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NARRATOR: Tonight, on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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GARY: We found these
in the Garden Shaft.
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CARMEN:
It's very old.
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It definitely wasn't used
to put together structures.
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It could be off boxes
from the treasure.
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There's a wall in the swamp.
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It could be related
to the stone road.
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That red stuff is what's
underneath the stone road.
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That will place that wood
structure further back in time.
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Vikings had knowledge
of North America
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with contacts to early Templars.
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They could have had
knowledge of this area.
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That's correct.
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NARRATOR:
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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♪ ♪
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-ROGER: Hey, guys.
-ALEX: Hey.
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-RICK: Hey.
-SCOTT: Hey, guys.
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I can't wait
to show you guys this.
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Let's flip the plastic off.
We'll show these guys
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what we've got.
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ALEX:
It's amazing what you guys
managed to get
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-out of the Garden Shaft there.
-ROGER: Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
It is the beginning
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of another hopeful week
on Oak Island
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for brothers Rick and Marty
Lagina and their team
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as they continue
a quest to solve
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a 229-year-old mystery.
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We did a lot of work to
get these timbers out of there.
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First thing I'm gonna say
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is this is the strangest thing
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that I think we ever could have
encountered down there.
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We cannot find any sign
of walls or a ceiling.
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NARRATOR:
However, in the Money Pit area,
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what appeared
just a few days ago
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to be a major discovery
some 100 feet deep
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at the bottom of
the 18th-century structure
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known as the Garden Shaft,
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has only left them
with more questions.
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It's strange.
It seems to be collapsed.
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So, who knows what
happened down there?
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-SCOTT: Look at that.
Right there.
-RICK: Wow.
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Those are big beams.
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NARRATOR:
Last week, after nearly
two years of tireless work,
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representatives from
Dumas Contracting Limited
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were finally able to expose
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what the team believed to be a
seven-foot-high wooden tunnel.
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SCOTT:
If this is original depositor,
there's a good chance
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that there may be treasure
at the end of this tunnel.
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Yep.
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NARRATOR:
A tunnel
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that the team had
previously drilled through
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on several occasions
and determined
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that it ran due west into
the so-called Baby Blob
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where high-trace evidence
of precious metals
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have been detected between
80 and 120 feet underground.
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SCOTT:
Every one that we pulled out,
we did a visual look underneath
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to see if we could see
the wall timbers hanging down.
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There was nothing.
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It's like somebody
just removed them
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and left the floor intact.
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NARRATOR:
However, after removing
a number
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of large, hand-cut
wooden timbers,
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as well as two iron artifacts,
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the team was stunned to realize
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that the section
of the believed tunnel
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that they exposed
beneath the Garden Shaft
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has either collapsed
or was partially dismantled
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sometime in the past.
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We found part of a tunnel,
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but the rest of the tunnel
is missing.
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So, that's disconcerting.
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But I think we could learn
a lot from these pieces of wood
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because this could really be
the first time
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we found a depositor tunnel
underground.
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And if it is original works,
where was it going and why?
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SCOTT:
And as you can see,
there are some beautiful...
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-ALEX: Yeah.
-...handwrought,
square nails there.
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This one here is loose.
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You can see the head right here.
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NARRATOR:
Now, while Dumas
works to uncover more
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of the mysterious tunnel--
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in the hopes of finding
an intact structure
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that may lead to the source
of the valuables
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that have been
detected nearby...
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-ROGER: There you go.
-SCOTT: Look at that.
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NARRATOR:
...the team will be
carbon-dating the wood timbers
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and analyzing metal fasteners
found inside of them
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in an attempt to confirm
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that it was built
prior to the discovery
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of the original Money Pit
in 1795.
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-What do you think
of that, Laird?
-LAIRD: Oh, yeah.
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That's what I'd want to see.
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-So...
-Yeah. The handwrought nails.
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It's a rose head.
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ALEX:
How old?
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LAIRD:
See how nice and slim it is?
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I would put that
in the 1600, 1700s.
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You've got to admit this is
one of the most promising finds
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we've had so far on the island.
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It is exciting.
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It feels like
we're getting closer.
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RICK:
It is a total collapsed feature
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and we were hoping
there would be evidence
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that it was partially open.
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But all information
underground in the Money Pit
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is incredibly
valuable information.
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So, I absolutely hope
that this leads us
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to finding the treasure.
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Let's learn as much as we can
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from the items
we have retrieved at depth.
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Look, kudos to everyone.
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This might be a pivotal moment
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in the Oak Island treasure hunt.
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So, the nails:
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I think we should
pull all of them,
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and the boards as well.
Take multiple samples.
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Set them aside.
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There's a lot of work to do.
So, let's get going.
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-ROGER: Sounds good.
-ALEX: All right.
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NARRATOR:
While the operation continues
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in the Money Pit area...
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...later that afternoon...
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-MARTY: Hello, guys.
-DOUG: Hi, Marty.
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-RICK: Hey.
-CHARLES: Hey, Marty.
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So, gentlemen,
we have a guest today:
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Dr. Doug Symons.
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NARRATOR:
...Rick and Marty have
gathered members of the team
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in the war room to hear a
highly anticipated presentation
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from Dr. Doug Symons, a retired
professor of psychology
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from Acadia University.
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I find it very intriguing
about the possibility
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of Viking-Templar connections.
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Doug, if you want to give us
a little background and then...
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Sure.
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Dr. Symons and I met
through Dr. Spooner, actually.
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We had discussions
in the evenings
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over those provocative dates
in the swamp
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of around 1200 AD,
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and the stone piles on Lot 15
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-were likely created
after Nolan's Cross.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
One week ago,
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Italian archaeoastronomer
Professor Adriano Gaspani
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presented the team
with his scientific analysis--
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and belief--
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that the megalithic
stone formations,
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which have been found
on the surface of Oak Island
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known as Nolan's Cross,
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the stone triangle
and five stone piles,
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located on Lot 15,
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were all constructed
in the 13th century
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by members
of the Knights Templar.
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And, curiously, in recent years,
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the team has found
two lead artifacts
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that have been scientifically
traced to Scandinavia.
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Dr. Symons has delved
deeply into that subject.
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NARRATOR:
Now, based on these findings,
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Doug Crowell has reached out
to Dr. Doug Symons,
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who published his research
in May of 2020...
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...suggesting that
the Templar order
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and the medieval
Scandinavian culture,
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known as the Norse, or Vikings,
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may both be connected
to the Oak Island mystery.
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So, Dr. Symons,
if you'd be so kind.
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SYMONS:
Thank you.
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So, I became interested
in the European voyages
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that could account
for these Oak Island finds.
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You've got Nolan's Cross
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and also the swamp itself
dates back to 1200 AD or so.
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And my research took me
to this time frame.
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The 1000s to 1200s.
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So, Vikings, they settled
the Faroe Islands,
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Iceland and Greenland.
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And St. Anthony, Newfoundland.
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And L'Anse aux Meadows,
Newfoundland, around 1000 AD.
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Which gives them knowledge
of the area.
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NARRATOR:
It is well documented
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that members
of the Viking culture
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explored and built
settlements in North America
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as much as ten centuries ago,
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reaching as far south
as L'Anse aux Meadows,
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a location in modern-day
Newfoundland, Canada
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that is approximately 625 miles
northeast of Oak Island.
