because the weather has now made it too difficult 169 00:07:47,718 --> 00:07:50,969 to dig any more this year within the muddy bog, 170 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:53,597 it is rick, marty and craig's hope 171 00:07:53,682 --> 00:07:56,057 that gary can locate more valuable clues 172 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:58,143 along the man-made beach 173 00:07:58,228 --> 00:08:00,645 that could help solve the oak island mystery. 174 00:08:01,523 --> 00:08:04,691 -Gary: Very quiet, isn't it? -David f.: Yeah. 175 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:07,611 All right, mate. I don't want to go too far away 176 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,905 from this area, so the next line up, 177 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:11,948 let's take this line, 178 00:08:12,034 --> 00:08:14,618 we'll bypass these two rows of seaweed, 179 00:08:14,703 --> 00:08:16,828 and we'll take these rocks along here. 180 00:08:16,872 --> 00:08:17,954 Sounds good. 181 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:24,503 (beeping) 182 00:08:24,588 --> 00:08:25,962 signal here, david. 183 00:08:26,048 --> 00:08:27,714 (beeping) 184 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:29,090 just there, mate. 185 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:40,143 (beeping) 186 00:08:40,229 --> 00:08:41,728 gary: Yeah, you got it out. 187 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:43,813 Nice one, david. 188 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:50,195 Is that it? 189 00:08:52,282 --> 00:08:54,324 Let's see what we've got here. 190 00:08:54,409 --> 00:08:56,201 Oh, my gosh! 191 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:01,748 Gary: There it is, it's brilliant! 192 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:02,958 Can you see what this is, mate? 193 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:04,167 That is a trigger guard 194 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:06,169 off either an old musket 195 00:09:06,255 --> 00:09:08,004 -or a pistol. -David f.: Huh. 196 00:09:08,048 --> 00:09:09,506 Gary: And that would date from 197 00:09:09,550 --> 00:09:12,551 probably 1650 to 1750. 198 00:09:12,594 --> 00:09:14,052 Narrator: On lot 32 199 00:09:14,137 --> 00:09:16,721 near the southwestern border of the swamp, 200 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:19,516 gary drayton and david fornetti 201 00:09:19,601 --> 00:09:22,227 have just found what could be an important clue. 202 00:09:23,146 --> 00:09:25,313 The trigger guard from a firearm 203 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:28,483 that could date back as much as 150 years 204 00:09:28,569 --> 00:09:31,361 before the discovery of the money pit. 205 00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:33,530 I mean, this is fantastic. 206 00:09:33,615 --> 00:09:36,575 And this is only our, like, second line across here. 207 00:09:36,618 --> 00:09:39,619 I'm going to put this in my pouch, recheck the hole, 208 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:42,080 and let's find some more artifacts, mate. 209 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:43,248 Sounds good. 210 00:09:44,126 --> 00:09:46,251 Marty: It's undeniable now that there was 211 00:09:46,295 --> 00:09:50,547 substantial activity here in the late 1600s, early 1700s. 212 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:54,342 But was that some military expedition that we're unaware of 213 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:56,428 or was it the original depositors? 214 00:09:58,432 --> 00:10:02,475 (beeping) 215 00:10:02,561 --> 00:10:05,228 another good sounding signal here, david. 216 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:18,116 (beeping) 217 00:10:29,588 --> 00:10:31,129 it's in my hand. 218 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,632 Very interesting. 219 00:10:34,676 --> 00:10:36,635 Oh, wow. Look at that, mate. 220 00:10:36,678 --> 00:10:39,804 This is really, really special. 221 00:10:39,848 --> 00:10:42,515 This is old. 222 00:10:42,601 --> 00:10:47,270 This is an old lead cloth bag seal. 223 00:10:47,314 --> 00:10:51,650 A lead bag seal was used when 224 00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:54,653 -an old sack was sealed. -David f.: Yeah. 225 00:10:54,738 --> 00:10:56,613 They tied the sack, 226 00:10:56,698 --> 00:10:59,324 and they put a seal on it. 227 00:10:59,368 --> 00:11:02,452 This is a very important find, mate. 228 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:05,664 We've just struck gold with this piece of lead, mate. 229 00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:11,586 Narrator: Dating back as much as 800 years, 230 00:11:11,672 --> 00:11:15,840 lead bag seals were generally rounded metal clamps 231 00:11:15,926 --> 00:11:19,135 used to secure goods inside textile packaging. 232 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:21,179 What makes this seal 233 00:11:21,223 --> 00:11:23,640 a potentially important discovery on oak island 234 00:11:23,725 --> 00:11:27,352 is that they are uniquely designed to identify qualities 235 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:30,689 such as the manufacturer and also country of origin. 236 00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:34,484 Could this seal be connected to other ancient discoveries 237 00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:37,445 made in and near the swamp this year, 238 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:40,532 such as the pieces of 15th-century keg barrels? 239 00:11:40,575 --> 00:11:42,784 Or the massive stone road 240 00:11:42,869 --> 00:11:45,370 believed to have been part of a ship's wharf? 241 00:11:45,414 --> 00:11:48,873 This is an awesome lead artifact. 242 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:51,501 This is a really old piece 243 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:54,379 but just the type of artifact 244 00:11:54,423 --> 00:11:56,381 you want to be recovering 245 00:11:56,425 --> 00:11:59,175 in an area where you believe is an old wharf. 246 00:11:59,261 --> 00:12:03,263 Bingo. We have hit gold on this one. 247 00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:06,307 We won't know until this is cleaned up, 248 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:08,893 but this is very, very, important. 249 00:12:08,937 --> 00:12:13,565 This is the first lead cloth bag seal 250 00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:15,692 that we've found on the island. 251 00:12:15,736 --> 00:12:18,903 -David f.: Does that go in the top pocket? -Gary: Without doubt, mate. 252 00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:21,656 This is a true top-pocket find. 253 00:12:21,742 --> 00:12:24,325 I think this is so special we should take it 254 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:25,702 -to the research center. -Sounds good. 255 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:27,829 We'll come back here. 256 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,831 I mean, this is fantastic. 257 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:33,376 Let's show the guys what we've found. 258 00:12:33,420 --> 00:12:34,711 -Let's go. -David f.: Sounds good. 259 00:12:36,715 --> 00:12:38,923 Narrator: Later that afternoon... 