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MATTY:
Was it an American navy captain
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who stole a vast treasure
during the Revolutionary War?
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I have Captain James
Anderson's sea chest.
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-Wow.
-MATTY: A pioneering band
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of Freemasons with sacred riches
of medieval origins?
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The Knights Baronet
might be responsible
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for a treasure
buried on Oak Island.
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MATTY:
Or perhaps a famous explorer
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who had a priceless
ulterior agenda.
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Oh. What do you think this is?
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RICK:
What is book binding material
doing in the Money Pit?
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Do you think it's
Shakespeare's manuscripts?
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ALAN BUTLER:
It's time to connect the dots
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to Oak Island.
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Basically,
I've connected the dots.
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MATTY:
Ever since the deep shaft
known as the Money Pit
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was discovered in 1795
on Oak Island,
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thousands of discoveries
have been made,
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suggesting someone
went to a lot of trouble
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to hide a vast
cache of treasure.
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These include believed tunnels
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found approximately
100 feet underground,
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stone roads and pathways
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hidden beneath a brackish swamp,
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religious artifacts
and megalithic structures
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that date back more
than five centuries,
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and even high-trace evidence
of silver and gold.
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It's left brothers
Rick and Marty Lagina
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and their team contemplating
six ultimate questions:
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Who, what, when,
where, why and how?
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And it's also led
to many researchers
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coming forward to declare
that they have the answers.
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It is true there's been
a vault's worth of theories
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brought forth
that have all been supported
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by finds made
right here on the island.
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So, until a treasure
is actually found
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that might help
explain everything,
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the most logical theories
would point
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to whoever was known
to be in the area
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at the time prior to
the discovery of the Money Pit,
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and who had something
very valuable to hide.
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That brings us to the first
entry in our countdown.
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Number ten:
the Knights Baronet theory.
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JAMES: So, the Knights
Baronet are connected
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to the Knights Templar,
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and that connection goes
right through Nova Scotia.
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And it might be responsible
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for a treasure buried
on Oak Island.
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MATTY:
In recent years,
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James McQuiston, an author
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and fellow of the Society
of Antiquaries of Scotland,
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has made several presentations
to Rick,
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Marty, Craig and the team
about his top suspects:
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the Knights Baronet.
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Established in Scotland
by a nobleman,
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Sir William Alexander, in 1625,
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this organization of
the first documented Freemasons
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established the colony
in North America
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that came to be known
as Nova Scotia,
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or "New Scotland."
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That was the ultimate plan.
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And if you look at the overall
list of the Knights Baronet,
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25% of them
had some kind of connection
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back to the Knights Templar.
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They may have had
Templar wealth in their families
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because when they were,
uh, dissolved,
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where's all
that stuff going to go?
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MATTY:
Over the years,
many have speculated
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that a vast treasure
connected to
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the medieval order
of the Knights Templar,
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which included holy relics
such as the Ark of the Covenant
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and the Holy Grail,
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were transported from Europe
centuries ago
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and hidden in the ingeniously
constructed Money Pit.
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During a subsequent
presentation...
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MARTY:
Hey, James.
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MATTY: ...James spoke
on why the Knights Baronet
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may have been the depositors.
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So, here's
the theory in a nutshell.
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Unfortunately, the French
attacked Nova Scotia,
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leaving the Scots ousted
in the spring of 1632,
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and I believe they took shelter
in Mahone Bay,
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and Oak Island
is at the back of it.
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So, it would be the perfect
place to hide back there
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and bury what they couldn't
take back with them
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or didn't want
to take back with them.
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MATTY:
Based on his thorough research,
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James believes
he's not only figured out
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who was behind the mystery
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but also why nearly
every team of searchers
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over the past two centuries
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has included high-ranking
members of Freemasonry,
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including Franklin
Delano Roosevelt in 1911.
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But is there actual evidence?
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Peter, if you can impart to them
what your perceptions were
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-about the wall.
-Sure.
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Just the way that
the outside rocks
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are sort of structured
to-to lean in on a wall,
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which is a classic way of
holding a rubble wall together.
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MATTY:
In 2022,
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the team investigated
a stone wall on Lot 26
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that struck them all
as oddly constructed.
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This included archaeologist
Laird Niven,
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who found charcoal within it
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that was carbon-dated
to as early as the 17th century.
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And when forestry technician
Peter Romkey examined it,
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he believed
he recognized the technique.
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PETER ROMKEY:
It was almost like it had
a foundation of small rocks.
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-Mm.
-And that would be, uh,
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very similar to, uh,
castles and large structures
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that were built
in England and Scotland.
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MATTY:
The potentially
Scottish-designed wall
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on Lot 26 is only
one of many discoveries
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made by the team
dating to the 1600s.
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GARY:
Rick, check this out.
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What have you got, Gary?
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MATTY:
But, in 2020,
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while investigating
the possibly man-made swamp...
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IAN:
It's one piece of wood.
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MATTY:
...they unearthed what could be
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a smoking gun
for the Knights Baronet.
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-RICK: Check this out.
-Hey, guys. What have you got?
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GARY:
We're hoping you can tell us.
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Oh, God.
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-Wow.
-IAN: It's got to be a tool.
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AARON:
Yeah, I was going to say,
like something for
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-architectural or...
-GARY: Yeah.
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-Yeah, like a little
carpenter's square.
-Yeah.
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MATTY:
It was a wooden T-square
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used for masonry,
and, incredibly,
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it was scientifically
dated to 1632,
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the exact year that
James McQuiston believes
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the Knights Baronet
buried Templar treasures
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in the Money Pit.
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Finding a tool
that may have been used
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to help construct
the Money Pit is compelling.
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But how about finding
an official military record
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potentially describing
its construction?
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That brings us to
the next top theory on our list.
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Number nine:
the Duc d'Anville theory.
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I found eight pages of a ship...
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what looks like a ship's log.
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What's really interesting is
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it appears to be
a ship's log that indicates
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that they were here
in advance of the French fleet
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that was coming over in 1746.
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MATTY:
In 2017, team historian
Doug Crowell
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dug a partial transcript
out of provincial archives
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detailing a secret
French naval mission
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to hide valuables in Nova Scotia
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as they battled Great Britain
for control of the territory.
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The effort was led by Jean
Baptiste de La Rochefoucauld,
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also known as the Duc d'Anville,
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an admiral whose family
had believed ties
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to the Knights Templar
dating back
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to the 12th-century Crusades.