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However, it has been speculated
by many academic researchers
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based on
the 13th-century writings
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known as "The Viking Sagas"
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that they may have visited areas
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much further to the south.
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Now, what becomes important
about L'Anse aux Meadows,
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was from L'Anse aux Meadows,
it's easy
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to sail down the west coast
of Newfoundland
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with land in sight.
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I don't think it's unreasonable
to say Oak Island was explored.
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Certainly, Mahone Bay
would've been explored.
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The trips are described
as going to the southwest.
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So, I'm gonna tie
early Templars to Vikings.
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So, was anything else
interesting happening
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in the world in 1100?
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-The Crusades?
-The first Crusade.
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In 1099, Jerusalem
is taken by the Crusaders.
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Some of them are
the original Knights Templars.
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Here is the taking of Jerusalem.
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Many people feel
that they spent their time
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exploring underground and
looking for religious artifacts.
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NARRATOR:
For several years,
Rick, Marty and the team
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have been researching
the order of the Knights Templar
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and their possible connection
to the Oak Island mystery.
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It is known
that the Templar order
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established their headquarters
on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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during the early 12th century
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while defending Christian
interests in the holy wars
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known as the Crusades.
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They amassed a great fortune
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by establishing the world's
first banking system.
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However, some believe
that they also
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found a number of
priceless religious relics,
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including the Holy Grail
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and the Ark of the Covenant.
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The Templar order
would eventually be disbanded
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by the Catholic Church in 1307,
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but their believed treasures
have never been found.
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Could there be any evidence
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that the Templars
transported them
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to Oak Island
with the help of the Vikings?
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SYMONS:
According to the sagas, in 1107,
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there was a King Sigurd
of Norway who decided,
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"Let's make a pilgrimage
to the Holy Land."
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So, Sigurd gets together
5,000 men and 60 ships,
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and then they are
off to Jerusalem.
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While they're in Jerusalem,
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they tour the Temple Mount,
they interact with knights
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who would form
the Knights Templar
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eight years later.
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And then what happens?
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King Sigurd returns to Norway,
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and he leaves many of his men,
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and all of their boats
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in Jerusalem.
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We've got many Vikings
left in the Holy Land, 1110.
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We don't know
what happened to them
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or when they would've left.
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So, what's interesting
about this?
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DOUG:
They could have had
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knowledge of this area
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prior to the need to flee...
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-Correct.
-...or hide something.
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SYMONS:
So, Templars used
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Vikings for transportation
to come to
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the promised land.
North America.
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-ALEX: Wow.
-SCOTT: Wow.
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-MARTY: Wow.
-ALEX: That's cool.
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SYMONS: So, Templars used
Vikings for transportation
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to come to North America.
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-Wow.
-SYMONS: So, here's a summary.
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Vikings with knowledge
of North America
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and how to get there.
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Vikings in the Holy Land
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with seaworthy ships.
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Vikings with contacts
to early Templars.
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I see all those things as facts.
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NARRATOR: In the war room,
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researcher Dr. Doug Symons
has just
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presented his incredible theory
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that members of
the Viking culture
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intermingled with
the Knights Templar
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during the 12th century
Crusades in the Holy Land,
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and then helped them
transport priceless
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religious treasures
to Oak Island.
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JACK:
From what you've shown,
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there was a relationship
between the Vikings
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and the Templars, especially
around the Crusader times.
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-Yes.
-And if anything
was found in Jerusalem,
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to make a voyage and take it
all the way to Nova Scotia,
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it actually is plausible.
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-Yeah.
-ALEX: Yeah, I think that
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it could have been done.
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The remaining questions are:
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-Did they do it?
-And why.
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-ALEX: And why.
-Yeah.
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And you've got significant finds
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in the same time frame
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-as the story's.
-Oh.
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SYMONS:
In the 1000 to 1300 AD range,
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you've got the stick
in the bottom of
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the man-made well
that is on Lot 26.
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You've got the paved area
of the swamp.
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-The platform.
-Mm-hmm.
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The paved area also might have
been a landing area for boats.
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DOUG:
That's interesting, because
if that was open to the sea,
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it would be
smaller ships like that
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that could probably come in,
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and perhaps that was a dock.
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Right.
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JACK:
Viking ships would be
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small enough to
fit into the swamp.
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SYMONS:
Yeah, and you've got
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Nolan's Cross construction
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in the same time frame.
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That's right.
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That fits right in.
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Wow.
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NARRATOR:
In addition to Nolan's Cross
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and the other
megalithic stone formations
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on Oak Island's surface
that are believed to
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have been created
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in the 13th century,
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the team has
also obtained evidence
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that a stone well
located on Lot 26
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and a massive, paved area
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that was uncovered in the swamp
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may have been constructed
more than 800 years ago.
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All I know is
I'm running out of ways
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-to be skeptical
about the Templars.
-(laughter)
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NARRATOR:
Could Dr. Doug Symons'
incredible theory
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that these formations
were all created by
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members of the Knights Templar
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with the help of
the Vikings be true?
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If so, might that
also explain how
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the two recently unearthed
lead artifacts,
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which have been
traced to Scandinavia,
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ended up on Oak Island?
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RICK:
The connection
that has been presented
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between Vikings and Templars,
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obviously, we're going
to continue to pursue that.
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It's a line of investigation
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that may be very
important to us.
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In terms of depositional
work on the island,
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here is where
cultural context means a lot.
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MARTY:
It is amazing how far back
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knowledge of the, uh,
of North America
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was a lot more widespread
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than what I learned
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in history
in, say, grade school.
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I found this really interesting.
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-Yeah.
-RICK: I agree with you.
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We should look further into this
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possible
Viking/Templar connection
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and what it may mean in terms of
advancing our search agenda.
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-So, thank you very much.
-Thank you.
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MARTY:
Until next time, gentlemen.
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(overlapping goodbyes)
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NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon,
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while the investigation
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of the possible treasure tunnel
below the Garden Shaft
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continues in
the Money Pit area...
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-GARY: Hey, Billy.
-RICK: Hey, Billy.
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BILLY:
Hey, guys.
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I'm ready to kick some
swamp butt again, mate.
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Find some good finds.
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NARRATOR:
Rick Lagina, metal detection
expert Gary Drayton
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and Billy Gerhardt
are searching for clues
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at the southern border of
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the mysterious
triangle-shaped swamp.
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I figure it's like
old home week, right?
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We came back home
'cause we never finished this.
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Not quite. We were close.
368
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In a way, we know what
we're looking for.
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We're definitely looking
for more pieces of
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-what we found earlier.
-Yep.
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-Yep.
-BILLY: We found
wood from ships.
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-GARY: Yep.
-For that reason alone,
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it's worth looking at.
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DOUG:
Is that a piece
of cut wood there?
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BILLY:
Is that cut wood or not?
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I'll go get it.
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NARRATOR:
In recent years...
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-Oh, look at that.
-...the team has found
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a number of ship-related
artifacts in the swamp...
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SCOTT:
That's beautiful, actually.
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...that have been
dated to between
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the 15th and 18th centuries.
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Here's another piece of it.
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-Look at that.
-BILLY: Look at that.
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NARRATOR:
However, in 2020,
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they unearthed
a piece of ship's railing
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right near the southern border
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that was carbon-dated to
as early as the 8th century.
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BILLY:
We're off the end
of the road, right?
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Man, would it be
something nice if we found
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something that really
told us who was here
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-and when they were here.
