1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,667 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,875 --> 00:00:06,667 The way to unlock Nolan's Cross is built into the cross itself. 3 00:00:06,875 --> 00:00:09,750 If the ark is here, it will be found using Nolan's Cross. 4 00:00:09,917 --> 00:00:11,042 Let's dig there. 5 00:00:11,167 --> 00:00:12,083 GARY: Ooh, look at that. 6 00:00:12,250 --> 00:00:13,667 BILLY: There's a boulder. 7 00:00:13,875 --> 00:00:15,583 Maybe this boulder is marking the spot. 8 00:00:15,750 --> 00:00:18,542 This is the copper artifact found on Lot 8. 9 00:00:18,708 --> 00:00:20,458 This could be identified as Viking. 10 00:00:20,625 --> 00:00:23,042 ROGER: Water started coming in faster and faster. 11 00:00:23,208 --> 00:00:24,583 RICK: We may have hit a flood tunnel. 12 00:00:26,042 --> 00:00:28,667 RONNIE: Whoa! Whoa! Hey! 13 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:34,292 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 14 00:00:34,458 --> 00:00:36,417 where people have been looking for 15 00:00:36,542 --> 00:00:40,417 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:40,583 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:47,042 with strange symbols carved into it... 18 00:00:47,208 --> 00:00:50,875 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 19 00:00:51,042 --> 00:00:54,167 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 20 00:00:54,292 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 21 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:58,875 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:59,042 --> 00:01:01,667 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,833 --> 00:01:07,125 And according to legend, one more will have to die 24 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:10,667 before the treasure can be found. 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:25,333 -SCOTT: Morning, Paul. -COTE: Morning. -RICK: Morning. 27 00:01:25,542 --> 00:01:26,917 So you've got the horizontal drills 28 00:01:27,083 --> 00:01:28,333 -right by the shaft. -Yeah, yeah. 29 00:01:28,542 --> 00:01:29,417 I guess the next stop is the shaft bottom? 30 00:01:29,583 --> 00:01:30,500 Shaft bottom. 31 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:31,917 That's where we're going. 32 00:01:32,083 --> 00:01:34,833 We're getting ready to lower the drill there. 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,875 And start probe drilling right at the bottom. 34 00:01:37,042 --> 00:01:38,292 -That's good. -Yeah. 35 00:01:38,417 --> 00:01:39,958 NARRATOR: It is the beginning 36 00:01:40,083 --> 00:01:42,292 of another hopeful day on Oak Island 37 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:45,167 as Rick Lagina and Scott Barlow 38 00:01:45,292 --> 00:01:48,000 arrive in the Money Pit area 39 00:01:48,167 --> 00:01:50,542 to oversee a new probe-drilling operation 40 00:01:50,708 --> 00:01:53,250 at the base of the Garden Shaft that could help 41 00:01:53,417 --> 00:01:57,708 finally solve a 229-year-old treasure mystery. 42 00:01:57,875 --> 00:02:00,208 The priority, in my opinion, 43 00:02:00,375 --> 00:02:02,333 -is to drill the tunnel. -Right. 44 00:02:03,875 --> 00:02:05,333 SCOTT: Look at that, right there. 45 00:02:05,542 --> 00:02:06,250 RICK: Wow. 46 00:02:06,375 --> 00:02:07,917 Those are big beams. 47 00:02:08,042 --> 00:02:10,000 NARRATOR: Three weeks ago, 48 00:02:10,208 --> 00:02:12,250 after extending the 18th-century Garden Shaft 49 00:02:12,417 --> 00:02:15,958 down to an approximate depth of 100 feet, 50 00:02:16,083 --> 00:02:18,917 the team was elated to reach a potentially 51 00:02:19,083 --> 00:02:21,542 17th-century wooden tunnel. 52 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:25,542 A tunnel that a previous core-drilling operation 53 00:02:25,708 --> 00:02:29,167 has tracked westward into the so-called Baby Blob, 54 00:02:29,333 --> 00:02:31,833 where high traces of gold and silver 55 00:02:32,042 --> 00:02:34,250 have been detected by water testing 56 00:02:34,375 --> 00:02:38,417 between 80 and 120 feet belowground. 57 00:02:38,583 --> 00:02:43,250 We cannot find any sign of walls or a ceiling. 