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DOUG:
And if you go through
these eight pages,
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they're actually talking about
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the vast amount of treasure
they have on board.
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They're worried about losing it
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because, basically,
they're in enemy territory.
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So, this transcription
I've handed out to you,
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I'm just going to read
through it really quickly here.
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So, on September 6,
the ship's log was:
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"At midday, we reach a deep bay
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"with several hundred small
islands, wooded to the shore.
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"The great quantity
of treasure on this vessel
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"makes it unwise
to jeopardize it
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"in any engagement
with the enemy.
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"September 8: It has been agreed
that a deep pit be dug
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"and treasure securely buried.
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"The pit to have
a secret entrance
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by a tunnel from the shore."
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On September 13: "Down 67 feet.
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"Pit seems damp
from seepage of seawater.
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Have decided to go
deeper to dry soil."
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RICK:
And it ends.
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And that's where it ends.
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CRAIG:
But it is amazing.
I mean, a great quantity
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of treasure, and that they
appear to be in this bay.
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In my mind,
there's no doubt that
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they're pointing
right to Oak Island.
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MATTY:
Is it possible that
the Duc d'Anville's men
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dug the Money Pit in 1746
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and buried a vault of treasures
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that may include
priceless Templar relics?
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Well, in addition
to numerous artifacts
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that date to that
very time period,
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they've also found 18th-century
structures across the island,
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such as the so-called
Garden Shaft,
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an 82-foot-deep feature
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containing high-trace
evidence of gold.
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We're drilling down on
the top ten treasure theories
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that Rick, Marty
and their team have heard
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in their quest to solve
the 228-year-old mystery.
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And while many revolve
around groups
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who visited the island
centuries ago,
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the next one on our list
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involves someone
who actually lived here.
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Number eight: the Captain
James Anderson theory.
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STEVE A.: I can show
you guys more things.
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I have Captain James
Anderson's sea chest.
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-Wow.
-Sea chest?
Like a treasure chest?
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Yeah. Just like
a treasure chest.
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-We would love to see that.
-MATTY: In 2017, members of
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the fellowship traveled
to Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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to visit Steve Atkinson,
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a descendant of
the 18th-century privateer
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Captain James Anderson.
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-He was quite a character.
-Yeah.
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That's a very good way
to describe him, yeah.
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MATTY:
Believed to have been
from Baltimore, Maryland,
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Captain James Anderson
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was a Freemason
who made a living
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as a pirate and privateer
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before becoming a naval captain
for the United States
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during the American Revolution
in the late 1700s.
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However, after being
given command of a ship
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loaded with valuables,
he fled to British territory
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in Canada, where he purchased
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Lot 26 on Oak Island
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and resided there until 1788.
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Is this it here?
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STEVE A.:
That's the baby.
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-PETER: Wow.
-ALEX: Holy crap.
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-Look at that thing.
-Here you go.
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MATTY:
As to what became
of the valuables
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that Captain Anderson looted,
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Steve Atkinson offered
a relatively inspired guess.
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CHARLES:
Wow.
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STEVE A.:
Now, all those keys
he has in his hand...
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-Can I see them for a sec?
-ALEX: Sure.
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STEVE A.:
That one opens
that treasure chest.
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Maybe some other ones,
could be...
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ALEX:
I couldn't help noticing
there are four keys.
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STEVE A.:
Could there have been more
treasure chests on the island?
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That's what I wonder.
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MATTY:
Is it possible
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that Steve is correct
and there might be
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three more chests
full of treasure on Oak Island,
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care of Captain James Anderson?
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Well, it just so happens
that on Lot 26,
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where the mysterious
stone wall is located,
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there is also a stone well,
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a well where the team detected
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high-trace evidence
of silver in 2022.
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MARTY:
The Captain Anderson
investigation
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is interesting because
it shows, once again,
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the colorful history
on this bloody little island.
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If Oak Island
tells you anything,
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this island is all about
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the what-ifs
and the possibilities.
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You have to follow every lead.
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Whether or not
Captain James Anderson
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is connected to that silver
detected in Lot 26
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remains a mystery,
at least for now.
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But the individual at the center
of our next top theory
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might not only explain
that silver hit
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but also that
Gerhardt dump truck load
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that might be buried
in the Money Pit.
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Number seven:
the Sir William Phips theory.
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CLARKE: I've found, I believe,
significant information
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that really strengthens,
uh, the idea
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of there being silver
in this area.
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-Interesting.
-MATTY: In 2021,
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Scott Clarke,
a 32nd-degree Freemason,
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presented his startling research
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along with
a very plausible theory.
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Many people are actually
familiar with William Phips's
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discovery of the Concepcíon
back in 1687.
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We know that Phips found silver
on the Concepcíon.
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And I believe
some of the treasure
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from the Concepcíon was
secreted to Oak Island.
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Very interesting.
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There's no question about that.
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MATTY:
In 1641,
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the Nuestra Señora
de la Pura y Limpia Concepcíon,
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a 600-ton Spanish galleon
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that was loaded with
more than 100 tons of silver,
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sank in a massive hurricane
off the northern coast
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of the modern-day
Dominican Republic.
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It remained lost
for more than 40 years
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until Captain William Phips,
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a British politician from
the Massachusetts Bay Colony,
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found the wreck
in January of 1687
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during a salvage mission
that was financed
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by the English crown.
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Utilizing indigenous
free divers,
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Phips made an unprecedented
recovery of silver artifacts.
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CLARKE:
When it was brought back
to England,
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the treasure was weighed in
at over 34 tons
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and valued at about
205,000 pounds,
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which would be 50 million U.S.
dollars in today's currency.
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-That is remarkable.
-ALEX: Yeah.
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CLARKE:
Phips was knighted by King James
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and treated as a hero in London.
It was very big news.
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Wow. So, he was
pretty important.
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CLARKE:
Yeah. And this is about the time
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when Captain Andrew Belcher
comes into the picture.
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He was to become the assistant
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of the newly knighted
Sir William Phips.
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MATTY:
Captain Andrew Belcher
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was a well-known
merchant and freemason
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from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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And, according to
Scott Clarke's research,
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Belcher became a close aide
to Sir William Phips
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during his second mission
to salvage
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the rest of the Concepcíon's
sunken riches.
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CLARKE:
So, in September 1687,
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Phips returned to the wreck
of the Concepcíon.
