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Narrator: Tonight on
the curse of oak island...
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Steve g.:
We need to connect
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the cobble path in the swamp
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to this path
that leads to the money pit.
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-That may be
our "x" on the ground.
-Yes.
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Narrator:
It's the historic season finale.
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-Gary: Oh, my gosh.
-Steve g.: Wow.
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-That's old. This is off a ship.
-It's off a ship.
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Jack:
That might actually be the thing
that solves the mystery.
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-Rick: Oh, oh, oh.
-Charles: What do you got?
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-What is that?
-I've never seen anything
like that before.
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-Aaron: It's incredible.
-This is the first
direct evidence
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-of real treasure.
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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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ian: There is every
reason to believe,
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down in those holes,
that there is
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something close by
that contains a very large
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amount of silver.
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Doug:
I guess I'm still trying
to get a mental picture
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of how much silver it would
take to give these levels.
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Like, is it
a handful of silver or is it
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-a gerhardt dump truck
load of silver?
-It's a gerhardt dump truck.
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-Marty: Aw, baby.
-Jack: Oh, no way!
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Narrator: In the war room,
geoscientist dr. Ian spooner
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has just shared a report
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of the water sampling tests
conducted earlier this week
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in a number of boreholes
across the money pit area,
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including borehole c-1,
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with brothers
rick and marty lagina,
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their partner craig tester,
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and members of their team.
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The empirical
scientific data may confirm
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what people have been trying
to prove for 226 years:
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That a vast treasure really
does lie buried on oak island.
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I'm trying to refrain
from getting too excited,
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but-but I'm starting to.
How rare is this?
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-That's what I'm trying-- yeah.
-Ian: Well, it's rare.
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I don't think it's a common
thing that I've ever seen
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in water samples in nova scotia.
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Marty:
C-1 is uncontaminated.
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I mean, I can't see how c-1
would have contamination in it.
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And it was in that hole
that the shiny gold thing
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was found that
we're still looking for
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to this day. If that was
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-a golden alloy of such,
you know,
-ian: Mm-hmm.
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Maybe that was one piece
of what we're looking for.
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-Yup.
-Ian: Yeah.
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There's something down there.
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If you took a huge-- a room
like this full of silver,
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put it down there,
you would have
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a similar signature that
you have here in the water.
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Doug:
Wow.
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Narrator: Ever since oak island
historian charles barkhouse
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first recommended that
rick, marty and craig
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drill the borehole known as c-1
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five years ago,
it has continued to leave them
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wondering if
it might be connected
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to the original
money pit treasure shaft.
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Right there.
What the hell is that?
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Narrator:
After the original
six-inch borehole
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encountered
a ten-foot-high void,
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or chamber, some 170 feet deep,
containing a mysterious
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shiny gold object
embedded in the wall...
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Rick:
It's your gold color.
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Charles:
Yeah, there's another
piece of it there, too.
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Yeah, another piece.
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(machine whirring)
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narrator:
...The team expanded the hole
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to a four-foot diameter,
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allowing numerous
dive operations
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in the subsequent years,
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attempting to verify
just what was down there.
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What's this?
Is this another one?
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I can see gold.
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Narrator:
These investigations,
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although non-definitive so far,
have led to the discovery
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of a possible tunnel
leading away
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from the mysterious chamber,
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as well as at least
three more gold-colored objects
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embedded in the wall.
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Marty:
To me, the results
of the water study, thus far,
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are the most significant
thing that has occurred
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in and around the money pit.
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Rick:
Now we have evidence
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that there's a high
concentration of treasure
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connected to c-1.
It's more than significant.
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It's an aha moment.
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To me, this is
the first direct evidence,
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direct indication,
of treasure that we've had.
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-Yup.
-Everything else we've run
has been inferential, right?
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We look for cavities,
and we look for things
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that might be associated.
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-This is a direct measurement.
-Right.
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So, would you go
back to the same locations
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and take sediment samples?
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Yeah, I would like to look
in the sediments because,
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especially in c-1,
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any metals available in the
water should attach to that.
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-Well, we can get you that.
-I can just core it
with my corer.
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-That'd be great.
-Yeah.
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If this were June,
I think we might try
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to marshal forces
to exploit this discovery.
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But, as it is,
time is closing in,
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weather is closing in.
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There's just not enough assets
to enable that to happen.
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But we can follow up
on this testing
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and really put our minds
to trying to come up with
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the options
that this discovery presents.
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Marty:
Excellent. Excellent data
and, honestly, really exciting.
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You know, first direct
indication of the metals we seek
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-and the story they might tell.
-Mm-hmm.
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So, thanks, and I think
it's time to get back to work.
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-Yup.
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Rick:
Thanks, guys.
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-Alex: Gonna core c-1?
-Ian: Yup.
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Narrator:
The following morning...
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I'll let you lower it down.
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Narrator:
...While dr. Spooner
and alex lagina prepare
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to collect sediment samples
from borehole c-1,
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in the uplands
near the northeastern border
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of the man-made,
triangle-shaped swamp...
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Charles:
There's all stones
under here, rick.
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Look. Stone, stone, stone.
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Narrator: ...Rick lagina
and charles barkhouse
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continue working
with archeologists
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dr. Aaron taylor
and miriam amirault,
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heavy equipment operator
billy gerhardt,
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and metal detection expert
gary drayton
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to uncover more sections
of the cobblestone pathway.
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-Ooh. Look.
-Charles: What you got?
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-Oh, that's definitely
a piece of pottery.
-Oh, that's a...
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-Yeah. Yeah.
-Charles: That's, like, the
bottom of a plate or something.
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Narrator:
Now, with just a few days left
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before the first snowfall
is expected on oak island
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and the end
of major search activities
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that they will be able
to conduct this year,
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it is their hope to determine
just where the pathway leads
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and if any valuable objects
can be found hidden within it.
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Hey, aaron.
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How's it going?
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Rick:
Well, you tell us.
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-Here's what we've come up with.
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Rick:
That just came out of--
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-I dug that out of right there.
-Okay.
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So we have the annular ware,
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british ceramic, comes in 1751.
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Then we have the creamware,
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which comes in 1762, '63.
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See, you have such
a different variety.
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Rick:
The question was raised:
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Will this road lead us to x?
Possible treasure?
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Sure. It's a possibility,
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but the hope is that
we'll find some artifacts
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which can be tested to create
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a proper timeline
and an understanding
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of why that feature was built.
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But this certainly
is a very unique feature,
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and we have
to follow it to the end.
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Aaron:
All right, this is great,
you guys.
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I'll go get a bag for you.
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But, in the meantime, you can
just keep putting your artifacts
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-in this little dustpan.
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Aaron:
And just keep going, and I will
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-be back shortly.
-Okay.
-Okay.
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-definitely seems to be
more rock back here.