58 00:02:43,375 --> 00:02:45,875 NARRATOR: However, the team was stunned 59 00:02:46,083 --> 00:02:48,542 to discover that the section of tunnel 60 00:02:48,708 --> 00:02:51,500 that they uncovered beneath the Garden Shaft 61 00:02:51,708 --> 00:02:55,542 had been partially dismantled sometime in the past. 62 00:02:55,708 --> 00:02:57,625 -Big day here. -Yeah. 63 00:02:57,833 --> 00:02:59,000 This horizontal drill program 64 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:00,792 is gonna be, uh, very important to us. 65 00:03:00,958 --> 00:03:02,333 Yeah. 66 00:03:02,542 --> 00:03:04,750 NARRATOR: Now, having just finished 67 00:03:04,917 --> 00:03:06,500 extending the Garden Shaft 68 00:03:06,625 --> 00:03:10,250 down to a total depth of 106 feet, 69 00:03:10,458 --> 00:03:13,000 over the course of the next few days, 70 00:03:13,208 --> 00:03:15,917 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 71 00:03:16,083 --> 00:03:19,958 will conduct a probe-drilling operation to look for sections 72 00:03:20,125 --> 00:03:22,583 of the tunnel that may still be intact 73 00:03:22,750 --> 00:03:24,792 and hopefully pinpoint the location 74 00:03:24,958 --> 00:03:26,917 of the possible treasure. 75 00:03:28,042 --> 00:03:30,000 MARTY: Mystery number one. 76 00:03:30,208 --> 00:03:32,083 No tops and no sides of the tunnel. 77 00:03:32,250 --> 00:03:34,083 Did somebody remove 'em? Why? 78 00:03:34,250 --> 00:03:35,833 Did somebody do it intentionally, 79 00:03:35,958 --> 00:03:38,333 so the thing would collapse? Why? 80 00:03:38,500 --> 00:03:40,917 We're searching for a great treasure here. 81 00:03:41,083 --> 00:03:42,708 I have said many times a collapse 82 00:03:42,875 --> 00:03:45,833 would be an excellent way to hide something. 83 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,292 The sooner we get to drilling, 84 00:03:47,500 --> 00:03:49,292 -the more information we get. -That's right. 85 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:51,375 If you encounter something and you say, 86 00:03:51,542 --> 00:03:53,625 "Hey, this is unusual," 87 00:03:53,792 --> 00:03:56,167 -Please let Scott or myself or someone know. -Yeah, yeah, of course, yeah. 88 00:03:56,375 --> 00:03:58,917 And maybe we have to readjust the plan. 89 00:03:59,083 --> 00:04:00,667 -Yeah. -RICK: It's been a long 90 00:04:00,875 --> 00:04:03,917 and difficult road to try to chase this tunnel. 91 00:04:04,125 --> 00:04:06,125 It's just an intensive process. 92 00:04:06,292 --> 00:04:08,917 The hope is that we're nearing the end of it. 93 00:04:09,042 --> 00:04:11,417 The Garden Shaft has been extended to the point 94 00:04:11,583 --> 00:04:13,667 where that work is over and done with. 95 00:04:13,875 --> 00:04:16,500 And now we begin the process of drilling. 96 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:18,333 We all have great hope for that. 97 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,375 When you drill into the tunnel itself, 98 00:04:20,542 --> 00:04:23,208 we would like to get samples every ten feet of the tunnel. 99 00:04:23,375 --> 00:04:25,250 -Yeah. -Accurate records, right? 100 00:04:25,417 --> 00:04:27,167 -Yeah. -We want to know distances, 101 00:04:27,292 --> 00:04:29,167 elevations. 102 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:31,125 Because that, those samples will go out 103 00:04:31,292 --> 00:04:33,708 -to the lab for carbon dating. -Yeah. 104 00:04:33,875 --> 00:04:35,667 So I look forward to that. 105 00:04:35,750 --> 00:04:37,792 I've got this tingling in my toes. 106 00:04:37,958 --> 00:04:39,083 (laughing) 107 00:04:39,292 --> 00:04:41,500 Or in my hands, whatever, uh... 108 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:44,292 -Make sure we check his pockets at the end of the day. -(laughing) 109 00:04:44,417 --> 00:04:46,667 SCOTT: I'll turn him upside-down and shake him. 110 00:04:46,875 --> 00:04:48,958 -Anyway, we'll let you get to it. -COTE: Yeah, okay. 111 00:04:49,167 --> 00:04:51,167 -Thank you. -See ya, Paul. 112 00:04:51,333 --> 00:04:54,833 NARRATOR: As Dumas prepares for the probe-drilling operation 113 00:04:55,042 --> 00:04:56,583 in the Garden Shaft... 114 00:04:56,792 --> 00:04:59,250 GARY: What's the battle plan, Billy? 