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And during the second
expedition of the treasure,
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Phips brought back to England
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what was only valued
at 10,000 pounds.
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He literally found 1/20
of what he found the first time.
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DOUG:
He came back with
less than expected, right?
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-CLARKE: Much less. Yeah. Yeah.
-Yeah.
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CLARKE:
I basically found a 1688 letter
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that shows that
Captain Andrew Belcher
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was caught with
one of Phips's ships
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in the Mahone Bay area
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at the exact time
that Phips was coming back
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from the second attempt,
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where he allegedly, officially,
did not find as much silver.
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The letter also states
that they burnt a ship
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at Port L'Hebert,
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which is very close
to Oak Island.
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I strongly believe
that Belcher and his comrades
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were actually transferring
treasure from the Concepcíon
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to be taken to Nova Scotia.
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MATTY:
But could Scott Clarke's
Sir William Phips theory
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explain the discovery
that geoscientist Ian Spooner
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and his colleague
Dr. Matt Lukeman made
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by testing water
in the Money Pit area
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back in 2020?
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IAN: So, I've got
one question to ask.
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Do you think there's treasure
in the Money Pit?
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Oh, I like that lead-in.
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(laughter)
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No, you know, I'm serious.
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-Do I?
-IAN: Yeah.
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Small chance.
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I-I do. I absolutely do.
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Right.
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So, Doug, can you bring, uh,
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-bring up the presentation?
-DOUG: I can.
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IAN:
Great.
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That image shows the wells.
There were 12 of them.
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We took the samples,
and what Matt did
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was take the initiative to scan
it through the whole spectrum,
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and that's when some
interesting things came up.
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Really?
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IAN:
At the end of the day, there is
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every reason to believe,
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down in those holes
that there is
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something close by
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that contains
a fair bit of silver.
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DOUG:
I guess I'm still trying
to get a mental picture
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of how much silver it would take
to give these levels.
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Like, is it a handful of silver,
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or is it a Gerhardt
dump truck load of silver?
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-It's a Gerhardt dump truck.
-MARTY: Oh, baby.
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JACK:
Oh, no way.
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(laughter)
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So far, we've covered
several theories
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about the Oak Island Mystery
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involving people and events
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from documented history.
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And while they are all
compelling and plausible,
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the next top theory
on our countdown
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is, without a doubt, rock solid.
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Number six: Alex Lagina's
H+O Stone theory.
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ALEX:
Let's go.
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MATTY:
In 2022, Rick Lagina,
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along with his nephews
Alex and Peter,
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and Oak Island historian
Doug Crowell
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visited several
ancient sites in Italy
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that served as strongholds
for the Knights Templar
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between the 12th
and 14th centuries.
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During the trip,
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researcher Emiliano Sacchetti
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showed them numerous caves
and medieval churches
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containing carved symbols
that have also
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been found over the years
on Oak Island.
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-Rick.
-RICK: Hmm?
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Right here.
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MATTY:
And at the church
of Santa Maria Nuova
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in the city of Viterbo...
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Hmm. H-I-C.
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Which in Latin means "here."
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MATTY:
...Alex noticed something
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that sparked
an incredible theory
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about one of the most
intriguing carvings
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ever discovered on Oak Island:
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the H+O Stone.
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In the 1920s, a massive boulder
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was observed on
the island's northern shore
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featuring a number
of strange symbols.
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Believing that it was
a marker for buried treasure,
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searchers blew it up
with dynamite
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so they could dig beneath it.
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Unfortunately,
nothing was found,
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but a large fragment
of the boulder
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that came to be known
as the H+O Stone
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has tantalized
treasure hunters ever since
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as to what the symbols
could possibly mean.
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So, in the church, we saw this.
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-Right?
-RICK: Mm-hmm.
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What does that mean?
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-"Here."
-If you do this...
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...you get the H+O Stone.
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And this symbol,
we've learned today,
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-means Templar-related relic.
-RICK: Mm-hmm.
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And what have we found that
the symbol at the end means?
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Some have
interpreted it to be gold.
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ALEX:
Yeah.
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If you put it all together,
I mean, there's the possibility
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that the H+O Stone represents,
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"Here, Templar gold."
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You may have just
filled in the blank.
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Or a blank or blanks.
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ALEX:
Yeah.
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Has Alex Lagina
actually figured out
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the source of the gold
that's been detected right here,
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deep in the Money Pit area?
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Well, maybe only more time
and digging will tell.
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But even if it is
Templar gold down there,
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the question is:
Who put it there?
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Well, that's where the next top
entry on our countdown comes in.
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Number five:
the Sir Francis Bacon Theory.
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I actually claim to have found
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the treasure map
leading to Oak Island.
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And this is found
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in a most unlikely book,
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concealed in codes.
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And the book I'm talking about
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is the great folio with the
plays of William Shakespeare.
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MATTY:
In 2013,
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Norwegian filmmaker
and Freemason Petter Amundsen
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laid out his take
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on a theory that has actually
been considered
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by many researchers
over the years.
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That the original writings
of William Shakespeare,
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which are missing, by the way,
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were actually authored
by a cabal of secret authors
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led by the 17th-century
English nobleman,
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scientist and politician
named Sir Francis Bacon.
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Curiously, Bacon
was also believed
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to be a member of a secret
society of intellectuals
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known as the Rosicrucians,
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an organization
with strong connections
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to-- drumroll--
the Knights Templar.
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PETTER:
There is a coded map in
Shakespeare, which I found.
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It takes you up in the sky
and brings you down
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to Nova Scotia,
leading you to Oak Island.
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MATTY:
Within the first
printed edition
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of the Shakespearean folios,
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which were financed
by Francis Bacon
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in the early 1600s,
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Petter noticed
oddly capitalized letters
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and misspelled words,
along with misnumbered pages.
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-I brought some props.
-Good.
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MATTY:
It is his belief
that these errors
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were purposeful
and actually make up
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an encoded treasure map
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that aligns with
the megalithic formation
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of six boulders on Oak Island
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known as Nolan's Cross.
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PETTER:
This is Nolan's Cross.
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Now, I say that this cross
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is more than one symbol.
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And I will show you why.
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If you add a few more points
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like this.
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Between these stones,
there are certain paths.
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The geometry indicates
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that we are talking
about a Tree of Life.
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MATTY:
The Kabbalistic symbol
known as the Tree of Life
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was highly regarded
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by both the Rosicrucians
and the Templar Order.
