1 00:00:01,894 --> 00:00:04,394 Matty: A massive stone road found buried 2 00:00:04,413 --> 00:00:06,005 In the triangle-shaped swamp. 3 00:00:06,156 --> 00:00:08,340 -Wow. -It's quite impressive. 4 00:00:08,567 --> 00:00:10,734 It looks like a piece of finished wood. 5 00:00:10,827 --> 00:00:12,678 Matty: A piece of ship's railing dating 6 00:00:12,905 --> 00:00:15,072 Back to as early as the seventh century. 7 00:00:15,165 --> 00:00:17,516 -Top-pocket find. -(laughter) 8 00:00:17,743 --> 00:00:20,744 Marty: It might lead us to treasure. Wow. 9 00:00:20,763 --> 00:00:23,671 Matty: And for the first time in the history 10 00:00:23,766 --> 00:00:25,006 Of the oak island treasure hunt... 11 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:27,693 Down in those holes, there is silver. 12 00:00:29,255 --> 00:00:33,032 ...Definitive proof of treasure found deep in the money pit. 13 00:00:33,259 --> 00:00:35,259 Is it a handful of silver, or is it a gerhardt dump truck 14 00:00:35,277 --> 00:00:36,518 Load of silver? 15 00:00:36,612 --> 00:00:38,520 It's a gerhardt dump truck. 16 00:00:38,614 --> 00:00:40,447 -Aw, baby! -Jack: Oh, no way! 17 00:00:41,450 --> 00:00:43,876 Season eight of the curse of oak island showed 18 00:00:44,027 --> 00:00:47,604 Unprecedented progress by rick, marty, craig and the team 19 00:00:47,623 --> 00:00:50,532 In their quest to solve the oak island treasure mystery. 20 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:51,792 Gary: Wow. 21 00:00:51,886 --> 00:00:53,719 That's bloody brilliant. 22 00:00:53,870 --> 00:00:56,013 It might be actually gold. 23 00:00:57,299 --> 00:00:58,965 Very interesting. 24 00:00:59,118 --> 00:01:01,376 Oh, wow, look at that, mate. 25 00:01:01,470 --> 00:01:05,230 This is an old lead cloth bag seal. 26 00:01:07,793 --> 00:01:09,476 Matty: In fact, the fellowship of the dig 27 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:11,978 Unearthed 2,000 discoveries, 28 00:01:12,073 --> 00:01:14,865 Making it impossible to include them all in the show. 29 00:01:16,802 --> 00:01:19,745 So tonight, we're opening up the vault-- 30 00:01:19,972 --> 00:01:22,639 So to speak-- to give all you faithful acorns out there 31 00:01:22,732 --> 00:01:25,417 An exclusive look at more of the key clues 32 00:01:25,644 --> 00:01:29,313 And valuable objects that suggest the ultimate questions 33 00:01:29,406 --> 00:01:32,332 Of who, what, where, when, why and how 34 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:35,094 Are closer than ever to finally being answered. 35 00:01:35,321 --> 00:01:38,672 Get ready as we count down the top ten season eight finds 36 00:01:38,824 --> 00:01:41,749 You never saw... Until now! 37 00:01:41,769 --> 00:01:43,727 ♪ ♪ 38 00:02:00,937 --> 00:02:02,937 Matty: Now, I know what you're thinking. 39 00:02:02,957 --> 00:02:05,273 With so many discoveries made on oak island 40 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:06,516 During season eight, 41 00:02:06,535 --> 00:02:09,519 How could we possibly feature ten tonight 42 00:02:09,538 --> 00:02:11,279 That weren't on the show? 43 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:13,190 Well, to be honest, because there were so many 44 00:02:13,208 --> 00:02:15,134 Compelling ones, it wasn't easy. 45 00:02:15,361 --> 00:02:16,710 We started with some help from rick, marty, 46 00:02:16,862 --> 00:02:18,362 Craig and the fellowship. 47 00:02:18,380 --> 00:02:20,955 We then drilled down with our editors and producers, 48 00:02:21,049 --> 00:02:23,383 Who scoured through nearly 7,000 49 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,720 Hours of footage to put together this incredible list. 50 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:29,648 Each one is an essential piece of the oak island puzzle 51 00:02:29,799 --> 00:02:32,133 That proves something of extraordinary importance 52 00:02:32,227 --> 00:02:34,802 Happened here centuries ago. 53 00:02:34,822 --> 00:02:36,989 So... Let's get started. 54 00:02:38,901 --> 00:02:41,660 Number ten: The iron survey pin. 55 00:02:42,888 --> 00:02:44,145 Hey, craig! 56 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:46,165 Look at the road we found. 57 00:02:46,316 --> 00:02:48,408 -Craig: It is amazing. -Jack: There's no mistaking, 58 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:49,668 This is a cobbled road. 59 00:02:49,819 --> 00:02:51,486 There is no doubt. 60 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:53,897 I mean, this is obvious. 61 00:02:53,990 --> 00:02:55,674 Matty: Season eight saw rick, marty 62 00:02:55,825 --> 00:02:58,084 And the team unearth one of the biggest discoveries 63 00:02:58,237 --> 00:02:59,827 Ever made on oak island: 64 00:02:59,847 --> 00:03:02,514 A massive stone road believed 65 00:03:02,741 --> 00:03:04,574 To have once been part of a ship's wharf. 66 00:03:04,593 --> 00:03:06,668 I'd like to concentrate 67 00:03:06,762 --> 00:03:08,929 On where the road does go, 68 00:03:09,023 --> 00:03:10,747 Whether it comes upland. 69 00:03:10,766 --> 00:03:13,250 Wherever it goes, that's where we need to concentrate on. 70 00:03:13,268 --> 00:03:14,751 -I agree. -Yeah. 71 00:03:14,844 --> 00:03:16,603 Matty: But, as with most finds 72 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:17,845 On oak island, 73 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:20,032 It lead to even more questions. 74 00:03:20,183 --> 00:03:23,093 Marty: We clearly have to follow the stone pathway all the way 75 00:03:23,111 --> 00:03:24,703 'cause it's enigmatic, 76 00:03:24,854 --> 00:03:26,930 It's very old. 77 00:03:27,023 --> 00:03:29,374 So what's it there for, you know? 78 00:03:29,601 --> 00:03:31,043 How does it fit in with the treasure stories? 79 00:03:31,194 --> 00:03:33,270 So we have to find it, we have to follow it to where it leads. 80 00:03:33,363 --> 00:03:35,622 Matty: So rick sent his nephew 81 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:39,109 David fornetti and metal detection expert gary drayton 82 00:03:39,127 --> 00:03:42,203 On a mission to see what else could be found in the area 83 00:03:42,223 --> 00:03:45,540 To help explain who may have built it and how. 84 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:46,874 (metal detector beeping) 85 00:03:46,969 --> 00:03:48,894 That's a much bigger signal. 86 00:03:49,972 --> 00:03:51,455 Ooh. 87 00:03:51,548 --> 00:03:53,065 Fortunately, sounds like iron, 88 00:03:53,216 --> 00:03:55,141 -But could be-- -this right here? 89 00:03:55,294 --> 00:03:56,960 Yep. 90 00:03:57,053 --> 00:03:59,238 Let's hope it's an old piece of iron. 91 00:04:03,077 --> 00:04:04,910 Double-check. 92 00:04:05,137 --> 00:04:07,079 (beeping) 93 00:04:12,828 --> 00:04:14,811 Ooh, wow. 94 00:04:14,830 --> 00:04:18,757 (chuckles) that's like an old survey pin. 95 00:04:18,984 --> 00:04:20,667 -We're kind of in the middle of nowhere. -Yeah. 96 00:04:20,819 --> 00:04:22,577 And so, what-what is that doing out here? 97 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:25,655 Yeah, and if you see the head there, it's been mushroomed. 98 00:04:25,749 --> 00:04:28,916 But it was hammered in a few times. 99 00:04:29,011 --> 00:04:31,328 Yeah, someone was out here doing some 100 00:04:31,346 --> 00:04:33,772 Surveying a heck of a long time ago. 101 00:04:33,923 --> 00:04:35,423 I love it. 102 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:38,168 -Sign of good things to come. -All right. 103 00:04:38,261 --> 00:04:39,927 So what would that have been used for? 104 00:04:40,022 --> 00:04:42,698 Exactly, that's a great point, david. 105 00:04:43,951 --> 00:04:46,860 Why would someone have this in this area? 106 00:04:47,012 --> 00:04:48,620 What were they surveying? 107 00:04:49,698 --> 00:04:51,606 Matty: It was a bit early in the season 108 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:52,866 For the guys to make an educated guess 109 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,444 On what the survey pin may have been used for... 110 00:04:56,538 --> 00:04:58,630 Gary: Rick, check this out! 111 00:04:58,857 --> 00:05:01,207 ...But several weeks later, after unearthing 112 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,694 A cobblestone pathway in the swamp leading away 113 00:05:04,713 --> 00:05:07,047 From the stone wharf, the team found 114 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:09,049 A mason's t-square... 115 00:05:09,201 --> 00:05:10,700 A wooden surveyor's tool 116 00:05:10,794 --> 00:05:14,554 That was dated to as early as 1632. 