115 00:04:59,417 --> 00:05:00,833 BILLY: I guess the battle plan is 116 00:05:01,042 --> 00:05:02,667 continue finding good stuff over here on my right. 117 00:05:02,875 --> 00:05:05,250 GARY: Yeah, and this is the place to dig. 118 00:05:05,375 --> 00:05:07,042 This is the hot spot in the swamp. 119 00:05:07,208 --> 00:05:09,333 -Yeah. -JACK: Yeah. 120 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:11,292 NARRATOR: In the southeast corner of the swamp, 121 00:05:11,417 --> 00:05:14,708 next to the potentially 500-year-old stone road-- 122 00:05:14,875 --> 00:05:18,542 or ship's wharf-- Jack Begley, Gary Drayton 123 00:05:18,708 --> 00:05:21,500 and Billy Gerhardt are excavating 124 00:05:21,625 --> 00:05:24,667 a mysterious wooden structure that was first discovered 125 00:05:24,792 --> 00:05:26,500 three weeks ago. 126 00:05:26,625 --> 00:05:28,500 I think we're the first people to dig this up 127 00:05:28,708 --> 00:05:30,333 -since it was built. -Right. 128 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:32,417 JACK: And the more artifacts that we have found, 129 00:05:32,542 --> 00:05:34,333 they tend to suggest that this area could be 130 00:05:34,417 --> 00:05:37,167 from pre-Money Pit discovery. 131 00:05:37,375 --> 00:05:39,458 -Oh, yeah. Same as the road. -So... Yeah. 132 00:05:39,625 --> 00:05:41,500 NARRATOR: In the past week, 133 00:05:41,667 --> 00:05:43,708 while investigating this feature, 134 00:05:43,875 --> 00:05:47,583 the team has unearthed hand-forged iron spikes, 135 00:05:47,750 --> 00:05:50,542 a possibly ancient metal tool, 136 00:05:50,708 --> 00:05:53,083 and a piece of a wooden barrel, 137 00:05:53,250 --> 00:05:55,583 offering evidence that this structure 138 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:58,250 may be related to the stone road 139 00:05:58,417 --> 00:06:00,583 and, possibly, 140 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:03,708 an operation to offload cargo from a ship 141 00:06:03,833 --> 00:06:05,333 onto Oak Island. 142 00:06:06,708 --> 00:06:10,417 The questions that arise are what kind of cargo 143 00:06:10,542 --> 00:06:11,917 could it have been? 144 00:06:12,125 --> 00:06:14,500 And just where is it now? 145 00:06:14,625 --> 00:06:17,292 You have to think that that road was built 146 00:06:17,458 --> 00:06:19,417 only because you had something really important 147 00:06:19,542 --> 00:06:21,750 to go on here or off, one or the other, right? 148 00:06:21,917 --> 00:06:23,292 Yeah, and it went just over the hill 149 00:06:23,458 --> 00:06:24,708 there in that Money Pit area. 150 00:06:24,875 --> 00:06:26,375 -Right. -GARY: Well, let's go for some 151 00:06:26,542 --> 00:06:28,333 more of those old finds 152 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:30,333 -and let's fill our pockets. -I'm ready. 153 00:06:30,542 --> 00:06:32,625 Get the top pocket open, get ready. 154 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:35,625 All right, mate, let's find some artifacts. 155 00:06:42,417 --> 00:06:44,917 RICK: We had hopes that the stone road would 156 00:06:45,042 --> 00:06:48,333 be our point of beginning, i.e. the route 157 00:06:48,500 --> 00:06:50,833 that may be heading towards the Money Pit. 158 00:06:51,042 --> 00:06:52,208 And it did lead somewhere. 159 00:06:52,375 --> 00:06:54,000 It led to the stone path. 160 00:06:54,208 --> 00:06:55,625 Then we lost the trail. 161 00:06:56,708 --> 00:06:58,792 Where do we go from here? 162 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,000 There's certainly unexplainable discoveries 163 00:07:02,167 --> 00:07:03,500 in the body of the swamp. 164 00:07:03,625 --> 00:07:06,125 I believe they are associated 165 00:07:06,250 --> 00:07:07,958 with the mystery and we continue 166 00:07:08,125 --> 00:07:10,667 to try to uncover them. 167 00:07:13,625 --> 00:07:15,833 See the band of rocks on top of the-- 168 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,167 JACK: On top of that bit of swamp. 169 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:21,042 And it's all the same depth, right? 170 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:22,833 JACK: That's weird. 171 00:07:22,958 --> 00:07:25,375 BILLY: I don't know, Jack, but that's looking suspiciously 172 00:07:25,542 --> 00:07:27,958 like a bit of a road over top of the swamp. 