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Petter believed that the cross
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is only what you see
on the surface
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and that the four other points
of the Tree of Life,
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known as sefirot,
lie hidden below ground.
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Whew.
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There is the Kingdom Stone.
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MATTY:
So, with the help
of Marty and Alex,
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he was able to find one of them.
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ALEX:
Well, the stone itself
is interesting
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because you'd think there'd be
the other half of it somewhere.
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MATTY:
Petter's theory is that
Francis Bacon
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led the effort
in the early 17th century
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to hide priceless
Templar treasures,
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along with the original
Shakespearian manuscripts,
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on Oak Island.
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And he isn't the only theorist
who strongly believes this.
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Bacon wrote that one of
the best ways to instruct people
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is to create a treasure hunt.
499
00:22:54,708 --> 00:22:57,167
MARTY:
Oh, really? That...
500
00:22:57,333 --> 00:22:59,458
-that S-O-B.
-That's quite compelling.
501
00:22:59,625 --> 00:23:03,542
MATTY:
In 2018, author
and Oak Island historian
502
00:23:03,750 --> 00:23:05,417
Randall Sullivan shared insight
503
00:23:05,542 --> 00:23:07,667
on Bacon's known writings
504
00:23:07,875 --> 00:23:11,042
that may be directly related
to the Oak Island mystery.
505
00:23:11,208 --> 00:23:13,167
RANDALL:
You may know this, Rick, that...
506
00:23:13,333 --> 00:23:15,625
one of Bacon's works, uh, uh,
507
00:23:15,750 --> 00:23:18,125
is about creating
a perpetual spring.
508
00:23:18,292 --> 00:23:19,333
-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah, and the very first line
509
00:23:19,542 --> 00:23:21,083
of his instructions is:
510
00:23:21,250 --> 00:23:23,167
"Dig a pit upon the seashore."
511
00:23:24,375 --> 00:23:26,958
MATTY:
Could the Bacon/Shakespeare
theory explain the evidence
512
00:23:27,083 --> 00:23:31,208
of silver and gold discovered
deep in the Money Pit area?
513
00:23:31,375 --> 00:23:33,750
Or perhaps
the pieces of parchment
514
00:23:33,917 --> 00:23:36,292
that have been unearthed
during drilling operations
515
00:23:36,458 --> 00:23:38,208
over the years
by previous searchers
516
00:23:38,375 --> 00:23:40,458
and the Laginas' team, as well?
517
00:23:45,375 --> 00:23:46,625
Many of the theories
that Rick, Marty, Craig
518
00:23:46,833 --> 00:23:48,625
and the team have heard
during their quest
519
00:23:48,833 --> 00:23:51,583
to solve the Oak Island mystery
have been proven plausible
520
00:23:51,792 --> 00:23:55,208
by discoveries they have made
over the past decade.
521
00:23:55,375 --> 00:23:56,958
But the next one
on our countdown
522
00:23:57,083 --> 00:23:58,500
has been supported by a legend
523
00:23:58,708 --> 00:24:01,917
that goes back over 600 years.
524
00:24:03,167 --> 00:24:07,167
Number four: the Prince
Henry Sinclair theory.
525
00:24:08,208 --> 00:24:11,167
According to the traditions
of the indigenous people
526
00:24:11,292 --> 00:24:13,792
of Nova Scotia
known as the Mi'kmaq,
527
00:24:13,917 --> 00:24:17,292
in 1398, a man
arrived on their shores
528
00:24:17,458 --> 00:24:19,458
with an army and many ships,
529
00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:22,708
befriended them
and taught them new methods
530
00:24:22,917 --> 00:24:25,500
for navigating the waters
and fishing.
531
00:24:25,708 --> 00:24:28,792
They came to worship him
as a god named Glooscap.
532
00:24:28,958 --> 00:24:32,792
According to many researchers,
this man was actually
533
00:24:32,917 --> 00:24:34,958
a Scottish Prince
named Henry Sinclair
534
00:24:35,125 --> 00:24:37,958
who may have come
to Nova Scotia in order to hide
535
00:24:38,083 --> 00:24:40,958
the order's sacred treasures
on Oak Island.
536
00:24:43,708 --> 00:24:45,167
ALEX:
Look at that.
537
00:24:45,333 --> 00:24:47,417
CHARLES:
Absolutely magnificent.
538
00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:48,625
MARTY:
Yeah, that is beautiful.
539
00:24:48,708 --> 00:24:50,750
MATTY:
In 2014, Rick, Marty
540
00:24:50,875 --> 00:24:53,625
and members of the team
traveled to Scotland
541
00:24:53,708 --> 00:24:56,125
to look for clues
that might help prove
542
00:24:56,333 --> 00:24:58,458
Prince Henry journeyed
to Oak Island.
543
00:24:58,583 --> 00:25:01,500
There, they visited
Rosslyn Chapel,
544
00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:03,500
a mysterious church
545
00:25:03,708 --> 00:25:06,083
that had been constructed
by Henry's grandson William
546
00:25:06,250 --> 00:25:09,708
in 1446, nearly 50 years prior
547
00:25:09,917 --> 00:25:12,917
to the so-called discovery
of North America
548
00:25:13,083 --> 00:25:15,000
by Christopher Columbus.
549
00:25:15,208 --> 00:25:16,667
FIONA:
The legend here
550
00:25:16,833 --> 00:25:18,500
is that Prince Henry Sinclair,
551
00:25:18,708 --> 00:25:22,667
in 1398, sailed to the New World
552
00:25:22,833 --> 00:25:26,625
and brought back with him corn.
553
00:25:32,875 --> 00:25:36,583
And there are other carvings
such as the aloe vera
554
00:25:36,708 --> 00:25:40,333
and trillium, which again
is a North American plant.
555
00:25:40,458 --> 00:25:42,125
And, interestingly,
556
00:25:42,292 --> 00:25:44,958
our botanist believed that
the trillium was trillium,
557
00:25:45,167 --> 00:25:47,208
so we have to believe
558
00:25:47,375 --> 00:25:49,625
that the people
who carved this chapel
559
00:25:49,792 --> 00:25:51,708
were far-traveled.
560
00:25:51,917 --> 00:25:53,750
MARTY:
Corn is a New World crop.
