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Narrator:
Tonight on
the curse of oak island...
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Gary:
Ooh, look at that.
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Fantastic, mate! This is old.
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Laird:
Often the detail
is really cryptic.
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Rick:
The only people who would
do that would be templars.
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-There has got
to be more out there.
-Oh! What's that?
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Oh! Sweet.
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-Alex: Oh, wow.
-Ian: We took the samples
to analyze
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for silver, and we got a spike.
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There is every reason
to believe down in those holes
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-there's treasure.
-Marty: Oh, baby!
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Jack:
Oh, no way!
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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
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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: It is brisk up here.
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Terry: Cross your fingers, dude.
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It's only supposed
to get up to ten today.
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Narrator: It is the beginning
of the final week
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that rick and marty lagina,
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along with their team, have to
conduct major search operations
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this year on oak island.
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Now that the harsh north
atlantic winter is setting in,
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they are nearly out of time,
at least for now,
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to attempt to solve the
226-year-old treasure mystery.
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However, in a year
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that has seen more progress
than any before it,
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they intend to use every
precious second they have left
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to locate
the fabled treasure vault
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believed to lie buried deep
in the original money pit.
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The 1706 wood is right here,
inside of oc-1.
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-Yep.
-And a lot of the early
drilling we were doing
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-for craig was chasing that.
-Yeah.
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So, based on our discussion
last night, we've come up with
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-this location, c-11.5.
-Rick: Yep.
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We still need a second, uh,
intersection point so we can
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get some linear fashion
to that 1706 structure.
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Well, let's go to 118,
see if we're chasing
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anything at all,
and then make the call then.
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-Okay.
-Rick: All righty.
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-Terry: Oh! Bingo!
-Charles: We've got wood!
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Narrator:
During their core drilling
program this year,
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the team has found
numerous compelling clues
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spanning an area
of more than 50 feet wide
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between boreholes c-1 and oc-1
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that include evidence
of wood tunnels
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nearly 90 feet deep
that all pre-date
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the discovery of the money pit
by as much as 150 years.
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Hey, jack. Check this out.
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Whoa. Good find, mike.
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Narrator:
However, it was
in the spoils of oc-1
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that the team discovered
a hand-forged rose head spike
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encrusted
with man-made concrete.
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It was this kind of material
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that surrounded
a seven-foot-high wooden vault
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that treasure hunters frederick
blair and william chappell
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reportedly drilled into
back in 1897.
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Rick:
Where is the money pit?
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Right now,
we have two areas that
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we're significantly
interested in, one around c-1
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and one around oc-1.
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We are finding shafts
and possible tunnels
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that are not delineated
from any historical context.
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Again, you have to stay focused.
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And so, we'll take
our time to develop
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the x marks the spot
for the vault.
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So, we got our marching orders.
We go to 118,
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unless we see something,
then we go deeper
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-until we are out of it. Okay.
-Yep.
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-Rick: Okay, let's get after it.
-Steve g.: Yeah.
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Narrator:
While the drilling operation in
the money pit area continues...
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-...Later that morning...
-Marty: Hey, guys!
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-Hello!
-Narrator: ...Marty lagina,
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his partner craig tester
and jack begley
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have gathered in the war room
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for a meeting
via video conference
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with rick and geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner.
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Dr. Spooner, I understand you
have a concept for us that
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may help us with our
sort of quest in the money pit.
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So far, the drilling
has been great, but it
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hasn't found us
what we are looking for.
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Yeah, basically what we
want to do is help you guys
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-put an x on the map.
-Okay.
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So, the idea is
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to look at water, uh,
down drill holes that exist
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because the water
in those wells should reflect
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the chemistry of the ground
that they interact with.
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Mm-hmm.
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And so, I talked to
dr. Matt lukeman at arcadia.
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He's an excellent chemist.
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And matt and I thought,
you know,
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well, how would we identify
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whether or not
there was treasure?