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-rick: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
-What do you got?
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What do you got?
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That is something
different there.
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Round. Look at that.
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See that?
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Charles:
What is that? Metal? What is it?
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Oh, I can see it's round, yeah.
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What is that?
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Rick: That is like nothing
I've ever seen before.
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Heavy, too.
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It's defninitely different.
Look at that.
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Narrator: In the uplands
near the northeastern border
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of the swamp,
rick lagina has just made
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a peculiar discovery
along the cobblestone pathway.
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Charles:
That's cool.
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Rick:
The coloration on it is strange.
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There's some markings
on the end, too.
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-Is there?
-Look at it.
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See that right there?
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Charles:
Yeah.
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Some kind of a number, isn't it?
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-Is that "55"?
-I see a five.
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Do you think it's some kind
of a weight or something?
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Narrator:
A possible metal weight?
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Found along the stone pathway
bordering the swamp?
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What might
have been its purpose?
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Could it be a tool of some kind?
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Like the possible
stonemason's t-square
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discovered two weeks ago
near this area
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and which was carbon-dated
to as early as 1632?
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That, without question,
is the strangest thing
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I've seen
come out of the ground.
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It does look like a number
on that side right there.
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Rick:
That is a prime
candidate for xrf.
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Oh, yeah. For sure.
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Narrator:
X-ray fluorescence analysis,
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or xrf,
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is a process which employs
non-destructive radiation
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in order to determine an
object's chemical composition.
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It will also identify
whether or not the metal used
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to make the artifact
is of a precious nature.
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This is a significantly
interesting area.
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Anyway, let's see
what else we can find.
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Charles:
Okay.
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Narrator:
As rick and charles
look for more clues
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along the stone pathway
in the uplands...
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Gary:
Smell that, steve?
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That's the smell of treasure.
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Narrator:
...On lot 32,
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near the southwestern border
of the swamp,
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metal detection expert
gary drayton,
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surveyor steve guptill,
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and heavy equipment operator
billy gerhardt,
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are hoping to make
more important discoveries
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of their own.
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It was near this area that,
just one week ago,
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gary found a lead bag seal
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bearing a mysterious
cross-like symbol
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and which might date back to
as early as the 14th century.
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Gary:
Now we're in the deeper layers.
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there's something there.
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Let's have a look. Oh!
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Yeah, you're right, billy.
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Look at that.
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-And it came from very deep.
-Gary: Look at that, steve.
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That is definitely...
That's old.
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-Steve g.: That looks old.
-Look at that.
That's an old piece of wood.
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It's got that nice,
crude round hole.
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Wouldn't be too small
to be part of a wharf.
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-Yeah, I know.
-Gary: I would imagine
this is off a ship.
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-Billy: It's off a ship.
-Yeah. Wow.
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Narrator:
Could gary be correct?
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That they have unearthed
a piece of wood
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that came from a ship?
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If so, might it be
connected to the pieces
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of possible ship's railing
found in the southern portion
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of the swamp one month ago?
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Or perhaps the massive 200-foot-
long ship-shaped anomaly
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detected in the swamp
by seismic scanning in 2018?
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Gary:
This is nice, mate.
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It kind of
reminds me of a latch.
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-Like to close a door.
-Billy: Yeah.
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-On a door or a hold, right?
-Gary: Yeah.
-Steve g.: This is really close
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to the ship's railing
that we found right there.
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And this lines up
with our ship anomaly.
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So, I mean, if we're going
to find parts of a ship,
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-this is where
we're going to find it.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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I'd be very surprised
if that weren't off a ship.
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-That's a really
cool find, mate.
-Yeah.
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-Steve g.: That's a great find.
-Gary: Yeah, it is great.
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-Steve g.: Good eye, billy.
-Billy: Yup.
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Narrator:
The following morning...
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-Rick: Hey, guys.
-Alex: Hey.
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So, guess what
we're going to talk about.
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-Swamp!
-Rick: There ya go!
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Narrator: ...Rick lagina
and members of the team
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have arranged to meet
via videoconference
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with marty and craig,
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who have returned to michigan
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for important business.
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I sent you on some pictures
about this item
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that I found, and it's--
it's very strange.
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I showed it to doug and scott.
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We put it on the microscope
last night and doug
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-thought he saw something.
-Doug: Yeah.
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It had milled edges on it.
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-Hmm.
-The ends are indented,
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and there seems to be
some markings inside them.
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The closest comparisons
we can find
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-are trade weights.
-Wow.
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Narrator:
A possible trade weight?
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Recovered along the cobblestone
pathway in the swamp?
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Dating back to the middle ages,
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as europe became
the center of world trade,
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merchants used trade weights
as the standard method
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for weighing
different kinds of goods.
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Now the question is:
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Just exactly what type of goods
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was this trade weight
being used to measure?
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And the xrf says
that it's mostly copper.
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It weighs 45 grams.
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That's just about as
close as you can get
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to one-tenth of a pound.
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-Yeah.
-Mm-hmm.
-Aaron: And, doug, tell them
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the interesting part
about what it might mean.
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We were just trying to see
if the 45 grams matched
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an ounce measure in any culture
or time period.
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And the only thing that
seems to line up right now
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is a troy ounce,
which, of course, a troy ounce
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is used to
measure precious metals.
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Hmm.
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Narrator:
A troy ounce?
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Believed to have
originated as far back
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as the early 14th century
in troyes, France,
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the so-called troy ounce
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was a unit of measurement equal
to approximately 31 grams
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and was specifically employed
for weighing precious metals
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such as silver or gold coins.
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Is it possible
that this trade weight
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may be connected
to the other potentially
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telling discoveries made
on oak island this year?
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Such as the 15th-century pieces
of wood cargo barrels,
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also found
along the stone pathway,
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or perhaps
the massive amounts of silver
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that have just been detected
deep in the money pit area.
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I don't think the average farmer
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would have
a set of trade weights.
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But these things were
in use for a long, long time.
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And they were used by,
generally speaking,
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whoever was handling the money.
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Somebody with means, somebody
with metals to divide up.
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It suggests to me
a level of sophistication
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on whatever it is we're chasing.
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Honestly, it does look very
like a balance weight
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for trading something
that would be valuable
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-down to the tenth of a pound.
-Alex: Mm-hmm.
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Marty:
And, aaron, you have to give it
context, right? If it's found
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next to a bunch of other stuff
that are quite old,
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-it's really hard for it
to be modern, right?
-Aaron: Yeah, you know,
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that's what we can
associate it with.
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-Yeah.
-Rick: You know, I just think
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that some very strange items
are coming out
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-of the road and the path.
-Aaron: Yeah.
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We've started
to leapfrog up the hill,
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and we're
finding evidence of a road.
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-Yup.
-Aaron: And, eventually,
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hopefully, we'll end up figuring
out where this road is going to.