117 00:05:14,706 --> 00:05:17,390 Not only was there a lot of surveying going on, but there 118 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:20,485 Was clearly a lot of manual labor to go along with it. 119 00:05:20,712 --> 00:05:24,156 And that takes us back to that very same day 120 00:05:24,307 --> 00:05:26,974 Where gary and david made the next top find 121 00:05:26,994 --> 00:05:29,977 That you didn't get to see until now. 122 00:05:30,072 --> 00:05:33,165 Number nine: The lot 15 hammer. 123 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:36,726 Got a hit there, mate! 124 00:05:36,745 --> 00:05:39,671 Matty: Just moments after discovering the iron survey pin, 125 00:05:39,823 --> 00:05:43,991 Gary and david found another potentially vital clue 126 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:48,180 That might help answer how the wharf and pathway were made. 127 00:05:49,350 --> 00:05:51,257 Gary: Is that it? 128 00:05:51,352 --> 00:05:53,426 -It is! -Whoa! 129 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,595 Gary: It's another tool, by the look of it. 130 00:05:55,747 --> 00:05:57,189 Let's see what we got here. 131 00:05:58,174 --> 00:06:00,083 That looks like a tool to me. 132 00:06:00,102 --> 00:06:03,770 And I have no idea what kind of tool. 133 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:08,349 Let me just scrape a little piece of the gunk off it. 134 00:06:08,369 --> 00:06:10,202 I don't want to scratch it up. 135 00:06:12,021 --> 00:06:14,280 I don't know if that's dirt or not. 136 00:06:14,433 --> 00:06:16,933 The way this is shaped, 137 00:06:17,026 --> 00:06:20,712 That looks like that is the shaft. 138 00:06:20,864 --> 00:06:24,049 So, it would have been in wood. Probably a wooden handle. 139 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,443 -Kind of crudish. -Right. 140 00:06:26,536 --> 00:06:28,294 Feel how heavy it is for the size. 141 00:06:28,447 --> 00:06:30,555 -Wow. -Which would lead 142 00:06:30,782 --> 00:06:33,633 You to believe that this is an older tool. 143 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:36,119 Yeah, it's hard to put a date on something like this. 144 00:06:36,212 --> 00:06:38,563 And it's in fairly good condition. 145 00:06:38,790 --> 00:06:41,549 Whenever you pick up iron and it's small 146 00:06:41,568 --> 00:06:43,068 And it's really, really heavy, 147 00:06:43,219 --> 00:06:47,221 That means it's normally pre-1840s. 148 00:06:47,241 --> 00:06:49,966 You know what, my first thought was hammer. 149 00:06:49,985 --> 00:06:52,802 I wonder if it was used 150 00:06:52,821 --> 00:06:54,913 Like some kind of hammer. 151 00:06:55,140 --> 00:06:57,991 Matty: Further analysis by experts corroborated 152 00:06:58,085 --> 00:07:01,068 Gary and david's theory that the object was the remains 153 00:07:01,163 --> 00:07:03,738 Of a possibly ancient hammer. 154 00:07:03,832 --> 00:07:06,666 Could it have been used to drive the iron ringbolts 155 00:07:06,818 --> 00:07:08,501 Into the ground that were also found 156 00:07:08,654 --> 00:07:11,171 During season eight along the stone pathway 157 00:07:11,323 --> 00:07:13,432 In and around the swamp? 158 00:07:13,659 --> 00:07:15,675 Ringbolts believed to have been utilized 159 00:07:15,827 --> 00:07:18,495 For hauling cargo away from the swamp, and to somewhere 160 00:07:18,513 --> 00:07:20,254 In the uplands of oak island? 161 00:07:20,348 --> 00:07:22,590 Something was going on here. 162 00:07:22,684 --> 00:07:24,834 A trail of some rather large 163 00:07:24,928 --> 00:07:26,853 Activity moving things around. 164 00:07:27,005 --> 00:07:28,113 And in particular, 165 00:07:28,340 --> 00:07:29,839 Look at the location where this is occurring. 166 00:07:29,858 --> 00:07:33,359 This is occurring from the paved area in the swamp, going up 167 00:07:33,454 --> 00:07:37,847 Towards lot 15 and/or maybe, generally, the money pit. 168 00:07:37,866 --> 00:07:39,365 You don't farm the swamp, you don't farm 169 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:40,959 The side of that steep hill. 170 00:07:41,186 --> 00:07:43,128 So what's going on in the late 1600s, 171 00:07:43,355 --> 00:07:45,112 Early 1700s? 172 00:07:45,207 --> 00:07:48,133 Just goes to show, you know, 173 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,471 All of these artifacts were hidden for so long. 174 00:07:52,622 --> 00:07:56,382 It gives us promise that underneath all of these piles 175 00:07:56,535 --> 00:07:59,627 Behind us, there could be more artifacts. 176 00:07:59,721 --> 00:08:02,296 -It's another great find. -It really is. 177 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:04,374 Matty: It was a great find. 178 00:08:04,467 --> 00:08:07,819 And another potentially vital piece of the oak island puzzle. 179 00:08:07,971 --> 00:08:12,657 In fact, just like the mason's t-square and the ringbolts, 180 00:08:12,809 --> 00:08:15,994 The surveyor's pin and the hammer may all have been 181 00:08:16,221 --> 00:08:19,647 Used together in order to design the stone pathway system 182 00:08:19,741 --> 00:08:21,558 That might soon lead the team 183 00:08:21,576 --> 00:08:24,169 To a vast cache of buried treasure. 184 00:08:29,251 --> 00:08:30,400 Matty: During season eight, 185 00:08:30,418 --> 00:08:33,345 Rick, marty, craig and the team conducted 186 00:08:33,496 --> 00:08:36,256 More archaeological search operations across oak island 187 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:39,425 Than ever before in order to reveal more about the origins 188 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,670 Of the treasure mystery and the key historical figures 189 00:08:42,689 --> 00:08:44,022 Who might have played a role in it. 190 00:08:44,173 --> 00:08:46,507 That includes this property, once owned 191 00:08:46,527 --> 00:08:50,270 By late 18th-century oak island resident samuel ball. 192 00:08:50,364 --> 00:08:53,773 Now, the ball foundation has always been intriguing 193 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:56,276 To the brothers-- not just because it's one of the few 194 00:08:56,428 --> 00:09:00,372 Stone structures still partially intact on the island today, 195 00:09:00,523 --> 00:09:04,434 But also because it was owned by a man who came to oak island 196 00:09:04,527 --> 00:09:06,936 As a humble former american slave 197 00:09:07,030 --> 00:09:09,214 And cabbage farmer in 1785, 198 00:09:09,365 --> 00:09:12,275 Only to become one of the wealthiest landowners 199 00:09:12,368 --> 00:09:15,295 In nova scotia by the early 1800s. 200 00:09:15,389 --> 00:09:18,873 Many have speculated that he may have found something 201 00:09:18,967 --> 00:09:20,559 Of great value while living here, 202 00:09:20,710 --> 00:09:23,303 Or was associated with someone 203 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,471 Who made a treasure deposit. 204 00:09:25,624 --> 00:09:27,974 I feel something there. 205 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:30,794 Oh! Yeah, that's nice. 206 00:09:30,812 --> 00:09:33,797 Matty: Key season eight finds on the former ball property 207 00:09:33,815 --> 00:09:35,815 Included a patent plate 208 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:39,060 That may have come from an expensively decorated firearm... 209 00:09:39,154 --> 00:09:40,579 Alex: Hey, look at this. 210 00:09:42,249 --> 00:09:44,140 Laird: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 211 00:09:45,234 --> 00:09:46,918 Matty: ...As well as an early 19th-century 212 00:09:47,070 --> 00:09:49,754 British naval officer's button 213 00:09:49,981 --> 00:09:52,090 That represented evidence that samuel ball 214 00:09:52,317 --> 00:09:55,242 Was in league with some important people. 215 00:09:55,337 --> 00:09:57,337 Rick: The front is spectacular. 216 00:09:57,489 --> 00:09:59,005 Yeah, I mean, those anchors are amazing. 217 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:00,581 I think that is 218 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:03,435 -Gold or gilding, right there. -Laird: Yeah, I think so. 219 00:10:06,848 --> 00:10:08,998 Matty: That find led the team to investigate 220 00:10:09,092 --> 00:10:10,942 Two wharfs bordering the coastline 221 00:10:11,169 --> 00:10:14,112 On lot 25 where samuel ball built his home. 222 00:10:21,346 --> 00:10:24,013 One of those wharfs appeared to be the kind a cabbage farmer 223 00:10:24,032 --> 00:10:26,249 Might use for shipping his goods to the mainland. 224 00:10:28,111 --> 00:10:29,794 You think you did find the wharf? 225 00:10:30,021 --> 00:10:30,920 Over. 226 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:38,544 Matty: But the site of the second wharf they discovered was massive, 227 00:10:38,697 --> 00:10:42,289 Suggesting that an operation much larger than farming 228 00:10:42,384 --> 00:10:44,884 Took place on the property long ago. 229 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,536 We were estimating it 230 00:10:46,629 --> 00:10:49,205 To be 75 to 100 feet from shore. 