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How would we help you with that?
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And so, the bottom line is
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silver in the day was by and
large things other than silver.
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It had copper, zinc in it,
and silver itself does corrode.
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So, the idea is
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to basically to do
a pathfinder study and look
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for those elements in the water.
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Great.
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Narrator:
As metals such as
copper, zinc, and silver
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lie submerged in water
for long periods of time,
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they will corrode,
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and their particles
will gradually leach out
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into plumes that become
less and less concentrated
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as they migrate
through open space.
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If these types of metals
do in fact lie deep
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in the ground
of the money pit area,
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dr. Spooner's pathfinder water
test of the flooded boreholes
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as well as the man-made tunnels,
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should be able to detect them.
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I absolutely love
this idea of dr. Spooner's.
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If there's a massive amount
of metal down there somewhere,
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it should be
leaching into the waters.
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Let's test it for
the very things which we seek.
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So what I'm suggesting is
just to take a look at 12 wells,
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in the money pit area
to see what we get.
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Dr. Spooner, you said it--
it can find silver,
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but can it test for gold?
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No, gold doesn't corrode.
It doesn't end up in water.
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So that's why the idea was--
even silver is hard.
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If we find any silver,
I'll be quite amazed, really.
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If you find silver,
it is a treasure hunt.
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Well, what is associated with
silver in a treasure hunt? Gold.
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So, I guess what I'm saying is
don't worry about that.
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Let's-let's do what the science
is capable of doing.
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-Jack: Yep.
-We'll do the rest later.
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Well, rick, you're firmly
on board with this, aren't you?
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This sounds
like a great idea to me.
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No question. Science.
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-Okay. Well, let's do it!
-Ian: That's great. I'll get
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dr. Lukeman down here
because he'll also run
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the fluorescents on it, and
we'll see what we come up with.
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Okay, good. Well, as rick
often says, "let's make it so."
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-rick: Let's make it so.
-Ian: Okay.
-Craig: Okay.
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Narrator:
While rick, marty and craig
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wrap up the meeting
in the war room...
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...Near the southwest
corner of the swamp...
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Gary:
Ready for a great day
at the beach?
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Yeah, we got perfect weather,
don't we?
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Narrator: ...Metal detection
expert gary drayton
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along with rick and marty's
nephew, david fornetti,
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arrive at
the shoreline of lot 32.
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Gary:
This is a good place
to start, mate.
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Anything we find in this area
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is going to be interesting
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if it connects to a wharf.
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Great. Well, I'll let you
do your thing.
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Okay, mate.
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-Doug: Oh, look at that.
-What do you got?
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It looks like
a piece of finished wood.
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Narrator:
Two weeks ago the team
unearthed a possible piece
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of wooden railing
from a large sailing vessel
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and encountered
a massive obstruction
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while excavating near the
southern border of the swamp.
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However, because the weather
has now made it too difficult
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to dig any more this year
within the muddy bog,
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it is rick,
marty and craig's hope
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that gary can locate
more valuable clues
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along the man-made beach
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that could help solve
the oak island mystery.
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-Gary: Very quiet, isn't it?
-David f.: Yeah.
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All right, mate.
I don't want to go too far away
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from this area,
so the next line up,
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let's take this line,
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we'll bypass
these two rows of seaweed,
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and we'll
take these rocks along here.
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Sounds good.
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signal here, david.
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(beeping)
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gary:
Yeah, you got it out.
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Nice one, david.
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Is that it?
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Let's see what we've got here.
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Oh, my gosh!
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Gary:
There it is, it's brilliant!
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Can you see what this is, mate?
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That is a trigger guard
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off either an old musket
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-or a pistol.
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Gary:
And that would date from
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probably 1650 to 1750.
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Narrator:
On lot 32
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near the southwestern border
of the swamp,
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gary drayton and david fornetti
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have just found what
could be an important clue.