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Yeah. Hopefully before
the weather and time
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closes us out,
we'll find more things.
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-Yup.
-Get after it.
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We'll get back out there.
See ya!
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Marty:
Bravo tango. Here we come.
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-Ian: Hey, aaron. Hi, miriam.
-Hey, guys.
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Hi, miriam. Hi, aaron.
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So we've got a little something
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to show you guys.
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Narrator:
One day after discovering
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a possible
treasure trade weight,
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rick lagina and geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner
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return to the uplands
near the northeastern border
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of the swamp.
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Aaron:
We're trying
to see if this cobble is a path
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and if it's continuing,
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so we came down on these stones.
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Narrator: They are eager
to receive an update
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from archeologists
miriam amirault
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and dr. Aaron taylor
on their investigation
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of the cobblestone
pathway feature.
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We're coming down
on a burn layer.
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-We've got concentration
of charcoal.
-Rick: Right.
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You've got stones
looking sort of circular.
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Something might've happened here
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that displaced the stone,
but now there seems
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there's a hearth
in the middle of the road.
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We don't have
an explanation for that.
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Well, we've got coal
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on the, uh, cobble pathway
and on the stone road.
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We've got slag.
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So we've got the sense
of perhaps a forge.
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Narrator:
A forge or blacksmith's furnace
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found along the pathway?
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If so, could it be more evidence
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of major human activity
centuries before the discovery
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of the money pit in 1795?
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And might it be
another important clue
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connected to an effort
to hide something
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of great value on oak island?
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Rick:
One would have thought that,
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when we uncovered
the stone road,
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that it would have been
an easy understanding
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of where that stone road led.
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But we don't at this point.
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It's frustrating because
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we have these
tantalizing clues--
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the slag, the coal,
an early date for the road.
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We're close,
but we're not there.
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So, my next question is,
of course,
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where do you go next?
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So, I think we go back
up to where you're standing,
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uh, just to get a complete
look at what this is.
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Miriam:
Especially because we have
cobbles right in that corner,
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-and we'd want to
see if they keep going.
-Aaron: Yeah.
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So, that's what we'll do.
We'll just keep taking
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this back and,
you know, I probably
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want to expand that way again.
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No, look.
It's a great, great plan,
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but time and weather conspire.
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-So let's get after it.
-Aaron: Yeah. All right.
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-Okay. Good luck!
-See you soon.
-Aaron: Thank you.
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Narrator:
As archeologists miriam amirault
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and dr. Aaron taylor
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continue their investigation
in the uplands,
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later that afternoon...
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-Alex: Hey, rick.
-Rick: Hey.
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Where did all that dirt
come from?
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We keep digging and we keep
coming up with more dirt.
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Narrator:
...Rick lagina heads to lot 25,
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where archaeologists laird niven
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and liz michels, along with
alex lagina and david fornetti,
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are finishing up their
investigation for the year
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at the 18th-century homestead
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that once belonged
to samuel ball.
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Is there another shovel?
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There's a
square-headed one here.
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Narrator:
This year,
the team has made a number
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of compelling discoveries
in their quest to find out how
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the former american slave
turned farmer
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mysteriously became one
of the wealthiest landowners
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in nova scotia
by the early 19th century.
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Rick:
As you look outward,
what is the potential
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for further understanding
of samuel and his life?
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What is going on here?
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I think we've got a lot
more work to do
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just around the cellar,
and then I think
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what I'd really like to see
is more historical work done.
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To get some ideas
of economic status.
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This is the biggest evidence.
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-The size of the home?
-Laird: Yup.
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But no smoking guns yet.
446
00:19:55,737 --> 00:19:58,154
Well, we have that one--
that one button.
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Yeah, we had a nice, neat
timeline going with sam ball
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until you found that button.
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-And then it just...
-Alex: Yeah, exactly.
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Narrator:
In addition to gaining
a better understanding
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of just how large a home
mr. Ball had
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for a supposed
simple cabbage farmer,
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the team also found a number
of compelling discoveries,
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including a british
naval officer's button...
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...As well as
the remains of a massive
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100-foot-long wharf
bordering his property.
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Is it possible that
samuel ball's personal story
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may be more connected
to the oak island mystery
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than anyone ever knew?
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I marvel at the man,
but at the end of the day,
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yea or nay: Do you think
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he has any association
with the treasure?
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Liz:
Well, I think there
may be some credibility
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to a version of the story.
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You know, it's not totally
out of the question
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that he found something.
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Alex:
We know he was enterprising.
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I mean, if you look at what
he achieved, it's a lot.
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-Yup.
-I think, I'm gonna go
back to the button.
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I think the biggest thing that
we found here that might tie him
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to the treasure story
is that button and the wharf.
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-Wow.
-Alex: Not necessarily
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that he found anything but now
he is connected with a group
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that could have pulled this off.
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See, that all just changes
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everything
we think of samuel ball.
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An incredible,
incredible human being.
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-Exactly.
-Rick: Samuel ball
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is certainly part
of the story of oak island.
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Whether or not
there's a direct connection
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to the treasure mystery,
we don't know.
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But the man's story
needs to be told.
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This really does give us
some insight into who he was,
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and it's quite amazing.
485
00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:41,632
Yeah.
486
00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:45,261
I mean, it just
reeks of history, right?
487
00:21:45,346 --> 00:21:48,931
-Good job, everybody. Thank you.
-Laird: Thanks, rick.
488
00:21:49,017 --> 00:21:51,934
Narrator:
Later that afternoon...
489
00:21:52,020 --> 00:21:54,603
Rick:
Please tell me
you've found the road.
490
00:21:54,689 --> 00:21:55,980
(laughter)
491
00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:57,565
narrator:
...Rick lagina, along with
492
00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,150
his nephews, alex lagina
493
00:21:59,235 --> 00:22:01,694
and david fornetti,
return to the uplands
494
00:22:01,779 --> 00:22:05,281
near the oak island swamp
for an update
495
00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:06,866
from archeologist
dr. Aaron taylor
496
00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:09,493
on his investigation
of the cobblestone path.
497
00:22:10,371 --> 00:22:12,955
I'm confident we found the road.
498
00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:14,415
And what leads you to that?
499
00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,417
Behind us here we have
500
00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:18,878
what I'm fairly certain is
501
00:22:18,963 --> 00:22:21,130
part of the road or pathway.
502
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:23,090
It's got definite boundaries.
503
00:22:24,218 --> 00:22:27,136
It's cobblestone.
It's about nine feet in width,
504
00:22:27,221 --> 00:22:31,474
which is close to what the
swamp path-- road has been.
505
00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:33,642
It's heading up this way and...
506
00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:36,145
Towards the money pit.