260 00:12:39,843 --> 00:12:42,260 -Gary: Hey, guys. -Laird: Hey. -Rick: Hey. 261 00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:44,429 Just the chaps we want to see. 262 00:12:44,473 --> 00:12:46,431 Narrator: ...Gary and david join rick lagina 263 00:12:46,475 --> 00:12:49,434 and archeologist laird niven at the research center 264 00:12:49,478 --> 00:12:52,771 to share their latest discoveries from lot 32. 265 00:12:52,814 --> 00:12:55,857 Gary: We just had some finds cataloged. 266 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:59,235 Some metal detecting finds that we found on lot 32 267 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:01,738 -on the beach. -Oh. 268 00:13:01,782 --> 00:13:03,698 So, you guys should take a look at these. 269 00:13:03,784 --> 00:13:05,283 Rick: Love to. 270 00:13:06,161 --> 00:13:07,744 How interested are you, gary? 271 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:10,246 Very interested mate, um, 272 00:13:10,332 --> 00:13:13,416 -we found some spectacular finds there, mate. -Rick: Okay. 273 00:13:13,502 --> 00:13:15,293 Gary: And here's one of them. 274 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:20,465 See what you think of that, rick. 275 00:13:22,677 --> 00:13:24,969 -Rick: A trigger. -Exactly, mate. 276 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:27,305 Old trigger guard. 277 00:13:29,351 --> 00:13:32,769 You can see that it's been broken a long time ago. 278 00:13:32,854 --> 00:13:35,230 -It's not a recent snap. -That's-- 279 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,482 -that's decorative too, isn't it? -Gary: Yep. 280 00:13:37,526 --> 00:13:39,818 A decorative piece that might help identify it. 281 00:13:40,695 --> 00:13:43,988 It looks like a little pistol trigger guard 282 00:13:44,074 --> 00:13:46,658 or maybe a musket trigger guard. 283 00:13:46,743 --> 00:13:49,494 What do you make of the little decoration there? 284 00:13:49,538 --> 00:13:51,329 Laird: Well, I think that usually decoration 285 00:13:51,373 --> 00:13:54,457 -means higher status, right? -Yeah. You got that right, mate. 286 00:13:55,335 --> 00:13:56,459 Rick: There's books about everything. 287 00:13:56,545 --> 00:13:59,462 Would there be a book about pistol guards? 288 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:00,547 -Trigger guards? -Yeah. 289 00:14:00,632 --> 00:14:03,508 I mean, the beauty about gun furniture 290 00:14:03,552 --> 00:14:05,885 is that it's very specifically sized. 291 00:14:05,971 --> 00:14:09,347 -Yeah. -So, you can often get the model down 292 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:12,016 -and perhaps a date even down. -Yeah. 293 00:14:12,060 --> 00:14:15,478 It's going to be a little challenge. 294 00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:17,480 If we had a little more of it... 295 00:14:17,566 --> 00:14:19,983 (chuckles) you're always saying that. 296 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:23,361 Some of these artifacts are just that, they're artifacts. 297 00:14:23,405 --> 00:14:27,073 It's a trigger guard of perhaps 298 00:14:27,158 --> 00:14:31,035 a wealthy individual's pistol because it is decorated. 299 00:14:31,079 --> 00:14:32,662 But how does that connect? 300 00:14:32,706 --> 00:14:34,581 Is it curious? Yeah. 301 00:14:34,666 --> 00:14:36,708 I mean, we are on samuel ball's lot. 302 00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:40,336 So, is there a possible connection there? I don't know. 303 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:44,424 But it's history come alive, and that's always fascinating. 304 00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:47,385 We didn't just come in here with a trigger guard, mate. 305 00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:49,596 -David f.: This is really interesting. -Gary: Yeah. 306 00:14:49,681 --> 00:14:52,390 But we should have gloves on if we are going to handle it... 307 00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:54,350 -Okay. -...Because it's made of lead. 308 00:14:54,436 --> 00:14:55,560 Laird: Okay. 309 00:14:57,772 --> 00:15:00,899 Thanks. I will not plant any seeds in your mind, mate. 310 00:15:00,984 --> 00:15:03,359 -I'm fairly confident I know what it is. -Laird: Okay. 311 00:15:03,445 --> 00:15:05,737 Gary: We'll see if you are in agreement. 312 00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:19,083 Laird: Take this delicate thing out with my left hand. 313 00:15:20,795 --> 00:15:22,503 I know what it is. 314 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,798 -Yep. -I haven't seen many of these. 315 00:15:25,884 --> 00:15:27,967 Gary: And what is it, laird? 316 00:15:28,053 --> 00:15:29,510 It's a lead bale seal. 317 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:30,887 Yeah. 318 00:15:30,972 --> 00:15:33,681 -Laird: So, it's for a-- -oh, okay. 319 00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:37,060 Laird: A bale of cotton-- what used to be cotton. 320 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:39,604 -Now they are changing... -A sack. 321 00:15:39,648 --> 00:15:41,689 -Laird: Yeah. Yeah. -A sack or a bag. 322 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:44,442 Laird: And, uh, the merchant would put these on 323 00:15:44,486 --> 00:15:46,778 or the excise tax people would put them on. 324 00:15:46,821 --> 00:15:50,782 There's a corresponding piece like this. Here. 325 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:55,787 And it's put under, folded around, and--and clamped on. 326 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:59,082 So, that's why you have that round piece there. 327 00:16:00,085 --> 00:16:02,627 Laird so this little object, this little bag seal, 328 00:16:02,671 --> 00:16:05,755 would have been attached to a-- to a large bale 329 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,968 of fairly rough fabric like hemp or something like that. 330 00:16:10,053 --> 00:16:12,136 But it wasn't meant for one person. 331 00:16:12,180 --> 00:16:15,431 This was an industrial size bag that was 332 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,475 going to be used for whatever purpose. 333 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,143 Something we haven't figured out yet. 334 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:20,979 But it was for a large operation. 335 00:16:21,022 --> 00:16:24,774 So, this is adding more questions to the mystery 336 00:16:24,859 --> 00:16:26,943 and-and giving us more work to do. 337 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:29,570 -Gary: But that's got detail on it. -Mm-hmm. I see that. 338 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,948 So, that-- we should get some information off that. 339 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:35,410 And it's just the type of find that you want to be recovering 340 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,996 in an area you think there's an old wharf. 341 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:41,874 -Right, because it speaks to loading and unloading. -Gary: Yeah. 342 00:16:42,877 --> 00:16:46,462 Rick: When did these start coming into vogue, if you will? 343 00:16:46,548 --> 00:16:48,172 Laird: 1500? 344 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:51,175 Even before then, mate. 345 00:16:51,219 --> 00:16:53,636 -1300s in England. -Yeah. 346 00:16:54,931 --> 00:16:57,056 Again, it's about connective tissue. 