-I hope so.
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-GARY: All right, mate.
-RICK: All right.
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NARRATOR:
Now, in light of
Dr. Doug Symons'
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incredible theory about
the medieval Viking culture
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potentially being connected to
the Oak Island mystery,
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they are eager to see
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what other possible clues
they may uncover
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in this area.
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This is new stuff here.
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GARY:
Whew. Smells like treasure.
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00:17:46,042 --> 00:17:48,375
Whoa. Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
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GARY:
What did you see, Rick?
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RICK:
Wood.
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Is that anything?
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GARY:
Good eye, Rick.
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00:18:01,667 --> 00:18:02,625
Is it cut?
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00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:04,042
RICK:
Yeah.
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00:18:06,542 --> 00:18:08,917
GARY:
Looks like it's got
a hole in it, Rick.
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00:18:09,083 --> 00:18:10,625
There's no metals in there.
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00:18:10,792 --> 00:18:12,625
But it's definitely shaped.
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Think so?
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GARY:
Yep. And it looks like
it could come off a boat.
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00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:22,083
We found something, Bill.
Check this out.
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It's an interesting
piece of wood.
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00:18:24,833 --> 00:18:26,708
Any ideas?
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00:18:27,708 --> 00:18:29,333
Uh...
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00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:31,042
Well, I'll tell you
what it looks like to me.
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See how it curves up?
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00:18:33,125 --> 00:18:34,208
-Yeah.
-When you have a wooden boat,
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you put little runners on
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that were used along the shore.
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Like the keel of a boat.
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Yeah, so, say you had
a big boat here
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and you were bringing
your little one to shore,
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they'd put these little ribs on
because they would wear
427
00:18:44,833 --> 00:18:46,583
rather than wear
the bottom of your boat out.
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We would call them runners.
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GARY:
Yeah.
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-Maybe it hit the rocks...
-Yeah, exactly.
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-Right there.
-...and got broke off.
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Good insight, Billy.
I'll be putting that in the bag.
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NARRATOR:
Is it possible
that the Oak Island team
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has found more evidence of
a sailing vessel in the swamp?
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If so, just how old could it be?
436
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And who were the visitors
that left it here?
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RICK:
I need to go back.
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I got to check on a few things
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for the Money Pit drilling.
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So, keep digging, keep after it,
441
00:19:15,625 --> 00:19:17,750
-and I'll try to get back
as soon as I can.
-Yep.
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00:19:17,875 --> 00:19:19,083
-Okay?
-GARY: Okay, mate.
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-See you later.
-All right, thank you.
444
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I believe that this
is a very old mystery.
445
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We have dates from 700 AD
with the ship's railing.
446
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We have the 1200 dates
in the swamp.
447
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So, there are strong suggestions
that there was activity
448
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very early on. But to what end?
449
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That's what makes this
so interesting.
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-Hey, Gary.
-Hey, Steve.
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00:19:43,292 --> 00:19:45,958
-How're you doing?
-Good. Perfect timing, mate.
452
00:19:46,042 --> 00:19:47,625
Billy's just repositioned.
453
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We're digging. You never know
what's gonna come out.
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-STEVE: That's true.
-GARY: Here we go.
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There it is. It's solid.
456
00:19:58,958 --> 00:20:00,292
Oh.
457
00:20:03,667 --> 00:20:05,250
Oh!
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00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:09,917
-Look at what we got here.
-STEVE: Oh, wow.
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-Yep. That is shaped wood.
-STEVE: That's interesting.
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NARRATOR:
While excavating
near the southern border
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of the Oak Island swamp,
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Billy Gerhardt,
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Gary Drayton,
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and Steve Guptill have just made
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another potentially
important discovery.
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STEVE:
Gary, this looks like
it could be an old ship part.
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00:20:33,708 --> 00:20:34,625
GARY:
Yeah.
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STEVE:
We found the ship's railing
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just right over here,
and this, to me,
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-has a similar finish
on the top.
-GARY: Yeah.
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STEVE:
It's about the same
size and weight.
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And, look,
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it has a place where you'd put
a nail or a fastener.
474
00:20:46,250 --> 00:20:47,500
Yeah, that's definitely
a hole, mate,
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from a fastener.
476
00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:50,333
Could be another piece
that dates as old
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-as that ship railing.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
Hand-shaped wood?
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Found in the same area
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where the team unearthed
a piece of ship's railing
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in 2020
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that was dated to as early
as the eighth century?
483
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This has for sure
been in man's hands.
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NARRATOR:
If Steve Guptill is correct
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that this artifact
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may be from the same era,
487
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could it represent
more evidence to support
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Dr. Doug Symons' belief
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that Vikings
490
00:21:19,042 --> 00:21:20,500
may have visited Oak Island
491
00:21:20,708 --> 00:21:23,667
approximately 1,000 years ago?
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RICK:
In terms of artifact recovery
in the swamp,
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the ship's railing and these
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very early, early, early
carbon dates,
495
00:21:31,542 --> 00:21:33,042
they have to be telling a story,
496
00:21:33,250 --> 00:21:34,500
and you have to come
to an understanding
497
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of what they may
or may not represent.
498
00:21:36,542 --> 00:21:38,167
Well, you know what?
499
00:21:38,333 --> 00:21:40,000
-It's worth taking back.
-You're right, mate.
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00:21:40,167 --> 00:21:42,583
-Yeah.
-We're taking any interesting
pieces of wood back
501
00:21:42,792 --> 00:21:44,958
-because of that ship's rail.
-STEVE: That's right.
502
00:21:45,083 --> 00:21:47,375
Piecing the ship together
one piece at a time.
503
00:21:47,542 --> 00:21:49,042
GARY:
Yeah. This is good.
504
00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:51,167
NARRATOR:
While Billy, Gary, and Steve
505
00:21:51,333 --> 00:21:54,208
continue digging for clues
in the swamp,
506
00:21:54,375 --> 00:21:55,792
and as the operation
507
00:21:55,875 --> 00:21:59,125
to uncover the possible
treasure tunnel proceeds
508
00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:00,958
beneath the Garden Shaft...
509
00:22:02,208 --> 00:22:04,167
-JACK: Hey, everyone.
-LAIRD: Hey, hey.
510
00:22:04,375 --> 00:22:05,542
HELEN:
Hi there.
511
00:22:05,708 --> 00:22:06,458
On this side...
512
00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:08,458
Have you reached the bottom yet?
513
00:22:08,625 --> 00:22:10,417
This is at the bottom, here.
514
00:22:10,583 --> 00:22:13,833
-That is almost.
-All right.
515
00:22:14,042 --> 00:22:16,333
NARRATOR: ...in the
northern region of Lot 5,
516
00:22:16,458 --> 00:22:18,917
located on the western side
of the island...
517
00:22:19,125 --> 00:22:20,583
I'll go back to sifting.
518
00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:22,125
NARRATOR:
...Jack Begley joins
519
00:22:22,250 --> 00:22:23,917
archaeologists Laird Niven
520
00:22:24,083 --> 00:22:27,333
and Helen Sheldon where they
continue investigating
521
00:22:27,542 --> 00:22:30,500
a mysterious
rectangular foundation.
522
00:22:30,708 --> 00:22:33,125
HELEN:
Sub all the way
to the bottom now.