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The trigger guard from a firearm
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that could date
back as much as 150 years
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before the discovery
of the money pit.
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I mean, this is fantastic.
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And this is only our, like,
second line across here.
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I'm going to put this
in my pouch, recheck the hole,
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and let's find
some more artifacts, mate.
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Sounds good.
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Marty: It's undeniable now
that there was
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substantial activity here
in the late 1600s, early 1700s.
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But was that some military
expedition that we're unaware of
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or was it
the original depositors?
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(beeping)
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another good sounding
signal here, david.
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(beeping)
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it's in my hand.
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Very interesting.
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Oh, wow. Look at that, mate.
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This is really, really special.
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This is old.
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This is an old lead
cloth bag seal.
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A lead bag seal was used when
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-an old sack was sealed.
-David f.: Yeah.
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They tied the sack,
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and they put a seal on it.
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This is a very
important find, mate.
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We've just struck gold
with this piece of lead, mate.
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Narrator:
Dating back
as much as 800 years,
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lead bag seals were generally
rounded metal clamps
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used to secure goods
inside textile packaging.
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What makes this seal
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a potentially important
discovery on oak island
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is that they are uniquely
designed to identify qualities
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such as the manufacturer
and also country of origin.
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Could this seal be connected
to other ancient discoveries
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made in and near
the swamp this year,
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such as the pieces
of 15th-century keg barrels?
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Or the massive stone road
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believed to have been
part of a ship's wharf?
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This is an awesome
lead artifact.
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This is a really old piece
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but just the type of artifact
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you want to be recovering
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in an area where
you believe is an old wharf.
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Bingo.
We have hit gold on this one.
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We won't know until
this is cleaned up,
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but this is
very, very, important.
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This is the first
lead cloth bag seal
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that we've found on the island.
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-David f.: Does that go
in the top pocket?
-Gary: Without doubt, mate.
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This is a true top-pocket find.
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I think this is so special
we should take it
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-to the research center.
-Sounds good.
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We'll come back here.
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I mean, this is fantastic.
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Let's show the guys
what we've found.
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-Let's go.
-David f.: Sounds good.
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Narrator:
Later that afternoon...
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-Gary: Hey, guys.
-Laird: Hey.
-Rick: Hey.
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Just the chaps we want to see.
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Narrator: ...Gary and david
join rick lagina
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and archeologist laird niven
at the research center
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to share their latest
discoveries from lot 32.
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Gary:
We just had
some finds cataloged.
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Some metal detecting finds
that we found on lot 32
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-on the beach.
-Oh.
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So, you guys should
take a look at these.
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Rick:
Love to.
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How interested are you, gary?
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Very interested mate, um,
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-we found some spectacular
finds there, mate.
-Rick: Okay.
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Gary:
And here's one of them.
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See what you think
of that, rick.
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-Rick: A trigger.
-Exactly, mate.
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Old trigger guard.
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You can see that it's
been broken a long time ago.
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-It's not a recent snap.
-That's--
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-that's decorative too,
isn't it?
-Gary: Yep.
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A decorative piece
that might help identify it.
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It looks like
a little pistol trigger guard
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or maybe a musket trigger guard.
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What do you make of
the little decoration there?
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Laird:
Well, I think
that usually decoration
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-means higher status, right?
-Yeah. You got that right, mate.
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Rick:
There's books about everything.
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Would there be a book
about pistol guards?
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-Trigger guards?
-Yeah.
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I mean, the beauty
about gun furniture
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is that it's
very specifically sized.
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-Yeah.
-So, you can
often get the model down
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-and perhaps a date even down.
-Yeah.
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It's going to be
a little challenge.
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If we had a little more of it...
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(chuckles) you're always
saying that.
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Some of these artifacts are
just that, they're artifacts.
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It's a trigger guard of perhaps
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a wealthy individual's pistol
because it is decorated.
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But how does that connect?
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Is it curious? Yeah.