561
00:25:53,917 --> 00:25:55,833
And one of the key things
562
00:25:56,042 --> 00:25:58,458
is that there appears to be
a carving of a trillium.
563
00:25:58,625 --> 00:26:00,333
Trilliums would
have been unknown
564
00:26:00,542 --> 00:26:02,417
to the people
who built that chapel
565
00:26:02,583 --> 00:26:04,542
had they not been
to North America.
566
00:26:05,625 --> 00:26:07,250
ANDREA: Well, I have
an interesting tale
567
00:26:07,417 --> 00:26:09,542
-to tell you all.
-DOUG: Excellent.
568
00:26:10,917 --> 00:26:12,875
MATTY:
If the Sinclair legend
seemed plausible
569
00:26:13,042 --> 00:26:16,708
after the team's trip
to Scotland in 2014,
570
00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:19,167
it was mapped out
in historical detail
571
00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:23,083
during their recent trip
to Italy in 2022.
572
00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:26,417
ANDREA:
I have a very famous map
573
00:26:26,583 --> 00:26:29,958
from the late,
very late 17th century.
574
00:26:30,125 --> 00:26:31,458
-And it says here...
-Oh, there it is.
575
00:26:31,583 --> 00:26:33,833
...right there in Canada,
576
00:26:34,042 --> 00:26:38,958
discovered by
Antonio Zeno in 1390.
577
00:26:39,083 --> 00:26:43,375
So, this suggests that
the Zeno brothers
578
00:26:43,542 --> 00:26:46,667
had landed and discovered
579
00:26:46,833 --> 00:26:48,917
this part of North America.
580
00:26:49,917 --> 00:26:51,292
MATTY:
At the University of Rome,
581
00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:54,625
Professor Andrea di Robilant
582
00:26:54,792 --> 00:26:57,750
shared his research
and a map that suggested
583
00:26:57,875 --> 00:27:02,000
two Italian navigators
named Nicolai and Antonio Zeno
584
00:27:02,208 --> 00:27:04,708
actually helped
Prince Henry Sinclair
585
00:27:04,875 --> 00:27:06,833
make the voyage to Nova Scotia.
586
00:27:07,042 --> 00:27:08,625
ANDREA:
It is rather startling
587
00:27:08,750 --> 00:27:12,500
because we realize
that they travel to Iceland.
588
00:27:12,667 --> 00:27:16,333
After Iceland,
they sail to Greenland.
589
00:27:16,458 --> 00:27:19,042
And very, very possibly,
590
00:27:19,208 --> 00:27:23,250
to the coast of North America,
along Nova Scotia.
591
00:27:23,417 --> 00:27:25,250
ALEX:
Oh, wow.
592
00:27:26,250 --> 00:27:30,000
That puts a foothold
for the Zeno brothers
593
00:27:30,208 --> 00:27:32,500
in Canada, so they
could be associated
594
00:27:32,667 --> 00:27:34,042
with the Oak Island stories.
595
00:27:34,208 --> 00:27:36,583
-Yes.
-CORJAN: And then Henry Sinclair
596
00:27:36,750 --> 00:27:39,125
in North America.
597
00:27:40,083 --> 00:27:41,583
According to
the ancient traditions
598
00:27:41,708 --> 00:27:43,125
of the Mi'kmaq people,
599
00:27:43,292 --> 00:27:46,458
Henry Sinclair really did
journey to Nova Scotia.
600
00:27:46,583 --> 00:27:48,000
So, could he have been the one
601
00:27:48,125 --> 00:27:50,333
who actually carved
the H+O Stone?
602
00:27:50,417 --> 00:27:52,708
Well, even if he did
beat Christopher Columbus
603
00:27:52,875 --> 00:27:54,583
to North America,
believe it or not,
604
00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:56,375
the next theory on our countdown
605
00:27:56,542 --> 00:27:58,417
suggests they both
could be related
606
00:27:58,542 --> 00:28:00,917
to the Oak Island mystery.
607
00:28:02,208 --> 00:28:06,167
Number three:
the Christopher Columbus theory.
608
00:28:06,333 --> 00:28:08,458
JEFF:
I think one of
the hardest challenges
609
00:28:08,667 --> 00:28:11,458
in any conversation
is to get to the truth.
610
00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:16,333
MATTY: In 2015, researcher
Jeff Irving presented Rick,
611
00:28:16,458 --> 00:28:19,417
Marty, Craig and the team
with what certainly sounded like
612
00:28:19,583 --> 00:28:22,083
a pretty incredible scenario.
613
00:28:22,292 --> 00:28:25,333
What I think we're looking for
is the Ark of the Covenant.
614
00:28:27,625 --> 00:28:30,125
At this point,
I will tell you that I believe
615
00:28:30,292 --> 00:28:33,583
Christopher Columbus
was responsible
616
00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:36,333
for the Ark
coming to Oak Island.
617
00:28:38,792 --> 00:28:40,583
MATTY:
It may surprise some people,
618
00:28:40,792 --> 00:28:42,875
but Christopher Columbus
619
00:28:43,042 --> 00:28:45,667
was actually directly connected
to the Knights Templar.
620
00:28:45,875 --> 00:28:48,792
His wife,
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo,
621
00:28:48,958 --> 00:28:51,792
was the daughter
of Bartolomeu Perestrelo,
622
00:28:51,917 --> 00:28:53,958
who served as the grand master
623
00:28:54,125 --> 00:28:56,667
for the Portuguese sect
of the Templar Order.
624
00:28:56,833 --> 00:28:59,417
And even though
Christopher Columbus's mission
625
00:28:59,583 --> 00:29:01,042
to North America in 1492
626
00:29:01,208 --> 00:29:04,708
was financed
by the Spanish crown,
627
00:29:04,875 --> 00:29:07,000
his ships traversed
the Atlantic Ocean
628
00:29:07,208 --> 00:29:10,292
with the Portuguese version
of the Templar cross
629
00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:12,083
emblazoned on their sails.
630
00:29:13,500 --> 00:29:16,458
But what gives Jeff Irving's
theory its strongest footing
631
00:29:16,625 --> 00:29:19,667
was discovered in 2020,
632
00:29:19,833 --> 00:29:22,000
as the team searched the spoils
633
00:29:22,125 --> 00:29:24,625
of a recently drilled borehole
in the Money Pit area.
634
00:29:24,833 --> 00:29:26,250
ALEX:
Oh.
635
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,375
Yeah, what is that?