523
00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:35,708
NARRATOR:
Since Rick, Marty,
524
00:22:35,875 --> 00:22:38,042
and Craig Tester's
purchase of Lot 5
525
00:22:38,208 --> 00:22:40,000
one year ago, the team has made
526
00:22:40,167 --> 00:22:41,500
a number of intriguing
527
00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:44,042
discoveries in
and near this site,
528
00:22:44,208 --> 00:22:46,750
including pottery and pipe stems
529
00:22:46,917 --> 00:22:49,333
that have been dated
to the same era
530
00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,833
as the 18th-century
Garden Shaft.
531
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,375
However, just several yards
to the south,
532
00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:58,000
the team discovered
three Roman coins
533
00:22:58,167 --> 00:22:59,917
dating back to between
534
00:23:00,125 --> 00:23:03,125
1,500 and 2,000 years ago.
535
00:23:03,292 --> 00:23:05,042
HELEN:
Not at sub here yet.
536
00:23:05,208 --> 00:23:06,833
-LAIRD: Yeah.
-NARRATOR: Now,
537
00:23:07,042 --> 00:23:09,208
Laird and Helen are carefully
538
00:23:09,333 --> 00:23:12,125
removing soil from the bottom
of the feature
539
00:23:12,292 --> 00:23:13,833
so that Jack can sift
the materials
540
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,792
for potential clues
that could help determine
541
00:23:16,958 --> 00:23:19,625
who created it and when.
542
00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:26,000
Oh, I think we've got
something here.
543
00:23:26,208 --> 00:23:28,042
LAIRD:
What's that?
544
00:23:28,208 --> 00:23:29,625
HELEN:
I don't know.
545
00:23:35,292 --> 00:23:37,625
-Ooh, wow.
-LAIRD: Ooh, yeah.
546
00:23:37,792 --> 00:23:38,917
(gasps)
547
00:23:40,542 --> 00:23:42,333
HELEN:
We have a coin. Look at that.
548
00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:44,625
Oh, my gosh. (whistles)
549
00:23:44,792 --> 00:23:46,542
-LAIRD: Nice.
-It's copper.
550
00:23:46,708 --> 00:23:48,500
You can see the bit
of green patina.
551
00:23:48,667 --> 00:23:50,833
NARRATOR:
A copper coin?
552
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,333
Although the team has made
discoveries in this feature
553
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:57,042
that have been dated
to the 18th century...
554
00:23:58,042 --> 00:23:59,917
...could this coin,
which was found
555
00:24:00,042 --> 00:24:01,792
in a deeper layer
of the foundation,
556
00:24:01,875 --> 00:24:05,042
be older and also help identify
557
00:24:05,208 --> 00:24:07,750
who originally created it?
558
00:24:07,917 --> 00:24:10,542
JACK:
Really good find, Helen.
This is the type of thing
559
00:24:10,708 --> 00:24:12,583
that Marty's gonna want to see.
So, let me
560
00:24:12,708 --> 00:24:14,458
-send him a text.
-Good stuff.
561
00:24:14,625 --> 00:24:16,458
HELEN:
Yeah. Definitely.
562
00:24:16,625 --> 00:24:19,500
LAIRD:
As we work away
with our excavations,
563
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,042
it's more and more evident
to us that it is
564
00:24:22,208 --> 00:24:24,875
an older and perhaps
much more important feature.
565
00:24:25,083 --> 00:24:27,083
So, it's really exciting.
566
00:24:27,250 --> 00:24:29,375
We're finding lots of artifacts,
and we can't wait
567
00:24:29,542 --> 00:24:31,083
to get down
to the bottom of this.
568
00:24:31,250 --> 00:24:33,167
-Okay.
-Hello.
569
00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:35,083
-JACK: Hey, Marty.
-I'm here at my
favorite pastime.
570
00:24:35,250 --> 00:24:36,333
Anything new?
571
00:24:36,542 --> 00:24:37,708
Yeah. We've just
572
00:24:37,875 --> 00:24:39,125
-popped out a coin.
-MARTY: Oh!
573
00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:40,750
-HELEN: Yeah. So...
-I like that.
574
00:24:40,917 --> 00:24:41,667
Any dates?
575
00:24:41,833 --> 00:24:43,833
Uh, it's not in very good shape.
576
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,875
-Mm-hmm.
-It's copper because you can see
577
00:24:46,042 --> 00:24:47,208
the green patina on it.
578
00:24:47,375 --> 00:24:49,292
At the moment, I would say,
579
00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:51,500
it's a George III half penny.
580
00:24:51,708 --> 00:24:54,125
-It's the same size, same metal.
-LAIRD: Yeah.
581
00:24:54,333 --> 00:24:55,333
-Yeah.
-HELEN: Same sort of weight,
582
00:24:55,542 --> 00:24:57,500
which is like 1780s.
583
00:24:57,708 --> 00:24:59,500
Nice. That's excellent.
584
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:00,792
-Right down there
in the black stuff?
-Nope.
585
00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:02,167
It was actually
up here on the side.
586
00:25:02,333 --> 00:25:03,500
-On the edge.
-HELEN: Yeah.
587
00:25:03,708 --> 00:25:04,667
Now, I'm actually getting
down to the bottom.
588
00:25:04,833 --> 00:25:07,083
I took all that out yesterday,
589
00:25:07,208 --> 00:25:08,667
and what I found was that
590
00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:11,792
this jumble of rocks
continued further down
591
00:25:11,958 --> 00:25:14,250
and very few artifacts at all.
592
00:25:14,375 --> 00:25:15,667
So, what does that suggest?
593
00:25:15,833 --> 00:25:17,667
I still think
it's an infilled cellar.
594
00:25:17,833 --> 00:25:19,167
-From when?
-HELEN: Well,
595
00:25:19,292 --> 00:25:20,333
it was filled in the 1780s.
596
00:25:20,542 --> 00:25:22,500
-So, before then.
-Excellent.
597
00:25:22,708 --> 00:25:25,917
NARRATOR:
Because archaeologist
Helen Sheldon believes
598
00:25:26,083 --> 00:25:28,708
that this possibly
18th-century coin
599
00:25:28,875 --> 00:25:31,542
is an indication
of when this foundation
600
00:25:31,708 --> 00:25:33,375
was purposely infilled,
601
00:25:33,542 --> 00:25:35,458
or buried,
602
00:25:35,625 --> 00:25:38,250
what this coin discovery
ultimately suggests
603
00:25:38,417 --> 00:25:40,833
is that the feature predates
604
00:25:41,042 --> 00:25:42,333
that time period.
605
00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:43,750
So, the burning questions
606
00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:47,208
surrounding this feature
on Lot 5 remain.
607
00:25:47,375 --> 00:25:49,333
Who built it? When?
608
00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:51,375
And for what purpose?
609
00:25:51,542 --> 00:25:53,167
MARTY:
Maybe there was
some sort of structure
610
00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:54,667
at the rectangular feature,
611
00:25:54,875 --> 00:25:56,625
and then it was
intentionally buried.
612
00:25:56,833 --> 00:25:58,667
If we could get
a definitive date,
613
00:25:58,833 --> 00:26:00,542
it could be
very, very interesting
614
00:26:00,750 --> 00:26:03,042
as to who was here first
and what were they doing.
615
00:26:03,167 --> 00:26:04,667
Well, that's fabulous.
616
00:26:04,875 --> 00:26:06,167
Uh, who knows
where that might lead.