347 00:16:57,142 --> 00:16:59,892 You find this bag seal 348 00:16:59,978 --> 00:17:03,062 in close proximity to the suspected wharf. 349 00:17:03,148 --> 00:17:05,023 It's a great find, 350 00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:08,026 and we know there was activity in the area. 351 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:09,861 We need to look into this further. 352 00:17:09,904 --> 00:17:12,864 Hopefully we can find a corresponding one, and maybe 353 00:17:12,907 --> 00:17:14,699 we can find the merchant, which would help a lot. 354 00:17:14,743 --> 00:17:16,868 -Yeah. -David f.: I was just going to ask. 355 00:17:16,911 --> 00:17:18,745 Is there like a book or something you can flip through 356 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:20,830 -where you can find some sort of example, or... -Yeah. 357 00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:22,540 Yeah, there are a lot of references. 358 00:17:22,584 --> 00:17:24,542 A lot of references. It's just going 359 00:17:24,586 --> 00:17:26,210 -to take a lot of searching. -Yeah. I'm sure. 360 00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:29,714 Look, I can't but agree, gary. This is indeed 361 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:32,508 a top-pocket find. Congrats to the both of you 362 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,052 for heading out there. 363 00:17:34,095 --> 00:17:36,220 Especially, I-I think that 364 00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:39,057 you find something like this, 365 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:42,727 and it accelerates the need to do another search agenda. 366 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:44,645 Laird, if you want to do the research, 367 00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:46,689 I look forward to that, the outcome of that. 368 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:48,566 Yeah, I'll start researching. 369 00:17:48,610 --> 00:17:50,568 -Rick: Okay, we have a plan. -Laird: Okay. 370 00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:57,033 -Rick: Let's move forward on it. -Laird: Yeah. 371 00:17:57,118 --> 00:17:58,785 Narrator: As another critical day of search activity 372 00:17:58,870 --> 00:18:00,578 begins on oak island, 373 00:18:00,622 --> 00:18:02,538 on lot 13 374 00:18:02,624 --> 00:18:03,873 near the northeastern border of the swamp... 375 00:18:03,958 --> 00:18:06,209 Aaron: Based on our limited time, 376 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:08,920 I think it's really important that we get the direction 377 00:18:08,963 --> 00:18:10,963 -of this road or path. -Miriam: Okay. 378 00:18:11,049 --> 00:18:13,716 Narrator: Archaeologists dr. Aaron taylor 379 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:16,135 and miriam amirault work to uncover more 380 00:18:16,221 --> 00:18:18,554 of the mysterious cobblestone pathway-- 381 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,892 a pathway that extends from the massive stone road, 382 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:26,062 or possible ship's wharf discovered earlier this year, 383 00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:28,856 and which runs along the entire eastern border 384 00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:30,817 of the man-made bog, 385 00:18:30,902 --> 00:18:33,277 branching off further into the uplands. 386 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:38,991 Aaron: If this is continuing the way it looks like it's continuing, 387 00:18:39,077 --> 00:18:41,661 you know, maybe this pathway is leading 388 00:18:41,746 --> 00:18:43,454 -to the money pit. -Yeah. 389 00:18:43,540 --> 00:18:46,499 So, I think we go over, put in a unit, 390 00:18:46,584 --> 00:18:48,876 investigate, and see what's going on there. 391 00:18:48,962 --> 00:18:52,130 -All right. Let's go string it up and get started. -Aaron: Yep. 392 00:18:52,215 --> 00:18:56,050 Marty: We clearly have to follow the stone pathway all the way 393 00:18:56,136 --> 00:18:59,804 cause it's interesting. What's going on with this? 394 00:18:59,848 --> 00:19:01,889 -Aaron: Let's get rid of this debris. -Miriam: Yeah. 395 00:19:01,975 --> 00:19:06,477 Marty: That is a well-constructed, hidden, massive road. 396 00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:09,105 Heavy things were being moved around on it, 397 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:12,567 which suggests something important. 398 00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:17,155 -Hey. How's it going? -Miriam: Hey! 399 00:19:17,198 --> 00:19:19,824 Aaron: Well, we can use all the help we can get. 400 00:19:20,743 --> 00:19:24,662 So, um, the path, what's your thought? 401 00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:27,623 -Just continue this way? -Aaron: Yeah, um... 402 00:19:27,709 --> 00:19:31,752 -So we just tried to leapfrog a little bit. -Rick: Mm-hmm. 403 00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:34,839 -It's coming diagonally through the unit we did. -Rick: Mm-hmm. 404 00:19:34,924 --> 00:19:37,466 So, we are just going to try and pick it up here, 405 00:19:37,552 --> 00:19:40,636 but there are a couple areas I'd like to investigate. 406 00:19:40,722 --> 00:19:42,930 Here's the thing: The time and weather 407 00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:44,932 -window is closing. -Yeah. 408 00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:48,519 So, if you want to continue here, 409 00:19:48,605 --> 00:19:50,146 I could go down there. 410 00:19:50,231 --> 00:19:52,690 If you want to just focus me on where I should... 411 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,525 -Aaron: Sure. Sure. -..Do the work. 412 00:19:54,611 --> 00:19:56,027 That's a great idea. 413 00:19:56,070 --> 00:19:58,654 Narrator: With time running out, 414 00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:00,531 the team has decided to split up 415 00:20:00,575 --> 00:20:02,825 and search two different areas. 416 00:20:02,911 --> 00:20:06,495 While dr. Taylor and miriam search further uphill, 417 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:09,999 trying to uncover the next section of the cobblestone path, 418 00:20:10,084 --> 00:20:12,877 rick will investigate along the path itself, 419 00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:14,837 near the beginning of the uplands, 420 00:20:14,923 --> 00:20:16,964 in hopes of finding any clues 421 00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:19,675 that may shed light on who built this structure 422 00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:24,138 and how it may connect to the 226-year-old mystery. 423 00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:27,767 Rick: We are still struggling with an understanding 424 00:20:27,852 --> 00:20:29,977 of what the feature represents, you know? 425 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:32,563 Is this part of the money pit story 426 00:20:32,607 --> 00:20:35,983 or is it-- or is it uniquely a swamp story? 427 00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:38,027 -You see where that stick is? -Rick: Yep. 428 00:20:38,112 --> 00:20:39,737 Aaron: So, everything above the stick can be 429 00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:40,863 taken off with the shovel. 