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Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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We have new information
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about the stone pile in Lot 15.
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The conclusion is they were made
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by the Templars.
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This is really cool.
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This could be medieval.
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That could be a
friend of the cross.
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Is it a match for
other artifacts
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- we found on the island?
- Yeah.
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Whoa.
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Those are big beams.
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I've been in a lot of old
mines. Never seen this.
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That's Oak Island
Money Pit history right here.
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Yeah, it is.
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There is an
island in the North Atlantic
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where people have
been looking for
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an incredible treasure
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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man-made workings
that date to medieval times,
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and a lead cross whose
origin may be connected
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to 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,
one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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- That's a strong as a wind as I've ever been in.
- Yeah.
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I wonder how the island did.
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That's what we're
gonna figure out, right?
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There's a potential
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that it's really quite bad.
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A new morning has dawned
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under a cloud of great concern
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for Rick Lagina, his nephew Alex
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and Jack Begley as they
make their way to Oak Island.
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Well, the Causeway's there.
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Yeah, I know,
it looks pretty good.
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48 hours ago,
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a devastating storm
known as Hurricane Lee
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reached the eastern
coastline of Nova Scotia,
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causing torrential
rains, flooding
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and millions of dollars in
damage to the province.
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The swamp is full.
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Yeah.
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- That's a lot of water to pump out.
- It's a lot of water.
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Speaking of that, I think
we'll start the pump right now.
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Wow.
Look how deep it is.
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You remember how deep
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- t-those digs were.
- Yeah.
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There's-there's three,
four feet of water in there.
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Finding the swamp,
which was drained several weeks ago,
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now nearly refilled
with rain and seawater
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is especially
frustrating for the team.
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Let's start the pumps.
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It means
that they will have to spend
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the rest of the
week pumping it dry,
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and won't be able to
explore critical areas
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such as the region near the
800-year-old paved area...
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- It's going.
- Where just one week ago,
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they discovered
axe-cut tree stumps
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that dated back to as
early the 14th century.
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Let's go check on the Money Pit.
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The storm has
been very detrimental
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to the search agenda.
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It looks okay.
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Well, they're
working, that's a good thing.
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Mother Nature has done
what Mother Nature does,
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and thus, we have
to have patience.
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And we will continue
to move forward.
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- Good morning, Roger.
- Hey, how's it going, guys?
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So, what happened?
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It was rough,
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with the hurricane,
but little to no damage here.
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Are you ready to start
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- digging again today?
- Yeah, for sure.
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We've been, we dug
quite a bit yesterday.
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Actually, we dug
down to 99 feet.
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Wow.
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The fact that the hurricane
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did not prevent representatives
of Dumas Contracting Limited
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from continuing to deepen
the 18th-century structure
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known as the Garden Shaft
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means that the team's most
important operation of the year
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has thankfully not
been interrupted.
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So, is the tunnel exposed?
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So, that's what we're...
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planning on doing next.
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We're gonna get
in there and expose
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that-that timber that's there.
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Okay.
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In the coming days,
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Dumas is hopeful that they
will be able to fully expose
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a seven-foot-tall tunnel
nearly 100 feet deep
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just below the Garden Shaft.
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A tunnel that leads due west
into the so-called Baby Blob,
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where high-trace
evidence of precious metals
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has been detected
in the groundwater
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between 80 and
120 feet underground.
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Nothing detrimental
happened to the Garden Shaft.
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We should be very
grateful for that,
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because now they can
move seamlessly forward.
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That's why we're here.
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We're here to treasure hunt.
We're here to solve a mystery.
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Anyway, Rog, we're
glad that you stayed safe,
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- your team stayed safe.
- Yep.
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You get to that
wood, give us a call.
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We've got a lot
of cleanup to do.
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- So, we're gonna get after it.
- Yeah.
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- Good luck today.
- Sounds good.
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- All right. Thanks, Roger.
- Talk to you later, guys.
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Later that afternoon...
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- Hey, gentlemen.
- Hello, gentlemen.
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Hey guys.
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Ciao. So, I think
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this war room in particular
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might reflect what we
have long sought to do:
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establish some sort
of origination story
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to the Oak Island mystery.
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Sì.
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In the war room,
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Rick, along with
his brother Marty,
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Craig Tester and other
members of the team
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are meeting via video conference
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with archaeoastronomy expert
Professor Adriano Gaspani.
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We have Professor
Gaspani with us today.
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We obviously have Emiliano,
and we have Michael Amadio,
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who is going to
be the interpreter
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for Professor Gaspani.
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As you know, we
met Professor Gaspani
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last year outside of Rome.
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He quite literally shocked
us with his interpretation
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of Nolan's Cross and its
import here on the island.
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Boy.
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- Stunning.
- Everything is just so well-built.
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- Yeah. Really.
- Wow.
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In 2022,
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Rick and members of the team
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visited numerous sites in Italy
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that once served as strongholds
for the Knights Templar,
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the medieval order
of warrior monks
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who some believe made
numerous visits to Oak Island
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in order to hide priceless
religious treasures
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between the 12th
and 17th centuries.
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Hey, Rick.
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Check this out.
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We have seen
this symbol before...
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- H+O Stone.
- Yeah.
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During their visit,
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they not only saw a
number of carved symbols
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that have been
found over the years
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on and near Oak Island
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but also met with
Professor Gaspani
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regarding the megalithic
formation of six boulders
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that were discovered
in 1981 by Fred Nolan,
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known as Nolan's Cross.
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According to Professor
Gaspani's 40 years of expertise
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in the field of
archaeoastronomy,
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the boulders in Nolan's Cross
were positioned on Oak Island
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to align with certain
stars in the night sky.
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And furthermore, by
studying the historic positions
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of those stars, he
was able to determine
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the approximate time
period that it was created.
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Wow.
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We have tasked Professor Gaspani
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with looking at the research
with new information
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and new perspective.
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Yes, some of
the additional information
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we sent to Professor
Gaspani to consider
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were the location of
the stone piles on Lot 15
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and the stone triangle,
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to see if there's any
astronomical relevance
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to those as well.
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Now, after
being given the coordinates
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of other megalithic
stone formations
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that have been discovered
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during the past two
centuries on Oak Island,
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including the remains of five
stone piles located on Lot 15
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that were shaped like pyramids,
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and which were first
documented by Fred Nolan
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back in the 1960s,
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and the stone triangle,
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which was
unfortunately destroyed
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by searcher activities in 1965,
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Professor Gaspani
has prepared a report
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on their possible
origins as well.
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I turn it over
to Professor Gaspani.
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I'm quite excited to listen
to what he has to tell us.
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Perfetto.
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Right.
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Similar to Nolan's Cross,
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it is Professor Gaspani's
belief that the positions
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of the five stone
piles on Lot 15
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were constructed long
ago, according to alignments
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with specific stars,
including the Sun,
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as well as the position of
the Moon in the night sky.
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And, thus, by
calculating how long ago
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the positions of the
piles perfectly aligned
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with those stars in relation
to the position of the Moon,
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he can approximate when
the piles were created.
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And so,
somebody was on the island
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all those years, laying out
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those piles of stones,
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and the stones of
the Nolan's Cross.
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Wow.
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- Amazing.
- That's pretty cool.
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It's incredible.
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In the war room,
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archaeoastronomy expert
Professor Adriano Gaspani
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has just presented
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the Oak Island team
with an astonishing
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scientific report.