507
00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:40,399
Narrator:
Could archaeologist
dr. Aaron taylor be correct
508
00:22:40,485 --> 00:22:42,902
that the stone pathway
is indeed leading
509
00:22:42,987 --> 00:22:44,070
toward the money pit area?
510
00:22:44,155 --> 00:22:45,988
It is giving a sense that
511
00:22:46,074 --> 00:22:48,324
it's going
in that general direction.
512
00:22:48,409 --> 00:22:50,743
Narrator:
If so, could it provide rick,
513
00:22:50,828 --> 00:22:52,828
marty, craig and the team
514
00:22:52,914 --> 00:22:55,247
with a road map to where
massive amounts of silver,
515
00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:58,000
and perhaps other items
of great value,
516
00:22:58,086 --> 00:23:00,503
lie buried on oak island?
517
00:23:00,588 --> 00:23:03,089
The road may be heading
towards the money pit.
518
00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:06,175
Of course that's-that's...
That's important.
519
00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:10,721
It's critical to try
to connect these areas
520
00:23:10,807 --> 00:23:14,767
that are significant in terms
of solving the mystery.
521
00:23:14,852 --> 00:23:18,521
That is the real aha moment.
522
00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:20,898
All right, what I'd like to do
523
00:23:20,983 --> 00:23:23,484
is we should all
rally to the war room
524
00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:27,363
and have a discussion about what
we've learned, what we've done,
525
00:23:27,448 --> 00:23:29,698
what they might mean
for the future,
526
00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:32,118
-and where we go next.
-Yup.
527
00:23:32,203 --> 00:23:34,245
-Aaron: Great. Agreed.
-Alex: Sounds good.
-David f.: Sounds good.
528
00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:40,709
Rick: Doug, if you could
bring everybody up.
529
00:23:40,795 --> 00:23:42,378
Hey, everybody.
530
00:23:42,463 --> 00:23:44,755
-Hey.
-Hey, everyone.
-Hey!
531
00:23:44,841 --> 00:23:47,758
Narrator: Just after the first
snow of another harsh,
532
00:23:47,844 --> 00:23:50,136
north atlantic winter
has fallen,
533
00:23:50,221 --> 00:23:54,640
rick lagina has gathered
members of the team for a final,
534
00:23:54,725 --> 00:23:57,059
albeit bittersweet,
meeting in the war room
535
00:23:57,145 --> 00:24:00,688
to assess what has been the most
successful year of discovery
536
00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:04,275
in the entire 226-year-old
oak island mystery.
537
00:24:04,318 --> 00:24:06,444
And by the way,
I'm looking at a bunch
538
00:24:06,487 --> 00:24:08,487
of somber-looking people
on this screen right now.
539
00:24:08,573 --> 00:24:12,074
What the hell's the deal here?
This has been a great year.
540
00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:13,701
This is good.
This is good stuff.
541
00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,620
Narrator: Joining the gathering
from their offices
542
00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:18,456
in traverse city, michigan,
are marty lagina
543
00:24:18,499 --> 00:24:22,251
and craig tester,
along with jack begley.
544
00:24:22,295 --> 00:24:25,296
I am amazed
when I think about it.
545
00:24:25,339 --> 00:24:28,424
The amount of work
in a covid-abbreviated year.
546
00:24:28,509 --> 00:24:30,426
I never would have thought
547
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:33,137
that we would be sitting here
548
00:24:33,181 --> 00:24:35,473
contemplating how much positive
549
00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:37,475
work has been
accomplished this year.
550
00:24:37,518 --> 00:24:38,934
It's been quite remarkable.
551
00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:41,812
What I would like to do
552
00:24:41,898 --> 00:24:46,025
is assess the value
of the work done,
553
00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:48,944
where we are with that work,
and where do we go from there.
554
00:24:49,030 --> 00:24:51,280
So I think we all agree
555
00:24:51,365 --> 00:24:55,326
we made, what I believe, was a
really quite amazing discovery
556
00:24:55,411 --> 00:24:58,329
in the swamp. I think I'll turn
it over to aaron and miriam,
557
00:24:58,372 --> 00:25:00,498
who have done
the majority of the work.
558
00:25:00,583 --> 00:25:03,709
Aaron:
Sure. I think if anyone said
559
00:25:03,794 --> 00:25:05,628
they expected
or anticipated finding
560
00:25:05,713 --> 00:25:08,881
a stone road
running through a swamp,
561
00:25:08,966 --> 00:25:10,174
I would say they're lying.
562
00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:12,134
(laughter)
563
00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:16,847
it ran for 600 feet
along the swamp.
564
00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:20,184
The fact that there's
no paper trail for this,
565
00:25:20,228 --> 00:25:22,520
a feat of engineering
this large,
566
00:25:22,563 --> 00:25:26,148
it would have taken
a lot of men to construct it.
567
00:25:26,234 --> 00:25:27,691
It's incredible.
568
00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:29,860
Yeah, um, I agree.
569
00:25:29,904 --> 00:25:33,364
I think for us, the biggest
thing to make us wonder,
570
00:25:33,449 --> 00:25:35,783
"is this related
to the treasure?" was the fact
571
00:25:35,868 --> 00:25:38,661
that there's nothing written,
really, about this.
572
00:25:39,997 --> 00:25:42,206
Aaron:
When you start looking at it,
573
00:25:42,250 --> 00:25:43,832
it might be heading
to the money pit.
574
00:25:45,002 --> 00:25:48,170
Narrator:
Although some have
speculated in the past
575
00:25:48,256 --> 00:25:52,049
that the triangle-shaped swamp
may have been artificially made,
576
00:25:52,093 --> 00:25:54,552
this year
the oak island team proved it.
577
00:25:54,637 --> 00:25:58,430
It began with the discovery
of a massive stone road,
578
00:25:58,516 --> 00:26:00,641
or possible ship's wharf,
579
00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:04,228
running along the southeastern
border of the brackish bog
580
00:26:04,272 --> 00:26:06,021
giving credence
to the long-held theory
581
00:26:06,107 --> 00:26:08,983
by fred nolan that the swamp
was once open ocean.
582
00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:12,403
This, of course,
was followed by the discovery
583
00:26:12,446 --> 00:26:14,405
of the cobblestone pathway
584
00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,740
running along the entire
eastern border of the swamp
585
00:26:16,784 --> 00:26:18,534
where the team
made incredible discoveries
586
00:26:18,619 --> 00:26:20,995
such as iron ringbolts,
587
00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,248
as well as pieces
of 15th-century keg barrels,
588
00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,251
offering evidence
of an operation
589
00:26:27,336 --> 00:26:31,422
to unload heavy cargo from
a ship and onto oak island.
590
00:26:31,507 --> 00:26:34,008
The question
that lingered all year,
591
00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:36,093
and which may now
have been answered,
592
00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:38,596
was just where it was leading?