430 00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:42,907 Rick: And the only way to do that 431 00:20:42,951 --> 00:20:45,701 is to continue the archeological pursuit, 432 00:20:45,787 --> 00:20:48,788 and hopefully come up with an artifact or artifacts 433 00:20:48,873 --> 00:20:52,541 that will tell us why it's here now. 434 00:20:52,627 --> 00:20:55,294 Aaron: I really want to see what is going on here. 435 00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:57,046 -Rick: Okay. Yep. -Aaron: See those stones? 436 00:20:57,131 --> 00:20:59,173 This is where all the artifacts are coming from. 437 00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:01,050 It's an interesting area. 438 00:21:01,094 --> 00:21:03,970 -Rick: Okay. -Aaron: And shout if you see anything of interest. 439 00:21:04,055 --> 00:21:06,639 Rick: If there is anything, I will call you immediately. 440 00:21:06,724 --> 00:21:08,641 -Aaron: Thank you. -Rick: Yep. 441 00:21:08,726 --> 00:21:11,060 Narrator: While the investigation continues near the swamp... 442 00:21:11,145 --> 00:21:13,187 Steve g.: Mike, what do we have? 443 00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:15,648 -Mike: 48! -Terry: 48. Thanks! 444 00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:17,942 Narrator: ...And while the core drilling operation 445 00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:20,194 in borehole c-11.5 446 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,363 continues in the money pit area... 447 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,865 -Ian: Hey, craig. -Craig: How's it going? 448 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:28,244 Narrator: ...Craig tester and dan henskee 449 00:21:28,329 --> 00:21:31,247 along with dr. Ian spooner and his associates 450 00:21:31,332 --> 00:21:33,207 dr. Matt lukeman, 451 00:21:33,293 --> 00:21:35,584 nicole kirkpatrick and victoria hopper 452 00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:38,921 arrive to conduct the water testing operation 453 00:21:39,007 --> 00:21:41,090 that dr. Spooner hopes might offer 454 00:21:41,175 --> 00:21:43,592 scientific evidence of buried treasure. 455 00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:45,803 Ian: What we are trying to do, 456 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:48,180 I think, right now, is just sort of a pathfinder study. 457 00:21:48,266 --> 00:21:49,765 -Okay. -So, get a bunch of samples. 458 00:21:49,851 --> 00:21:52,351 Try to sort of get the circumference, 459 00:21:52,437 --> 00:21:55,146 the perimeter of this area right here. 460 00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:57,690 And that way get a good idea of-- 461 00:21:57,775 --> 00:21:59,775 if maybe we're seeing anomalous material. 462 00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:01,736 -All right. Sounds great. -Yeah, so we'll see how it goes. 463 00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,904 -Okay, good. -Matt: So, absolutely 464 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:06,157 there's a high chance that we are going to see 465 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,785 maybe some signals in there from more recent human activity 466 00:22:09,871 --> 00:22:11,329 that might complicate things a little bit. 467 00:22:11,414 --> 00:22:13,372 Which, I think, is why it's important 468 00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:15,666 that we get samples from multiple locations. 469 00:22:15,752 --> 00:22:17,960 So it could help point us in the right direction. 470 00:22:18,046 --> 00:22:20,629 Okay. I think we are going to start 471 00:22:20,673 --> 00:22:23,382 with c-1 here, but after that 472 00:22:23,468 --> 00:22:25,676 there's a lot of wells all over the place 473 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,136 that you guys can sample. 474 00:22:27,221 --> 00:22:28,971 -Are we ready? -We are ready. 475 00:22:29,057 --> 00:22:30,806 So, we'll get our equipment, we'll head over, 476 00:22:30,892 --> 00:22:32,391 and then we'll go and get our sample. 477 00:22:32,477 --> 00:22:33,934 -Craig: Okay. -Good. 478 00:22:35,396 --> 00:22:38,647 Marty: First of all, I love hard data. 479 00:22:38,733 --> 00:22:40,733 It's hard to come by on oak island. 480 00:22:40,818 --> 00:22:43,319 So now we have two phd scientists, 481 00:22:43,404 --> 00:22:46,697 dr. Lukeman and dr. Ian spooner. 482 00:22:46,783 --> 00:22:48,783 It's exactly nine meters to the top 483 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:50,785 -of the caisson. -Okay. 484 00:22:50,870 --> 00:22:53,871 Marty: They are going to do a water analyses 485 00:22:53,915 --> 00:22:56,874 from many of the wells found over near the money pit. 486 00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:59,251 So, yeah, it's exciting. 487 00:22:59,337 --> 00:23:01,921 I mean, let's say that scientists said, 488 00:23:02,006 --> 00:23:04,173 "look, this is for sure, there's a big chunk 489 00:23:04,217 --> 00:23:07,134 of precious metal down there." well, then we've got to find it. 490 00:23:07,220 --> 00:23:10,930 Ian: We'll go as far as we can with the bailer. Oh, great. 491 00:23:11,015 --> 00:23:13,432 And, uh, we'll get a sample. 492 00:23:13,518 --> 00:23:15,684 At the very bottom is the open hole or... 493 00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:19,063 -Yes. You can hear the ball valves in it. -Yep. 494 00:23:19,107 --> 00:23:22,733 Narrator: In order to collect a water sample from the bottom 495 00:23:22,777 --> 00:23:25,361 of borehole c-1, the team is using 496 00:23:25,446 --> 00:23:27,988 a dual-valve sampling bailer. 497 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:31,200 As the device descends down the well, 498 00:23:31,285 --> 00:23:34,161 the force of the water on the ball valves inside it 499 00:23:34,247 --> 00:23:37,081 allows it to flow through the bailer. 500 00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:39,875 Once the bailer reaches the desired depth, 501 00:23:39,961 --> 00:23:41,877 the balls sink into place, 502 00:23:41,963 --> 00:23:45,131 trapping the water sample inside the tube. 503 00:23:45,216 --> 00:23:47,883 This will prevent contamination from other depths 504 00:23:47,969 --> 00:23:51,178 while the device is brought back to the surface. 505 00:23:53,975 --> 00:23:55,099 Ian: Oh. That's it. 506 00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:00,104 -What depth are you calling it? -Ian: 183. 507 00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:01,522 183. Okay. 508 00:24:01,607 --> 00:24:03,441 I have always believed 509 00:24:03,526 --> 00:24:05,818 that something of significance 510 00:24:05,903 --> 00:24:08,070 lies within the bowels of the money pit. 511 00:24:08,156 --> 00:24:11,073 And this water sample testing done by dr. Lukeman 512 00:24:11,159 --> 00:24:15,870 and dr. Spooner can provide some very interesting information. 513 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:18,497 They might be able to put x on the ground. 514 00:24:18,583 --> 00:24:21,083 That I found exceedingly interesting, 515 00:24:21,169 --> 00:24:23,377 and I look forward to their analysis. 516 00:24:24,338 --> 00:24:25,880 Good? 517 00:24:27,675 --> 00:24:29,383 Just hold that up there. 518 00:24:32,513 --> 00:24:35,055 We'll keep that sample. We'll keep that for sure. 519 00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:36,432 -Okay. -Matt: Wonderful. 