231 00:10:49,298 --> 00:10:51,391 -Mm-hmm. -So that's a huge, huge wharf. 232 00:10:51,543 --> 00:10:53,893 -Yeah. -That's good. 233 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:56,655 How could he have built that? 234 00:10:56,806 --> 00:10:59,065 -It fits the story of a big excavation. -Mm-hmm. 235 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:01,401 Because of the amount of back and forth you'd have to do. 236 00:11:01,495 --> 00:11:03,477 -Marty: Yeah. -If that was their purpose, 237 00:11:03,497 --> 00:11:05,479 It would have been to support 238 00:11:05,573 --> 00:11:07,648 The hiding of the treasure. 239 00:11:07,668 --> 00:11:09,559 Right. 240 00:11:10,578 --> 00:11:13,229 Matty: Finding a massive, 100-foot-long, 241 00:11:13,322 --> 00:11:16,082 16-foot-wide wharf on the property 242 00:11:16,176 --> 00:11:19,068 Left the team scratching their heads wondering 243 00:11:19,087 --> 00:11:21,754 If it was the smoking gun tying samuel ball 244 00:11:21,848 --> 00:11:24,015 To the oak island treasure. 245 00:11:24,242 --> 00:11:27,352 But it certainly gave some possible context 246 00:11:27,579 --> 00:11:31,264 To another top find made on the property earlier in the year 247 00:11:31,416 --> 00:11:33,191 That you never got to see... 248 00:11:33,342 --> 00:11:35,342 Until right now. 249 00:11:35,437 --> 00:11:38,345 Number eight: The barrel hoop. 250 00:11:38,365 --> 00:11:40,532 Okay, mate. This is a good little clearing 251 00:11:40,683 --> 00:11:42,516 -To start. -Yeah, okay. 252 00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:46,279 Matty: Using his minelab gpx 5000 detector, 253 00:11:46,431 --> 00:11:48,856 Which could scan as deep as six feet, 254 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,616 Made treasure hunting on samuel ball's 255 00:11:50,769 --> 00:11:52,952 Property like shooting fish in a... 256 00:11:53,104 --> 00:11:55,029 Well, you'll see. 257 00:11:55,123 --> 00:11:57,215 Yeah, and we got a good target here. 258 00:11:59,778 --> 00:12:01,110 When I say "good target," 259 00:12:01,204 --> 00:12:02,946 -I'm not sure what it is, but... -(laughs) 260 00:12:02,964 --> 00:12:06,057 ...There's a very strong signal response there, mate. 261 00:12:06,209 --> 00:12:08,393 -Let's go for this one. -Okay. 262 00:12:08,544 --> 00:12:10,729 Gary: Seems to be right there. It's gonna be tough digging. 263 00:12:29,140 --> 00:12:30,473 Right there. 264 00:12:30,492 --> 00:12:32,333 -Can I have that trowel, mate? -Sure. 265 00:12:38,817 --> 00:12:40,675 Ooh. 266 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,670 (beeping, blipping) 267 00:12:44,765 --> 00:12:46,413 Yeah, it looks like... 268 00:12:46,433 --> 00:12:49,659 -Strapping of some kind. -Yeah, sort of, yeah. 269 00:12:49,677 --> 00:12:52,937 Gary: The only metal straps I know are-are barrel loops. 270 00:12:53,164 --> 00:12:56,332 -Okay. -But we did have that other target just there. 271 00:12:56,351 --> 00:12:59,018 Yeah, this is more than likely just the same. 272 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:00,278 Yeah. 273 00:13:01,931 --> 00:13:03,189 -Another piece. -Yeah. 274 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:06,600 -That's right. -Yeah, now we are leading towards strap. 275 00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:09,621 -Strap barrel, yeah? -Yeah. 276 00:13:09,848 --> 00:13:13,291 And barrel hoops by definition were pliable. 277 00:13:13,442 --> 00:13:16,294 Would've been thin metal like this. 278 00:13:16,445 --> 00:13:18,538 -Yeah. -And you would have-- yeah. 279 00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:20,189 Michael j.: Yeah. 280 00:13:20,283 --> 00:13:21,800 -There's more. -Oh, there's more of it. 281 00:13:23,619 --> 00:13:24,636 -It's right there. -Gary: Yeah. 282 00:13:24,787 --> 00:13:26,212 Look at that. 283 00:13:26,364 --> 00:13:27,864 Wow! 284 00:13:27,882 --> 00:13:30,867 -This is cool. -Yeah. 285 00:13:30,885 --> 00:13:34,220 Could be a thin little barrel loop, put 'em around a barrel. 286 00:13:34,372 --> 00:13:38,057 Matty: The barrel hoop or metal strap that would have been used 287 00:13:38,209 --> 00:13:41,894 To help seal a large cargo keg was an incredible find 288 00:13:42,047 --> 00:13:45,231 To make on the property of the mysterious mr. Ball. 289 00:13:45,383 --> 00:13:48,660 Because it just may have been connected to an incredibly 290 00:13:48,887 --> 00:13:52,555 Important find made in the swamp a couple weeks earlier. 291 00:13:52,648 --> 00:13:54,315 Hey, guys. 292 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,501 Check that out. Top of a keg. 293 00:13:56,728 --> 00:13:58,244 Ian: Wow. 294 00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:00,063 So that's a keg. Lid to a keg? 295 00:14:00,081 --> 00:14:01,506 -Yep. -How far down? 296 00:14:01,733 --> 00:14:03,733 Right there. 297 00:14:03,826 --> 00:14:06,402 Ian: Holy crow. That's very important. 298 00:14:06,421 --> 00:14:08,237 Gary: Because it wasn't just gunpowder they put in kegs. 299 00:14:08,331 --> 00:14:10,331 It was all treasure coins as well. 300 00:14:10,425 --> 00:14:13,667 Matty: While investigating the massive stone wharf feature 301 00:14:13,761 --> 00:14:15,578 In the swamp, rick lagina found 302 00:14:15,597 --> 00:14:17,914 Pieces of a wooden cargo barrel 303 00:14:17,932 --> 00:14:21,192 That was dated to as early as the 15th century. 304 00:14:21,419 --> 00:14:24,511 Might it have been part of a barrel that once contained 305 00:14:24,606 --> 00:14:28,199 A portion of the oak island treasure, as gary speculated? 306 00:14:28,426 --> 00:14:32,095 If so, then perhaps he and michael john found 307 00:14:32,113 --> 00:14:34,447 Another piece of a similar cargo barrel 308 00:14:34,599 --> 00:14:37,858 On samuel ball's property, making it without a doubt 309 00:14:37,952 --> 00:14:39,127 An important find. 310 00:14:41,030 --> 00:14:43,364 Ah, if only we had another clue of what exactly 311 00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:45,199 It might have contained. 312 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:46,626 Get where I'm going with this? 313 00:14:46,778 --> 00:14:48,611 You guessed it-- the next 314 00:14:48,704 --> 00:14:51,723 Top never before seen find on our list. 315 00:14:53,209 --> 00:14:56,728 Number seven: Samuel ball's top pocket find. 316 00:14:56,879 --> 00:14:58,879 -All right, next one up. -(beeping) 317 00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:01,140 Oh, I love that tone. 318 00:15:01,292 --> 00:15:03,550 Rock solid. 319 00:15:03,570 --> 00:15:06,404 Matty: While metal detecting near the ball foundation, 320 00:15:06,631 --> 00:15:09,315 Gary drayton and rick lagina made a discovery 321 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:12,744 That could be direct evidence of the mysterious wealth 322 00:15:12,971 --> 00:15:15,972 Samuel ball accumulated while living on oak island. 323 00:15:16,065 --> 00:15:17,731 That is going to be a coin, rick. 324 00:15:17,825 --> 00:15:19,158 -This one? -Yep. 325 00:15:19,310 --> 00:15:21,310 That is too good of a signal 326 00:15:21,329 --> 00:15:23,254 Not to be a coin. 327 00:15:23,481 --> 00:15:26,983 Good two-way repeatable, that nice, high tone. 328 00:15:27,001 --> 00:15:28,334 Ooh. 329 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:30,428 High hopes for this one, mate. 330 00:15:31,598 --> 00:15:32,672 Okay. 331 00:15:32,824 --> 00:15:33,823 (beeping, blipping) 332 00:15:33,916 --> 00:15:36,935 -Again, it's in that top clod. -It is. 333 00:15:39,330 --> 00:15:41,189 (beeping, blipping) 334 00:15:43,759 --> 00:15:45,685 Well, at least it's not in the top. 335 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,761 -It's a coin! -Oh! 336 00:15:47,855 --> 00:15:49,763 Look at that! That's a coin. 337 00:15:49,857 --> 00:15:51,174 That's a big one, as well. 338 00:15:51,192 --> 00:15:54,343 -Rick: That is. -Oh, look at that patina, mate. 339 00:15:54,362 --> 00:15:56,603 That's brilliant. 340 00:15:56,698 --> 00:15:59,123 Well, I bet that's an oldie, 'cause that's a large coin. 341 00:15:59,350 --> 00:16:02,126 It's not milled on the edge. Can you see milling? 342 00:16:02,353 --> 00:16:04,778 Ah, I just don't want to mess with it too much. 343 00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:06,798 Just can't tell. 344 00:16:06,949 --> 00:16:09,208 Normally, you can feel that bumpity, bumpity, bump 345 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,136 As you go around, but what this is, 346 00:16:12,363 --> 00:16:15,306 Is beautiful because it's a large size coin. 347 00:16:15,533 --> 00:16:17,550 It's thick. 