173 00:07:29,583 --> 00:07:32,542 -Like someone buried it on purpose. -Right. 174 00:07:32,708 --> 00:07:34,583 JACK: They wanted to cover their tracks. 175 00:07:34,750 --> 00:07:36,667 This could be the road we were looking for 176 00:07:36,833 --> 00:07:39,542 that leads to the Money Pit. 177 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:42,458 NARRATOR: In 2019, 178 00:07:42,625 --> 00:07:45,375 the team discovered aerial photos of the island 179 00:07:45,542 --> 00:07:48,000 dating back to the 1930s, 180 00:07:48,125 --> 00:07:50,500 which revealed a stone pathway 181 00:07:50,708 --> 00:07:53,417 running between the swamp and the Money Pit area... 182 00:07:54,708 --> 00:07:56,917 ...that, unfortunately, was later 183 00:07:57,042 --> 00:08:00,542 destroyed by searcher activities in the 1960s. 184 00:08:01,625 --> 00:08:04,417 However, could Jack Begley be correct 185 00:08:04,583 --> 00:08:06,667 that Billy has uncovered 186 00:08:06,792 --> 00:08:08,500 a section of that same pathway 187 00:08:08,667 --> 00:08:10,375 next to the stone road 188 00:08:10,542 --> 00:08:12,583 in the southeast corner of the swamp? 189 00:08:13,583 --> 00:08:16,667 What we found here is really exciting, 190 00:08:16,833 --> 00:08:18,542 and we need to let all the guys know. 191 00:08:18,708 --> 00:08:20,375 And they have to come over here and take a look at that, 192 00:08:20,542 --> 00:08:22,417 'cause it could be a new discovery. 193 00:08:22,542 --> 00:08:25,500 -Yeah. -A new road that we didn't know existed. 194 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:27,833 We might be really onto something. 195 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,625 GARY: Agreed, mate. Let's share the good news. 196 00:08:29,792 --> 00:08:31,708 This was a good dig. 197 00:08:32,667 --> 00:08:35,750 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 198 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:38,500 Welcome back, Carmen. 199 00:08:39,667 --> 00:08:42,833 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley joins archaeologist Laird Niven 200 00:08:42,958 --> 00:08:44,833 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 201 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,542 for a meeting with blacksmithing expert 202 00:08:47,708 --> 00:08:51,000 Carmen Legge in the Oak Island laboratory. 203 00:08:51,125 --> 00:08:53,917 We have two different artifacts we wanted to show you today. 204 00:08:54,042 --> 00:08:56,417 They were recovered from a dig that we were doing 205 00:08:56,583 --> 00:08:58,333 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 206 00:08:58,458 --> 00:09:01,000 NARRATOR: Carmen will be assessing the possible 207 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:04,250 metal tool and iron spike that were found 208 00:09:04,417 --> 00:09:06,125 near the mysterious wooden structure 209 00:09:06,292 --> 00:09:07,542 just one week ago. 210 00:09:07,750 --> 00:09:09,375 So we're hoping some of these 211 00:09:09,542 --> 00:09:12,250 artifacts that we found can help tell the story. 212 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,250 Really? 213 00:09:46,542 --> 00:09:47,958 JACK: Wow. 214 00:09:49,292 --> 00:09:51,042 No way. 215 00:09:57,917 --> 00:10:00,417 This is French. From the early 1600s 216 00:10:00,625 --> 00:10:03,625 to no later than 1750, 1760. 217 00:10:03,750 --> 00:10:06,042 JACK: Wow, it speaks 218 00:10:06,208 --> 00:10:08,583 to hauling around the southeast corner of the swamp. 219 00:10:08,750 --> 00:10:10,250 They were hauling something, yes. 220 00:10:11,833 --> 00:10:13,292 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island laboratory, 221 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:15,458 blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge 222 00:10:15,625 --> 00:10:17,792 has just given his assessment 223 00:10:17,958 --> 00:10:20,042 that an iron backing bolt 224 00:10:20,250 --> 00:10:23,125 that was found near the mysterious wooden structure 225 00:10:23,292 --> 00:10:27,208 and the stone road in the swamp could be of French origin 226 00:10:27,375 --> 00:10:29,000 and date as far back 227 00:10:29,167 --> 00:10:31,708 as the 17th century. 