520 00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:39,101 -Let's do another sample. -Okay. 521 00:24:39,145 --> 00:24:43,147 Narrator: As craig, dr. Spooner, and members of the team 522 00:24:43,191 --> 00:24:46,108 collect more water samples in the money pit area... 523 00:24:47,028 --> 00:24:49,320 ...Back in the uplands near the swamp... 524 00:24:49,405 --> 00:24:51,447 -Hey, rick. -Hey. 525 00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:54,492 Narrator: ...Rick lagina, along with dr. Aaron taylor, 526 00:24:54,535 --> 00:24:57,119 miriam amirault and alex lagina, 527 00:24:57,205 --> 00:24:59,413 continue their own search for valuable clues 528 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:01,415 along the stone pathway. 529 00:25:01,501 --> 00:25:05,127 Rick: As this path appears to turn to the upland, 530 00:25:05,213 --> 00:25:07,630 we're finding an incredible amount of artifacts. 531 00:25:07,715 --> 00:25:08,672 What's that? 532 00:25:09,717 --> 00:25:12,134 So, I don't know what to make of it. 533 00:25:12,178 --> 00:25:14,929 Is this the centralized location 534 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:17,389 for the build of the stone path? 535 00:25:17,475 --> 00:25:19,183 I don't know. 536 00:25:19,227 --> 00:25:21,477 The more we look, the more we find. 537 00:25:21,562 --> 00:25:24,313 -Rick: That might be stone. -Aaron: I think-- 538 00:25:24,398 --> 00:25:26,440 -rick: That's not. -Aaron: No, that's brick fragment. 539 00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:28,526 This is nice. 540 00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:32,154 That's a fragment of a pipe bowl. 541 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,324 Clean it up, maybe get a maker's mark on it, and then we will 542 00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:38,369 -be able to tell where it was made and when-- -rick: What is that? 543 00:25:38,412 --> 00:25:40,538 Aaron: That's annular ware. That's the early stuff. 544 00:25:40,581 --> 00:25:43,123 Quite early 1760s. 545 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:45,376 Okay. I'll bag this up. 546 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:47,419 -Rick: Okay. -Aaron: Great. 547 00:25:47,505 --> 00:25:49,588 I'm just going to go check on those guys. 548 00:25:49,674 --> 00:25:52,383 -All right. Thanks, rick. -Okey doke. 549 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:54,593 Working with aaron and miriam... 550 00:25:54,679 --> 00:25:56,887 It's like a little mini, mini treasure hunt. 551 00:25:56,931 --> 00:25:58,931 You know, you're scraping away with the trowel 552 00:25:59,016 --> 00:26:01,225 and all of a sudden there in front of you is 553 00:26:01,269 --> 00:26:03,477 a little surprise-- a little, again, 554 00:26:03,563 --> 00:26:05,354 a little piece of hopefully connective tissue. 555 00:26:05,439 --> 00:26:09,400 So, it's somewhat intoxicating and addictive. 556 00:26:18,077 --> 00:26:19,410 Wow. 557 00:26:20,454 --> 00:26:23,038 That's interesting. 558 00:26:27,628 --> 00:26:29,211 It's huge. 559 00:26:36,178 --> 00:26:38,220 Narrator: ...Rick lagina has just made what he hopes 560 00:26:38,306 --> 00:26:40,222 could be an important discovery. 561 00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:41,932 Rick: Aaron will know what that is. 562 00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:46,895 That's what I like to see: Three people hard at work. 563 00:26:46,981 --> 00:26:49,648 Aaron: Hey, rick. Any breakthroughs? 564 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:53,027 Rick: So, here's what's down there. 565 00:26:53,112 --> 00:26:56,447 There was one more find, which I found interesting. 566 00:27:03,748 --> 00:27:05,623 Aaron: Sweet jesus. 567 00:27:08,336 --> 00:27:10,252 This is really nice. It's a base, 568 00:27:10,338 --> 00:27:12,212 probably a plate. 569 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:15,424 -There you go. -Aaron: Just looking at it now, 570 00:27:15,468 --> 00:27:17,301 it looks like creamware. 571 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:20,387 Creamware comes in 1763. 572 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:22,931 The british bring it in when they arrive. 573 00:27:23,017 --> 00:27:26,644 Uh, it might be yellowware, which is a little later. 574 00:27:27,521 --> 00:27:29,980 Just because all the pieces we've been finding 575 00:27:30,066 --> 00:27:31,315 are from that period, 576 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,275 I think this is a creamware. 577 00:27:33,361 --> 00:27:36,111 But, uh, you seldom find a nice base 578 00:27:36,197 --> 00:27:37,488 intact like that. 579 00:27:38,574 --> 00:27:42,493 Narrator: First produced around the 1740s in staffordshire, England, 580 00:27:42,536 --> 00:27:46,163 creamware is a refined lead-glazed earthenware 581 00:27:46,207 --> 00:27:49,291 named for its yellowish-white cream-like color. 582 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:53,128 Could this discovery be an important clue to help identify 583 00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:54,963 who made the cobblestone pathway? 584 00:27:55,007 --> 00:27:58,175 If so, might it also be connected 585 00:27:58,219 --> 00:28:02,179 to the pine tar kiln located on nearby lot 15, 586 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:05,140 which blacksmith expert carmen legge believes 587 00:28:05,226 --> 00:28:07,017 was of british design, 588 00:28:07,061 --> 00:28:09,186 and which archaeologist laird niven believes 589 00:28:09,271 --> 00:28:11,480 may have been used for the continuous burning 590 00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:14,983 of materials in the construction of the original money pit? 591 00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:17,027 Well, I've been waiting all summer 592 00:28:17,071 --> 00:28:18,278 for a "sweet jesus moment," 593 00:28:18,364 --> 00:28:20,114 and sweet jesus. 594 00:28:20,199 --> 00:28:22,074 -(chuckling) -that is a nice base. 595 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:25,160 Now, let's find the rest of it. 596 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,540 But if that's creamware, that's a really nice early piece. 597 00:28:29,625 --> 00:28:32,209 Well, I got about that much of a shelf to do. 598 00:28:32,253 --> 00:28:34,545 That's still a work in progress, and as you see, 599 00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:36,338 -there's things to be found out there. -Keeps giving. 600 00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:38,298 -Okay. I'll bag these up. -Okey doke. 601 00:28:38,384 --> 00:28:40,384 -Aaron: Good stuff. Thank you. -Cool. All right. Yup. 602 00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:44,513 Rick: I shall return. 603 00:28:44,557 --> 00:28:46,724 Narrator: As rick and the team 604 00:28:46,767 --> 00:28:49,226 resume their investigation in the uplands, 605 00:28:49,270 --> 00:28:51,395 later that afternoon in the money pit area... 606 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,564 Terry: We got the 78 in our right hand? 607 00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:56,483 Steve g.: We've got 68 in our right hand, I think. 608 00:28:56,569 --> 00:28:58,569 Terry: 68 in our right hand, okay. 609 00:28:58,612 --> 00:29:00,404 Narrator: ...Surveyor steve guptill 610 00:29:00,448 --> 00:29:02,740 and geologist terry matheson, continue to monitor 611 00:29:02,825 --> 00:29:04,408 the core drilling operation 612 00:29:04,493 --> 00:29:07,244 in borehole c-11.5, 613 00:29:07,288 --> 00:29:10,414 just north of the oc-1 caisson. 