348 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:22,038 And it's in great condition, so this should clean up nicely 349 00:16:22,056 --> 00:16:24,390 And I would imagine it would have a king 350 00:16:24,542 --> 00:16:26,150 Or a queen on one side... 351 00:16:26,302 --> 00:16:28,903 And the date on the other. 352 00:16:30,473 --> 00:16:33,049 Rick: It's in very good condition. 353 00:16:33,142 --> 00:16:34,659 Yeah, it really is, but look at that. 354 00:16:34,886 --> 00:16:35,994 Look at that patina. 355 00:16:36,145 --> 00:16:37,403 I mean, that is beautiful. 356 00:16:37,555 --> 00:16:39,146 -And that wasn't very deep. -No. 357 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:42,166 -Told you it was a coin, mate. -(laughing) 358 00:16:42,393 --> 00:16:45,561 -That is fantastic. -You did say it was a coin. 359 00:16:45,580 --> 00:16:46,912 This is a good one, mate. 360 00:16:47,007 --> 00:16:48,414 I know what it is. 361 00:16:48,566 --> 00:16:49,915 It's a top-pocket find. 362 00:16:50,068 --> 00:16:52,493 It really is a top-pocket find, mate. 363 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:54,904 Matty: I know what you must be thinking. 364 00:16:54,922 --> 00:16:57,181 How did a coin discovery on the property 365 00:16:57,408 --> 00:17:00,426 Of samuel ball not make it on the main show? 366 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,522 Well, you all saw how incredible season eight was. 367 00:17:04,673 --> 00:17:07,692 When you have some 2,000 finds to choose from, 368 00:17:07,919 --> 00:17:10,844 It's only during special occasions like this 369 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:13,990 That they can be given their due in the spotlight. 370 00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:20,279 Matty: If season eight of the curse of oak island 371 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:21,688 Echoed anything, 372 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:23,783 It's that when it comes to finding the treasure 373 00:17:23,877 --> 00:17:27,027 Buried here, all roads-- or should I say pathways-- 374 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:29,530 Appear to lead to the money pit. 375 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:32,032 The team not only found all that evidence of silver 376 00:17:32,052 --> 00:17:34,385 Buried down there-- which we have more to reveal about 377 00:17:34,537 --> 00:17:37,371 As our countdown continues--but it's also where we saw them make 378 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:40,892 A trove of other major discoveries. 379 00:17:41,043 --> 00:17:43,786 Alex: If you see something that doesn't belong underground, 380 00:17:43,805 --> 00:17:45,563 We should set it aside and have somebody 381 00:17:45,714 --> 00:17:46,880 -Take a look at it anyway. -Sure. Okay. 382 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:49,959 Matty: In fact, one of those key finds 383 00:17:49,977 --> 00:17:51,569 Occurred while they were sifting 384 00:17:51,796 --> 00:17:53,571 Through spoils that had been excavated 385 00:17:53,798 --> 00:17:57,133 From borehole 8-b the previous year. 386 00:17:57,226 --> 00:17:59,243 Oh! What do you think this is? 387 00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:02,488 -Peter: You found it right there? -Yeah. 388 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,824 Yeah, what is that? 389 00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:07,901 This is exactly the kind of thing that we're looking for. 390 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:09,570 Careful, there. 391 00:18:09,664 --> 00:18:10,755 Yeah, I don't want to-- 392 00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:13,257 Looks like leather almost. 393 00:18:13,409 --> 00:18:14,667 It for sure looks like leather. 394 00:18:14,819 --> 00:18:17,153 -Dan h.: Looks like the heel from a shoe. -Yeah. 395 00:18:17,246 --> 00:18:18,912 Matty: Indeed it was from the heel 396 00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:20,990 Of a leather shoe, or boot, 397 00:18:21,008 --> 00:18:23,509 As confirmed by leather expert joe landry. 398 00:18:23,661 --> 00:18:26,420 But it was when the team had the heel tested 399 00:18:26,514 --> 00:18:29,923 That they realized what a key clue it actually was. 400 00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:32,501 Talk to us, craig. What do we got? 401 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:36,188 95% sure this is what it is. 402 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:39,617 1492 to 1662. 403 00:18:39,844 --> 00:18:41,953 1492? 404 00:18:42,104 --> 00:18:44,530 -Isn't that amazing? -Holy crap! 405 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:47,683 1492 to 1662. 406 00:18:47,776 --> 00:18:51,129 This is overwhelming information. 407 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:52,779 Craig: So we determined that it came from europe, 408 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:54,465 Most likely France. 409 00:18:54,692 --> 00:18:57,635 How about that? No, that is really cool. 410 00:19:00,122 --> 00:19:01,864 So, could this boot heel 411 00:19:01,957 --> 00:19:04,049 Actually help identify the nationality 412 00:19:04,144 --> 00:19:06,552 Of the people behind the mystery and approximately 413 00:19:06,704 --> 00:19:08,646 When they made their deposit? 414 00:19:08,797 --> 00:19:11,557 Perhaps. And it also could be connected to the next 415 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:15,227 Top finds on our list that you didn't get to see. 416 00:19:15,380 --> 00:19:17,155 Try to look through everything. 417 00:19:18,807 --> 00:19:21,567 Number six: The leather garments. 418 00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:24,328 Just to make sure the leather heel was no fluke, 419 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,572 The team kept searching the spoils 420 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:30,150 Of borehole 8-b, looking for more evidence. 421 00:19:30,244 --> 00:19:32,152 What do you think that is? 422 00:19:32,172 --> 00:19:34,321 Really got your hands on it, but 423 00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:36,065 I think that's leather, right? 424 00:19:36,083 --> 00:19:38,401 Yeah, that's a really nice piece of leather. 425 00:19:38,419 --> 00:19:40,586 -Is that--? Oh, yeah, wow. -It's a really nice piece of leather. 426 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:41,904 -Yep. -Wow. 427 00:19:41,923 --> 00:19:45,183 I'd say that's from like a glove or a shoe. 428 00:19:45,334 --> 00:19:47,668 Looks like... 429 00:19:47,762 --> 00:19:50,930 I mean, I might be wrong, but it looks like you can see 430 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:54,250 Where there was some sewing right along that edge. 431 00:19:54,343 --> 00:19:56,343 Looks almost like a finger, possibly. 432 00:19:56,362 --> 00:19:58,254 Yeah, looks like the finger of a glove. 433 00:19:58,272 --> 00:20:00,606 Yeah, there' no disputing 434 00:20:00,758 --> 00:20:02,033 -That that's leather. -Yeah, that's leather. 435 00:20:05,112 --> 00:20:07,521 Matty: And when this, along with a second piece of leather 436 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,949 Found in the spoils of borehole rf-1, 437 00:20:10,043 --> 00:20:12,526 Were taken to leather expert joe landry for analysis... 438 00:20:12,545 --> 00:20:14,528 Hi, joe. 439 00:20:14,622 --> 00:20:18,532 ...The team was stunned at what they had on their hands. 440 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:20,718 We got something we're really interested in you having 441 00:20:20,945 --> 00:20:23,203 -A look at for us. -Ah, I'd be delighted. 442 00:20:23,223 --> 00:20:25,297 So these are two different samples, 443 00:20:25,450 --> 00:20:28,968 From two different caissons that look surprisingly similar. 444 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:32,621 So, we're wondering if you think they're from the same object 445 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,399 -Or associated in some way? -Okay, sure. 446 00:20:38,238 --> 00:20:40,404 Oh, yes. 447 00:20:46,804 --> 00:20:50,230 Yeah, this is a much, much finer leather. 448 00:20:50,250 --> 00:20:54,159 This would have been used for a much finer item, you know, 449 00:20:54,312 --> 00:20:57,755 A gentleman's glove or even a lady's glove. 450 00:20:57,982 --> 00:20:59,423 Wow. 451 00:21:00,668 --> 00:21:03,669 -So, we're looking at a high-end item? -Higher, much finer, yeah. 452 00:21:03,821 --> 00:21:07,581 Very white, probably close to the leather that were used 453 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,843 During the, uh, renaissance period. 454 00:21:10,995 --> 00:21:12,770 What are the dates on the renaissance period? 