593
00:26:38,681 --> 00:26:43,392
I just think that
the labor-intensive work
594
00:26:43,477 --> 00:26:47,521
of a swamp road, we'll call it,
and the money pit were--
595
00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:49,523
I think they were done
at different times,
596
00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:52,276
and I think the earliest
construct was the road
597
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,738
because you have
to cover that problem
598
00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:59,617
of logistics
before you can develop
599
00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:02,786
an agenda such as
what was done in the money pit.
600
00:27:04,290 --> 00:27:06,415
Some of the survey stakes
601
00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:08,959
give dates going back
to the 1600s.
602
00:27:09,003 --> 00:27:12,379
And I agree,
and we've talked about that,
603
00:27:12,465 --> 00:27:15,633
that possibly being
two, three and maybe even
604
00:27:15,718 --> 00:27:17,885
-four periods occurring.
-Yeah.
605
00:27:17,970 --> 00:27:19,762
Marty:
This is a massive
thing that's hidden.
606
00:27:19,847 --> 00:27:22,931
And it explains why
there's no paperwork, right?
607
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:23,974
I mean,
you don't create paperwork
608
00:27:24,018 --> 00:27:25,476
if you want
to keep something hidden.
609
00:27:25,561 --> 00:27:27,227
I mean, how significant is this?
610
00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:29,063
Ian:
This was not built
611
00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:33,108
by fishermen or farmers,
in my opinion,
612
00:27:33,194 --> 00:27:35,861
because it speaks
to some other purpose.
613
00:27:35,946 --> 00:27:38,656
I'm glad you said that, mate,
'cause there is a purpose
614
00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:41,325
to all these artifacts
on this table.
615
00:27:42,203 --> 00:27:44,787
Which, if there's
a treasure operation,
616
00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:48,791
someone depositing treasure
on this island for centuries,
617
00:27:48,876 --> 00:27:51,627
this is what you expect to see.
618
00:27:51,671 --> 00:27:55,798
Coal, you've got the ox shoes,
619
00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:58,342
oxes, beasts of heavy burden,
620
00:27:58,386 --> 00:28:01,553
which would have been
moving treasure inland.
621
00:28:01,639 --> 00:28:03,931
And that fantastic ringbolt.
622
00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:06,975
That would have been used
for guiding the oxes
623
00:28:07,061 --> 00:28:09,311
along the trails.
624
00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:11,563
All of these artifacts
were before
625
00:28:11,649 --> 00:28:13,857
the story of the money pit.
626
00:28:13,943 --> 00:28:17,528
These artifacts must surely
lead us to treasure.
627
00:28:17,571 --> 00:28:19,530
Rick:
Steve is going to bring up
628
00:28:19,615 --> 00:28:21,699
the mapping that he did
of the artifact finds,
629
00:28:21,784 --> 00:28:24,618
and I think
it will be very informative.
630
00:28:24,704 --> 00:28:26,370
So, I'm going to share
my screen with everybody.
631
00:28:28,582 --> 00:28:31,041
So, as you can see,
there's a substantial amount
632
00:28:31,085 --> 00:28:33,043
of work done
by everybody this year.
633
00:28:33,087 --> 00:28:35,796
That's without the artifacts
634
00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:38,090
and the metal detecting finds,
so I'm gonna turn those on now,
635
00:28:38,175 --> 00:28:40,801
and you guys are, I would think,
are gonna be quite impressed
636
00:28:40,886 --> 00:28:43,429
of how busy
the island actually gets.
637
00:28:44,348 --> 00:28:47,015
-Ian: Geez.
-Doug: Wow.
-Rick: Wow.
638
00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:50,436
Steve g.:
Did you guys see how the island
filled in rather quickly?
639
00:28:50,521 --> 00:28:53,355
We found 700 objects this year.
640
00:28:53,399 --> 00:28:55,482
It's twice as much as last year.
641
00:28:55,568 --> 00:28:58,944
Marty:
When I see all those finds,
it's gratifying.
642
00:28:59,029 --> 00:29:02,406
There is concrete
evidence of substantial works
643
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:04,908
prior to 1795 and a lot of them.
644
00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:06,702
A lot went on on that island.
645
00:29:06,746 --> 00:29:08,787
None of it documented.
646
00:29:08,873 --> 00:29:10,873
We started looking for patterns.
647
00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:13,542
And it started
with the ox shoes.
648
00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:16,170
Well, the ox shoes this year
started to tell its own story
649
00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:18,922
and it had to do
with traveled areas, and it goes
650
00:29:19,008 --> 00:29:20,090
to the cobble path.
651
00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:23,761
I think it's one of many.
I referred to it
652
00:29:23,804 --> 00:29:25,596
earlier in the year,
the cobble path,
653
00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:27,222
as the oak island interstate
654
00:29:27,308 --> 00:29:29,266
because I don't
think there's one path.
655
00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:31,059
I think there's multiple paths.
656
00:29:37,902 --> 00:29:38,692
Narrator:
In the oak island war room,
657
00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:39,818
surveyor steve guptill
658
00:29:39,904 --> 00:29:41,820
is presenting a map
he has created
659
00:29:41,906 --> 00:29:43,530
based on the hundreds
of discoveries
660
00:29:43,616 --> 00:29:45,240
the team made this year.
661
00:29:45,326 --> 00:29:47,576
He believes it offers evidence
662
00:29:47,620 --> 00:29:50,954
that numerous hidden
ancient pathways may exist
663
00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:52,581
beyond the one they unearthed
664
00:29:52,666 --> 00:29:54,917
along the eastern border
of the swamp.
665
00:29:55,002 --> 00:29:58,045
Steve g.: I'm going to show
you guys one of these paths.
666
00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:01,131
So earlier in the year, after
the stone road was uncovered,
667
00:30:01,175 --> 00:30:04,051
rick wanted us
to project that road north
668
00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:06,512
through lot 15.
669
00:30:06,597 --> 00:30:08,680
So, gary and I, and jack,
670
00:30:08,766 --> 00:30:11,099
we staked this road
and, as you can see,
671
00:30:11,185 --> 00:30:14,186
throughout the year, gary made
multiple finds on that.
672
00:30:14,271 --> 00:30:15,646
Yup.
673
00:30:15,689 --> 00:30:17,439
-(detector beeping)
-ooh, look at that!
674
00:30:17,525 --> 00:30:19,775
-Michael j.: What's that?
-A little baby ox shoe.
675
00:30:19,860 --> 00:30:21,318
Narrator:
Over the course of this year,
676
00:30:21,362 --> 00:30:23,445
while metal detecting on lot 15
677
00:30:23,531 --> 00:30:25,531
between the swamp
and the money pit area,
678
00:30:25,616 --> 00:30:28,450
gary drayton
and members of the team
679
00:30:28,536 --> 00:30:30,577
made a number
of compelling finds
680
00:30:30,663 --> 00:30:33,455
offering evidence
of extensive human activity
681
00:30:33,541 --> 00:30:37,501
including a number
of ox shoes, ax heads,
682
00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:39,878
and even a chinese cash coin
683
00:30:39,964 --> 00:30:42,840
that dates back
as much as ten centuries.