228 00:10:31,917 --> 00:10:35,500 So this might be some evidence to people doing 229 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:38,417 a lot of hauling or using oxen for that work. 230 00:10:38,583 --> 00:10:40,125 I tend to think they were. 231 00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:42,875 RICK: Oxen come down the road 232 00:10:43,042 --> 00:10:47,583 and pull a ship or a load up the slipway. 233 00:10:47,750 --> 00:10:50,917 I think that's a very plausible explanation for it. 234 00:10:51,958 --> 00:10:54,833 Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best. 235 00:10:55,042 --> 00:10:57,167 If that is real connective tissue 236 00:10:57,375 --> 00:10:59,208 to what happened here long ago, 237 00:10:59,375 --> 00:11:02,375 maybe that's a step towards understanding 238 00:11:02,542 --> 00:11:06,500 the work on this island, relative to the mystery. 239 00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:08,500 JACK: Our other object-- 240 00:11:08,708 --> 00:11:12,083 You can see remnants of the wood 241 00:11:12,250 --> 00:11:14,875 that's still on top of this piece of iron. 242 00:11:15,042 --> 00:11:18,208 So we didn't know if it was a fastener 243 00:11:18,375 --> 00:11:19,500 or if it was some type 244 00:11:19,708 --> 00:11:22,792 of a tool that had a wooden handle. 245 00:11:24,917 --> 00:11:28,167 CARMEN: What I'm looking at is probably something 14 inches long. 246 00:11:29,375 --> 00:11:31,000 But why is it so thin down here? 247 00:11:31,167 --> 00:11:33,625 What's the, uh, metallurgy on this? 248 00:11:33,792 --> 00:11:37,167 So it's too big for me to pop it in for a full scan. 249 00:11:37,375 --> 00:11:39,042 So I did only get 250 00:11:39,250 --> 00:11:41,958 a section of it just to get a good look at the cross section. 251 00:11:43,083 --> 00:11:45,958 NARRATOR: To provide Carmen with additional context, 252 00:11:46,125 --> 00:11:48,542 Emma has scanned the artifact 253 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:51,208 using the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer-- 254 00:11:51,375 --> 00:11:54,542 a device that emits nondestructive radiation 255 00:11:54,708 --> 00:11:58,167 to reveal an object's elemental composition. 256 00:11:59,208 --> 00:12:02,750 EMMA: This one, with its high manganese content, 257 00:12:02,917 --> 00:12:06,000 it's too high to be considered modern 258 00:12:06,083 --> 00:12:07,667 and it's jumping 259 00:12:07,833 --> 00:12:09,125 from different percentages throughout the metal. 260 00:12:09,292 --> 00:12:12,292 I think it is early 1700s and before that. 261 00:12:12,417 --> 00:12:14,208 -JACK: Really? -EMMA: Yeah. 262 00:12:14,417 --> 00:12:18,167 Because how inconsistent the manganese content is 263 00:12:18,375 --> 00:12:20,333 throughout the metal. 264 00:12:20,500 --> 00:12:22,167 I think it's Swedish metal. 265 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:24,625 -CARMEN: Oh, I see. -EMMA: Because the Swedish had 266 00:12:24,750 --> 00:12:27,000 a natural manganese content 267 00:12:27,167 --> 00:12:28,708 in their iron. 268 00:12:38,375 --> 00:12:41,042 Yeah. Well, that's what we've been suspecting 269 00:12:41,208 --> 00:12:44,000 could've been there, was a wharf that extended out. 270 00:12:44,167 --> 00:12:46,375 Yeah, it'd be a wooden wharf 271 00:12:46,583 --> 00:12:48,583 -that extended out from the beach. -Correct. Yeah. Yeah. 272 00:12:48,750 --> 00:12:50,250 NARRATOR: A wharf pin? 273 00:12:50,458 --> 00:12:54,250 Of Swedish origin that could predate the 1700s? 274 00:12:55,375 --> 00:12:57,875 But if so, could Carmen Legge's notion 275 00:12:58,042 --> 00:13:02,792 of a possible Viking connection have any basis in reality? 276 00:13:03,833 --> 00:13:07,667 Templars used Vikings for transportation to come 277 00:13:07,833 --> 00:13:09,667 to a promised land-- 278 00:13:09,875 --> 00:13:11,000 North America. 279 00:13:11,167 --> 00:13:12,833 NARRATOR: Two weeks ago, 280 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:16,333 retired professor of psychology Dr. Doug Symons 281 00:13:16,458 --> 00:13:19,708 presented the Oak Island team with his published research... 