455 00:21:12,997 --> 00:21:15,773 Well, this is, this is, um, early 1600s. 456 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,350 Hmm. 457 00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,444 And the other... 458 00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:25,357 Wow, yes, yeah. 459 00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:28,286 So, I mean, if you compare these two, it's like you're looking 460 00:21:28,513 --> 00:21:31,605 At two pieces from the same garment. 461 00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:34,125 And-and it appears to be perhaps a finger from a glove. 462 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:40,131 Perhaps a gentleman's glove rather than a, than a lady's. 463 00:21:40,358 --> 00:21:43,375 You can see the stitching here on the side. 464 00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:47,363 The fact that these are high-end items, that doesn't speak to, 465 00:21:47,381 --> 00:21:50,808 Say, a searcher who's more of a common laborer... 466 00:21:50,959 --> 00:21:53,552 -Yeah... -It speaks to a depositor. 467 00:21:53,704 --> 00:21:55,387 Yeah, you wouldn't wear your finest clothes 468 00:21:55,540 --> 00:21:57,631 -When you're working underground. -No, no. 469 00:21:57,650 --> 00:22:00,059 Could the leather garments have belonged to the same french 470 00:22:00,211 --> 00:22:02,728 Individual who buried a vast treasure of silver 471 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:05,656 And who knows what else on oak island as far back 472 00:22:05,808 --> 00:22:07,808 As the 15th century? 473 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:10,569 The team will keep digging to find out in season nine. 474 00:22:10,721 --> 00:22:12,905 But that leaves another important question. 475 00:22:13,057 --> 00:22:14,390 How did they do it? 476 00:22:14,408 --> 00:22:16,483 To help answer that, we're back here 477 00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:19,078 At the aromatic, triangle-shaped swamp. 478 00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:21,339 (inhales, groans) 479 00:22:28,997 --> 00:22:30,681 Marty: Hey! Wait a second. 480 00:22:30,833 --> 00:22:32,758 Look at that. 481 00:22:32,910 --> 00:22:34,518 That's cut. 482 00:22:34,745 --> 00:22:36,336 I'd say. 483 00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:38,022 Aaron: Oh, yeah. That's definitely cut. 484 00:22:38,249 --> 00:22:39,932 Yeah, right there, right there, right there. 485 00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,193 Matty: While investigating the stone road 486 00:22:42,420 --> 00:22:44,253 And pathway in the southeastern corner 487 00:22:44,271 --> 00:22:46,530 Of the man-made swamp during season eight, 488 00:22:46,757 --> 00:22:48,607 Marty, rick and the team discovered 489 00:22:48,759 --> 00:22:51,276 A number of cut wooden stakes 490 00:22:51,429 --> 00:22:54,279 That archaeologist dr. Aaron taylor believed 491 00:22:54,432 --> 00:22:57,950 Were used as survey tools to build these structures. 492 00:22:58,044 --> 00:23:00,378 Would they use that as like a survey stake, you think? 493 00:23:00,529 --> 00:23:02,938 Stake out the road, like, if guys like us were working... 494 00:23:02,957 --> 00:23:04,548 -Okay. Yep. -...Somebody would go through first. 495 00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:06,366 Say, "between there and there," right? 496 00:23:06,460 --> 00:23:07,701 Yeah, that's beautiful. 497 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,703 Matty: These stakes offered 498 00:23:09,797 --> 00:23:11,371 More clues to help shape 499 00:23:11,465 --> 00:23:13,707 The oak island puzzle. 500 00:23:13,801 --> 00:23:16,619 Gary: Getting another signal in this area would be nice. 501 00:23:16,637 --> 00:23:19,138 Matty: But what we didn't get to show you was the next find 502 00:23:19,232 --> 00:23:22,733 On our list that may have been used to shape them. 503 00:23:24,386 --> 00:23:26,904 Number five: The double headed axe. 504 00:23:27,131 --> 00:23:28,814 Got one! 505 00:23:28,966 --> 00:23:31,133 Here we go! 506 00:23:31,152 --> 00:23:33,077 Just there, mate. It's a... 507 00:23:33,228 --> 00:23:34,912 Strong signal. 508 00:23:38,643 --> 00:23:40,376 Is this it? 509 00:23:42,163 --> 00:23:43,662 Gary: That's it! 510 00:23:43,814 --> 00:23:45,089 Rick: Looks like an axe. 511 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,000 It is an axe! That's a double bit axe. 512 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:50,076 That is an oldie. 513 00:23:50,096 --> 00:23:51,336 That is fantastic! 514 00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:53,005 -Rick: There's wood on it, too, right? -Yeah. 515 00:23:53,157 --> 00:23:55,157 You can see the-the wood. 516 00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:58,084 Yeah. The wood's still in there. 517 00:23:58,104 --> 00:24:00,420 It's got the two bits. 518 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,015 Uh, this would have been like an old woodcutter's axe. 519 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:04,758 What an oldie. 520 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:06,335 That's impressive. 521 00:24:06,353 --> 00:24:07,928 You feel that weight, rick? 522 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:10,114 It looks the same-- ooh, wow! 523 00:24:10,265 --> 00:24:13,784 But again, what is an axe doing here in the swamp? 524 00:24:14,011 --> 00:24:16,028 -'cause this wasn't swamp. -Gary: No. 525 00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:19,439 Rick: And if billy's right and the road keeps going, 526 00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:22,184 Then what you're finding 527 00:24:22,277 --> 00:24:24,453 Is contemporaneous with the road. 528 00:24:25,781 --> 00:24:29,525 I mean, this is fantastic, mate. Artifact in the swamp! 529 00:24:29,543 --> 00:24:31,376 (laughter) 530 00:24:31,529 --> 00:24:34,029 Matty: Not only was it a fantastic find, 531 00:24:34,048 --> 00:24:36,456 But billy gerhardt was absolutely right. 532 00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:38,550 The stone pathway kept going... 533 00:24:38,644 --> 00:24:40,627 And going... 534 00:24:40,646 --> 00:24:42,462 All the way out of the swamp 535 00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:44,482 And in the direction of the money pit. 536 00:24:48,729 --> 00:24:50,654 Matty: I'm still here in the triangle-shaped swamp 537 00:24:50,806 --> 00:24:53,048 Because even though it's easy to pick up the scent 538 00:24:53,067 --> 00:24:56,142 Of some nasty aromas, as marty lagina often laments, 539 00:24:56,162 --> 00:24:58,721 It's also where the place where the team continues to pick up 540 00:24:58,739 --> 00:25:00,906 The scent of a vast treasure 541 00:25:01,058 --> 00:25:04,743 That people have been trying to find for over two centuries. 542 00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:07,153 This particular artifact was found in the swamp. 543 00:25:07,248 --> 00:25:08,672 Marty: What the hell is that? 544 00:25:08,824 --> 00:25:10,749 Aaron: Wow, that is very badly burned. 545 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,568 Part of a ship? 546 00:25:12,586 --> 00:25:14,236 -Wow! -Gary: Ooh, look at that! 547 00:25:14,329 --> 00:25:16,680 I would say this looks military. 548 00:25:16,832 --> 00:25:20,000 Matty: Now we already mentioned the ringbolts and pieces 549 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,927 Of cargo barrels that were found along 550 00:25:22,079 --> 00:25:24,004 The stone pathway in the swamp. 551 00:25:24,098 --> 00:25:25,414 Gary: Look at that. 552 00:25:25,432 --> 00:25:28,359 Could be a low-grade gold. Feel the weight of it. 553 00:25:28,510 --> 00:25:31,937 Matty: But the team also discovered a gold-colored knob, 554 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:35,107 Which really impressed artifact conservator sandy campbell 555 00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:38,536 When he analyzed it. 556 00:25:38,687 --> 00:25:40,353 Sandy: I mean, you can tell by the workmanship, 557 00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:41,705 It's far from modern. 558 00:25:43,617 --> 00:25:47,211 Could be some kind of a knob from a jewel chest. 559 00:25:47,438 --> 00:25:49,605 It could have been just for a secret box. 560 00:25:49,698 --> 00:25:51,715 -You-you... Who knows? -Really? 561 00:25:53,368 --> 00:25:56,053 Matty: Discoveries like that really excited the team, 562 00:25:56,204 --> 00:25:58,722 As they found more evidence that the pathway headed 563 00:25:58,949 --> 00:26:02,042 Out of the swamp and toward the money pit. 564 00:26:02,136 --> 00:26:04,136 And what made this next 565 00:26:04,288 --> 00:26:05,804 Find that you never saw in season eight 566 00:26:05,956 --> 00:26:08,640 Just as encouraging was that it was not only 567 00:26:08,793 --> 00:26:10,642 Found along the stone pathway, 568 00:26:10,795 --> 00:26:13,128 But it matched an identical one 569 00:26:13,147 --> 00:26:16,407 Discovered two years ago in the money pit itself. 