636
00:29:30,542 --> 00:29:32,375
ALEX:
What do you think this is?
637
00:29:34,375 --> 00:29:36,250
-Careful there.
-Yeah, I don't want to...
638
00:29:37,500 --> 00:29:38,500
Looks like leather almost.
639
00:29:38,667 --> 00:29:40,333
It for sure looks like leather.
640
00:29:40,542 --> 00:29:42,000
-Like a heel.
-A toe. Or a heel.
641
00:29:42,125 --> 00:29:44,333
-Yeah, it could be a heel.
-A heel.
642
00:29:44,542 --> 00:29:47,333
MATTY:
It was a boot heel,
to be exact,
643
00:29:47,542 --> 00:29:50,625
that the team immediately
submitted for carbon dating.
644
00:29:50,708 --> 00:29:52,792
Talk to us, Craig.
What do we got?
645
00:29:52,917 --> 00:29:54,667
I've got two time periods,
646
00:29:54,792 --> 00:29:57,000
but there's such
a small gap between them,
647
00:29:57,208 --> 00:29:59,042
it's basically one time period.
648
00:29:59,208 --> 00:30:03,667
95% sure this is what it is:
649
00:30:03,875 --> 00:30:07,250
1492 to 1662.
650
00:30:08,417 --> 00:30:10,458
-1492?
-Isn't that amazing?
651
00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:11,667
Holy crap.
652
00:30:11,833 --> 00:30:12,792
Columbus could have been
653
00:30:12,917 --> 00:30:14,292
wearing this shoe.
654
00:30:14,458 --> 00:30:15,917
(laughter)
655
00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,208
We're down to our top two
Oak Island theories.
656
00:30:21,375 --> 00:30:23,167
And while the others
we've covered so far
657
00:30:23,375 --> 00:30:25,875
have been propped up
by trails of clues,
658
00:30:26,042 --> 00:30:27,792
this next entry on our list
659
00:30:27,958 --> 00:30:30,500
has a literal road
supporting it.
660
00:30:32,208 --> 00:30:36,375
Number two: the Military
Order of Christ theory.
661
00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:39,000
MARTY:
Wow.
662
00:30:39,208 --> 00:30:40,542
RICK:
It's quite impressive.
663
00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,333
MARTY:
It's incredibly impressive.
664
00:30:42,458 --> 00:30:44,333
Stand right there, and you'll
get a real good perspective.
665
00:30:44,542 --> 00:30:45,958
Unbelievable.
666
00:30:47,083 --> 00:30:49,875
MATTY:
For decades,
there has been speculation
667
00:30:50,042 --> 00:30:52,708
that the triangle-shaped swamp
in the middle of Oak Island
668
00:30:52,875 --> 00:30:54,500
might be man-made.
669
00:30:54,667 --> 00:30:57,833
But when the team drained
and meticulously excavated
670
00:30:57,958 --> 00:31:01,167
the southeast corner
of the brackish bog in 2020,
671
00:31:01,375 --> 00:31:04,167
they pretty much
proved it to be true.
672
00:31:04,375 --> 00:31:06,500
That-that looks exactly like
an old Roman road.
673
00:31:06,708 --> 00:31:08,208
AARON:
It's possible.
674
00:31:08,375 --> 00:31:09,917
You know, indicates
probably a loading
675
00:31:10,125 --> 00:31:11,500
or unloading from a ship.
676
00:31:12,542 --> 00:31:15,792
MATTY:
The stone road,
or possible ship's wharf,
677
00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:18,167
connected right to
a cobblestone pathway
678
00:31:18,333 --> 00:31:21,542
that possibly leads in
the direction of the Money Pit.
679
00:31:21,708 --> 00:31:25,625
But who could have created it
and then hidden it so well?
680
00:31:26,833 --> 00:31:28,167
TERRY:
This is a type of road
681
00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:31,667
that was built in Europe
in the 1500s.
682
00:31:31,875 --> 00:31:33,292
CHARLES:
Wow.
683
00:31:34,333 --> 00:31:38,708
If you look for the way
roads were generally made
684
00:31:38,875 --> 00:31:41,000
by people in Nova Scotia,
685
00:31:41,167 --> 00:31:43,583
what comes to my mind
is the Portuguese.
686
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,333
The Portuguese were active
in Nova Scotia
687
00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:50,667
from 1522 up till
688
00:31:50,833 --> 00:31:53,875
no later than, uh, 1583.
689
00:31:55,917 --> 00:31:57,417
MATTY:
When Terry Deveau, the president
690
00:31:57,583 --> 00:32:00,333
of the New England
Antiquities Association,
691
00:32:00,500 --> 00:32:04,083
speculated that the road
could be 500 years old
692
00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:06,167
and of Portuguese origin,
693
00:32:06,375 --> 00:32:08,000
the team
was certainly intrigued.
694
00:32:08,208 --> 00:32:10,333
And then, in 2021,
695
00:32:10,542 --> 00:32:13,500
they found a piece
of cannon metal on Lot 4
696
00:32:13,667 --> 00:32:15,250
and two small stone shots,
697
00:32:15,417 --> 00:32:17,750
one of which came from
deep in the Money Pit area,
698
00:32:17,917 --> 00:32:19,792
that other experts believed
699
00:32:19,958 --> 00:32:22,375
were of the same
cultural vintage.
700
00:32:23,375 --> 00:32:24,833
-Corjan.
-CORJAN: Oh, good morning.
701
00:32:24,958 --> 00:32:27,250
-Welcome to Portugal.
-Thank you.
702
00:32:27,375 --> 00:32:30,083
MATTY: This prompted
researcher Corjan Mol
703
00:32:30,250 --> 00:32:32,292
to invite Rick
and members of the team
704
00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:35,417
to visit a number of
medieval sites and churches
705
00:32:35,542 --> 00:32:37,167
in Portugal.
706
00:32:42,917 --> 00:32:44,292
RICK:
Oh, wow.
707
00:32:44,375 --> 00:32:47,292
-That's impressive.
-DOUG: Wow.
708
00:32:47,417 --> 00:32:50,667
MATTY:
While there,
Corjan shared his theory
709
00:32:50,875 --> 00:32:53,833
that members of the Portuguese
sect of the Knights Templar,
710
00:32:54,042 --> 00:32:56,667
known as
the Military Order of Christ,
711
00:32:56,875 --> 00:33:00,208
may have visited Oak Island
in the 16th century.