282 00:13:19,917 --> 00:13:21,500 SYMONS: While they're in Jerusalem, 283 00:13:21,708 --> 00:13:23,167 they interact with knights 284 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:25,667 who would form the Knights Templar. 285 00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:30,042 NARRATOR: ...suggesting that members of the Viking culture may have 286 00:13:30,208 --> 00:13:33,083 conspired with the medieval order of the Knights Templar 287 00:13:33,250 --> 00:13:35,625 to hide priceless religious artifacts 288 00:13:35,750 --> 00:13:38,917 on Oak Island more than 800 years ago. 289 00:13:40,333 --> 00:13:42,958 Is it possible that this wharf pin 290 00:13:43,125 --> 00:13:46,750 could offer evidence that Dr. Symons' theory is true? 291 00:13:46,875 --> 00:13:49,667 And if so, could it also be related 292 00:13:49,875 --> 00:13:51,500 to other ancient discoveries 293 00:13:51,667 --> 00:13:53,125 that the team has made in the swamp, 294 00:13:53,292 --> 00:13:56,625 including the 800-year-old paved area 295 00:13:56,750 --> 00:13:59,667 that was uncovered in 2019, 296 00:13:59,875 --> 00:14:05,292 as well as a piece of ship's railing that was found in 2020, 297 00:14:05,417 --> 00:14:09,625 and which was dated to as early as the 8th century. 298 00:14:10,667 --> 00:14:12,667 JACK: It really appears like there could have been a wharf here 299 00:14:12,833 --> 00:14:15,542 and that someone was hauling goods 300 00:14:15,708 --> 00:14:18,458 pre-Money Pit discovery 301 00:14:18,667 --> 00:14:20,250 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 302 00:14:20,458 --> 00:14:22,167 -We know there was an operation going on. -JACK: Mm-hmm. 303 00:14:22,375 --> 00:14:24,208 And hopefully we figure out what they were hauling. 304 00:14:24,417 --> 00:14:25,500 Oh, yes. 305 00:14:25,708 --> 00:14:27,000 JACK: Thank you, Carmen, 306 00:14:27,208 --> 00:14:28,542 for properly analyzing what these are. 307 00:14:28,708 --> 00:14:30,500 CARMEN: All right, very good. 308 00:14:33,375 --> 00:14:35,375 NARRATOR: The following morning... 309 00:14:39,167 --> 00:14:42,083 ...as the horizontal probe-drilling operation gets 310 00:14:42,208 --> 00:14:44,500 underway in the Garden Shaft... 311 00:14:46,917 --> 00:14:50,042 ...on Lot 5, located near the shore 312 00:14:50,208 --> 00:14:52,375 on the western side of the island... 313 00:14:52,542 --> 00:14:53,708 Hey, everybody. 314 00:14:53,875 --> 00:14:55,167 -Hi. -Hi, Jack. 315 00:14:55,375 --> 00:14:57,333 I guess it's all hands on deck today, huh? 316 00:14:57,542 --> 00:14:58,792 -Yeah. -Yes. 317 00:14:58,958 --> 00:15:00,833 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley joins 318 00:15:01,042 --> 00:15:02,500 archaeologists Helen Sheldon, 319 00:15:02,667 --> 00:15:05,417 Moya MacDonald, Jamie Kouba 320 00:15:05,583 --> 00:15:07,500 and Fiona Steele 321 00:15:07,667 --> 00:15:11,500 as they continue investigating a large stone foundation. 322 00:15:11,625 --> 00:15:14,333 FIONA: Well, we're finally down at the floor level 323 00:15:14,458 --> 00:15:17,125 and it feels good to start seeing things happening. 324 00:15:17,292 --> 00:15:18,708 JACK: After what you found recently, 325 00:15:18,875 --> 00:15:20,333 everyone else wants to get 326 00:15:20,542 --> 00:15:22,542 -a bit of treasure for themselves. -(laughter) 327 00:15:23,583 --> 00:15:25,875 NARRATOR: Since Rick, Marty and Craig Tester purchased 328 00:15:26,042 --> 00:15:27,750 Lot 5 one year ago, 329 00:15:27,917 --> 00:15:29,500 the team has made 330 00:15:29,708 --> 00:15:32,667 a number of incredible discoveries in this feature, 331 00:15:32,833 --> 00:15:37,000 including potentially 16th-century Venetian beads, 332 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:39,958 a cement-like substance that has also been found 333 00:15:40,083 --> 00:15:42,667 around the tunnel beneath the Garden Shaft 334 00:15:42,875 --> 00:15:45,833 and a 14th-century lead barter token, 335 00:15:45,958 --> 00:15:48,458 which, just like the lead cross that was found 336 00:15:48,625 --> 00:15:51,333 in 2017 at Smith's Cove, 337 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:54,042 may be connected to the Knights Templar. 338 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:56,667 And, just one week ago, 339 00:15:56,875 --> 00:15:59,333 Jamie Kouba found a decorative artifact 340 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:02,458 that was almost entirely composed of silver. 