617
00:26:06,375 --> 00:26:07,833
And we also have this
618
00:26:07,917 --> 00:26:09,542
funny piece of metal
that's sticking out,
619
00:26:09,708 --> 00:26:11,208
which I don't know
what it is yet.
620
00:26:11,375 --> 00:26:13,333
How solidly is it in there?
621
00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:13,625
It's in there pretty...
622
00:26:14,292 --> 00:26:15,208
It's in there pretty...
623
00:26:15,833 --> 00:26:17,000
Ooh, no, maybe it's wiggling.
That's weird. Here you go.
624
00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:18,667
-Oh, look at that.
-JACK: All right.
625
00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:20,792
MARTY:
Well, how about that?
626
00:26:24,542 --> 00:26:26,375
MARTY: What about that
big piece of iron?
627
00:26:26,542 --> 00:26:27,708
HELEN:
If I can pry this out.
628
00:26:27,875 --> 00:26:29,667
NARRATOR:
While investigating
629
00:26:29,833 --> 00:26:33,667
the mysterious rectangular
stone foundation on Lot 5
630
00:26:33,833 --> 00:26:35,583
on the western side
of Oak Island,
631
00:26:35,708 --> 00:26:39,125
Marty Lagina, along with
other members of the team
632
00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:43,042
have just found another
potentially important clue.
633
00:26:44,083 --> 00:26:46,208
HELEN:
Oh, wow. I think
we've got something here.
634
00:26:46,375 --> 00:26:48,083
LAIRD:
Oh, a spike?
635
00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:50,125
Looks like it to me.
636
00:26:50,292 --> 00:26:52,042
Is it square? Rose head?
637
00:26:52,208 --> 00:26:54,292
It's square.
638
00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:57,167
Nicely pointed.
639
00:26:57,375 --> 00:26:58,500
Here, let me have a look.
640
00:26:58,667 --> 00:27:00,583
Thank you.
641
00:27:03,583 --> 00:27:04,833
-LAIRD: That's huge.
-MARTY: Yes.
642
00:27:05,042 --> 00:27:06,500
Way too big for a house.
(chuckles)
643
00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:08,625
That's a nice example
644
00:27:08,792 --> 00:27:10,667
of a very old nail.
645
00:27:10,875 --> 00:27:12,500
-It's the biggest one
we've seen.
-HELEN: It's big.
646
00:27:12,625 --> 00:27:13,875
Goodness. Oh, wow.
647
00:27:14,042 --> 00:27:15,542
LAIRD:
That's definitely forged.
648
00:27:15,708 --> 00:27:17,083
HELEN:
Yeah, it is, isn't it?
649
00:27:17,208 --> 00:27:20,208
NARRATOR:
A hand-forged iron spike?
650
00:27:20,375 --> 00:27:23,583
Embedded in the wall of
the stone foundation on Lot 5?
651
00:27:23,792 --> 00:27:26,250
Because archaeologists
Laird Niven
652
00:27:26,417 --> 00:27:29,083
and Helen Sheldon believe
that it would not be the kind
653
00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:32,667
of fastener used
in the construction of a house,
654
00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:35,208
could it be an important clue
655
00:27:35,417 --> 00:27:37,750
that might help the team
determine just why
656
00:27:37,875 --> 00:27:40,167
this feature was created?
657
00:27:40,375 --> 00:27:43,542
MARTY:
It's incredibly gratifying,
all the things we're finding,
658
00:27:43,708 --> 00:27:45,333
and the fact that this
is bigger than we thought.
659
00:27:45,542 --> 00:27:48,292
This is something different
than a domestic structure.
660
00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:50,500
Maybe we're finding the camp
661
00:27:50,667 --> 00:27:52,375
that would've been necessary,
662
00:27:52,542 --> 00:27:55,583
uh, for such a big operation as
what happened at the Money Pit.
663
00:27:55,750 --> 00:27:59,167
-HELEN: For its length,
it's very slender.
-LAIRD: It's thin. It is.
664
00:27:59,375 --> 00:28:02,208
MARTY:
And then, of course,
we'll test the metallurgy.
665
00:28:02,375 --> 00:28:04,667
-Mm-hmm.
-HELEN: Normally, they're more
hefty when they're this long.
666
00:28:04,792 --> 00:28:06,333
Interesting piece.
667
00:28:06,458 --> 00:28:07,792
MARTY:
All right. Find some more stuff.
668
00:28:07,958 --> 00:28:08,833
JACK:
See you, Marty.
669
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,708
You're like a good luck charm.
670
00:28:10,875 --> 00:28:12,833
MARTY:
Yeah. This time, yeah.
671
00:28:15,208 --> 00:28:17,417
NARRATOR:
The following morning...
672
00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:21,583
RICK: I know one thing,
Gary is quite excited, right?
673
00:28:21,750 --> 00:28:25,167
Yep. Pulling metal out
of that tunnel that deep.
674
00:28:25,375 --> 00:28:26,375
Brilliant.
675
00:28:26,542 --> 00:28:28,333
NARRATOR:
...Rick Lagina,
676
00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,500
Gary Drayton, and other
members of the team
677
00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:34,500
meet with blacksmithing expert
Carmen Legge
678
00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:36,500
in the Oak Island Laboratory.
679
00:28:36,708 --> 00:28:38,833
Well, without further ado,
680
00:28:39,042 --> 00:28:41,500
here we go,
top pocket finds, yeah.
681
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,292
Here you go, mate.
682
00:28:43,458 --> 00:28:45,417
There's the two finds.
683
00:28:45,583 --> 00:28:47,583
NARRATOR:
They are eager to have Carmen
684
00:28:47,792 --> 00:28:50,458
and archaeometallurgist
Emma Culligan
685
00:28:50,667 --> 00:28:52,667
examine the two metal artifacts
686
00:28:52,833 --> 00:28:55,583
that Gary discovered
one week ago
687
00:28:55,750 --> 00:28:57,417
within the possible
treasure tunnel
688
00:28:57,625 --> 00:28:59,833
that sets below
the Garden Shaft.
689
00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:01,500
RICK:
How heavy are they?
690
00:29:01,708 --> 00:29:04,667
GARY:
Uh, this one is light,
691
00:29:04,792 --> 00:29:06,208
and, uh, this one's
a bit heavier.
692
00:29:06,375 --> 00:29:08,500
Looks like it's shaped,
693
00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:11,667
but I think that
the tips have fasteners
694
00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:14,667
and the rest of them
are underneath the boards.
695
00:29:14,833 --> 00:29:17,500
ALEX:
Carmen, what do you see there?
696
00:29:17,708 --> 00:29:19,750
What's your first
impressions, Carmen?
697
00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:21,500
From looking at this
from all angles,
698
00:29:21,708 --> 00:29:24,000
I-I-I have no clue what this is.
699
00:29:25,250 --> 00:29:28,333
And that's why we found it
really interesting as well.
700
00:29:30,417 --> 00:29:32,000
ALEX: It does, yeah.
701
00:29:41,333 --> 00:29:44,417
Emma, can you run
a preliminary scan?
702
00:29:44,542 --> 00:29:46,500
So, the XRF on this one
'cause it's more exposed,
703
00:29:46,667 --> 00:29:48,000
and I'll do
a CT scan on this one,
704
00:29:48,167 --> 00:29:50,333
and it shouldn't take long
'cause it's so tiny.