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He believes that Nolan's Cross
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and the five stone piles,
or cairns, located on Lot 15
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were possibly created by
the same group of people
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nearly 800 years ago.
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There is a level of certainty,
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a level of coincidence
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which is incredible.
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Right.
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So, can the professor
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speculate as to the people
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who constructed it?
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Wow.
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There's intelligent
design to this, it seems.
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Esatto.
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The Templar order?
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Could Professor
Gaspani be correct?
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If so, would that explain
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why the team has
seen numerous carvings
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in former Templar
strongholds across Europe
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that have also been
found on Oak Island?
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Might it explain who created
the paved area in the swamp,
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in addition to Nolan's Cross,
the stone cairns on Lot 15
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and the stone triangle?
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And, finally, could it also
identify who was responsible
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for the high-trace
evidence of gold,
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silver and other metals
that have been detected
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in the Money Pit area?
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I think Dr. Gaspani is correct.
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It turns the Oak
Island history on its ear.
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It may even turn
history as it's understood
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in terms of European
contact on its ear
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and in the Maritimes, for sure.
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The message is a secret.
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It's not for everybody to know.
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The conclusion is they
were made by the Templars.
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That's a fact.
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The amazing thing is
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that it was constructed
by Europeans.
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The level of certainty
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he has put to it is amazing.
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I've always believed in
the importance of Nolan's Cross.
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But now we have to come
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to a complete understanding
of the stone cairns,
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what the stone
triangle represents.
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So we need to get busy.
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Yeah.
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Professori Gaspani, um,
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It's an incredible presentation.
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And we may have
some follow-up questions
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after we have time to
think about it a little bit.
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- Okay.
- Grazie.
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The following morning,
265
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as restoration efforts
continue across the island...
266
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We're going deep.
267
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Here we are right here, Charles.
268
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Bedrock is gonna be about
269
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210, 215 feet below grade.
270
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Yeah.
271
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In the Money Pit area,
272
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Charles Barkhouse joins
geologist Terry Matheson
273
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to supervise a new
core-drilling operation
274
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in borehole F.25-8.25
275
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located 55 feet southwest
of the Garden Shaft.
276
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We're very close to RF-1
277
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and that's the reason
why we're drilling this hole.
278
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- Yeah.
- Because we found
279
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- such interesting artifacts in RF-1.
- Yes.
280
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So it's very interesting.
281
00:15:53,708 --> 00:15:54,708
Look at all the wood.
282
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- That is spectacular.
- That's cool.
283
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In 2019,
284
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the team first excavated an
eight-foot-wide steel caisson
285
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in this area, known as RF-1.
286
00:16:06,917 --> 00:16:10,292
Incredibly, below
a depth of 100 feet,
287
00:16:10,458 --> 00:16:14,000
they unearthed the
handle of a pickax
288
00:16:14,208 --> 00:16:17,167
as well as massive
wooden timbers that,
289
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just one week ago,
were scientifically proven
290
00:16:20,750 --> 00:16:22,625
to have originated in Europe.
291
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So this is a very interesting
area and hopefully,
292
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- now we can find something else.
- Yep.
293
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Now, because recent
294
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water testing in this area
295
00:16:31,542 --> 00:16:34,583
has also yielded high
traces of gold and silver
296
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below a depth of 150 feet,
297
00:16:37,542 --> 00:16:41,625
the team is hoping to find more
evidence of man-made workings
298
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and ultimately, the source
of the precious metals...
299
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Here it comes.
300
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That have been detected
301
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deep underground.
302
00:16:48,750 --> 00:16:50,792
- Thank you, my friend.
- Eight.
303
00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,542
What've we got?
Eight feet below grade.
304
00:16:52,708 --> 00:16:54,167
- Here we go, Charles.
- Yep.
305
00:16:54,250 --> 00:16:55,462
- Zero to eight.
- I think that's going to be it.
306
00:16:55,542 --> 00:16:56,795
Looks like they've
locked onto cobble.
307
00:16:56,875 --> 00:16:57,792
This is all we...
308
00:16:57,917 --> 00:16:59,167
All the recovery we have.
309
00:16:59,333 --> 00:17:01,375
Not so much to write
home about here, Charles.
310
00:17:01,542 --> 00:17:03,125
Very early days, yep.
311
00:17:03,250 --> 00:17:05,333
We've got quite a ways to go.
312
00:17:05,542 --> 00:17:07,667
As the
drilling operation continues
313
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in the Money Pit area
314
00:17:09,583 --> 00:17:12,667
some 200 yards to the northwest
315
00:17:12,833 --> 00:17:14,875
on Lot 15...
316
00:17:15,042 --> 00:17:17,667
This is an important
area for us, mate.
317
00:17:17,875 --> 00:17:19,755
Metal
detection expert Gary Drayton
318
00:17:19,875 --> 00:17:24,667
and Jack Begley arrive at
the site of the stone cairns.
319
00:17:24,833 --> 00:17:26,792
It's become really important
320
00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:29,583
due to Professor Gaspani's work.
321
00:17:29,708 --> 00:17:31,212
We're looking for
anything that could allude
322
00:17:31,292 --> 00:17:34,000
to that 12, 1300s visit.
323
00:17:34,208 --> 00:17:36,167
Yeah. Well, now you're
in my wheelhouse, mate.
324
00:17:36,333 --> 00:17:37,333
I'm from England.
325
00:17:37,417 --> 00:17:38,917
I search for medieval treasure.
326
00:17:39,083 --> 00:17:40,167
You ready to get stuck in?
327
00:17:40,292 --> 00:17:41,375
- Let's get started.
- Okay.
328
00:17:42,417 --> 00:17:44,125
When these five stone formations
329
00:17:44,208 --> 00:17:48,042
were first surveyed by
Fred Nolan in the 1960s,
330
00:17:48,208 --> 00:17:50,500
they were described
as pyramid-shaped
331
00:17:50,625 --> 00:17:54,167
and stood between
five and seven feet high.
332
00:17:54,333 --> 00:17:58,750
However, since then,
searcher activities caused them
333
00:17:58,875 --> 00:18:00,708
to be partially dismantled.
334
00:18:00,875 --> 00:18:02,167
First flag here.
335
00:18:02,375 --> 00:18:05,042
All right. Right next
to these stones.
336
00:18:05,208 --> 00:18:07,208
Great sounding signal.
337
00:18:08,750 --> 00:18:10,542
Just there, mate.
338
00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:16,833
Dang.
339
00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:25,250
Is this one of
the piles or something?
340
00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:27,667
It's out.
341
00:18:27,792 --> 00:18:28,795
That's a lot of stones.
342
00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,500
Let's see what we've got.
343
00:18:39,208 --> 00:18:41,667
What have we got here?
344
00:18:41,833 --> 00:18:43,042
Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo.
345
00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:45,375
Now, this is interesting.
346
00:18:50,042 --> 00:18:51,250
What have we got here?
347
00:18:51,417 --> 00:18:53,167
- Ho, ho.
- Is that a bit of lead?
348
00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,293
Yeah, a bit of
lead. It's like a lead strip.
349
00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:58,333
On Lot 15,
located several hundred feet
350
00:18:58,458 --> 00:19:00,333
northwest of the
Money Pit area...
351
00:19:00,542 --> 00:19:03,583
- Now, this is interesting.