570 00:26:17,985 --> 00:26:20,578 Number four: The rosehead spike. 571 00:26:20,805 --> 00:26:22,079 That tells me there's something here, michael. 572 00:26:22,230 --> 00:26:24,973 -Okay. -Just in there, just in that section there. 573 00:26:24,992 --> 00:26:26,417 All right. 574 00:26:33,150 --> 00:26:35,408 -Yeah, you got it out. -Yeah, I did. 575 00:26:35,502 --> 00:26:37,261 Whatever it is, it's just here. 576 00:26:43,585 --> 00:26:45,919 -Oh! Look at that. -Oh, very interesting, yeah. 577 00:26:46,013 --> 00:26:48,922 -Now that's nice. -Yes. 578 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:51,350 Yeah, we both know what this is. 579 00:26:51,502 --> 00:26:54,445 A nice, short spike. 580 00:26:54,672 --> 00:26:57,005 Let me just have a little look at it. 581 00:26:57,024 --> 00:26:58,690 Yeah, that's an oldie. Look. 582 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:01,343 It's an ugly rosehead, but it's definitely a rosehead. 583 00:27:01,436 --> 00:27:04,847 -Yeah. -It was bashed down and... 584 00:27:04,865 --> 00:27:08,274 It just kind of split, got that petal design 585 00:27:08,294 --> 00:27:10,018 -Going round there. -Yeah. 586 00:27:10,037 --> 00:27:12,354 That's an old, old nail, and I know it's old 587 00:27:12,373 --> 00:27:13,705 Because of the weight of it. 588 00:27:13,858 --> 00:27:15,633 Feel the weight of it, mate. 589 00:27:15,784 --> 00:27:17,450 Michael j.: Yeah. 590 00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:19,361 Gary: I always like searching the top 591 00:27:19,380 --> 00:27:20,529 Of the spoils pile because they 592 00:27:20,547 --> 00:27:22,531 Came from the deepest depth. 593 00:27:22,549 --> 00:27:25,367 So, it is an artifact connected 594 00:27:25,386 --> 00:27:28,145 To whatever that stone feature is there. 595 00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:32,966 We've found some beauties all over the island. 596 00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:38,304 Rosehead nails are pre-1780, 1790, 597 00:27:38,399 --> 00:27:41,900 When the first factory, 598 00:27:42,052 --> 00:27:44,310 Machine-made nails came out. 599 00:27:44,405 --> 00:27:46,312 So, any rosehead nails 600 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:48,982 Found in the spoil piles 601 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:51,076 Is a good find, because it means 602 00:27:51,228 --> 00:27:54,062 It's pre-1780, '90. 603 00:27:54,081 --> 00:27:57,174 Ah, mate, very nice artifact indeed. 604 00:27:57,325 --> 00:27:59,343 It's gonna be beautiful when it's cleaned up. 605 00:27:59,570 --> 00:28:02,237 Let's try and find some more artifacts. 606 00:28:02,330 --> 00:28:03,922 Michael j.: That's right. 607 00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:06,074 Matty: It's these correlating discoveries 608 00:28:06,093 --> 00:28:08,243 That, one by one, are bringing 609 00:28:08,262 --> 00:28:10,170 The team closer and closer 610 00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:13,081 To solving the oak island mystery. 611 00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:17,252 Speaking of solving mysteries, unearthing the massive remains 612 00:28:17,271 --> 00:28:19,512 Of a stone wharf in the southeastern corner 613 00:28:19,532 --> 00:28:22,441 Of the swamp last year pretty much helped the team 614 00:28:22,593 --> 00:28:25,369 Prove the late fred nolan's long-held theory 615 00:28:25,596 --> 00:28:27,871 That the swamp was artificially made. 616 00:28:30,525 --> 00:28:32,376 There's something on the bottom there and I'm not joking. 617 00:28:36,865 --> 00:28:39,791 Is that a piece of cut wood there? 618 00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:42,294 Matty: Further investigation of the area then led 619 00:28:42,446 --> 00:28:44,446 To the discovery of the oldest artifact 620 00:28:44,465 --> 00:28:46,965 Ever documented on oak island. 621 00:28:47,117 --> 00:28:49,301 -Very cool. -Good eyes. 622 00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:51,286 Top-pocket find. 623 00:28:51,305 --> 00:28:53,397 (laughter) 624 00:28:53,548 --> 00:28:54,973 Gary: Good one, billy. 625 00:28:55,125 --> 00:28:56,792 Matty: A top-pocket find 626 00:28:56,885 --> 00:28:58,218 That was determined to be a piece 627 00:28:58,312 --> 00:28:59,811 Of wooden ship's railing 628 00:28:59,964 --> 00:29:02,314 Dating back as far as 660 a.D. 629 00:29:02,466 --> 00:29:05,058 Now, that may seem unbelievable, 630 00:29:05,152 --> 00:29:08,412 But it's another key clue that might explain the massive 631 00:29:08,563 --> 00:29:12,307 200-foot-long ship-shaped anomaly the team identified 632 00:29:12,326 --> 00:29:15,419 Using seismic testing at the end of season six. 633 00:29:19,817 --> 00:29:21,258 It also brings us to the next 634 00:29:21,409 --> 00:29:23,243 Top season eight find on our list 635 00:29:23,262 --> 00:29:26,171 That you didn't get to see. 636 00:29:26,323 --> 00:29:28,673 Number three: The ship's pin. 637 00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:31,101 Gary: All right, let's see what this last load is. 638 00:29:31,253 --> 00:29:34,254 Matty: As the oak island team rushed to keep looking for clues 639 00:29:34,348 --> 00:29:37,924 Near the stone wharf before the harsh nova scotia winter 640 00:29:38,018 --> 00:29:41,278 Forced them to halt operations for the year, gary drayton, 641 00:29:41,429 --> 00:29:44,264 Steve guptill and billy gerhardt made another 642 00:29:44,358 --> 00:29:46,599 Telling discovery. 643 00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:48,434 Gary: Oh, right on top, steve. 644 00:29:48,529 --> 00:29:50,770 Steve g.: What's that? 645 00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:53,865 That looks like a big old iron... 646 00:29:54,018 --> 00:29:56,184 We'd call this a wharf pin. 647 00:29:56,278 --> 00:29:57,944 -Okay. -It could be a ship's pin. 648 00:29:58,038 --> 00:29:59,521 Right on the top as well. 649 00:29:59,614 --> 00:30:03,116 We found a few of these along the edge of the swamp this year. 650 00:30:03,135 --> 00:30:05,377 -We're in the deepest part of the cove here. -Yeah. 651 00:30:05,529 --> 00:30:07,638 You can tell it's hand-forged. 652 00:30:07,789 --> 00:30:08,972 It's really heavy. 653 00:30:09,124 --> 00:30:12,309 Yeah, I mean, this is substantial piece of iron. 654 00:30:12,460 --> 00:30:14,794 It's a good sign that we're finding 655 00:30:14,888 --> 00:30:16,204 -These as well. -Yeah. 656 00:30:16,298 --> 00:30:17,706 Gary: And actually, it was round 657 00:30:17,799 --> 00:30:19,632 About this area where we found 658 00:30:19,652 --> 00:30:21,893 Some other ones similar to this. 659 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:23,562 Did it come from deep down, billy, this last one? 660 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:25,881 I'd say about two feet deeper than the road. 661 00:30:25,899 --> 00:30:28,066 -Yeah. -Steve g.: That's a good sign. 662 00:30:28,218 --> 00:30:29,885 -Yeah, that really is. -Yeah. That shows its age. 663 00:30:29,903 --> 00:30:31,553 Gary: Yeah, that's old iron. 664 00:30:31,572 --> 00:30:33,646 This is the type of artifact 665 00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:36,667 That we want to be recovering if we're looking for a ship. 666 00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,653 Marty: I'm surprised 'cause I didn't think there was 667 00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:42,840 Anything in there but swamp stuff. 668 00:30:43,067 --> 00:30:45,584 There obviously is a lot of stuff in the swamp. 669 00:30:45,736 --> 00:30:48,178 We haven't found the answer we seek yet, 670 00:30:48,330 --> 00:30:52,015 But it clearly played a role in what happened on oak island. 671 00:30:52,242 --> 00:30:54,926 So, right behind us, we found the ship's railing. 672 00:30:55,020 --> 00:30:56,761 Gary: Yeah, that looked like a ship's railing. 673 00:30:56,914 --> 00:30:58,838 -Maybe this is other pieces of... -Yeah. 674 00:30:58,858 --> 00:31:01,024 If that was a ship, other pieces of the ship. 675 00:31:01,251 --> 00:31:03,435 Yeah. Well, maybe there's some more parts 676 00:31:03,587 --> 00:31:06,679 Of whatever this structure is around here. 677 00:31:06,773 --> 00:31:08,198 This is a good sign. 678 00:31:08,425 --> 00:31:10,516 Yeah, I know. We'll keep our eyes peeled. 679 00:31:10,611 --> 00:31:12,536 Gary: Okay, mate. 680 00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:18,858 Matty: Now, we already mentioned 681 00:31:18,952 --> 00:31:20,878 The two amazing discoveries 682 00:31:21,105 --> 00:31:22,938 Of the two different massive ship's wharfs 683 00:31:23,031 --> 00:31:25,774 That the fellowship documented in season eight. 