712
00:33:01,208 --> 00:33:03,500
-ALEX: Hey, guys?
- ...generational.
713
00:33:03,708 --> 00:33:05,875
You might be interested
in this one over here.
714
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,458
-DOUG: Oh, yeah?
-Yeah.
715
00:33:07,625 --> 00:33:09,625
Oh, that's interesting.
I can see it from here.
716
00:33:10,875 --> 00:33:13,750
ALEX:
So, this symbol is definitely
on the 90 Foot Stone.
717
00:33:13,917 --> 00:33:16,250
MATTY:
At numerous locations
where the Portuguese Templars
718
00:33:16,417 --> 00:33:20,667
held strongholds between
the 12th and 16th centuries,
719
00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:23,375
the team saw carvings
and structures
720
00:33:23,500 --> 00:33:25,583
that have also
been found on Oak Island.
721
00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:29,667
What I can't help compare it to
is the design of the Money Pit.
722
00:33:29,875 --> 00:33:33,500
MATTY:
This even included
a 90-foot-deep ceremonial well
723
00:33:33,708 --> 00:33:36,333
that appeared to be
a replica of the Money Pit.
724
00:33:37,708 --> 00:33:38,958
CORJAN:
Oh, look at that.
725
00:33:40,458 --> 00:33:42,250
ALEX:
So, I would say
that's a match to this.
726
00:33:42,458 --> 00:33:44,833
MATTY:
At a military museum in Lisbon,
727
00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:46,958
they saw a 500-year-old cannon
728
00:33:47,083 --> 00:33:49,458
that was a perfect fit
for the stone shots
729
00:33:49,625 --> 00:33:51,875
that were discovered
on the island.
730
00:33:52,042 --> 00:33:54,125
Look at how
beautifully constructed,
731
00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:57,000
I mean, rough and raw,
but look at the curvature.
732
00:33:57,167 --> 00:33:58,667
Look at the degree of slope
remains constant.
733
00:33:58,833 --> 00:34:00,667
It's beautiful.
734
00:34:00,833 --> 00:34:03,417
ALEX:
If there is a Portuguese
connection to the construction
735
00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:05,500
of the road in the swamp,
maybe this is the blueprint.
736
00:34:05,708 --> 00:34:08,583
MATTY:
But the smoking gun
for Corjan's theory
737
00:34:08,750 --> 00:34:11,875
was found in the town
of Alqueidão da Serra.
738
00:34:12,042 --> 00:34:13,833
There, Rick and the team
walked down
739
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,250
a Roman-era stone road
740
00:34:16,375 --> 00:34:18,708
connected to
a cobblestone pathway
741
00:34:18,875 --> 00:34:22,333
that was an exact match to
the one unearthed in the swamp.
742
00:34:22,542 --> 00:34:25,000
We were gonna
drive up in a chariot.
743
00:34:25,208 --> 00:34:26,750
We changed our minds.
744
00:34:26,875 --> 00:34:28,500
I'm so glad to see this show
is finally on the road.
745
00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:29,875
(laughter)
746
00:34:30,042 --> 00:34:31,375
RICK:
And it is. It's beautiful.
747
00:34:31,542 --> 00:34:33,958
You could've taken
a snapshot of this,
748
00:34:34,125 --> 00:34:35,792
and you could've
taken a snapshot
749
00:34:35,917 --> 00:34:37,833
of the stone path on Oak Island,
750
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,750
and you wouldn't
tell the difference.
751
00:34:39,917 --> 00:34:42,625
To me, that matches up
perfectly.
752
00:34:48,833 --> 00:34:51,500
We've now covered nine theories
about the Oak Island mystery
753
00:34:51,708 --> 00:34:54,667
that have all been supported
by artifacts,
754
00:34:54,833 --> 00:34:56,917
structures
and scientific evidence
755
00:34:57,083 --> 00:34:59,500
found right here
on these 140 acres.
756
00:34:59,708 --> 00:35:02,292
So, which one is true?
757
00:35:02,458 --> 00:35:06,000
The short answer is
they might all be.
758
00:35:06,125 --> 00:35:07,667
And there's
one more theory out there
759
00:35:07,833 --> 00:35:09,333
that might help explain that.
760
00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:13,417
It's also the top treasure
theory on our countdown.
761
00:35:14,542 --> 00:35:19,333
Number one: Zena Halpern's
Knights Templar theory.
762
00:35:19,542 --> 00:35:21,083
ZENA (over phone):
Hello?
763
00:35:21,292 --> 00:35:23,167
-DOUG: Hi, Zena. It's Doug.
-Hi.
764
00:35:23,292 --> 00:35:24,667
MATTY:
In 2016,
765
00:35:24,792 --> 00:35:27,958
the late, New York-based
author Zena Halpern
766
00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:29,875
shared her incredible research
767
00:35:30,042 --> 00:35:32,458
with Rick, Marty, Craig
and the team.
768
00:35:32,625 --> 00:35:34,917
DOUG:
We have the map
that shows Nova Scotia,
769
00:35:35,083 --> 00:35:39,208
we have a map of Oak Island,
and then we have the cipher.
770
00:36:00,250 --> 00:36:03,750
MATTY:
Zena's work centered on
12th- and 14th-century maps
771
00:36:03,917 --> 00:36:07,625
featuring Oak Island,
along with a mysterious cipher
772
00:36:07,792 --> 00:36:09,958
that she believed
had been created
773
00:36:10,167 --> 00:36:12,375
by members of
the Knights Templar.
774
00:36:25,875 --> 00:36:29,375
MATTY:
The Templar Order had been
founded in Jerusalem
775
00:36:29,542 --> 00:36:32,167
during the 12th century
to fight for Christian interests
776
00:36:32,375 --> 00:36:34,708
in the Holy Land
during the Crusades.
777
00:36:34,875 --> 00:36:36,750
It is believed by many
778
00:36:36,875 --> 00:36:38,583
that while headquartered
on the original site
779
00:36:38,750 --> 00:36:42,167
of King Solomon's Temple,
members of the order
780
00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:45,375
discovered many
priceless religious treasures
781
00:36:45,542 --> 00:36:50,000
and then established satellite
strongholds all across Europe.
782
00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,917
It is known that
in the 14th century
783
00:36:53,083 --> 00:36:55,583
the Knights Templar were
suddenly disbanded by the Pope
784
00:36:55,750 --> 00:36:59,458
and the king of France
based on charges of heresy.