- Yeah, that is.
352
00:19:04,542 --> 00:19:05,542
Gary Drayton
353
00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:07,708
and Jack Begley have just found
354
00:19:07,875 --> 00:19:11,292
a potentially important
clue near the believed
355
00:19:11,458 --> 00:19:14,167
750-year-old stone cairns.
356
00:19:14,333 --> 00:19:16,042
This is fantastic, mate.
357
00:19:16,208 --> 00:19:17,958
It's shaped.
358
00:19:18,083 --> 00:19:20,667
That could be very,
very interesting, mate,
359
00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:22,000
'cause it looks decorated.
360
00:19:22,208 --> 00:19:24,583
And it was made
like that on purpose.
361
00:19:24,708 --> 00:19:28,333
This has the potential
to be medieval.
362
00:19:28,542 --> 00:19:29,545
- You think it's medieval?
- Yeah.
363
00:19:29,625 --> 00:19:31,292
- Honestly?
- Yeah. I really do, mate.
364
00:19:32,333 --> 00:19:34,125
When I'm working
medieval sites in England
365
00:19:34,292 --> 00:19:35,667
with me metal detector,
366
00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:39,875
you find a lot of old
iron and a lot of old lead.
367
00:19:40,042 --> 00:19:41,125
And then, if you're lucky,
368
00:19:41,250 --> 00:19:43,083
you find medieval
silver and gold.
369
00:19:43,208 --> 00:19:45,292
I think we've just scored
370
00:19:45,417 --> 00:19:47,292
a really great find on Lot 15,
371
00:19:47,458 --> 00:19:49,417
right next to these
old stone piles.
372
00:19:49,625 --> 00:19:52,375
This might link back, somehow,
373
00:19:52,583 --> 00:19:55,375
to help prove Professor
Gaspani's work.
374
00:19:56,917 --> 00:20:01,125
The so-called medieval
period was an era of European history
375
00:20:01,292 --> 00:20:05,542
that lasted from
roughly 500 to 1500 AD.
376
00:20:06,542 --> 00:20:08,417
Could Gary Drayton be correct
377
00:20:08,583 --> 00:20:13,333
that this lead artifact may
be more than 600 years old?
378
00:20:13,542 --> 00:20:14,750
If so,
379
00:20:14,917 --> 00:20:17,000
might it offer hard evidence
380
00:20:17,208 --> 00:20:19,167
that Professor Adriano
Gaspani's belief
381
00:20:19,292 --> 00:20:21,292
that the stone piles,
382
00:20:21,417 --> 00:20:25,583
or cairns, were created
in the 13th century is true?
383
00:20:27,208 --> 00:20:28,542
This is fantastic, mate.
384
00:20:28,750 --> 00:20:30,917
I can't wait to see
the data on this.
385
00:20:31,042 --> 00:20:33,750
I think we should take
it straight to the lab.
386
00:20:33,875 --> 00:20:35,125
Yep. I'm with you, mate.
387
00:20:35,292 --> 00:20:37,500
- Sweet find, Gary.
- Good digging, mate.
388
00:20:37,708 --> 00:20:41,542
While Gary and
Jack finish their search on Lot 15...
389
00:20:42,583 --> 00:20:43,753
- Hey, Roger.
- How's it going, Scott?
390
00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:45,125
Good.
391
00:20:45,292 --> 00:20:46,753
You've uncovered some
wood down there, now?
392
00:20:46,833 --> 00:20:48,670
Yeah. So Rodney just gave
me a call not too long ago
393
00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:50,125
and, yeah,
394
00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:52,093
he's uncovered quite
a bit of wood, actually.
395
00:20:52,792 --> 00:20:54,667
Operations Manager Scott Barlow
396
00:20:54,875 --> 00:20:58,375
meets with Roger Fortin
in the Money Pit area
397
00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:01,042
after being informed
that representatives
398
00:21:01,208 --> 00:21:03,333
from Dumas Contracting Limited
399
00:21:03,500 --> 00:21:05,833
have finally uncovered
a large section
400
00:21:06,042 --> 00:21:08,000
of the believed treasure tunnel
401
00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:10,458
located just below
the Garden Shaft
402
00:21:10,625 --> 00:21:13,792
at a depth of some
100 feet underground.
403
00:21:13,958 --> 00:21:15,167
This is exciting.
404
00:21:15,292 --> 00:21:16,628
- Yeah, yeah.
- This is what we've been
405
00:21:16,708 --> 00:21:18,045
- waiting for.
- Absolutely, and that's why
406
00:21:18,125 --> 00:21:19,337
I told Rodney to
stop and they know
407
00:21:19,417 --> 00:21:20,670
before we start
excavating, I want
408
00:21:20,750 --> 00:21:22,167
to make sure nothing
gets damaged,
409
00:21:22,375 --> 00:21:24,417
that we'll go at it
nice and easy and-and
410
00:21:24,542 --> 00:21:26,262
preserve every little
piece that's in there.
411
00:21:26,375 --> 00:21:27,250
- It's a big day on Oak Island.
- Yeah.
412
00:21:27,417 --> 00:21:29,333
Absolutely. Absolutely.
413
00:21:29,542 --> 00:21:31,420
Very few people
have had this opportunity
414
00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:33,708
and we're fortunate
enough to be unearthing
415
00:21:33,875 --> 00:21:37,500
a very old tunnel,
potentially a depositor tunnel.
416
00:21:37,708 --> 00:21:39,708
- This is exciting.
- Yeah.
417
00:21:39,917 --> 00:21:41,462
- Let's go down and have a look.
- Sounds good.
418
00:21:41,542 --> 00:21:43,250
Grab's out of the hole.
419
00:21:44,333 --> 00:21:46,837
Working with the guys
from Dumas, I mean, it's a privilege.
420
00:21:46,917 --> 00:21:49,542
They're hard-working guys.
You know, they're miners.
421
00:21:49,750 --> 00:21:51,500
It's back-breaking work.
They're down there.
422
00:21:51,625 --> 00:21:53,587
They're on their hands and
their knees. They're chipping.
423
00:21:53,667 --> 00:21:55,045
They're digging.
They're doing whatever
424
00:21:55,125 --> 00:21:56,365
it takes to move this material.
425
00:21:56,500 --> 00:21:58,125
But the great this about it is,
426
00:21:58,292 --> 00:22:00,500
they're just as excited
as we are for this project.
427
00:22:00,708 --> 00:22:02,753
They want to put their hands
and their eyes on this tunnel.
428
00:22:02,833 --> 00:22:05,125
They want to see
what we want to see.
429
00:22:06,292 --> 00:22:08,462
- Scotty, do you want to come and take a closer look?
- Yeah.
430
00:22:08,542 --> 00:22:09,712
- Yes.
- That's impressive structure.
431
00:22:09,792 --> 00:22:11,295
I mean, look at the
size of those planks.
432
00:22:11,375 --> 00:22:13,458
- Yes.
- The beams.
433
00:22:13,625 --> 00:22:15,378
- Yeah, all logs of different sizes.
- Yeah.
434
00:22:15,458 --> 00:22:18,333
Wow.
Look at the size of those.
435
00:22:18,458 --> 00:22:21,250
I mean, we can get some
great information from that.
436
00:22:21,417 --> 00:22:23,295
That's gonna be, you
know, 12 or 14 inches across.