614 00:29:11,292 --> 00:29:13,375 That's kind of interesting. 615 00:29:13,461 --> 00:29:15,419 Yeah, what? What's interesting? 616 00:29:15,463 --> 00:29:17,546 Uh, there looks like there might be a little bit 617 00:29:17,590 --> 00:29:19,715 of backfill or burnt material. 618 00:29:20,885 --> 00:29:23,093 Steve g.: Well, that's good. 619 00:29:23,137 --> 00:29:25,554 Terry: Yeah, possibly. I don't know what it is. 620 00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:28,015 I don't know why it has an unusual-- 621 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,726 almost look like ashes or something on it. 622 00:29:30,811 --> 00:29:33,437 Narrator: Burnt backfilled materials 623 00:29:33,481 --> 00:29:37,274 found in borehole c-11.5? 624 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:40,778 Is it simply evidence of previous searcher activity? 625 00:29:40,821 --> 00:29:44,072 Or could the team be on the verge of a major discovery? 626 00:29:44,158 --> 00:29:46,575 Steve g.: You know, we're in backfill at 68 feet. 627 00:29:46,660 --> 00:29:48,285 And that just suggests that we're inside 628 00:29:48,329 --> 00:29:49,620 or just outside of a shaft, so, again, 629 00:29:49,663 --> 00:29:50,579 this is great information. 630 00:29:51,665 --> 00:29:54,666 -Steve g.: Maybe the next core will tell us something. -Terry: Next run? 631 00:29:54,752 --> 00:29:56,460 Marty: In the money pit area, 632 00:29:56,545 --> 00:29:58,128 we're finding all these works 633 00:29:58,214 --> 00:30:00,130 and all these tunnels, and then we're finding stuff 634 00:30:00,174 --> 00:30:02,299 to the 1700s, 635 00:30:02,343 --> 00:30:03,842 which is extremely encouraging, yeah. 636 00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:06,637 It used to be the one thing. 637 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,139 When rick and I were talking, I used to say, 638 00:30:09,183 --> 00:30:11,308 "I will change my mind about everything if you show me 639 00:30:11,393 --> 00:30:14,311 concrete evidence of substantial works prior to 1795." 640 00:30:14,355 --> 00:30:16,146 well, you know what? He did it. 641 00:30:16,190 --> 00:30:19,441 So, we've already won that much. 642 00:30:19,485 --> 00:30:22,152 Now the objective is to actually, 643 00:30:22,238 --> 00:30:23,946 you know, find evidence of real treasure. 644 00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:41,004 Terry: Let's cross our fingers. 645 00:30:41,090 --> 00:30:42,840 -Steve g.: He's into something interesting. -Something going on? 646 00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:44,299 We got a little soft right at 88. 647 00:30:44,343 --> 00:30:46,552 -From 88 on. -Okay. 648 00:30:46,637 --> 00:30:48,554 Narrator: In the money pit area, 649 00:30:48,639 --> 00:30:50,514 representatives from choice drilling 650 00:30:50,558 --> 00:30:53,475 have just encountered something out of the ordinary 651 00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:55,936 in borehole c-11.5. 652 00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:57,646 That might be our tunnel. 653 00:30:57,731 --> 00:31:00,524 -106.6. -Mike: 106! 654 00:31:00,568 --> 00:31:03,151 -Are you serious? -No, it just dropped, whatever's in there. 655 00:31:03,237 --> 00:31:06,697 Narrator: A drop of the drill rod of nearly 18 feet? 656 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:09,491 Could it be a natural void of some kind? 657 00:31:09,577 --> 00:31:11,785 Or could it be evidence 658 00:31:11,871 --> 00:31:14,496 of the money pit treasure vault itself? 659 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:17,791 Terry: Get this one up, steve-o. Whoa! 660 00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:19,501 Whoa. 661 00:31:19,587 --> 00:31:22,546 -Let's have a look. -All right. 662 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,886 -It's pretty loose at the bottom. -Terry: Yeah. 663 00:31:30,431 --> 00:31:32,431 Steve g.: Anything interesting? 664 00:31:32,516 --> 00:31:34,391 Terry: Not so much. 665 00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:37,561 See, here is what I think he was into right there. 666 00:31:37,646 --> 00:31:40,230 This material here, when he hits it, it starts to slip because 667 00:31:40,316 --> 00:31:41,690 -of all the clay in it. -Steve g.: Yep. 668 00:31:41,775 --> 00:31:43,275 Terry: So, he finds that soft. 669 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,903 So, this section here is the interglacial phase, 670 00:31:45,988 --> 00:31:48,572 and you get a lot of really dark clay in there. 671 00:31:48,616 --> 00:31:50,741 So, when he hits it sometimes it slips through. 672 00:31:50,826 --> 00:31:52,367 It feels sometimes he might have broken through 673 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:53,535 into an open tunnel or something. 674 00:31:53,579 --> 00:31:55,746 But, usually, it's just this. 675 00:31:55,789 --> 00:31:58,081 What about here? Look, this is the last two feet. 676 00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:01,543 -Is that redrill? -Give it a hit. 677 00:32:01,629 --> 00:32:03,879 Yeah, that's a redrill. And then what are we getting into 678 00:32:03,964 --> 00:32:05,923 -down there? Some more of this? -It's tight again, yep. 679 00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:07,841 Terry: So, that's just more of the same. 680 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:10,218 -Just a lot of ground-up maroon silt stone. -Steve g.: It's tight. 681 00:32:10,304 --> 00:32:12,930 Terry: The tightness of it tells us we're probably not close 682 00:32:12,973 --> 00:32:14,723 to a vertical structure, which is disappointing. 683 00:32:14,767 --> 00:32:17,434 Not terribly interesting 684 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:18,894 in terms of treasure hunting. 685 00:32:18,938 --> 00:32:20,729 Narrator: Unfortunately for the team, 686 00:32:20,814 --> 00:32:23,815 what appeared to be a possible large underground 687 00:32:23,901 --> 00:32:26,777 void where they hoped to encounter the original money pit 688 00:32:26,820 --> 00:32:31,281 is simply a natural horizon of soft clay. 689 00:32:31,325 --> 00:32:34,451 Although frustrating, especially given this late moment 690 00:32:34,536 --> 00:32:37,788 in the year, it is at least useful information 691 00:32:37,831 --> 00:32:40,457 to help inform their search moving forward. 692 00:32:40,542 --> 00:32:42,960 So, c-11.5 turned out to be nothing, 693 00:32:43,003 --> 00:32:44,920 which is good information because 694 00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:47,422 it helps us really put an x through our money pit grid, 695 00:32:47,508 --> 00:32:49,883 and we know that's an area of... 696 00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:51,510 Really of non-interest for us right now. 697 00:32:51,595 --> 00:32:52,844 So, terry's going to log the information, 698 00:32:52,930 --> 00:32:54,221 I'm going to plot it in our 3d model, 699 00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:55,806 and we're going to move to the next hole. 700 00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:57,975 C-11.5. 701 00:32:58,018 --> 00:33:00,310 -It's a bust. -Kind of, uh, 702 00:33:00,354 --> 00:33:01,770 died with a whimper. 