705
00:29:50,542 --> 00:29:51,833
-ALEX: Great.
-All right.
706
00:29:51,958 --> 00:29:54,333
NARRATOR:
In order to provide analysis
707
00:29:54,542 --> 00:29:56,333
of the two metal artifacts,
708
00:29:56,542 --> 00:29:58,500
Emma will scan the smaller one
709
00:29:58,583 --> 00:30:02,292
using the SkyScan 1273
CT scanner,
710
00:30:02,417 --> 00:30:05,500
a device
which emits X-ray radiation
711
00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:08,833
that can penetrate corrosion
and sediment on an artifact
712
00:30:09,042 --> 00:30:13,167
to produce a three-dimensional
image of its finer details.
713
00:30:14,208 --> 00:30:17,000
She will concurrently scan
the larger object
714
00:30:17,083 --> 00:30:19,667
using the X-ray
fluorescence spectrometer.
715
00:30:19,833 --> 00:30:22,667
This device emits
nondestructive radiation
716
00:30:22,833 --> 00:30:26,167
to reveal the elements that
make up an object's composition,
717
00:30:26,375 --> 00:30:30,208
which can potentially
help determine its age.
718
00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:32,875
EMMA:
Okay, so I did what I could.
719
00:30:33,042 --> 00:30:34,875
-Is that the bigger piece?
-Yeah.
720
00:30:41,208 --> 00:30:42,917
EMMA: Right there,
you can see that. That's a snap.
721
00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,917
GARY:
So, more than likely a fastener.
722
00:30:46,167 --> 00:30:47,458
Yeah.
723
00:30:48,875 --> 00:30:50,792
Would it have been a box?
A chest?
724
00:31:00,542 --> 00:31:03,500
Excellent. That's a little bit
more motivation to get back down
725
00:31:03,708 --> 00:31:05,417
-in that tunnel.
-Mm-hmm.
726
00:31:05,583 --> 00:31:07,292
NARRATOR:
A metal fastener
727
00:31:07,458 --> 00:31:09,833
found in the tunnel
below the Garden Shaft
728
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,750
that was possibly used
for hanging a lantern
729
00:31:12,917 --> 00:31:15,583
or potentially related
to a chest?
730
00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:19,333
If so, has the team
found evidence
731
00:31:19,458 --> 00:31:22,875
of an operation to deposit
valuables deep underground
732
00:31:23,042 --> 00:31:25,125
in the Money Pit area?
733
00:31:25,667 --> 00:31:27,625
EMMA:
So, this is the smaller one.
734
00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:29,000
ALEX:
Is it square?
735
00:31:29,208 --> 00:31:31,250
CARMEN:
I would say it is. Yeah.
736
00:31:31,375 --> 00:31:33,250
-It looks-- Yeah.
-Yeah, it's tapering.
It is handwrought.
737
00:31:33,417 --> 00:31:35,500
-So, from the grain structure,
it is wrought.
-SCOTT: Nice.
738
00:31:44,333 --> 00:31:45,708
Very old.
739
00:31:45,875 --> 00:31:48,458
-Why-why do you say that?
-ALEX: How-- Yeah.
740
00:31:54,875 --> 00:31:56,000
EMMA:
Mm-hmm.
741
00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:58,000
That tells me
it's very, very old.
742
00:31:58,208 --> 00:31:59,833
When you say "very old,"
can you put a time period?
743
00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:01,625
-For "very old"?
-Uh...
744
00:32:01,792 --> 00:32:04,083
I would say late 1400 to...
745
00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:04,292
-mid-1700s.
-RICK: Wow.
746
00:32:05,042 --> 00:32:06,292
-mid-1700s.
-RICK: Wow.
747
00:32:12,542 --> 00:32:13,292
CARMEN:
Small spike.
748
00:32:13,458 --> 00:32:14,667
Very old.
749
00:32:14,875 --> 00:32:17,542
I would say
late 1400 to mid-1700s.
750
00:32:19,042 --> 00:32:21,167
-That's definitely pre-searcher.
-GARY: Yeah.
751
00:32:21,333 --> 00:32:23,792
NARRATOR:
In the Oak Island Laboratory,
752
00:32:23,958 --> 00:32:26,625
blacksmithing expert
Carmen Legge
753
00:32:26,750 --> 00:32:28,083
has just informed Rick Lagina
754
00:32:28,208 --> 00:32:29,792
and members of the team
755
00:32:29,875 --> 00:32:32,042
that a metal artifact retrieved
756
00:32:32,208 --> 00:32:33,833
from the possible
treasure tunnel
757
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,917
located below the Garden Shaft
758
00:32:36,042 --> 00:32:40,125
could date back to as early
as the 15th century.
759
00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:43,000
Could it be later
than the mid-1700s?
760
00:32:43,208 --> 00:32:44,833
-Not in my opinion, no.
-Okay.
761
00:32:45,042 --> 00:32:46,667
-That's hugely significant.
-SCOTT: Yeah.
762
00:32:46,833 --> 00:32:49,375
Yeah. I mean, that matches the
dates that we're getting in...
763
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:50,458
in the tunnel.
764
00:32:50,625 --> 00:32:52,917
1600, 1700s.
765
00:33:03,833 --> 00:33:04,792
(gasps)
766
00:33:04,875 --> 00:33:06,333
RICK:
Wow.
767
00:33:07,333 --> 00:33:08,667
NARRATOR:
Four weeks ago,
768
00:33:08,833 --> 00:33:12,000
the Oak Island team
received a carbon dating report
769
00:33:12,167 --> 00:33:15,333
that the tunnel
just below the Garden Shaft
770
00:33:15,542 --> 00:33:19,292
may have been constructed
as much as 150 years prior
771
00:33:19,458 --> 00:33:21,542
to the discovery
of the Money Pit.
772
00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:24,583
And while the team's
water testing analysis
773
00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:27,667
that has been conducted
over the past two years
774
00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:30,125
in previously drilled boreholes
775
00:33:30,250 --> 00:33:33,667
has indicated that there could
be numerous treasure deposits
776
00:33:33,833 --> 00:33:36,125
buried
across the Money Pit area,
777
00:33:36,292 --> 00:33:39,208
is it possible
that they are narrowing in
778
00:33:39,333 --> 00:33:42,375
on when at least one of them
was hidden on Oak Island?
779
00:33:42,542 --> 00:33:44,333
RICK:
A lot of dates
780
00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:48,542
strongly suggest some
earlier level of participation.
781
00:33:49,542 --> 00:33:52,000
But they are so distinctly
different timelines
782
00:33:52,208 --> 00:33:56,000
that it makes this puzzle
all the more complex.
783
00:33:56,875 --> 00:33:58,708
But it also opens the door
784
00:33:58,833 --> 00:34:00,500
to a lot of other possibilities,
785
00:34:00,625 --> 00:34:03,250
perhaps possibilities that
we are currently unaware of.
786
00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:04,833
The hope is,
as the work continues,
787
00:34:05,042 --> 00:34:07,333
we will get more clarity.
788
00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:09,542
I will see
if I can get ahold of my dad.
789
00:34:12,875 --> 00:34:14,333
Hey.
790
00:34:14,542 --> 00:34:17,083
So, uh, there's a bunch of us
here in the lab.
791
00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:21,333
And two pieces of iron
came out of the Garden Shaft.