437
00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:24,417
Yeah.
438
00:22:25,625 --> 00:22:27,462
It's a pretty exciting
moment to be down there
439
00:22:27,542 --> 00:22:29,167
and to put eyes
on this wood that,
440
00:22:29,250 --> 00:22:31,250
you know, nobody's seen
441
00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:33,000
for potentially
upwards of 400 years.
442
00:22:33,167 --> 00:22:34,583
Pretty incredible.
443
00:22:35,750 --> 00:22:37,333
When we see this
rounded edge here,
444
00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:39,458
like that looks like it
may even have bark on it.
445
00:22:39,667 --> 00:22:41,250
The log, you look
at the size of that,
446
00:22:41,417 --> 00:22:42,628
that rounded as an outside edge,
447
00:22:42,708 --> 00:22:43,500
and we can see
the center in there
448
00:22:43,708 --> 00:22:45,583
there's a lot of rings in there.
449
00:22:45,750 --> 00:22:47,670
Which is great, that's a good
indicator that it's old growth.
450
00:22:47,750 --> 00:22:51,208
A possibly
older, rounded timber,
451
00:22:51,375 --> 00:22:55,417
found nearly 100 feet
underground in the Garden Shaft?
452
00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:58,708
In 1804, when treasure hunters
453
00:22:58,875 --> 00:23:01,667
began the first major
excavation of the Money Pit,
454
00:23:01,833 --> 00:23:04,458
They reported finding
a series of platforms
455
00:23:04,625 --> 00:23:07,458
made of round
logs every ten feet,
456
00:23:07,583 --> 00:23:09,500
down to the 90-foot level.
457
00:23:09,625 --> 00:23:13,250
Is it possible that this
tunnel may be connected
458
00:23:13,417 --> 00:23:15,000
to the original treasure shaft?
459
00:23:15,167 --> 00:23:19,875
If so, just what might the
team find at the end of it?
460
00:23:20,042 --> 00:23:21,958
I can't wait
to get this uncovered
461
00:23:22,125 --> 00:23:23,295
and get some of this
material out of here.
462
00:23:23,375 --> 00:23:24,958
Yeah. You and I both.
463
00:23:25,125 --> 00:23:26,628
We might be able to slide
that plank right out of there.
464
00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:28,833
Yeah, you can
tell, there's like, say,
465
00:23:29,042 --> 00:23:31,208
you got a piece here, a
piece there, a piece here.
466
00:23:31,417 --> 00:23:33,083
I think that tunnel
would be probably
467
00:23:33,208 --> 00:23:34,253
no more than five feet wide.
468
00:23:34,333 --> 00:23:35,708
There's kind of, like, wedges,
469
00:23:35,875 --> 00:23:37,545
like, if you can take
that wedge off right there.
470
00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:39,083
Let's give it her try, yep.
471
00:23:41,417 --> 00:23:43,295
That piece
looks like it's loose, Scott.
472
00:23:43,375 --> 00:23:44,333
You might be able
to pry that right up.
473
00:23:44,417 --> 00:23:45,625
Yep.
474
00:23:47,375 --> 00:23:49,042
There we go. Look at that.
475
00:23:49,208 --> 00:23:51,333
Definitely a wedge.
476
00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:52,958
This looks like
bark there as well.
477
00:23:53,125 --> 00:23:55,417
You don't get more
homemade wedge than that.
478
00:23:55,583 --> 00:23:57,128
This is pretty exciting.
We should let Rick know
479
00:23:57,208 --> 00:23:59,750
that we're on this and
starting to remove some stuff.
480
00:23:59,875 --> 00:24:02,128
For sure he's gonna
be excited to put eyes on this.
481
00:24:02,208 --> 00:24:04,917
- Yeah.
- I've been in a lot of old mines, never seen this.
482
00:24:06,583 --> 00:24:09,208
- Let's keep digging.
- Sounds good.
483
00:24:12,875 --> 00:24:14,500
- Okay, Rick.
- All set?
484
00:24:14,708 --> 00:24:15,458
All set. I'll
hold the ladder for you.
485
00:24:15,625 --> 00:24:17,333
Coming down.
486
00:24:17,542 --> 00:24:20,250
It is an extraordinary
moment for Rick Lagina.
487
00:24:20,375 --> 00:24:21,792
Having been alerted
488
00:24:21,917 --> 00:24:24,333
that a large section of the
possible treasure tunnel,
489
00:24:24,542 --> 00:24:26,500
located just beneath
the Garden Shaft
490
00:24:26,667 --> 00:24:28,875
at a depth of some 100 feet,
491
00:24:29,083 --> 00:24:30,875
has been exposed.
492
00:24:31,042 --> 00:24:33,958
- Look at that. Right there.
- Wow.
493
00:24:34,125 --> 00:24:36,378
- Those are big beams.
- They are. Yeah.
494
00:24:36,458 --> 00:24:37,708
And no two are the same.
495
00:24:37,875 --> 00:24:39,500
- That's impressive.
- Yeah.
496
00:24:39,708 --> 00:24:40,878
To get down there and realize
497
00:24:40,958 --> 00:24:42,750
that there is hard evidence
498
00:24:42,917 --> 00:24:46,458
that the tunnel is not a
interpretation, it's real,
499
00:24:46,667 --> 00:24:48,292
you get a little bit of chills.
500
00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,500
Now we need to understand
501
00:24:50,667 --> 00:24:51,958
its relevance to the mystery.
502
00:24:52,125 --> 00:24:54,667
Boy, I'd love to get
one of those, though.
503
00:24:54,833 --> 00:24:57,708
Well, what we're gonna
do is clean some of it off
504
00:24:57,875 --> 00:24:59,955
and then we're gonna try
to get the whole length out.
505
00:25:00,042 --> 00:25:03,458
- And I think it would be nice to get that one.
- Yeah.
506
00:25:03,625 --> 00:25:06,500
- And then this one here we know is good and wide.
- Yep.
507
00:25:06,708 --> 00:25:09,167
And this one is
definitely rounded here.
508
00:25:10,333 --> 00:25:12,583
This is much thinner here.
509
00:25:12,750 --> 00:25:15,417
- And that could be an upright piece.
- Yep.
510
00:25:15,542 --> 00:25:16,917
It's cool. It's very cool,
511
00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:20,542
especially given
the C-14 results.
512
00:25:20,708 --> 00:25:23,875
So, that's why it's imperative
that we get samples.
513
00:25:24,042 --> 00:25:25,500
It is.
514
00:25:25,708 --> 00:25:27,628
The whole idea of what
happened in the Money Pit,
515
00:25:27,750 --> 00:25:30,667
you know, we have a timeline.
516
00:25:30,875 --> 00:25:32,500
Earlier this year,
517
00:25:32,625 --> 00:25:34,625
wood samples from this tunnel,
518
00:25:34,792 --> 00:25:37,875
which the team obtained
during a core-drilling operation,
519
00:25:38,042 --> 00:25:40,833
were carbon-dated
to the 17th century.
520
00:25:41,042 --> 00:25:45,083
You know, you'd want
to get that piece out whole.
521
00:25:45,292 --> 00:25:47,000
Yeah. Absolutely.