684 00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:28,719 One in the southeastern area of the swamp 685 00:31:28,946 --> 00:31:32,205 And the other bordering samuel ball's property. 686 00:31:32,299 --> 00:31:35,117 This is a good place to start, mate. 687 00:31:35,135 --> 00:31:37,786 Matty: But incredibly, those were not 688 00:31:37,804 --> 00:31:40,063 The only signs of hidden docking stations 689 00:31:40,215 --> 00:31:43,233 That the team found last season on the island. 690 00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:46,478 Possible evidence of a third one was found on lot 32, 691 00:31:46,630 --> 00:31:48,296 Which leads us to the next 692 00:31:48,390 --> 00:31:51,575 Top find you never saw during season eight. 693 00:31:51,802 --> 00:31:53,726 (whirring, beeping) 694 00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:56,079 Somewhere in there, we have got a target. 695 00:32:00,661 --> 00:32:02,669 David f.: I guess I'll let you take a look. 696 00:32:05,816 --> 00:32:08,884 Matty: Number two: The lot 32 wharf pin. 697 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:12,154 Gary: It's here. Look at that. 698 00:32:12,247 --> 00:32:13,838 -David f.: Oh, yeah. -That looks nice! 699 00:32:13,991 --> 00:32:16,433 Doesn't it, mate? We have got a good find here, 700 00:32:16,660 --> 00:32:18,084 I hope. 701 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:21,021 I'll broggle it out with my little trowel. 702 00:32:22,257 --> 00:32:24,441 That is nice. I like the look of that. 703 00:32:29,782 --> 00:32:31,840 Look at that. 704 00:32:31,933 --> 00:32:34,368 It reveals itself. Look at that beauty. 705 00:32:36,363 --> 00:32:38,622 Look at that, david. 706 00:32:39,792 --> 00:32:41,792 Now-- oh, it's broken. 707 00:32:41,943 --> 00:32:43,535 But this is heavy, 708 00:32:43,687 --> 00:32:47,631 So it's older iron and it's just so corroded 709 00:32:47,858 --> 00:32:50,616 Because the salt water has just wrecked it, 710 00:32:50,711 --> 00:32:53,786 Unfortunately, but the fact that it's still here and there's 711 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,214 So much of it, tells me that 712 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:58,124 This is an old piece of iron. 713 00:32:58,218 --> 00:33:00,143 It's got a mushroom head on it. 714 00:33:00,295 --> 00:33:02,646 I would classify this as a wharf pin. 715 00:33:02,797 --> 00:33:04,222 So, I mean, you said you think it might be old. 716 00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,390 What does that mean? How old? 717 00:33:05,542 --> 00:33:07,467 They would have used them back in the day 718 00:33:07,561 --> 00:33:09,711 On ships and wharfs. 719 00:33:09,730 --> 00:33:12,972 -Right. -This is signs of a wharf, mate. 720 00:33:13,066 --> 00:33:14,807 -Right here. Bingo, mate! -Yeah. 721 00:33:14,827 --> 00:33:16,309 We hit the jackpot with this. 722 00:33:16,328 --> 00:33:17,494 It's perfect. 723 00:33:19,389 --> 00:33:22,666 Matty: Finding the possible remains of another ship's wharf 724 00:33:22,817 --> 00:33:25,560 Was definitely a major score for the team, 725 00:33:25,579 --> 00:33:28,913 But then the question becomes just who might have built it? 726 00:33:30,009 --> 00:33:33,176 Well, as we all did get to see during season eight 727 00:33:33,328 --> 00:33:35,754 Of the curse of oak island, on that same day, 728 00:33:35,906 --> 00:33:37,497 And in the same area, 729 00:33:37,516 --> 00:33:40,017 Gary and david made another discovery 730 00:33:40,244 --> 00:33:43,002 That just may help answer that question. 731 00:33:43,022 --> 00:33:44,813 It's in my hand. 732 00:33:46,099 --> 00:33:47,482 Very interesting. 733 00:33:48,435 --> 00:33:50,752 Oh, wow, look at that, mate. 734 00:33:50,771 --> 00:33:53,697 This is really, really special. 735 00:33:53,924 --> 00:33:56,182 This is old. 736 00:33:56,276 --> 00:33:59,261 This is an old lead 737 00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:00,945 Cloth bag seal. 738 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:04,115 A lead bag seal was used 739 00:34:04,268 --> 00:34:06,859 When an old sack... 740 00:34:06,953 --> 00:34:09,771 -Yeah. -...Was sealed, they tied 741 00:34:09,864 --> 00:34:12,774 The sack and they put a seal on it. 742 00:34:12,793 --> 00:34:16,553 This is a very important find, mate. 743 00:34:16,780 --> 00:34:19,281 Matty: The use of bag seals dates 744 00:34:19,374 --> 00:34:21,058 Back to the 1300s in europe, 745 00:34:21,285 --> 00:34:23,393 Where they functioned as fasteners on sacks 746 00:34:23,620 --> 00:34:25,970 For commercial goods or major operations 747 00:34:26,065 --> 00:34:28,139 To transport cargo. 748 00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:31,810 In other words, finding the seal next to the possible 749 00:34:31,962 --> 00:34:35,238 Remains of a wharf means that both could be evidence 750 00:34:35,390 --> 00:34:38,800 Of another major operation to bring massive amounts 751 00:34:38,819 --> 00:34:41,803 Of something to oak island long ago. 752 00:34:41,896 --> 00:34:43,822 David f.: Does that go in the top pocket? 753 00:34:43,916 --> 00:34:45,307 Gary: Without doubt, mate. 754 00:34:45,325 --> 00:34:47,826 This is a true top-pocket find. 755 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,754 We've just struck gold with this piece of lead, mate. 756 00:34:52,983 --> 00:34:56,000 We'll revisit the topic of gold 757 00:34:56,095 --> 00:34:58,077 In our next and final 758 00:34:58,097 --> 00:35:00,171 Top find you never saw during season eight 759 00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:02,099 In just a few moments. 760 00:35:02,326 --> 00:35:04,601 But getting back to the possible significance 761 00:35:04,752 --> 00:35:06,937 Of the lot 32 wharf pin... 762 00:35:07,164 --> 00:35:09,998 When rick lagina and members of the team 763 00:35:10,016 --> 00:35:12,776 Analyzed the lead bag seal in the research center 764 00:35:13,003 --> 00:35:15,186 With laird niven, they were astonished 765 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:16,762 By what they found. 766 00:35:16,857 --> 00:35:18,690 If I pull it down... 767 00:35:18,784 --> 00:35:22,435 It's really faint. 768 00:35:22,529 --> 00:35:26,865 But... What you can't see is that that's 769 00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:29,868 Actually the shape of a four. 770 00:35:30,020 --> 00:35:31,035 Gary; oh, yeah. Okay... 771 00:35:31,188 --> 00:35:32,871 Laird: Apparently, that's an old symbol, 772 00:35:32,965 --> 00:35:35,857 Used for a long time. 773 00:35:35,950 --> 00:35:37,208 And it's not actually a four. 774 00:35:37,361 --> 00:35:41,138 They think it represents, like, the sign of the cross. 775 00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:44,641 Rick: Oh, wow. 776 00:35:44,868 --> 00:35:47,960 What is the significance, the sign of the cross? 777 00:35:48,054 --> 00:35:49,980 You wouldn't think to find that 778 00:35:50,131 --> 00:35:52,891 -On a commercial enterprise, right? -Mm-hmm. 779 00:35:53,043 --> 00:35:55,226 Laird: I don't think it derives from family crests because 780 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:59,714 That, that symbol is used by multiple families. 781 00:35:59,807 --> 00:36:01,733 So, this would have been something 782 00:36:01,885 --> 00:36:04,386 Carried down through generations. 783 00:36:04,479 --> 00:36:05,887 It's just most curious to have that 784 00:36:05,980 --> 00:36:07,722 Religious symbol on a commercial item. 785 00:36:07,815 --> 00:36:09,724 I-I find that to be very strange. 786 00:36:09,817 --> 00:36:11,835 And the only people who would do that 787 00:36:11,986 --> 00:36:14,754 In my limited knowledge base would be templars. 788 00:36:19,069 --> 00:36:22,070 Going back, though, to the origination of it. 789 00:36:22,088 --> 00:36:25,573 And you think back, right, the templars 790 00:36:25,592 --> 00:36:27,833 Were heavy into commerce. 791 00:36:27,853 --> 00:36:29,744 I mean, they, they literally were 792 00:36:29,837 --> 00:36:31,596 The bankers and the financiers 793 00:36:31,748 --> 00:36:34,749 And the commercial operatives of the day. 794 00:36:34,842 --> 00:36:36,751 You know, those were the people you dealt with. 795 00:36:36,844 --> 00:36:39,270 Yeah. I just find it really evocative. 