792
00:34:21,458 --> 00:34:23,792
And, uh, Carmen,
do you want to tell him how--
793
00:34:23,958 --> 00:34:25,833
what the-the age range was?
794
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,000
CARMEN:
Uh, just looking
at the structure of the nail
795
00:34:29,208 --> 00:34:30,333
and the size of the nail,
796
00:34:30,542 --> 00:34:34,292
I would say
late 1400 to mid-1700s.
797
00:34:36,292 --> 00:34:39,167
With the lack of manganese
and the high content of sulfur,
798
00:34:39,375 --> 00:34:42,333
it could indicate
yet an older iron source.
799
00:34:42,500 --> 00:34:44,167
-Boom, baby! There it is.
-(laughter)
800
00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:45,583
-ALEX: Yeah.
-CARMEN: I agree with Emma.
801
00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:47,750
This tends to be, um,
802
00:34:47,917 --> 00:34:49,583
indicative of older metal.
803
00:34:56,708 --> 00:34:58,167
-Yep.
-Oh, absolutely.
804
00:34:58,292 --> 00:35:00,000
-Oh. Yeah.
-(chuckling)
805
00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:01,708
For sure, mate.
806
00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:06,667
Okeydoke.
807
00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:09,833
-All right.
-Fair enough.
-We'll keep you posted. See ya.
808
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,458
RICK:
This is different.
809
00:35:11,625 --> 00:35:14,000
This is a different moment
we are at.
810
00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:16,125
On some level,
it's a very pivotal moment.
811
00:35:16,292 --> 00:35:19,625
-GARY: I've got tunnel vision
right now.
-(laughter)
812
00:35:21,625 --> 00:35:23,667
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
813
00:35:25,333 --> 00:35:26,167
GARY:
This is it, mate.
814
00:35:26,375 --> 00:35:27,875
I love this spot.
815
00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:30,250
So we'll really have
to keep our eyes open.
816
00:35:30,417 --> 00:35:32,500
-All right.
-(starts engine)
817
00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:36,083
...Gary Drayton, Steve Guptill
818
00:35:36,250 --> 00:35:38,542
and Billy Gerhardt
819
00:35:38,708 --> 00:35:41,208
continue excavating
for important clues
820
00:35:41,375 --> 00:35:43,792
near the southern border
of the swamp.
821
00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:47,417
GARY:
I'm always excited
to get in the swamp,
822
00:35:47,625 --> 00:35:50,125
especially in
the southeast corner,
823
00:35:50,250 --> 00:35:53,333
because we have already
recovered some amazing artifacts
824
00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:54,667
from this area.
825
00:35:54,875 --> 00:35:58,333
If we can find
more parts of that ship,
826
00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:01,458
it will be a great day
on Oak Island.
827
00:36:02,875 --> 00:36:04,000
What's happening, Billy?
828
00:36:04,208 --> 00:36:06,875
Just got a little wood here,
and I--
829
00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:08,625
What kind of wood?
830
00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:10,417
Somebody's dug down
in the swamp, and there--
831
00:36:10,542 --> 00:36:12,542
We got a bunch of horizontal
and vertical boards.
832
00:36:14,125 --> 00:36:15,542
There's a wall of a...
833
00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:18,208
shaft, retaining wall,
something.
834
00:36:18,333 --> 00:36:20,000
Maybe it's what Fred probed.
835
00:36:20,167 --> 00:36:21,958
GARY:
So you think it could be
836
00:36:22,125 --> 00:36:24,500
-potentially what Fred
was probing when he thought...
-Well...
837
00:36:24,667 --> 00:36:26,167
-...he hit the wall?
-There's-there's potential
of that.
838
00:36:26,333 --> 00:36:28,625
NARRATOR:
A possible wall
839
00:36:28,792 --> 00:36:32,333
buried at the southern border
of the swamp?
840
00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:37,000
While investigating this area
more than 30 years ago,
841
00:36:37,167 --> 00:36:41,500
the late treasure hunter and
Oak Island landowner Fred Nolan
842
00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:45,750
reportedly discovered
a wooden wall or dam.
843
00:36:46,208 --> 00:36:50,042
A dam that Fred believed
represented evidence
844
00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:52,625
that the swamp
was an artificial feature
845
00:36:52,792 --> 00:36:55,292
that had been created
centuries ago
846
00:36:55,458 --> 00:36:58,375
in order to hide something
of great value.
847
00:36:58,542 --> 00:37:01,333
Is it possible
that the team has found
848
00:37:01,542 --> 00:37:03,917
a section
of that same construct?
849
00:37:04,542 --> 00:37:07,375
And if so, could it be related
850
00:37:07,542 --> 00:37:10,000
to the potentially
1,250-year-old piece
851
00:37:10,125 --> 00:37:14,958
of ship's railing that the team
found nearby back in 2020?
852
00:37:16,125 --> 00:37:17,833
I think
we're onto something, mate.
853
00:37:17,917 --> 00:37:19,875
BILLY:
I think we got
to get the guys here.
854
00:37:20,042 --> 00:37:23,542
Looks like somebody was digging
down in the depths of the swamp.
855
00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:25,667
STEVE:
You make a good point, Billy.
I mean,
856
00:37:25,833 --> 00:37:28,708
it's really close, I would say
feet off of the stone road.
857
00:37:28,833 --> 00:37:31,125
-Yeah.
-So I think it could be really
important and maybe related
858
00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:32,500
-to the stone road.
-For sure.
-GARY: Yeah.
859
00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:35,667
Let's get back to base,
tell the guys.
860
00:37:35,833 --> 00:37:37,500
Good eyes, Billy.
861
00:37:42,583 --> 00:37:44,083
BILLY: Somebody was doing work
in the body of the swamp.
862
00:37:44,250 --> 00:37:45,417
IAN:
Yeah, that's a good point. So...
863
00:37:45,583 --> 00:37:47,167
this is a little more curious,
864
00:37:47,292 --> 00:37:49,208
-in terms of...
-Mm.
865
00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:50,458
...did somebody excavate here,
866
00:37:50,583 --> 00:37:54,833
put that in
in modern times or...
867
00:37:55,042 --> 00:37:56,250
-is it older?
-Right.
868
00:37:56,417 --> 00:37:58,000
NARRATOR:
After a mysterious
869
00:37:58,167 --> 00:37:59,375
wooden structure was discovered
870
00:37:59,583 --> 00:38:01,333
at the southern edge
of the swamp
871
00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:03,083
just one day ago...
872
00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:04,583
RICK:
You probably want
873
00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:06,667
-to take a look.
-IAN: At some point, yeah.
874
00:38:06,833 --> 00:38:10,833
...Rick Lagina has invited
geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner
875
00:38:11,042 --> 00:38:12,667
to inspect the feature.
876
00:38:13,583 --> 00:38:14,833
IAN:
What interests me
877
00:38:14,958 --> 00:38:17,208
is it's down into the sediment.
878
00:38:17,375 --> 00:38:18,417
I really want to see the context
879
00:38:18,542 --> 00:38:20,333
of that and the sediment
around it.
880
00:38:20,417 --> 00:38:21,417
RICK:
Yep.
881
00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:23,458
We can see this red stuff here.
882
00:38:23,542 --> 00:38:24,792
-RICK: Mm-hmm.
-That red stuff
is what's underneath
883
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,500
-the stone road.
-Right.