522
00:25:47,208 --> 00:25:50,000
But now that much
more of the structure has been revealed,
523
00:25:50,208 --> 00:25:53,333
the team will remove
some of the massive beams
524
00:25:53,417 --> 00:25:55,250
for additional testing,
525
00:25:55,417 --> 00:25:56,625
in the hopes of confirming
526
00:25:56,833 --> 00:25:59,500
just when this
tunnel was created.
527
00:25:59,667 --> 00:26:02,167
It's a year of pivotal moments.
528
00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:03,583
Timber there.
529
00:26:03,792 --> 00:26:06,292
I think the Professor
Gaspani's work is pivotal.
530
00:26:06,458 --> 00:26:09,000
This recovery of these timbers
531
00:26:09,208 --> 00:26:13,000
may be a pivotal moment
if it represents original work.
532
00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:14,250
This is important.
533
00:26:14,417 --> 00:26:16,458
What I'd like to see happen here
534
00:26:16,625 --> 00:26:18,875
is these three
timbers right here,
535
00:26:19,042 --> 00:26:20,642
even the fourth one
being the one on top,
536
00:26:20,792 --> 00:26:22,420
get one pulled out so we
can see a whole length.
537
00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:25,042
- Absolutely. We can get that done for you.
- Great.
538
00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:27,583
If this is original depositor,
there's a good chance
539
00:26:27,708 --> 00:26:29,212
that there may be treasure
at the end of this tunnel.
540
00:26:29,292 --> 00:26:31,458
- Yep.
- But I also want to get Steve Guptill
541
00:26:31,542 --> 00:26:33,250
to come down
here and survey this.
542
00:26:33,375 --> 00:26:34,208
- Yes.
- Great.
543
00:26:34,375 --> 00:26:36,042
I wonder, just, you know,
544
00:26:36,208 --> 00:26:38,333
have Gary come down,
scan that real quick.
545
00:26:38,542 --> 00:26:40,062
- Yep.
- Yep. Absolutely.
546
00:26:40,208 --> 00:26:43,333
- So, anyway, we will let you get started.
- Yes.
547
00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:45,625
And I will get up
and out of your way.
548
00:26:45,792 --> 00:26:47,833
My thought was, you know,
549
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,295
to have Gary come
down, I mean, why not?
550
00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:51,125
It is a treasure
hunt, after all.
551
00:26:51,292 --> 00:26:53,167
And we have exposed a new area
552
00:26:53,333 --> 00:26:54,833
for him to investigate.
553
00:26:54,917 --> 00:26:57,958
- Ready, Gary?
- Yep. Ready, mate.
554
00:26:58,125 --> 00:27:01,667
And hope that we
find a artifact or artifacts
555
00:27:01,792 --> 00:27:04,833
that can be associated
with cultural context
556
00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,167
as it relates to the construct.
557
00:27:09,042 --> 00:27:11,833
- How freaking awesome is this?
- It's pretty great.
558
00:27:13,042 --> 00:27:15,170
- We got everything we need, Gary.
- Thanks, mate.
559
00:27:15,250 --> 00:27:16,833
Time to unleash the beast.
560
00:27:17,042 --> 00:27:19,167
You guys ready to
find some treasure?
561
00:27:19,375 --> 00:27:20,375
Let's find some treasure.
562
00:27:20,458 --> 00:27:22,000
Let's strike up the magic wand.
563
00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:24,000
Right.
564
00:27:24,125 --> 00:27:26,167
See if there's any
metals in there.
565
00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:32,625
And unfortunately, I can't
get too close to this iron.
566
00:27:42,042 --> 00:27:44,625
All right, mate, well,
unfortunately, no hits
567
00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:46,375
but we ain't finished yet, mate.
568
00:27:46,542 --> 00:27:47,958
If you can hang
on to my detector,
569
00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,125
- I'm gonna try pinpointing.
- Sure.
570
00:27:57,833 --> 00:28:00,375
- You've got it.
- It's in me hand.
571
00:28:00,542 --> 00:28:02,667
Let's see what we got.
572
00:28:06,042 --> 00:28:07,833
- It is this.
- What is that?
573
00:28:08,042 --> 00:28:10,958
Tough to tell what it is.
574
00:28:11,042 --> 00:28:12,750
I'm not getting a
rapid vibration off it,
575
00:28:12,917 --> 00:28:14,833
which would tell me it's iron.
576
00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,712
- So, this is gonna go back to the lab.
- Yep.
577
00:28:16,792 --> 00:28:19,792
And hopefully, Emma's got
some great news about this.
578
00:28:19,958 --> 00:28:21,542
All right.
579
00:28:21,708 --> 00:28:23,917
- Good find, Gary.
- Yeah. All right.
580
00:28:24,042 --> 00:28:25,958
Let's see what we got here.
581
00:28:27,375 --> 00:28:28,917
Fingers crossed.
582
00:28:33,333 --> 00:28:34,670
Gary, you've got another hit.
583
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:38,792
Yep. Now, what have we got here?
584
00:28:42,167 --> 00:28:45,625
Yeah. We have
got a piece of metal.
585
00:28:45,833 --> 00:28:47,500
Look, it's shaped.
586
00:28:47,708 --> 00:28:50,028
- See that flat edge on it?
- Yeah.
587
00:28:50,125 --> 00:28:52,875
It's an interesting
shape, for sure.
588
00:28:53,042 --> 00:28:57,000
You seen anything like
this from your operation?
589
00:28:59,833 --> 00:29:03,083
- So, it's probably from the tunnel construction.
- Yeah.
590
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:05,667
Even more curious now.
591
00:29:05,792 --> 00:29:07,083
Yeah, it really is.
592
00:29:07,292 --> 00:29:09,000
Could Gary be correct
593
00:29:09,167 --> 00:29:11,875
that this metal artifact
may have been used
594
00:29:12,042 --> 00:29:13,500
in the construction
of the tunnel?
595
00:29:13,667 --> 00:29:15,458
It's fantastic news.
596
00:29:15,583 --> 00:29:18,167
If so, could
it be another critical clue
597
00:29:18,375 --> 00:29:20,417
that could help
the team determine
598
00:29:20,542 --> 00:29:22,125
just when it was built?
599
00:29:22,250 --> 00:29:24,625
All right, chaps.
I'm gonna put this
600
00:29:24,792 --> 00:29:26,958
in the front pocket
there and zip it.
601
00:29:27,125 --> 00:29:29,128
Do you want me to help you
do some measurements, mate?
602
00:29:29,208 --> 00:29:31,750
I wouldn't mind. For
the first time, I can put
603
00:29:31,917 --> 00:29:33,792
survey control
points on this tunnel
604
00:29:33,958 --> 00:29:35,170
and this is gonna help me draft
605
00:29:35,250 --> 00:29:36,917
and project this
tunnel accurately now
606
00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:38,253
because this is the first
time we've stood on it.
607
00:29:38,333 --> 00:29:39,542
Okay, mate.
608
00:29:39,708 --> 00:29:40,962
I think it's great we're
doing this, Steve,
609
00:29:41,042 --> 00:29:43,208
for good measure.
610
00:29:43,375 --> 00:29:45,958
While Steve
and Gary complete their survey
611
00:29:46,125 --> 00:29:48,375
of the tunnel beneath
the Garden Shaft...
612
00:29:48,542 --> 00:29:51,000
I think we
have a core coming up now.
613
00:29:51,208 --> 00:29:53,000
Some 50 feet to the southwest...