341 00:16:02,583 --> 00:16:04,792 All right, well, can I sift 342 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,083 -through your material? -Would you, please? 343 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:07,917 -Yes, please. -(laughs) 344 00:16:08,042 --> 00:16:10,083 -Yeah, we would love it. -All right. Let's get to it. 345 00:16:10,250 --> 00:16:13,167 NARRATOR: Now, Jack will assist the archaeology team 346 00:16:13,375 --> 00:16:15,417 by sifting through the materials 347 00:16:15,625 --> 00:16:17,792 they have just excavated from the structure 348 00:16:17,917 --> 00:16:20,042 in order to look for additional clues 349 00:16:20,208 --> 00:16:22,250 and potential valuables. 350 00:16:22,458 --> 00:16:24,000 RICK: This feature on Lot 5 351 00:16:24,167 --> 00:16:26,500 is beginning to shape up to... 352 00:16:26,708 --> 00:16:29,833 suggest that people have been here for a long time, 353 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 perhaps pre-searcher era. 354 00:16:33,208 --> 00:16:35,750 But what that activity is, what it represents, 355 00:16:35,917 --> 00:16:37,292 does it have anything to do 356 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:40,000 with the treasure story or the mystery? 357 00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:42,375 We don't know yet. 358 00:16:44,208 --> 00:16:46,083 MOYA: I have something interesting. 359 00:16:47,208 --> 00:16:50,750 It's like this really blue-ish fine clay. 360 00:16:53,208 --> 00:16:54,417 HELEN: Oh, look at that! 361 00:16:54,625 --> 00:16:56,583 FIONA: It's got a slight blue tint to it. 362 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:58,917 So, Jack, do you want to come and have a look at this? 363 00:16:59,042 --> 00:17:00,375 JACK: Yeah. What'd you find? 364 00:17:02,042 --> 00:17:03,250 FIONA: I'm looking at the soils 365 00:17:03,458 --> 00:17:05,833 and I'm trying to, like, follow 366 00:17:05,917 --> 00:17:08,542 -this blue-ish clay. -JACK: Yeah. 367 00:17:08,708 --> 00:17:10,125 So, why is there clay here? 368 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:12,333 Because, like in other places 369 00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:14,167 we've dug around here, you just get this sandy, 370 00:17:14,375 --> 00:17:15,875 silt subsoil and it just keeps going. 371 00:17:16,042 --> 00:17:17,333 We don't actually hit clay. 372 00:17:18,458 --> 00:17:21,208 JACK: That blue-gray clay looks a lot like 373 00:17:21,375 --> 00:17:23,250 that deep down Money Pit clay. 374 00:17:24,750 --> 00:17:27,542 I mean, it's not completely out of the realm of possibility. 375 00:17:29,042 --> 00:17:30,333 NARRATOR: Blue clay? 376 00:17:30,542 --> 00:17:33,167 Found in the stone foundation on Lot 5? 377 00:17:34,292 --> 00:17:38,208 In 1804, while excavating the original Money Pit, 378 00:17:39,333 --> 00:17:42,000 members of the Onslow Company discovered a packed layer 379 00:17:42,167 --> 00:17:44,875 of blue clay at a depth of 40 feet, 380 00:17:45,042 --> 00:17:47,292 which they believed acted as a sealant 381 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:49,458 to stop the legendary flood tunnel 382 00:17:49,583 --> 00:17:52,625 from feeding seawater into the treasure shaft. 383 00:17:52,625 --> 00:17:54,250 MOYA: So similar. 384 00:17:54,417 --> 00:17:56,292 NARRATOR: Could this blue clay be further evidence 385 00:17:56,458 --> 00:17:58,500 that this structure on Lot 5 386 00:17:58,708 --> 00:18:02,042 may have a direct connection to the Money Pit? 387 00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:04,625 I don't want to jump to conclusions and say it is, 388 00:18:04,792 --> 00:18:06,333 but maybe we can test it, 389 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:09,375 and see if it has similar chemical signatures 390 00:18:09,542 --> 00:18:11,750 -as the Money Pit soils. -JACK: Yeah. 391 00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:14,167 So, put that in bags. 392 00:18:14,375 --> 00:18:16,667 Very interesting. We're gonna sample this. 393 00:18:16,875 --> 00:18:19,333 -Give it to Emma. -JACK: Well, cool find, Moya. 394 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:22,333 -I hope it's a match. -MOYA: Me, too. 395 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:36,750 NARRATOR: As the probe-drilling operation continues 396 00:18:36,917 --> 00:18:39,042 more than 100 feet underground 397 00:18:39,208 --> 00:18:40,500 in the Garden Shaft... 