703 00:33:01,814 --> 00:33:04,773 It was tight. So, we are not close 704 00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:07,359 -to any structures. -Terry: Doesn't look like we are very close. No. 705 00:33:07,444 --> 00:33:10,445 So, we're done. We'll move on. 706 00:33:10,531 --> 00:33:13,824 Narrator: While members of the team regroup in the money pit area... 707 00:33:13,909 --> 00:33:15,951 -Laird: Hey! -Gary: Hey, guys. 708 00:33:16,829 --> 00:33:19,663 Narrator: Rick and alex lagina, 709 00:33:19,707 --> 00:33:22,541 along with gary drayton and david fornetti 710 00:33:22,626 --> 00:33:25,043 meet with archeologist laird niven to receive 711 00:33:25,129 --> 00:33:27,546 his follow-up assessment of the bag seal 712 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:30,507 found yesterday on lot 32. 713 00:33:30,592 --> 00:33:32,300 Laird: It's curious. It's-- 714 00:33:32,386 --> 00:33:33,802 I was pretty excited to see it. 715 00:33:33,887 --> 00:33:36,930 Often the detail on bale seals is really 716 00:33:37,016 --> 00:33:38,974 difficult to interpret. 717 00:33:39,018 --> 00:33:40,142 They're very cryptic. 718 00:33:41,729 --> 00:33:43,520 -Rick: Wow. -Gary: Wow. 719 00:33:43,564 --> 00:33:46,023 -That has got some detail on that, doesn't it? -Rick: It sure does. 720 00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:47,816 Gary: Wow, look. 721 00:33:47,860 --> 00:33:49,860 It looks like an "x" on the bottom. 722 00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:51,987 -Laird: A double "x." -gary: A double "x." yeah. 723 00:33:52,031 --> 00:33:54,573 But we can do a little explanation 724 00:33:54,658 --> 00:33:56,366 of what we are seeing here. 725 00:33:56,452 --> 00:33:57,868 This is actually the cloth makers, 726 00:33:57,911 --> 00:33:59,494 what they call a privy seal. 727 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:01,872 These seals are family seals. 728 00:34:01,957 --> 00:34:05,333 So, they'd be passed down through the generations. 729 00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:07,544 And apparently, back in the day, 730 00:34:07,588 --> 00:34:10,839 if you had a father and a son alive at the same time, 731 00:34:10,883 --> 00:34:12,966 to avoid confusion you'd add-- 732 00:34:13,052 --> 00:34:15,719 the son would add an element to his seal. 733 00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:18,889 So, they get more and more complicated over the years. 734 00:34:19,808 --> 00:34:21,975 But this one, if you look here, 735 00:34:22,061 --> 00:34:23,852 has initials. 736 00:34:23,937 --> 00:34:26,855 I think it's an f on the left-hand side, 737 00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:29,900 -and perhaps an e on the right-hand side. -Rick: Mm-hmm. 738 00:34:29,985 --> 00:34:31,401 If I pull it down... 739 00:34:32,988 --> 00:34:36,031 It's really faint, but... 740 00:34:37,034 --> 00:34:39,451 What you can't see is 741 00:34:39,536 --> 00:34:41,870 that's actually the shape of a four. 742 00:34:42,790 --> 00:34:44,039 Rick: Oh, yeah. Okay. 743 00:34:44,083 --> 00:34:45,874 Laird: Apparently, that's an old symbol 744 00:34:45,918 --> 00:34:48,919 used for a long time, 745 00:34:49,004 --> 00:34:50,670 and it's not actually a four. 746 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:54,549 They think it represents, like, the sign of the cross. 747 00:34:56,804 --> 00:34:58,178 Gary: Oh, wow. 748 00:34:58,222 --> 00:35:00,972 Rick: What is the significance, the sign of the cross? 749 00:35:01,058 --> 00:35:03,058 You wouldn't think to find that 750 00:35:03,102 --> 00:35:05,894 on a commercial enterprise, right? 751 00:35:05,979 --> 00:35:08,396 Laird: I don't think it derives from family crests because 752 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,399 that-- that symbol is 753 00:35:11,485 --> 00:35:14,903 used by multiple families, so this would have been something 754 00:35:14,988 --> 00:35:17,405 carried down through generations. 755 00:35:17,449 --> 00:35:18,949 It's just most curious to have that 756 00:35:18,992 --> 00:35:20,742 religious symbol on a commercial item. 757 00:35:20,786 --> 00:35:22,619 I-I find that to be very strange. 758 00:35:22,704 --> 00:35:24,955 And the only people who would do that, 759 00:35:24,998 --> 00:35:27,958 in my limited knowledge base, would be templars. 760 00:35:38,011 --> 00:35:40,762 Narrator: In the oak island research center, 761 00:35:40,848 --> 00:35:42,264 archaeologist laird niven 762 00:35:42,349 --> 00:35:43,807 has just revealed to rick lagina and members of the team 763 00:35:43,851 --> 00:35:46,935 what could be a critical clue on the metal bag seal 764 00:35:47,020 --> 00:35:49,271 recently found on lot 32. 765 00:35:49,356 --> 00:35:53,275 I'm going back, though, to the origination of it. 766 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:56,236 And you think back, right? The templars 767 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,613 were heavy into commerce. 768 00:35:58,699 --> 00:36:00,407 I mean, they literally were 769 00:36:00,492 --> 00:36:02,659 the bankers and the financiers 770 00:36:02,703 --> 00:36:05,328 and the commercial operatives of the day. 771 00:36:05,414 --> 00:36:07,330 You know, those were the people you dealt with. 772 00:36:07,374 --> 00:36:09,249 Laird: Yeah. I just find it really evocative. 773 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:11,459 I find it really cool, you know? 774 00:36:11,545 --> 00:36:13,461 It's a symbol that's old enough 775 00:36:13,547 --> 00:36:16,298 that the origins have basically been forgotten. 776 00:36:17,176 --> 00:36:19,676 Narrator: Could rick lagina be correct 777 00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:22,512 that the lead bag seal found near the swamp 778 00:36:22,556 --> 00:36:26,600 might be evidence connected to the knights templar? 779 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:29,144 Although the theory of a possible link 780 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:31,146 between the oak island mystery 781 00:36:31,231 --> 00:36:33,315 and this medieval order of warrior monks 782 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,734 has persisted for generations, 783 00:36:35,819 --> 00:36:37,652 rick, marty, 784 00:36:37,738 --> 00:36:40,488 and the team have made notable discoveries 785 00:36:40,574 --> 00:36:42,157 that potentially corroborate it 786 00:36:42,242 --> 00:36:45,493 including pieces of keg barrels, 787 00:36:45,579 --> 00:36:48,121 a hand point chisel and tunneling tools 788 00:36:48,207 --> 00:36:51,958 that all date back to the 1400s or earlier. 789 00:36:52,044 --> 00:36:55,670 However, the discovery of the lead cross at smith's cove 790 00:36:55,756 --> 00:36:58,506 three years ago remains the most compelling 791 00:36:58,592 --> 00:37:01,301 due to the fact that a scientific test, 792 00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:03,470 known as laser ablation, 793 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:07,140 helped prove that it's at least 700 years old... 794 00:37:08,477 --> 00:37:10,352 ...And was made from lead 795 00:37:10,437 --> 00:37:13,230 originating in an area of southern France that was once 796 00:37:13,273 --> 00:37:15,565 a stronghold for the templars. 797 00:37:16,610 --> 00:37:20,487 Could this bag seal now be another important clue 798 00:37:20,572 --> 00:37:23,198 that could help prove this incredible theory? 799 00:37:24,618 --> 00:37:27,035 I've got two words to say: 800 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:28,620 Laser ablation. 