684
00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:45,425
Is it possible,
as steve guptill believes,
685
00:30:45,511 --> 00:30:47,928
that gary also discovered
another pathway
686
00:30:48,013 --> 00:30:50,138
leading away from the swamp?
687
00:30:50,224 --> 00:30:52,307
If so, then where does it end?
688
00:30:52,393 --> 00:30:54,768
Perhaps at the original
money pit?
689
00:30:54,854 --> 00:30:56,979
Or at another location
690
00:30:57,064 --> 00:30:59,481
where something
of great value lies hidden?
691
00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:02,150
So, we need to connect
692
00:31:02,236 --> 00:31:03,861
the cobble path in the swamp
693
00:31:03,946 --> 00:31:06,947
to this path of gary finds
that leads to the money pit.
694
00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:08,991
That may be our x on the ground.
695
00:31:09,076 --> 00:31:11,451
-It could very well be.
-Marty: Okay, well,
696
00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:13,495
my next question,
laird, I've asked you before.
697
00:31:13,581 --> 00:31:17,583
When you look at that speckled
elephant in front of you there,
698
00:31:17,668 --> 00:31:20,794
if we went to ten different
islands in mahone bay
699
00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,797
and searched it as closely
as we've searched this,
700
00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:26,550
-would we find all this stuff?
-I honestly don't think so.
701
00:31:26,594 --> 00:31:28,719
-This is unique?
-That's one word for it.
702
00:31:28,804 --> 00:31:31,346
(laughter)
703
00:31:31,432 --> 00:31:33,765
rick:
There you go.
704
00:31:33,851 --> 00:31:35,767
What this tells me
is it's imperative
705
00:31:35,853 --> 00:31:37,728
that we find out
where the road goes,
706
00:31:37,813 --> 00:31:41,231
and where it ultimately ends up.
That's gonna provide
707
00:31:41,275 --> 00:31:44,318
real narrative,
real understanding,
708
00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:46,153
and maybe, maybe help us
709
00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:48,196
in terms of where we go
710
00:31:48,282 --> 00:31:49,531
-in the money pit.
-Yes.
711
00:31:49,575 --> 00:31:52,826
So let's start at the money pit
and then proceed.
712
00:31:52,912 --> 00:31:55,495
It was doug
and steve and charles
713
00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:58,540
who spent the majority
of the time at the drill table.
714
00:31:58,626 --> 00:32:01,084
And terry, of course, so...
715
00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:03,837
Doug, if you want to sum up
716
00:32:03,923 --> 00:32:06,673
-that work...
-Doug: Well, we did start
with the money pit.
717
00:32:06,759 --> 00:32:10,469
C-1, at the start of the year,
charles, the indications that
718
00:32:10,554 --> 00:32:13,055
-there was more than one
shiny gold thing there.
-I know, yeah.
719
00:32:13,098 --> 00:32:15,140
And now with dr. Spooner
720
00:32:15,225 --> 00:32:17,184
and, uh, dr. Lukeman's work,
721
00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:19,645
c-1 is now
of high interest to us.
722
00:32:19,730 --> 00:32:21,939
So, I mean,
there are a lot of mysteries
723
00:32:21,982 --> 00:32:23,565
in the money pit
still to be solved.
724
00:32:24,526 --> 00:32:26,693
Speaking of that,
I know you just got
725
00:32:26,779 --> 00:32:28,236
the results back from c-1.
726
00:32:28,322 --> 00:32:30,030
-What were they?
-Ian: Yeah.
727
00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:32,783
Alex and I went and took
some sediment samples
728
00:32:32,826 --> 00:32:34,284
from the bottom of c-1.
729
00:32:34,370 --> 00:32:35,827
And the idea being that maybe
730
00:32:35,913 --> 00:32:37,913
that sediment
is telling us a little bit
731
00:32:37,998 --> 00:32:41,375
about where the high copper
and zinc and trace silver
732
00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,126
are coming from.
733
00:32:43,212 --> 00:32:46,588
But the sediment is very low
in those elements.
734
00:32:46,674 --> 00:32:48,757
So, what that's
telling me right now
735
00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:51,051
is that something's happening
in that water
736
00:32:51,136 --> 00:32:53,929
as it moves around,
where it's picking up metals.
737
00:32:54,014 --> 00:32:57,265
Because if it's not coming
from the sediments,
738
00:32:57,351 --> 00:33:00,185
it can only be coming
from one other thing.
739
00:33:00,270 --> 00:33:01,812
Gary:
Treasure.
740
00:33:01,897 --> 00:33:03,730
-Ian: Well, you said it.
-Yeah.
741
00:33:03,816 --> 00:33:04,940
Yeah, so that's pretty exciting.
742
00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:06,274
Marty:
There have been several times
743
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:07,776
in the last several years
744
00:33:07,861 --> 00:33:09,194
where I kind of wanted to quit.
745
00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,488
Then the island
gives you something.
746
00:33:11,532 --> 00:33:13,073
I mean, something is leeching
747
00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,784
metals into that water.
748
00:33:15,869 --> 00:33:19,413
Uh, and one of
those metals is silver.
749
00:33:19,498 --> 00:33:21,957
And by the way,
gold won't show up
750
00:33:22,001 --> 00:33:23,917
because it's just not soluble.
751
00:33:24,003 --> 00:33:27,004
But silver is often
associated with gold.
752
00:33:27,089 --> 00:33:29,673
Narrator:
Could marty's speculation
be correct
753
00:33:29,717 --> 00:33:31,758
that the great
quantity of silver
754
00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:34,011
detected in the water in c-1
755
00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:36,680
may also suggest
a strong likelihood
756
00:33:36,724 --> 00:33:39,516
that there are other objects
made of precious metals
757
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,810
somewhere down there as well?
758
00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:45,647
If so,
could the gold-colored objects
759
00:33:45,733 --> 00:33:48,567
the team has seen embedded
in the walls of the cavern
760
00:33:48,652 --> 00:33:50,986
170 feet below ground
761
00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:53,155
offer more tantalizing evidence
762
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:56,158
that marty's notion is true?
763
00:33:56,243 --> 00:33:59,369
Marty:
I think it's the most exciting
thing that's happened
764
00:33:59,413 --> 00:34:02,372
in the last ten years
and the last 220 years.
765
00:34:02,416 --> 00:34:05,125
-Yup.
-Marty: My final word on this
766
00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:09,296
is that, honestly, before this
direct indication of metals,
767
00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:12,883
I was very,
very lukewarm on the big dig.