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I mean,
we are on samuel ball's lot.
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So, is there a possible
connection there? I don't know.
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But it's history come alive,
and that's always fascinating.
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We didn't just come in here
with a trigger guard, mate.
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-David f.: This is
really interesting.
-Gary: Yeah.
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But we should have gloves on
if we are going to handle it...
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-Okay.
-...Because it's made of lead.
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Laird:
Okay.
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Thanks. I will not plant
any seeds in your mind, mate.
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-I'm fairly confident
I know what it is.
-Laird: Okay.
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Gary:
We'll see if
you are in agreement.
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Laird:
Take this delicate thing
out with my left hand.
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I know what it is.
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-Yep.
-I haven't seen many of these.
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Gary:
And what is it, laird?
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It's a lead bale seal.
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Yeah.
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-Laird: So, it's for a--
-oh, okay.
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Laird:
A bale of cotton--
what used to be cotton.
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-Now they are changing...
-A sack.
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-Laird: Yeah. Yeah.
-A sack or a bag.
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Laird:
And, uh, the merchant
would put these on
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or the excise tax people
would put them on.
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There's a corresponding
piece like this. Here.
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And it's put under, folded
around, and--and clamped on.
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So, that's why you have
that round piece there.
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Laird
so this little object,
this little bag seal,
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would have been attached to a--
to a large bale
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of fairly rough fabric like
hemp or something like that.
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But it wasn't meant
for one person.
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This was an industrial
size bag that was
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going to be used
for whatever purpose.
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Something we haven't
figured out yet.
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But it was
for a large operation.
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So, this is adding more
questions to the mystery
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and-and giving us
more work to do.
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-Gary: But that's got
detail on it.
-Mm-hmm. I see that.
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So, that-- we should get
some information off that.
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And it's just the type of find
that you want to be recovering
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in an area you think
there's an old wharf.
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-Right, because it speaks
to loading and unloading.
-Gary: Yeah.
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Rick:
When did these start coming
into vogue, if you will?
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Laird:
1500?
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Even before then, mate.
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-1300s in England.
-Yeah.
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Again,
it's about connective tissue.
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You find this bag seal
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in close proximity
to the suspected wharf.
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It's a great find,
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and we know
there was activity in the area.
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We need to look
into this further.
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Hopefully we can find
a corresponding one, and maybe
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we can find the merchant,
which would help a lot.
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-Yeah.
-David f.: I was just
going to ask.
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Is there like a book or
something you can flip through
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-where you can find
some sort of example, or...
-Yeah.
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Yeah, there are
a lot of references.
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A lot of references.
It's just going
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-to take a lot of searching.
-Yeah. I'm sure.
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Look, I can't but agree, gary.
This is indeed
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a top-pocket find.
Congrats to the both of you
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for heading out there.
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Especially, I-I think that
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you find something like this,
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and it accelerates the need
to do another search agenda.
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Laird, if you want
to do the research,
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I look forward to that,
the outcome of that.
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Yeah, I'll start researching.
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-Rick: Okay, we have a plan.
-Laird: Okay.
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-Rick: Let's move forward on it.
-Laird: Yeah.
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Narrator:
As another critical day
of search activity
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begins on oak island,
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on lot 13
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near the northeastern border
of the swamp...
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Aaron:
Based on our limited time,
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I think it's really important
that we get the direction
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-of this road or path.
-Miriam: Okay.
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Narrator: Archaeologists
dr. Aaron taylor
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and miriam amirault
work to uncover more
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of the mysterious
cobblestone pathway--
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a pathway that extends
from the massive stone road,
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or possible ship's wharf
discovered earlier this year,
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and which runs along
the entire eastern border
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of the man-made bog,
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branching off further
into the uplands.
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Aaron:
If this is continuing the way
it looks like it's continuing,
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you know,
maybe this pathway is leading
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-to the money pit.
-Yeah.