614
00:29:53,208 --> 00:29:55,625
- What do we got, Adam?
- One fifty-one.
615
00:29:55,792 --> 00:29:57,125
One fifty-one.
616
00:29:57,292 --> 00:29:59,292
Geologist Terry Matheson
617
00:29:59,458 --> 00:30:01,625
and Oak Island historian
Charles Barkhouse
618
00:30:01,792 --> 00:30:03,583
are continuing to monitor
619
00:30:03,750 --> 00:30:05,833
the core-drilling operation
620
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,542
in borehole F.25-8.25.
621
00:30:09,750 --> 00:30:12,042
Thank you, Adam.
622
00:30:12,208 --> 00:30:14,167
A borehole
where they hope to find
623
00:30:14,250 --> 00:30:16,917
more evidence of another
man-made structure
624
00:30:17,042 --> 00:30:20,125
- more than 150 feet deep...
- Scalpel.
625
00:30:20,292 --> 00:30:22,708
That, according to
recent scientific testing
626
00:30:22,875 --> 00:30:24,458
is of European origin.
627
00:30:25,958 --> 00:30:28,458
Let's slice this open
and take a look.
628
00:30:32,625 --> 00:30:34,250
- We've got wood here, Terry.
- What?
629
00:30:34,417 --> 00:30:36,833
- We got wood.
- Wow.
630
00:30:38,042 --> 00:30:41,792
Yeah. This is all
undisturbed here.
631
00:30:41,958 --> 00:30:44,417
So, we must be right at
the edge of something.
632
00:30:44,542 --> 00:30:46,000
You know, Terry,
633
00:30:46,167 --> 00:30:47,712
the fact that we're
finding wood at this depth...
634
00:30:47,792 --> 00:30:50,833
We could maybe be in
the original Money Pit.
635
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,750
- So, all the more important we get a sample.
- Absolutely.
636
00:30:54,917 --> 00:30:56,333
- That's what we do, right?
- Yeah.
637
00:30:57,917 --> 00:30:59,500
Well, we got
another core coming.
638
00:30:59,708 --> 00:31:01,545
And hopefully we'll pull up
some of that real treasure.
639
00:31:01,625 --> 00:31:02,875
Yeah.
640
00:31:03,042 --> 00:31:04,833
What have you got, Adam?
641
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,792
- One seventy-one.
- One seventy-one.
642
00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:09,542
- Ooh, looks like we're into bedrock.
- Yeah.
643
00:31:13,375 --> 00:31:16,667
Yep. We're into
the side of the bedrock.
644
00:31:16,833 --> 00:31:18,292
Yeah.
645
00:31:18,458 --> 00:31:19,462
And here's
some more of that punky,
646
00:31:19,542 --> 00:31:22,917
relatively soft material.
647
00:31:23,125 --> 00:31:25,583
M-Much harder
gypsum bedrock here.
648
00:31:25,708 --> 00:31:27,292
Yeah.
649
00:31:27,417 --> 00:31:30,917
This stuff is just
as Mother Nature left it.
650
00:31:31,042 --> 00:31:34,375
It is an unfortunate
revelation for Charles and Terry
651
00:31:34,542 --> 00:31:37,000
that the drilling operation
has reached bedrock
652
00:31:37,208 --> 00:31:41,417
at a depth of some 170 feet.
653
00:31:41,625 --> 00:31:44,208
However, since they
recovered evidence
654
00:31:44,375 --> 00:31:48,125
of a wooden structure
less than 20 feet higher
655
00:31:48,292 --> 00:31:51,292
and have also detected
precious metals in this area,
656
00:31:51,417 --> 00:31:55,125
could it be that they
just missed direct contact
657
00:31:55,333 --> 00:31:58,458
with something of great
importance or value?
658
00:31:59,958 --> 00:32:02,750
We are in and
out of old workings.
659
00:32:02,917 --> 00:32:04,875
- Yeah.
- Something went on down there.
660
00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:07,125
Let's, clear this table
661
00:32:07,292 --> 00:32:09,500
and hopefully have
another target to drill on.
662
00:32:09,708 --> 00:32:12,458
There's still a lot of areas
where-where we haven't drilled.
663
00:32:12,625 --> 00:32:13,750
Absolutely.
664
00:32:13,958 --> 00:32:15,250
We'll move on.
665
00:32:15,417 --> 00:32:16,712
Mystery abounds on Oak Island.
666
00:32:16,792 --> 00:32:18,250
Certainly does.
667
00:32:21,875 --> 00:32:24,458
As an exciting
new day begins on Oak Island.
668
00:32:24,625 --> 00:32:26,375
All right, guys.
669
00:32:26,583 --> 00:32:27,920
If you're ready, we're
gonna get this wood up.
670
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,292
- Okey doke.
- Yep.
671
00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:30,962
- Let's do it.
- Rick Lagina
672
00:32:31,042 --> 00:32:33,000
and other members of the team
673
00:32:33,167 --> 00:32:35,042
arrive in the Money Pit area
674
00:32:35,208 --> 00:32:38,000
as massive timbers from
the potential treasure tunnel,
675
00:32:38,167 --> 00:32:41,000
located some 100
feet underground,
676
00:32:41,208 --> 00:32:44,375
are about to be removed
from the Garden Shaft.
677
00:32:44,542 --> 00:32:46,500
All right, Jeremy.
Let's get her up here.
678
00:32:51,042 --> 00:32:53,083
We've never had
this opportunity before
679
00:32:53,250 --> 00:32:55,250
and we need to make certain
we do everything we can
680
00:32:55,333 --> 00:32:57,125
to understand
what this represents.
681
00:32:57,292 --> 00:32:59,250
Here it comes right here.
682
00:32:59,375 --> 00:33:02,458
I absolutely
hope that this leads us
683
00:33:02,625 --> 00:33:05,250
five steps closer to-to
solving the mystery.
684
00:33:05,417 --> 00:33:08,250
Not quite. Now I do.
685
00:33:08,375 --> 00:33:11,167
You can see
in that piece of wood
686
00:33:11,333 --> 00:33:14,000
a man down there
cutting that timber,
687
00:33:14,208 --> 00:33:16,833
creating that tunnel
to-to go somewhere,
688
00:33:16,917 --> 00:33:19,542
hopefully, to hide treasure.
689
00:33:21,875 --> 00:33:23,750
Look at that. We got
a rounded edge here
690
00:33:23,917 --> 00:33:25,597
- and rounded on this side.
- Yep.
691
00:33:25,708 --> 00:33:27,625
And it's adze-cut.
692
00:33:30,917 --> 00:33:32,667
Yeah, that's adze-cut.
693
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,500
A timber cut with an adze?
694
00:33:37,542 --> 00:33:40,708
Dating back to the
days of ancient Egypt,
695
00:33:40,917 --> 00:33:43,500
an adze was a
type of cutting tool
696
00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:46,417
designed for the construction
of ships and wooden structures,
697
00:33:46,625 --> 00:33:50,542
until the 18th century,
when they were replaced
698
00:33:50,708 --> 00:33:52,583
by mechanized tools.
699
00:33:52,750 --> 00:33:56,792
That's a bit of Oak Island
Money Pit history right here.
700
00:33:56,958 --> 00:33:59,333
So now, the question is
701
00:33:59,542 --> 00:34:01,917
just how long before
the 18th century
702
00:34:02,083 --> 00:34:04,000
might this tunnel
have been created?