785
00:36:59,625 --> 00:37:01,458
However, some believe
the true purpose
786
00:37:01,625 --> 00:37:04,500
was to commandeer
their treasures.
787
00:37:04,667 --> 00:37:07,625
Many Templars were imprisoned
and executed,
788
00:37:07,792 --> 00:37:10,583
but their treasures
were never found.
789
00:37:13,208 --> 00:37:14,750
We're uncovering something here
790
00:37:14,917 --> 00:37:16,833
that people haven't seen
for hundreds of years.
791
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,583
MATTY:
In 2017,
792
00:37:19,750 --> 00:37:23,042
the fellowship uncovered
a massive stone-paved feature
793
00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:24,917
that had been
constructed across
794
00:37:25,083 --> 00:37:26,333
the middle of the swamp...
795
00:37:27,292 --> 00:37:29,000
Oh, holy crow.
796
00:37:29,208 --> 00:37:30,667
What are we looking at?
797
00:37:30,833 --> 00:37:32,583
I think something
really important here.
798
00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:35,208
MATTY:
...which Dr. Spooner
was able to carbon-date
799
00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,833
when he found a branch
lodged within it.
800
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,917
There's the dates we're getting.
801
00:37:40,083 --> 00:37:41,583
-Wow.
-Yeah.
802
00:37:41,750 --> 00:37:42,833
What are they?
803
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,208
Around 1200 A.D.
804
00:37:46,208 --> 00:37:47,917
Medieval.
805
00:37:48,042 --> 00:37:50,000
-Medieval, baby.
-(laughter)
806
00:37:50,125 --> 00:37:53,917
TERRY:
This is quite a thing you've
found here. Beautiful well.
807
00:37:54,042 --> 00:37:55,125
MATTY:
And you'll recall
808
00:37:55,292 --> 00:37:57,167
the stone well on Lot 26.
809
00:37:57,333 --> 00:38:01,292
You know, the one that contains
high-trace evidence of silver?
810
00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:04,958
Dr. Spooner was able
to date that, as well.
811
00:38:05,083 --> 00:38:07,667
The date I got was 1028 to 1172.
812
00:38:07,833 --> 00:38:08,875
JACK:
Oh, no way.
813
00:38:09,042 --> 00:38:10,000
That is really cool.
814
00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:12,250
-12th century, right?
-Yeah.
815
00:38:12,375 --> 00:38:15,000
MATTY:
So, if Zena may have been right
that the Knights Templar
816
00:38:15,208 --> 00:38:17,125
visited Oak Island
in the 12th century,
817
00:38:17,250 --> 00:38:21,750
was she also correct that they
returned some 200 years later?
818
00:38:21,958 --> 00:38:25,333
Well, the team has
not only found evidence
819
00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:28,667
of a wooden structure
just north of the swamp,
820
00:38:28,833 --> 00:38:31,708
where Zena's believed
1347 Templar map
821
00:38:31,875 --> 00:38:33,625
indicates the presence
of a dam...
822
00:38:33,792 --> 00:38:36,667
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
823
00:38:36,833 --> 00:38:40,667
MATTY:
...but in 2017,
Rick and Gary Drayton
824
00:38:40,792 --> 00:38:43,083
made one of the most
profound discoveries
825
00:38:43,250 --> 00:38:45,667
in the history
of the treasure hunt.
826
00:38:45,875 --> 00:38:46,958
Holy...
827
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:49,458
Holy schmoly, all right.
828
00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:51,500
-RICK: It's a cross.
-GARY: That's a cross.
829
00:38:51,708 --> 00:38:54,750
MATTY:
Thanks to cutting-edge
scientific testing,
830
00:38:54,917 --> 00:38:57,833
the small lead cross
found at Smith's Cove
831
00:38:58,042 --> 00:39:00,792
was proven to have originated
in Southern France
832
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,583
and made from lead that was
mined in the 14th century.
833
00:39:04,792 --> 00:39:07,667
It was an exact match
to a carving
834
00:39:07,875 --> 00:39:09,667
that Rick and members
of the team saw
835
00:39:09,875 --> 00:39:13,708
in a 14th-century
Templar prison in Domme, France,
836
00:39:13,875 --> 00:39:17,375
and a mirror image
of a Templar cave
837
00:39:17,542 --> 00:39:21,083
that they recently visited
in Camerano, Italy.
838
00:39:21,250 --> 00:39:24,125
So, is it possible
that Zena Halpern
839
00:39:24,250 --> 00:39:26,208
uncovered the true origin
840
00:39:26,375 --> 00:39:28,250
of the Oak Island
treasure mystery?
841
00:39:28,458 --> 00:39:30,042
RICK:
I do think that there was
842
00:39:30,208 --> 00:39:33,000
a cabal, a group of people
843
00:39:33,125 --> 00:39:36,333
or entities or organizations
844
00:39:36,542 --> 00:39:39,375
that information was passed down
845
00:39:39,542 --> 00:39:42,000
over centuries,
perhaps even millennia.
846
00:39:42,167 --> 00:39:44,542
So, does that mean
there were successive attempts
847
00:39:44,708 --> 00:39:47,625
to construct something,
to conduct some enterprise
848
00:39:47,833 --> 00:39:49,583
and that it was done
over centuries?
849
00:39:49,792 --> 00:39:52,292
I don't have
any other explanation.
850
00:39:52,417 --> 00:39:54,750
After finding so many clues
851
00:39:54,917 --> 00:39:57,333
that range across
so many centuries,
852
00:39:57,500 --> 00:40:00,292
is Rick Lagina correct
that Oak Island contains
853
00:40:00,458 --> 00:40:02,333
the secrets of
a multigenerational
854
00:40:02,542 --> 00:40:04,000
treasure conspiracy?
855
00:40:04,167 --> 00:40:06,750
Well, the only way to find out
is to keep digging.
856
00:40:06,875 --> 00:40:09,375
And that's exactly what
the fellowship is going to do
857
00:40:09,542 --> 00:40:13,125
when season 11 starts
in just a matter of weeks.
858
00:40:13,333 --> 00:40:14,667
Until then, as always,
859
00:40:14,750 --> 00:40:17,167
keep the faith
and have a great night.
860
00:40:17,333 --> 00:40:19,083
Uh, no pun intended.
861
00:40:19,292 --> 00:40:22,000
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