884
00:38:26,708 --> 00:38:28,542
NARRATOR:
Just to the west
885
00:38:28,708 --> 00:38:32,000
lies the potentially
500-year-old stone road
886
00:38:32,167 --> 00:38:33,667
or ship's wharf,
887
00:38:33,833 --> 00:38:37,625
a feature that may date
to roughly the same time period
888
00:38:37,792 --> 00:38:41,000
as the wooden tunnel
below the Garden Shaft.
889
00:38:41,625 --> 00:38:43,500
IAN:
If we start seeing
that red stuff within
890
00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:45,875
and around that wood structure,
891
00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:48,542
that will possibly place it
further back in time.
892
00:38:48,708 --> 00:38:49,750
Yeah.
893
00:38:49,917 --> 00:38:51,625
NARRATOR:
Is it possible that this feature
894
00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:54,917
may be related
to the nearby stone road,
895
00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:57,375
as Dr. Spooner is speculating?
896
00:38:57,542 --> 00:39:00,958
And perhaps also
to the possible treasure tunnel
897
00:39:01,167 --> 00:39:02,958
in the Money Pit area?
898
00:39:03,167 --> 00:39:06,000
This was always the area
that I...
899
00:39:06,208 --> 00:39:08,000
was really interested in.
900
00:39:08,125 --> 00:39:09,500
In terms of trying
to find something
901
00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:11,875
that connects the stone road
to something else.
902
00:39:12,042 --> 00:39:14,875
-Right.
-We know it had to be used
for something else,
903
00:39:15,042 --> 00:39:16,542
and they were going somewhere
and doing something.
904
00:39:16,708 --> 00:39:18,083
-Mm-hmm.
-STEVE: Yeah.
905
00:39:18,208 --> 00:39:20,500
If this is as old
as the stone road,
906
00:39:20,708 --> 00:39:21,833
could this have been
some sort of a loading
907
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,000
and unloading platform?
908
00:39:23,167 --> 00:39:24,667
That's kind of interesting.
909
00:39:24,833 --> 00:39:27,167
STEVE:
You tie something to it,
the cargo,
910
00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:29,417
swing it off, unload,
load, unload, load.
911
00:39:29,583 --> 00:39:31,542
-IAN: Sure.
They'd pull the big boat up.
-Yeah.
912
00:39:31,708 --> 00:39:33,833
IAN:
They'd unload their goods.
913
00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:36,667
-GARY/STEVE: Yeah.
-And they could have built
other structures as well.
914
00:39:36,750 --> 00:39:37,750
Yeah.
915
00:39:38,708 --> 00:39:40,292
RICK:
There's precious little known
916
00:39:40,458 --> 00:39:41,917
about the southeast corner
of the swamp.
917
00:39:42,125 --> 00:39:43,500
I wish I understood
918
00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:45,708
why we're making
these discoveries in the swamp
919
00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:49,458
that has endured
over two centuries.
920
00:39:49,625 --> 00:39:53,083
I think there were activities
conducted here,
921
00:39:53,250 --> 00:39:55,167
maybe not by the same persons
922
00:39:55,250 --> 00:39:57,958
but maybe by a same group
or entity
923
00:39:58,125 --> 00:39:59,958
over generations,
924
00:40:00,125 --> 00:40:01,458
perhaps even centuries.
925
00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,417
This wood here
is interesting, too,
926
00:40:03,625 --> 00:40:05,750
because it's round on the edges,
flat on the top.
927
00:40:05,875 --> 00:40:07,250
That's pretty old.
928
00:40:07,458 --> 00:40:09,833
-Mm.
-I think the desire
929
00:40:09,958 --> 00:40:11,667
on all parts is to dig
930
00:40:11,833 --> 00:40:14,125
and expose the structure
in its entirety
931
00:40:14,333 --> 00:40:18,125
so we can come to a real good
understanding of its purpose.
932
00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:20,792
And hopefully
there's an artifact or two
933
00:40:20,958 --> 00:40:22,958
that might tell us
what its purpose was.
934
00:40:23,125 --> 00:40:27,000
Somebody put a huge effort
into installing something,
935
00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:29,792
and, uh... Like, we have to
be careful, is all I'm saying.
936
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,667
-RICK: Mm-hmm.
-Okay.
937
00:40:31,875 --> 00:40:34,125
RICK: I think
that's-that's pretty cool.
938
00:40:34,292 --> 00:40:35,250
-GARY: Yeah.
-Yep.
939
00:40:35,417 --> 00:40:37,167
RICK:
Okay. For right now,
940
00:40:37,292 --> 00:40:39,250
-let's call it a day.
-IAN: Yeah.
941
00:40:39,417 --> 00:40:40,500
-Okeydoke.
-Okay.
942
00:40:40,708 --> 00:40:42,000
-All righty. Thank you.
-Yeah.
943
00:40:42,208 --> 00:40:43,167
RICK:
All right. Good job.
944
00:40:43,333 --> 00:40:44,750
-Thanks, Billy.
-BILLY: Yep!
945
00:40:44,917 --> 00:40:47,500
NARRATOR:
For the Laginas and their team,
946
00:40:47,708 --> 00:40:50,000
the complexity and intrigue
947
00:40:50,208 --> 00:40:55,833
of the 229-year-old Oak Island
mystery continues to grow.
948
00:40:56,250 --> 00:40:58,542
Could it truly have originated
949
00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:00,875
more than a thousand years ago
950
00:41:01,083 --> 00:41:05,625
with a secret deposit
of priceless holy relics?
951
00:41:05,750 --> 00:41:09,042
And could there have been
a generational conspiracy
952
00:41:09,208 --> 00:41:10,500
that followed
953
00:41:10,667 --> 00:41:13,958
in order to protect and add to
954
00:41:14,125 --> 00:41:15,833
those treasures?
955
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,625
The evidence and research
suggest that it's possible.
956
00:41:20,792 --> 00:41:24,042
And perhaps
the ultimate question now is,
957
00:41:24,208 --> 00:41:29,125
can Rick, Marty
and their team prove it?
958
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,625
Next time
on The Curse of Oak Island...
959
00:41:34,750 --> 00:41:36,667
This is the secret of secrets.
960
00:41:36,792 --> 00:41:38,417
The message
being conveyed in code
961
00:41:38,583 --> 00:41:40,750
is that the Ark of the Covenant
is on Oak Island.
962
00:41:40,917 --> 00:41:42,875
-You can put "X" on the spot?
-Correct.
963
00:41:44,083 --> 00:41:46,042
-Holy cow!
-Wow!
964
00:41:46,250 --> 00:41:47,708
Is it truly silver?
965
00:41:47,875 --> 00:41:48,458
It is silver.
966
00:41:48,625 --> 00:41:49,792
About 90%.
967
00:41:49,917 --> 00:41:50,667
Yes!
968
00:41:50,833 --> 00:41:52,208
LAIRD:
In 40 years,
969
00:41:52,375 --> 00:41:53,292
I can't remember
a piece of silver.
970
00:41:53,375 --> 00:41:54,083
GARY:
Is that it?
971
00:41:54,208 --> 00:41:55,167
I see it, mate.
972
00:41:55,292 --> 00:41:56,542
Underneath that boulder.
973
00:41:56,750 --> 00:41:58,125
-Look at that!
-(gasps)
974
00:41:58,708 --> 00:42:00,208
What the heck is that?
975
00:42:00,333 --> 00:42:02,042
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