703
00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:05,833
Watch your fingers.
704
00:34:06,042 --> 00:34:08,333
It's real aha moment.
705
00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:10,083
There's no question about it.
706
00:34:10,250 --> 00:34:12,292
After all the struggles
and all the setbacks
707
00:34:12,458 --> 00:34:14,333
and all the time
and all the effort,
708
00:34:14,500 --> 00:34:16,667
to see it there
in front of you...
709
00:34:16,833 --> 00:34:18,250
Well, this is real history,
710
00:34:18,375 --> 00:34:20,333
and I want to
hold it in my hand.
711
00:34:20,458 --> 00:34:24,167
This has more going for it
than anything else so far.
712
00:34:24,292 --> 00:34:26,500
I mean, this could lead
right to the treasure.
713
00:34:26,667 --> 00:34:27,833
We don't know yet.
714
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,208
Let me just test it,
715
00:34:29,375 --> 00:34:31,958
see if it's sturdy
enough for a gold dance.
716
00:34:32,083 --> 00:34:33,087
Yeah. It will be.
717
00:34:33,167 --> 00:34:34,333
The good news is
718
00:34:34,542 --> 00:34:37,292
we still do have the
horizontal drilling.
719
00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:39,625
- Still to come.
- Still to come.
720
00:34:39,792 --> 00:34:43,958
Because the tunnel
must be more fully exposed and inspected
721
00:34:44,083 --> 00:34:47,667
before the team can
possibly access it,
722
00:34:47,792 --> 00:34:49,333
in the coming days,
723
00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:52,333
representatives from
Dumas Contracting Limited
724
00:34:52,458 --> 00:34:55,083
will conduct a
probe-drilling operation
725
00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:57,208
from the bottom
of the Garden Shaft
726
00:34:57,375 --> 00:34:59,167
into the tunnel's interior
727
00:34:59,333 --> 00:35:02,125
to hopefully pinpoint the
source of the precious metals
728
00:35:02,292 --> 00:35:06,000
that have been detected
nearby in the Baby Blob.
729
00:35:06,208 --> 00:35:09,125
Kudos to everybody,
especially the guys down hole,
730
00:35:09,292 --> 00:35:11,583
you know, 'cause
they did the work.
731
00:35:11,792 --> 00:35:12,917
Let's stay the course,
732
00:35:13,042 --> 00:35:15,333
get as much
information as we can.
733
00:35:15,542 --> 00:35:17,833
So, it's been a very good day.
734
00:35:17,958 --> 00:35:21,792
While the operation
continues in the Garden Shaft,
735
00:35:21,875 --> 00:35:24,667
later that afternoon...
736
00:35:25,875 --> 00:35:27,878
- Hey, Rick.
- Laird. How are you? Emma?
737
00:35:27,958 --> 00:35:29,375
- Hey.
- Hey.
738
00:35:29,542 --> 00:35:32,333
Rick, his nephew Alex
739
00:35:32,458 --> 00:35:34,333
and Doug Crowell join
740
00:35:34,458 --> 00:35:36,458
archaeologist Laird Niven
741
00:35:36,583 --> 00:35:38,833
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
742
00:35:39,042 --> 00:35:40,500
in the Oak Island laboratory.
743
00:35:40,667 --> 00:35:44,667
So, I see this artifact
that was found on Lot 15.
744
00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:47,500
Was it found close to
the, stone cairn piles?
745
00:35:47,708 --> 00:35:49,792
Yes.
746
00:35:49,958 --> 00:35:53,417
They are eager to
hear Emma's scientific analysis
747
00:35:53,625 --> 00:35:55,875
of the decorative lead artifact
748
00:35:56,042 --> 00:35:58,292
that was found just one day ago
749
00:35:58,417 --> 00:36:02,583
near the potentially
750-year-old stone cairns
750
00:36:02,750 --> 00:36:04,625
located on Lot 15.
751
00:36:05,583 --> 00:36:08,125
Is it a match for any of
the other lead artifacts
752
00:36:08,333 --> 00:36:09,333
we found on the island?
753
00:36:09,458 --> 00:36:10,958
Um, so, because it's lead,
754
00:36:11,125 --> 00:36:14,125
I can't give 100%
confirmation of a match.
755
00:36:14,292 --> 00:36:16,083
But 99%, which
is still pretty good.
756
00:36:16,250 --> 00:36:18,167
It matched a lot
757
00:36:18,333 --> 00:36:20,583
with an artifact from 2021.
758
00:36:24,375 --> 00:36:26,500
Which I do have here in the lab.
759
00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:28,503
That was the piece
Chris McFarlane found a hit
760
00:36:28,583 --> 00:36:32,458
as being possibly from
Scandinavian origin.
761
00:36:33,667 --> 00:36:35,708
- Here we go.
- Two years ago,
762
00:36:35,875 --> 00:36:37,417
while searching Lot 13
763
00:36:37,625 --> 00:36:39,500
between the swamp
and the Money Pit...
764
00:36:39,708 --> 00:36:40,708
What the heck?
765
00:36:40,833 --> 00:36:42,042
- That's lead!
- Yeah.
766
00:36:42,208 --> 00:36:45,250
Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti
767
00:36:45,458 --> 00:36:49,292
found a lead artifact with
a decorative, spiral design.
768
00:36:49,458 --> 00:36:51,917
This is the data
for the twisted rod.
769
00:36:52,042 --> 00:36:56,708
An artifact that surprised
geochemist Dr. Chris McFarlane
770
00:36:56,875 --> 00:37:00,875
after he conducted a
form of isotope testing on it
771
00:37:01,083 --> 00:37:03,500
known as laser ablation.
772
00:37:03,625 --> 00:37:06,292
When we run the results
through the database,
773
00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:09,875
one source would be
774
00:37:10,042 --> 00:37:12,208
in Eastern Scandinavia.
775
00:37:14,292 --> 00:37:16,250
Here it is, right here.
776
00:37:16,375 --> 00:37:19,292
Lot 13... where
this twisted lead was found...
777
00:37:19,417 --> 00:37:21,500
That's just downhill
from Lot 15.
778
00:37:21,708 --> 00:37:24,958
Professor Gaspani posited this idea
779
00:37:25,125 --> 00:37:27,500
that those stone cairns were
placed there in the 1200s,
780
00:37:27,667 --> 00:37:31,625
so any and all metal artifacts,
781
00:37:31,708 --> 00:37:33,375
whether they're
precious metal or not,
782
00:37:33,542 --> 00:37:36,167
could play a part in
identifying who was there,
783
00:37:36,333 --> 00:37:37,833
possibly, in that time period.
784
00:37:38,042 --> 00:37:40,042
- So, yeah. I think it's important.
- Correct. Yep.
785
00:37:40,208 --> 00:37:42,292
And given this item being found
786
00:37:42,458 --> 00:37:44,208
in such close proximity
to the stone cairns,
787
00:37:44,375 --> 00:37:47,333
I think we have to,
follow up on that:
788
00:37:47,458 --> 00:37:49,875
a possible Scandinavian
connection to the island.
789
00:38:01,542 --> 00:38:03,583
I think we have to, follow up
790
00:38:03,750 --> 00:38:06,083
on a possible Scandinavian
connection to the island.