801 00:37:28,705 --> 00:37:30,789 -We should get that tested. -Yeah. 802 00:37:31,625 --> 00:37:33,667 Rick: Well, that is a good idea. 803 00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:36,461 Gary: And maybe it matches up to other lead signatures 804 00:37:36,546 --> 00:37:38,505 that were found on different lead artifacts 805 00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:40,590 -on the island. -Rick: Mm-hmm. -Right. 806 00:37:40,634 --> 00:37:42,759 So, you didn't mention a time period. 807 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:46,179 Some of them actually have dates on them. 808 00:37:47,057 --> 00:37:51,059 But this one, the broad date is 1300-1800. 809 00:37:51,144 --> 00:37:53,395 -That's pretty broad. -Laird: Yeah. 810 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:57,065 Rick: This bag seal in proximity to the wharf-- 811 00:37:57,150 --> 00:37:58,441 that's huge. 812 00:37:58,527 --> 00:38:02,112 Is there a possible templar connection? Maybe. 813 00:38:02,155 --> 00:38:03,822 We need to come to an understanding 814 00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:05,573 what this represents here. 815 00:38:05,659 --> 00:38:08,243 But it's the strangest thing I've seen 816 00:38:08,328 --> 00:38:10,287 on this island in a long, long time. 817 00:38:10,372 --> 00:38:12,372 That is very, very cool. 818 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:14,499 Yeah. Very cool. 819 00:38:14,584 --> 00:38:17,294 Heck of a top-pocket find for sure, isn't it? 820 00:38:17,337 --> 00:38:20,088 -Rick: Absolutely. -I actually agree. 821 00:38:20,173 --> 00:38:22,590 Alex: You got him! Finally got him. 822 00:38:22,676 --> 00:38:25,135 Welcome to the dark side, mate. 823 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:34,060 Marty: Welcome! One of my favorite times. 824 00:38:34,146 --> 00:38:35,520 We get to look at some, 825 00:38:35,605 --> 00:38:37,480 I believe, will be very interesting data. 826 00:38:37,566 --> 00:38:39,441 Narrator: Two days later, 827 00:38:39,526 --> 00:38:42,235 rick, marty, craig and members of the team 828 00:38:42,321 --> 00:38:46,406 gather in the war room for the highly anticipated report 829 00:38:46,491 --> 00:38:48,700 from dr. Ian spooner and his colleague 830 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:51,453 dr. Matt lukeman regarding the water tests 831 00:38:51,538 --> 00:38:53,580 they conducted earlier this week 832 00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:55,498 in the money pit area. 833 00:38:55,542 --> 00:38:58,501 So, I've got one question to ask. 834 00:38:58,587 --> 00:39:01,671 Do you think there is treasure in the money pit? 835 00:39:01,757 --> 00:39:04,341 -Ooh, I like that lead-in. -(laughter) 836 00:39:04,426 --> 00:39:06,509 no, you know, I'm serious. 837 00:39:07,554 --> 00:39:09,262 -Do I? -Ian: Yeah. 838 00:39:09,348 --> 00:39:11,639 -Small chance. -I-I do. 839 00:39:11,725 --> 00:39:14,267 I absolutely do. I believe that what they drilled into 840 00:39:14,353 --> 00:39:16,311 in 1897 is real, 841 00:39:16,396 --> 00:39:19,314 -and I think it's still there. -Right. 842 00:39:19,399 --> 00:39:21,232 So, doug, can you bring, uh, 843 00:39:21,318 --> 00:39:23,610 -bring up the presentation? -Doug: I can. 844 00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:25,612 Ian: Great. 845 00:39:27,491 --> 00:39:31,451 That image shows the wells. There were 12 of them. 846 00:39:32,496 --> 00:39:35,288 We took the samples, and what matt did was 847 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:38,500 take the initiative to scan it through the whole spectrum. 848 00:39:38,585 --> 00:39:40,794 And that's when some interesting things came up. 849 00:39:40,879 --> 00:39:43,671 I'll flash right forward 850 00:39:43,757 --> 00:39:45,840 to why I asked you that question about 851 00:39:45,926 --> 00:39:48,134 -do you believe in treasure? -Mm-hmm. 852 00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:50,095 Whether it was pieces of eight, maravedis, 853 00:39:50,180 --> 00:39:52,347 anything like that, they were only about 20, 854 00:39:52,432 --> 00:39:55,475 maybe 30 percent silver. The rest was zinc and copper. 855 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:59,354 And so I said, "okay, if there really is a ton of treasure 856 00:39:59,439 --> 00:40:03,817 "down there, then what we might expect to see is elevated levels 857 00:40:03,902 --> 00:40:05,735 of the alloys of silver." 858 00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:12,492 and so, I have red arrows on... 859 00:40:12,577 --> 00:40:15,703 What I was really looking for 860 00:40:15,789 --> 00:40:18,748 -if I was looking for treasure, right? -Mm-hmm. Yeah. 861 00:40:18,834 --> 00:40:21,334 But what we do see is 862 00:40:21,420 --> 00:40:25,672 at the well we call ws-1, ws-2, ws-9. 863 00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:27,841 Look at the copper and zinc levels. 864 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,885 This is not a minor little hill. 865 00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:32,637 -Blip. -This is... 866 00:40:32,722 --> 00:40:36,391 Ten times-- this is a spike, ten times peak. 867 00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:38,810 I went, "wow." like, this is big news. 868 00:40:38,895 --> 00:40:41,271 Not only that, we got silver 869 00:40:41,356 --> 00:40:42,856 -in those as well. -Really? 870 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,693 Ian: At the end of the day, there 871 00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:48,862 is every reason to believe 872 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:51,739 down in those holes that 873 00:40:51,825 --> 00:40:53,616 there is something close by 874 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:56,411 that contains a fair bit of silver. 875 00:40:56,496 --> 00:40:59,581 Doug: I guess I'm still trying to get a mental picture of how much 876 00:40:59,666 --> 00:41:01,166 silver it would take to get to these levels. 877 00:41:01,251 --> 00:41:03,460 Like, is it a handful of silver or is it 878 00:41:03,545 --> 00:41:06,671 -a gerhardt dump truck load of silver? -It's a gerhardt dump truck. 879 00:41:06,756 --> 00:41:08,631 -Marty: Oh, baby! -Jack: Oh, no way! 880 00:41:09,843 --> 00:41:11,634 Rick: Wow. 881 00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:14,554 Narrator: Next time on the curse of oak island... 882 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:17,265 Steve g.: We need to connect the cobble path in the swamp 883 00:41:17,350 --> 00:41:18,766 to this path that leads to the money pit. 884 00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:20,727 -That may be our "x" on the ground. -Yes. 885 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:22,937 Narrator: It's the historic season finale. 886 00:41:23,023 --> 00:41:24,481 -Gary: Oh, my gosh! -Steve g.: Oh wow. 887 00:41:24,566 --> 00:41:27,400 -Gary: That's old. This is off a ship. -It's off a ship. 888 00:41:27,486 --> 00:41:30,570 That might actually be the thing that solves the mystery. 889 00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,448 -Rick: Oh, oh, oh! -Charles: What do you got? What is that? 890 00:41:33,492 --> 00:41:36,034 -I've never seen anything like that before. -Aaron: It's incredible. 891 00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:38,828 This is the first direct evidence of real treasure. 892 00:41:38,872 --> 00:41:40,246 (laughter) 893 00:41:40,332 --> 00:41:41,664 captioning provided by a+e networks