796 00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:40,772 I find it really cool. 797 00:36:40,924 --> 00:36:42,941 Matty: If rick lagina is correct that 798 00:36:43,035 --> 00:36:46,185 The bag seal, along with evidence of another wharf, 799 00:36:46,279 --> 00:36:49,021 Found on lot 32 near the swamp, 800 00:36:49,115 --> 00:36:52,191 Were connected to the medieval order of the knights templar, 801 00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:55,620 Then do those finds also explain other significant ones 802 00:36:55,772 --> 00:36:57,196 Made by the team? 803 00:36:57,216 --> 00:37:00,199 Like the early 13th-century paved area 804 00:37:00,219 --> 00:37:03,945 That was uncovered within the swamp two years ago? 805 00:37:03,964 --> 00:37:07,115 Or that 700-year-old lead cross 806 00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:09,851 Found at smith's cove during season five? 807 00:37:15,067 --> 00:37:16,307 Matty: The most memorable moment of season eight-- 808 00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,959 And quite possibly in the history 809 00:37:18,052 --> 00:37:19,477 Of the oak island treasure hunt-- 810 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:21,721 Came when the results of water sampling tests done 811 00:37:21,815 --> 00:37:23,723 Right here in borehole c-1 812 00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,909 Were presented to the team in the war room. 813 00:37:27,804 --> 00:37:30,080 Marty: Welcome! One of my favorite times. 814 00:37:30,231 --> 00:37:31,731 We get to look at some, I believe, 815 00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:33,733 Will be very interesting data. 816 00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:36,644 Matty: It all started with a very direct question 817 00:37:36,663 --> 00:37:39,497 From geoscientist dr. Ian spooner. 818 00:37:39,649 --> 00:37:42,834 Do you think there is treasure in the money pit? 819 00:37:42,986 --> 00:37:44,261 Ooh, I like that lead in. 820 00:37:44,412 --> 00:37:45,762 (laughter) 821 00:37:45,913 --> 00:37:47,430 No, you know, I'm serious. 822 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:50,174 -Do I? -Yeah. 823 00:37:50,269 --> 00:37:51,751 Small chance. 824 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,828 I-I do. I absolutely do. 825 00:37:53,847 --> 00:37:55,179 I believe that what they drilled into 826 00:37:55,274 --> 00:37:57,274 In 1897 is real. 827 00:37:57,425 --> 00:37:58,775 -I think it's still there. -Right. 828 00:37:59,002 --> 00:38:00,184 Right. 829 00:38:00,337 --> 00:38:02,337 So, doug, can you bring, uh, 830 00:38:02,355 --> 00:38:04,689 -Bring up the presentation? -I can. 831 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:06,449 Ian: Great. 832 00:38:09,679 --> 00:38:11,937 There is every reason to believe 833 00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:14,607 Down in those holes that there is 834 00:38:14,626 --> 00:38:16,293 Something close by 835 00:38:16,444 --> 00:38:18,202 That contains a very large 836 00:38:18,297 --> 00:38:21,447 Amount of silver. 837 00:38:21,541 --> 00:38:24,542 Doug: I guess I'm still trying to get a mental picture of how 838 00:38:24,694 --> 00:38:25,951 Much silver it would take to get to these levels. 839 00:38:26,046 --> 00:38:28,454 Like, is it a handful of silver or is it a gerhardt 840 00:38:28,548 --> 00:38:29,789 Dump truck load of silver? 841 00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:32,367 -It's a gerhardt dump truck. -Marty: Oh, baby. 842 00:38:32,460 --> 00:38:34,144 -Jack: Oh, no way! -(laughter) 843 00:38:35,463 --> 00:38:38,148 And it was in... That hole... 844 00:38:38,375 --> 00:38:39,799 That the shiny gold thing was found that we're 845 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:41,151 Still looking for to this day. 846 00:38:41,302 --> 00:38:44,228 If that was a golden alloy of such... 847 00:38:44,381 --> 00:38:45,655 -Mm-hmm. -...You know, maybe that was one piece 848 00:38:45,807 --> 00:38:47,065 Of what we're looking for. 849 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:50,068 -Yep. -Ian: Yeah, there's something down there. 850 00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:51,328 Doug: Wow. 851 00:38:51,479 --> 00:38:53,888 Matty: But that was only one major revelation 852 00:38:53,907 --> 00:38:57,058 Of scientific evidence that precious metals 853 00:38:57,077 --> 00:38:59,077 Lie buried deep on oak island. 854 00:38:59,229 --> 00:39:00,562 The other? 855 00:39:00,655 --> 00:39:02,505 Ian: We'll get the sample. 856 00:39:02,732 --> 00:39:04,674 Matty: In an effort to leave no stone 857 00:39:04,901 --> 00:39:06,676 That might be covering treasure unturned, 858 00:39:06,828 --> 00:39:10,513 Rick, marty and craig had dr. Spooner and dr. Lukeman 859 00:39:10,665 --> 00:39:13,074 Also test multiple boreholes around oak island, 860 00:39:13,093 --> 00:39:16,853 Including three on the western drumlin that they had drilled 861 00:39:17,004 --> 00:39:20,098 Years earlier with their late partner, dan blankenship. 862 00:39:20,192 --> 00:39:24,027 Once again, their intuition paid off and it led 863 00:39:24,178 --> 00:39:26,771 To the top season eight find that you didn't get to see 864 00:39:26,923 --> 00:39:28,865 Until right this moment. 865 00:39:30,443 --> 00:39:33,444 Number one: The gold rush. 866 00:39:33,597 --> 00:39:36,097 So, we've looked at the money pit 867 00:39:36,190 --> 00:39:38,433 And, uh, we've already established 868 00:39:38,451 --> 00:39:39,876 That there's treasure there. 869 00:39:40,103 --> 00:39:42,045 The first one that's kind of fun 870 00:39:42,196 --> 00:39:43,213 Is down in the west drumlin here. 871 00:39:43,364 --> 00:39:45,364 There are three wells-- 29, 30, 31, 872 00:39:45,384 --> 00:39:47,792 I think they were-- all together. 873 00:39:47,944 --> 00:39:49,386 And I was really surprised. 874 00:39:49,537 --> 00:39:51,796 Like, look at, look at the zinc levels. 875 00:39:51,948 --> 00:39:53,873 Uh, very, very high. 876 00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:56,059 No copper, no silver. 877 00:39:56,286 --> 00:39:59,396 And so that very high zinc and some of the other 878 00:39:59,623 --> 00:40:03,307 Metals we saw really has the strong, strong hint 879 00:40:03,460 --> 00:40:07,979 Of sphalerite and it's commonly associated 880 00:40:08,131 --> 00:40:10,222 With veining 881 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:12,409 Uh, that has gold. 882 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:15,561 Did we check for lead? 883 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:18,248 Yes, and the lead isn't particularly high. 884 00:40:18,399 --> 00:40:20,733 But, lead, it doesn't particularly 885 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:23,068 Corrode all that well, either. 886 00:40:23,088 --> 00:40:24,570 Most of the wells by far don't 887 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:25,738 Show anything anomalous. 888 00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:27,665 That's the huge part of this, isn't it? 889 00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:29,834 That is, exactly. 890 00:40:29,986 --> 00:40:32,244 So, with a little bit of a smile and a twinkle 891 00:40:32,264 --> 00:40:34,264 In my eye, I'd say if things don't work out over here, 892 00:40:34,415 --> 00:40:37,675 I would certainly start taking a look over there. 893 00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:39,010 (laughter) 894 00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:43,773 For the first time ever that we have experienced, 895 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,610 There's actual science-based evidence 896 00:40:47,762 --> 00:40:51,281 That precious metals still reside beneath oak island. 897 00:40:51,508 --> 00:40:54,175 Let's get to the bottom of oak island. 898 00:40:54,194 --> 00:40:56,027 Well, now, we mean it literally. 899 00:40:56,179 --> 00:40:59,271 There's reasons to be excited about the future. 900 00:40:59,365 --> 00:41:01,365 There's reasons to... 901 00:41:01,518 --> 00:41:02,959 Continue. 902 00:41:05,855 --> 00:41:10,133 Could it really be possible that after 226 years 903 00:41:10,284 --> 00:41:12,802 Of people searching for treasure on oak island 904 00:41:13,029 --> 00:41:15,880 That it's home to a literal gold mine, as well? 905 00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:18,533 If so, then with all the other discoveries the team 906 00:41:18,551 --> 00:41:20,810 Has made and all the momentum they're carrying 907 00:41:20,962 --> 00:41:23,888 Into season nine, just four short weeks away, 908 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:26,483 That it promises to be the greatest one yet. 909 00:41:26,634 --> 00:41:29,301 And it just might be the one where we see the oak island 910 00:41:29,321 --> 00:41:31,488 Mystery solved once and for all. 911 00:41:31,639 --> 00:41:33,823 I know I can't wait. 912 00:41:33,975 --> 00:41:36,993 Until then, stay faithful. We'll see you next time. 913 00:41:37,220 --> 00:41:39,954 Captioning provided by a+e networks