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So, I think we go over,
put in a unit,
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investigate,
and see what's going on there.
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-All right. Let's go string
it up and get started.
-Aaron: Yep.
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Marty: We clearly have to follow
the stone pathway all the way
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cause it's interesting.
What's going on with this?
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-Aaron: Let's get rid
of this debris.
-Miriam: Yeah.
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Marty:
That is a well-constructed,
hidden, massive road.
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Heavy things were being
moved around on it,
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which suggests
something important.
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-Hey. How's it going?
-Miriam: Hey!
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Aaron:
Well, we can use
all the help we can get.
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So, um, the path,
what's your thought?
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-Just continue this way?
-Aaron: Yeah, um...
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-So we just tried
to leapfrog a little bit.
-Rick: Mm-hmm.
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00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:34,839
-It's coming diagonally
through the unit we did.
-Rick: Mm-hmm.
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00:19:34,924 --> 00:19:37,466
So, we are just going to try
and pick it up here,
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but there are a couple areas
I'd like to investigate.
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Here's the thing:
The time and weather
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-window is closing.
-Yeah.
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So, if you want
to continue here,
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I could go down there.
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If you want to just focus me
on where I should...
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-Aaron: Sure. Sure.
-..Do the work.
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That's a great idea.
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Narrator:
With time running out,
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the team has decided to split up
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and search two different areas.
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While dr. Taylor and miriam
search further uphill,
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trying to uncover the next
section of the cobblestone path,
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rick will investigate
along the path itself,
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near the beginning
of the uplands,
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in hopes of finding any clues
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that may shed light
on who built this structure
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and how it may connect
to the 226-year-old mystery.
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Rick:
We are still struggling
with an understanding
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of what the feature represents,
you know?
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Is this part
of the money pit story
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or is it--
or is it uniquely a swamp story?
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-You see where that stick is?
-Rick: Yep.
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Aaron:
So, everything
above the stick can be
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taken off with the shovel.
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Rick:
And the only way to do that
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is to continue
the archeological pursuit,
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and hopefully come up
with an artifact or artifacts
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that will tell us
why it's here now.
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Aaron:
I really want to see
what is going on here.
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-Rick: Okay. Yep.
-Aaron: See those stones?
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This is where all
the artifacts are coming from.
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It's an interesting area.
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-Rick: Okay.
-Aaron: And shout if you see
anything of interest.
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Rick:
If there is anything,
I will call you immediately.
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-Aaron: Thank you.
-Rick: Yep.
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Narrator:
While the investigation
continues near the swamp...
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Steve g.:
Mike, what do we have?
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-Mike: 48!
-Terry: 48. Thanks!
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Narrator:
...And while the core
drilling operation
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in borehole c-11.5
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continues
in the money pit area...
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-Ian: Hey, craig.
-Craig: How's it going?
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Narrator: ...Craig tester
and dan henskee
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along with dr. Ian spooner
and his associates
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dr. Matt lukeman,
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nicole kirkpatrick
and victoria hopper
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arrive to conduct
the water testing operation
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that dr. Spooner
hopes might offer
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scientific evidence
of buried treasure.
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Ian:
What we are trying to do,
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I think, right now, is just
sort of a pathfinder study.
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-Okay.
-So, get a bunch of samples.
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Try to sort of
get the circumference,
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the perimeter
of this area right here.
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And that way
get a good idea of--
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if maybe we're seeing
anomalous material.
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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
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there's a high chance
that we are going to see
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maybe some signals in there
from more recent human activity
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that might
complicate things a little bit.
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Which, I think,
is why it's important
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that we get samples
from multiple locations.
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So it could help point us
in the right direction.
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Okay. I think
we are going to start
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with c-1 here, but after that
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there's a lot of wells
all over the place
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that you guys can sample.
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-Are we ready?
-We are ready.
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So, we'll get our equipment,
we'll head over,
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and then we'll go
and get our sample.
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-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
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