768
00:34:12,968 --> 00:34:17,512
Now I think the big dig
is right back on the table.
769
00:34:24,730 --> 00:34:26,229
Ultimately, we always
knew that the only way, really,
770
00:34:26,315 --> 00:34:27,522
to answer the questions
on oak island,
771
00:34:27,608 --> 00:34:29,524
vis-à-vis the money pit,
772
00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,610
certainly, was some sort of dig.
773
00:34:31,695 --> 00:34:33,445
So, I agree, in concept.
774
00:34:33,530 --> 00:34:36,198
But, is a big dig...
775
00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:38,742
Well, billy would go 300 feet
776
00:34:38,786 --> 00:34:42,079
and, you know, or 200.
Is it 100?
777
00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:43,580
Or is it large cans?
778
00:34:43,624 --> 00:34:45,540
I mean, the whole discussion
779
00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:48,668
rounds to one simple fact,
and that is that
780
00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:50,796
there's more work
to do in the money pit.
781
00:34:50,881 --> 00:34:52,506
Yes.
782
00:34:52,591 --> 00:34:55,634
Rick: I think we need
to look at the data
783
00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,220
before we make any sort of
commitments in the money pit.
784
00:34:58,305 --> 00:35:01,098
Can we use the tools
at our disposal
785
00:35:01,183 --> 00:35:03,934
to get it down
to a very specific location?
786
00:35:03,977 --> 00:35:06,103
-And that would be the hope.
-Marty: So...
787
00:35:06,146 --> 00:35:08,105
We let the scientists
run with it a little bit,
788
00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:10,065
and we keep the big dig
as a possibility.
789
00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:12,567
-Does that sound good, rick?
-I agree.
790
00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:14,444
What I... What I propose
791
00:35:14,488 --> 00:35:17,114
at this point is
somewhat of a ritual.
792
00:35:17,157 --> 00:35:19,658
I think it's appropriate,
especially this year,
793
00:35:19,743 --> 00:35:22,702
when we achieved far more than
794
00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:25,622
we had hoped for,
given the covid situation.
795
00:35:25,707 --> 00:35:29,126
So what I would ask is:
Where do we go from here?
796
00:35:30,671 --> 00:35:33,296
I think it's been
a fantastic year.
797
00:35:33,340 --> 00:35:36,550
You think about it, we've been
to places searching where
798
00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:39,970
we probably wouldn't have
bothered searching before.
799
00:35:40,055 --> 00:35:41,972
And I'm really looking forward
800
00:35:42,015 --> 00:35:44,141
to going back to the swamp,
801
00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:46,309
and I can't wait
to get stuck in.
802
00:35:46,395 --> 00:35:48,436
(laughter)
803
00:35:48,522 --> 00:35:50,147
david f.:
You know, to me,
804
00:35:50,190 --> 00:35:51,982
I feel like we
were on the right path,
805
00:35:52,025 --> 00:35:53,650
and as long as
we keep going down
806
00:35:53,735 --> 00:35:55,735
and using the science
to make informed decisions,
807
00:35:55,821 --> 00:35:58,947
we, you know, we-- I don't want
to say we can't lose,
808
00:35:58,991 --> 00:36:00,991
but, um, you know, I hope that
809
00:36:01,034 --> 00:36:03,410
we can get closer, if not find
what we're looking for.
810
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:05,579
Jack:
Yeah. If we keep up
at this pace,
811
00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:08,665
you know, I think we're gonna
find this sucker eventually.
812
00:36:08,709 --> 00:36:11,293
(laughter)
813
00:36:11,378 --> 00:36:14,004
I think it's progress
on all fronts.
814
00:36:14,089 --> 00:36:17,465
There's evidence of significant
work done in the swamp, uh,
815
00:36:17,551 --> 00:36:19,843
which-which could be
the infrastructure used
816
00:36:19,928 --> 00:36:22,012
in the deposition.
817
00:36:22,097 --> 00:36:25,015
An optimistic new spot in
the money pit to investigate.
818
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,475
We've discovered
and know a lot more about
819
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,352
the features surrounding
the money pit
820
00:36:29,438 --> 00:36:31,313
than we've known in the past.
821
00:36:31,398 --> 00:36:34,232
Like I said,
progress on all fronts.
822
00:36:34,318 --> 00:36:36,693
I'd say he's all in.
What would you say?
823
00:36:36,778 --> 00:36:38,862
(laughter)
824
00:36:38,906 --> 00:36:40,989
-craig?
-Well, I think
825
00:36:41,074 --> 00:36:42,824
we had an amazing year.
826
00:36:42,910 --> 00:36:45,202
And, I guess,
time to take a break.
827
00:36:45,287 --> 00:36:47,078
We have a tremendous
amount of data
828
00:36:47,164 --> 00:36:48,872
that we all need to go through.
829
00:36:48,957 --> 00:36:52,876
So my hope for next year
is, uh, that-that covid
830
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:56,713
is, uh, either a thing of
the past or very manageable,
831
00:36:56,798 --> 00:37:00,342
so I can get out there
a lot more and help you guys.
832
00:37:00,427 --> 00:37:02,177
-Marty?
-Marty: Well, most of what
833
00:37:02,262 --> 00:37:04,054
needs to be said
has been said, rick.
834
00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:07,724
So, I'll just say
very succinctly, um...
835
00:37:07,768 --> 00:37:10,268
Silver in the water.
836
00:37:10,354 --> 00:37:12,729
Silver in the water.
837
00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:18,235
So, we continue to dig both
figuratively for information
838
00:37:18,278 --> 00:37:20,862
and literally for this treasure.
839
00:37:20,906 --> 00:37:22,989
And that's what we do.
840
00:37:23,075 --> 00:37:25,116
Uh, I will say this,
I'd like to say this,
841
00:37:25,202 --> 00:37:28,078
that tom and rick were correct.
842
00:37:28,163 --> 00:37:31,081
There are answers
in that swamp for sure.
843
00:37:31,124 --> 00:37:33,792
And, again,
something that's indisputable
844
00:37:33,877 --> 00:37:35,377
is that if this
had all been left to me,
845
00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:37,045
none of this
would have been found.
846
00:37:37,089 --> 00:37:39,130
So, what does this
really speak to?
847
00:37:39,216 --> 00:37:41,216
Uh, I think it really speaks
848
00:37:41,301 --> 00:37:45,929
to rick lagina's
persistence, leadership.
849
00:37:45,973 --> 00:37:47,806
You know,
he has been single-handedly
850
00:37:47,891 --> 00:37:50,600
leading us into this,
and-and look what we have.
851
00:37:50,644 --> 00:37:52,936
So, I think-- I think everybody
852
00:37:52,980 --> 00:37:54,938
should be proud of what we did.