791
00:38:06,208 --> 00:38:08,042
In the Oak Island laboratory,
792
00:38:08,208 --> 00:38:10,833
Rick Lagina and
members of the team
793
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,875
have just found out
794
00:38:13,042 --> 00:38:15,917
that a lead artifact
unearthed just one day ago
795
00:38:16,083 --> 00:38:19,375
on Lot 15, near
the stone cairns,
796
00:38:19,542 --> 00:38:22,625
is a near compositional
match to the lead object
797
00:38:22,792 --> 00:38:26,208
that was found two
years ago on Lot 13
798
00:38:26,375 --> 00:38:28,958
and may have come
from Scandinavia.
799
00:38:29,125 --> 00:38:31,667
It's certainly
probable if not definitive
800
00:38:31,833 --> 00:38:34,875
that this is not a North
American mystery, i.e.,
801
00:38:35,042 --> 00:38:37,583
it wasn't originated here.
802
00:38:37,708 --> 00:38:39,500
It had to have come
from the Old World.
803
00:38:39,667 --> 00:38:42,667
In years past, we've
investigated the possibility
804
00:38:42,833 --> 00:38:44,587
that the Knights Templar
were behind this mystery.
805
00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:46,792
The only people that we know of
806
00:38:46,958 --> 00:38:50,500
for sure that made the voyage
pre-Columbian are the Norse.
807
00:38:50,708 --> 00:38:52,792
The historical record
and some science
808
00:38:52,917 --> 00:38:55,333
puts the Norse
along these shores,
809
00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:56,750
like L'Anse aux Meadows, right?
810
00:38:56,917 --> 00:38:58,625
Where else they were
is another question.
811
00:38:58,708 --> 00:39:00,333
And we also know
that the Templars
812
00:39:00,542 --> 00:39:01,833
were at the height
of their power
813
00:39:02,042 --> 00:39:03,625
in the same time period.
814
00:39:03,792 --> 00:39:05,167
So, did they know each other?
815
00:39:06,792 --> 00:39:09,125
It is well documented
816
00:39:09,292 --> 00:39:11,667
that the Scandinavian
warrior civilization
817
00:39:11,833 --> 00:39:14,667
known as the Norse, or Vikings,
818
00:39:14,875 --> 00:39:17,250
explored and
established settlements
819
00:39:17,375 --> 00:39:20,167
on the North American continent
820
00:39:20,292 --> 00:39:22,458
including Iceland, Greenland
821
00:39:22,667 --> 00:39:24,000
and New Brunswick
822
00:39:24,208 --> 00:39:26,750
as much as 1,000 years ago.
823
00:39:27,750 --> 00:39:30,375
But could Doug's idea
that the Vikings may have
824
00:39:30,583 --> 00:39:32,750
possibly been connected
to the Knights Templar
825
00:39:32,875 --> 00:39:35,458
as well as the
Oak Island mystery
826
00:39:35,625 --> 00:39:38,083
have any basis in reality?
827
00:39:39,125 --> 00:39:42,333
I think it's imperative to
follow up on that research.
828
00:39:42,542 --> 00:39:44,125
If so,
829
00:39:44,333 --> 00:39:45,792
could that explain
how structures
830
00:39:45,958 --> 00:39:48,500
like the paved
area in the swamp,
831
00:39:48,583 --> 00:39:51,625
the stone cairns on Lot 15
832
00:39:51,792 --> 00:39:55,875
and these lead artifacts
came to be on Oak Island?
833
00:39:56,042 --> 00:39:59,333
Could that also explain
the man-made workings
834
00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:02,625
that were recovered from
deep in the RF-1 caisson
835
00:40:02,833 --> 00:40:05,542
and which are potentially
of Scandinavian origin,
836
00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:08,833
as well as the traces
of gold and silver
837
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,000
that have been detected
in the Money Pit area?
838
00:40:13,042 --> 00:40:15,083
I've always said it's
a wonderful mystery,
839
00:40:15,208 --> 00:40:17,500
and that's why it's complex.
840
00:40:17,667 --> 00:40:19,250
And that's why it's interesting.
841
00:40:19,458 --> 00:40:22,000
And that's why it
continues to puzzle.
842
00:40:22,208 --> 00:40:24,000
So, when you
take items like this,
843
00:40:24,208 --> 00:40:25,833
you have to find the context.
844
00:40:25,958 --> 00:40:28,000
You know, you have
to find the one thing.
845
00:40:28,167 --> 00:40:30,375
- And we only need one.
- One.
846
00:40:30,542 --> 00:40:32,750
One that connects the Norse,
847
00:40:32,917 --> 00:40:35,708
perhaps Norse-Templar
connection,
848
00:40:35,917 --> 00:40:38,333
to those constructs
up on that hill.
849
00:40:38,458 --> 00:40:39,917
Now, with what we're finding
850
00:40:40,083 --> 00:40:42,833
and with what Professor
Gaspani is-is suggesting,
851
00:40:42,958 --> 00:40:45,458
your one thing might be
found outside the Money Pit.
852
00:40:45,625 --> 00:40:47,208
We just have to find it.
853
00:40:49,125 --> 00:40:51,875
Emma, Laird, again,
thank you both very much.
854
00:40:52,042 --> 00:40:53,792
I think we've got
some homework to do.
855
00:40:53,958 --> 00:40:55,587
- Let's get after it. -All right.
- Take care, guys.
856
00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:57,000
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
857
00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:02,625
Another historic week
on Oak Island has come to an end.
858
00:41:02,750 --> 00:41:06,000
And like many
others in recent years,
859
00:41:06,208 --> 00:41:09,917
it may have revealed
another chapter in a mystery
860
00:41:10,125 --> 00:41:14,250
that now appears to
stretch back further in time
861
00:41:14,417 --> 00:41:16,500
and to further
regions of the globe
862
00:41:16,583 --> 00:41:19,375
than anyone ever
dreamed possible.
863
00:41:19,542 --> 00:41:23,583
As Rick, Marty and
the team continue to dig,
864
00:41:23,792 --> 00:41:26,500
just what will they find?
865
00:41:26,708 --> 00:41:28,792
And where might it lead them
866
00:41:28,958 --> 00:41:33,750
on their quest for
the ultimate answers?
867
00:41:35,625 --> 00:41:38,042
Next time on The
Curse of Oak Island...
868
00:41:38,208 --> 00:41:39,795
We found these
in the Garden Shaft.
869
00:41:39,875 --> 00:41:41,667
It's very old.
870
00:41:41,792 --> 00:41:43,670
It definitely wasn't used
to put together structures.
871
00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:45,583
It could be off
boxes on a treasure.
872
00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:47,500
There's a wall in the swamp.
873
00:41:47,667 --> 00:41:49,147
It could be related
to the stone road.
874
00:41:49,292 --> 00:41:51,372
That red stuff is what's
underneath the stone road...
875
00:41:51,500 --> 00:41:53,333
That will place
that wood structure
876
00:41:53,458 --> 00:41:55,208
further back in time.
877
00:41:55,375 --> 00:41:57,333
Vikings had knowledge
of North America
878
00:41:57,500 --> 00:41:59,917
with contacts to early Templars.
879
00:42:00,083 --> 00:42:01,875
They could have had
knowledge of this area.
880
00:42:02,042 --> 00:42:03,583
That's correct.
881
00:42:03,750 --> 00:42:06,792
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