853
00:37:54,982 --> 00:37:57,440
And, um, I know everybody
is thinking this,
854
00:37:57,484 --> 00:37:59,234
and I just want to say it.
855
00:37:59,319 --> 00:38:02,153
We are truly impressed
and honored to be led
856
00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:03,655
by you in this endeavor.
857
00:38:03,740 --> 00:38:06,324
-Amen.
-Hear, hear!
-Yes.
858
00:38:07,536 --> 00:38:09,786
Okay, well, now I'm not gonna
be able to talk anymore
859
00:38:09,830 --> 00:38:12,414
because now I'm emotional,
so now it's all on...
860
00:38:12,499 --> 00:38:13,331
Now it's all on you guys.
861
00:38:13,417 --> 00:38:16,042
It's all true. It's all true.
862
00:38:16,128 --> 00:38:18,503
-I appreciate it, certainly.
-Others: Yes.
863
00:38:19,464 --> 00:38:23,133
For me, I think
I can sum up how I feel.
864
00:38:23,176 --> 00:38:26,261
Two words: Humble and grateful.
865
00:38:26,346 --> 00:38:29,306
Humble because...
866
00:38:29,349 --> 00:38:31,141
For the kind words
867
00:38:31,184 --> 00:38:33,143
that my brother articulated.
868
00:38:33,228 --> 00:38:35,061
I really,
really appreciate that.
869
00:38:35,147 --> 00:38:37,147
♪ ♪
870
00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:44,696
and humbled by the fact
that we've been, um,
871
00:38:44,781 --> 00:38:48,408
lucky enough
to participate in this.
872
00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:50,160
It's a wonderful story.
873
00:38:50,203 --> 00:38:51,494
It always will be.
874
00:38:51,580 --> 00:38:53,621
It belongs to each
and every one of us
875
00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:56,166
because we have labored so...
876
00:38:56,251 --> 00:38:58,793
Mightily to try and solve it.
877
00:38:59,796 --> 00:39:02,422
And not only us but...
878
00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:05,884
Tom's father, dan, david,
879
00:39:05,969 --> 00:39:07,844
the people that we have lost
880
00:39:07,929 --> 00:39:09,971
and the people that have come
before us long ago
881
00:39:10,057 --> 00:39:12,724
who we owe a debt
of gratitude to.
882
00:39:12,809 --> 00:39:15,685
And grateful for all of you.
883
00:39:16,563 --> 00:39:20,774
Because marty said,
you know, about leading,
884
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:24,194
but you can't lead
if people don't follow.
885
00:39:25,739 --> 00:39:27,781
And, uh...
886
00:39:27,866 --> 00:39:30,200
I appreciate...
887
00:39:32,245 --> 00:39:34,496
...And respect all of you.
888
00:39:36,458 --> 00:39:38,458
We'll follow you anywhere, mate.
889
00:39:38,543 --> 00:39:39,834
Others:
Yes.
890
00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,378
That's why we're here.
891
00:39:41,421 --> 00:39:44,839
I appreciate it.
More than you know.
892
00:39:44,883 --> 00:39:47,258
Okay. Let's get it done!
893
00:39:47,344 --> 00:39:48,676
-Gary: Yup.
-Marty: Amen.
894
00:39:48,762 --> 00:39:50,345
Good season!
Well done, everyone!
895
00:39:50,430 --> 00:39:52,555
-Yes!
-Gary: Stay safe.
896
00:39:52,599 --> 00:39:53,556
-See ya, guys.
-See ya, guys.
897
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:54,724
Charles:
Safe travels.
898
00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:59,979
Marty:
This year went incredibly well,
given the obstacles.
899
00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:03,733
Rick did a phenomenal job
of pulling it together,
900
00:40:03,819 --> 00:40:06,694
and really making
significant discoveries
901
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:08,571
when, at the start of this year,
902
00:40:08,615 --> 00:40:11,241
we thought we weren't gonna
get on the island at all.
903
00:40:11,284 --> 00:40:13,243
-Ian: See you soon.
-Gary: All right, mate.
904
00:40:13,328 --> 00:40:15,745
-David f.: Until next time?
-Charles: Yeah, until next time.
-Gary: Yup.
905
00:40:15,789 --> 00:40:17,539
Marty:
It's gratifying to see that team
906
00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:19,582
having produced
what it produced.
907
00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:21,626
And with this
"metals in the water" analysis,
908
00:40:21,711 --> 00:40:24,587
we've got to be closing in on
the treasure. We've got to be!
909
00:40:24,631 --> 00:40:27,465
It just can't hide forever
if it's still there. It can't.
910
00:40:27,551 --> 00:40:28,758
We're gonna get it.
911
00:40:28,844 --> 00:40:30,927
-Rick: See you, guys!
-See ya.
912
00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:32,846
Rick:
I've said it before. I think
913
00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:35,432
the story of what happened here
is the real treasure.
914
00:40:35,517 --> 00:40:38,017
And I think we've made
significant progress.
915
00:40:38,103 --> 00:40:41,938
Are we closer to finding
an actual physical treasure?
916
00:40:42,023 --> 00:40:46,109
I think the clues
are adding up that, ultimately,
917
00:40:46,194 --> 00:40:50,280
we'll get either ourselves there
or someone there.
918
00:40:51,741 --> 00:40:53,658
Narrator:
For more than two centuries,
919
00:40:53,743 --> 00:40:56,244
determined people have
tirelessly worked to solve
920
00:40:56,329 --> 00:40:58,621
the oak island mystery.
921
00:40:58,665 --> 00:41:00,665
Most operated on a fervent faith
922
00:41:00,750 --> 00:41:02,417
that their
efforts were worth it.
923
00:41:02,502 --> 00:41:06,087
Six men even gave their lives.
924
00:41:06,173 --> 00:41:08,631
Since he was just a young boy,
925
00:41:08,717 --> 00:41:11,593
rick lagina has also embodied
a deeply held faith
926
00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:15,346
that something of incredible
value lays buried on oak island.
927
00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:19,476
But now he
and his brother marty,
928
00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:21,644
along with their faithful team,
929
00:41:21,688 --> 00:41:24,314
have the scientific evidence.
930
00:41:24,357 --> 00:41:26,316
And as they move forward,
931
00:41:26,401 --> 00:41:29,652
might they also prove
something much more profound?
932
00:41:29,738 --> 00:41:32,489
That solving
the oak island mystery
933
00:41:32,532 --> 00:41:35,074
is their destiny.
934
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,660
Rick: Oak island, at some point,
will be understood
935
00:41:37,704 --> 00:41:40,121
in its entirety, and, uh,
936
00:41:40,165 --> 00:41:42,123
I look forward to that day,
937
00:41:42,167 --> 00:41:44,125
and I hope it's us.
938
00:41:44,169 --> 00:41:47,170
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