398 00:18:40,667 --> 00:18:43,375 RICK: Welcome, lady and gentlemen, 399 00:18:43,542 --> 00:18:45,208 to what I think is gonna be a very interesting 400 00:18:45,375 --> 00:18:47,000 and unique presentation. 401 00:18:47,167 --> 00:18:48,750 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty Lagina, 402 00:18:48,958 --> 00:18:52,333 along with other members of the team, meet once again 403 00:18:52,417 --> 00:18:55,958 in the war room with researcher John Edwards. 404 00:18:56,125 --> 00:18:57,125 Everyone is quite familiar 405 00:18:57,292 --> 00:18:59,833 with John Edwards's work to date. 406 00:19:00,042 --> 00:19:02,000 He promised, at the last meeting he had, 407 00:19:02,167 --> 00:19:03,667 that he would come up with X marks the spot, 408 00:19:03,792 --> 00:19:06,333 which is what you're always arguing for, right? 409 00:19:06,542 --> 00:19:08,083 Having said that, John, I'll turn it over to you. 410 00:19:08,250 --> 00:19:09,500 EDWARDS: Appreciate it. 411 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:12,042 The last war room, I presented a theory 412 00:19:12,208 --> 00:19:14,375 that Oak Island may be the possible resting place 413 00:19:14,542 --> 00:19:16,167 of the Ark of the Covenant. 414 00:19:17,292 --> 00:19:20,333 And there are spots on Nolan's Cross 415 00:19:20,500 --> 00:19:22,000 that I think are relevant to the Tree of Life, 416 00:19:22,208 --> 00:19:25,250 and they could be the actual place to dig. 417 00:19:25,417 --> 00:19:27,292 NARRATOR: In light of the numerous discoveries 418 00:19:27,417 --> 00:19:30,292 made by the team on Oak Island during recent years 419 00:19:30,458 --> 00:19:32,083 which have been dated 420 00:19:32,250 --> 00:19:34,375 to between the 12th and 18th centuries, 421 00:19:34,542 --> 00:19:36,542 and which also may be connected 422 00:19:36,708 --> 00:19:39,333 to the medieval order of the Knights Templar... 423 00:19:39,542 --> 00:19:41,292 EDWARDS: I've spent the past 30 years 424 00:19:41,458 --> 00:19:43,125 studying symbols and icons. 425 00:19:43,292 --> 00:19:44,708 NARRATOR: ...last week, 426 00:19:44,875 --> 00:19:47,000 Rick Lagina invited John Edwards 427 00:19:47,167 --> 00:19:50,708 to present documents related to the secretive fraternity 428 00:19:50,875 --> 00:19:52,667 known as the Freemasons, 429 00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:57,083 who some believe descended from the Templar order. 430 00:19:57,292 --> 00:19:59,417 Now, interestingly, 431 00:19:59,542 --> 00:20:01,000 I have acquired some ancient books 432 00:20:01,208 --> 00:20:03,500 that have codes and maps. 433 00:20:03,625 --> 00:20:05,917 NARRATOR: Within these documents, 434 00:20:06,125 --> 00:20:09,667 John found not only an image of what appears to be Oak Island 435 00:20:09,833 --> 00:20:13,667 but also what he believes are encoded messages 436 00:20:13,875 --> 00:20:16,167 that suggest the Templar order 437 00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:18,167 buried sacred religious artifacts, 438 00:20:18,333 --> 00:20:20,500 including the Ark of the Covenant, 439 00:20:20,708 --> 00:20:24,167 on Oak Island nearly 800 years ago. 440 00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:26,875 And since then, their descendants 441 00:20:27,042 --> 00:20:29,208 in the Masonic order have conspired 442 00:20:29,375 --> 00:20:31,792 to keep them from being discovered. 443 00:20:31,917 --> 00:20:35,083 John also believes that the key to finding 444 00:20:35,250 --> 00:20:37,250 where these treasures may be buried 445 00:20:37,458 --> 00:20:40,167 is the megalithic formation of six boulders 446 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:43,792 on the island's surface known as Nolan's Cross, 447 00:20:43,917 --> 00:20:45,583 which, like other researchers, 448 00:20:45,708 --> 00:20:48,417 John believes is part of a larger, 449 00:20:48,583 --> 00:20:53,833 ten-point religious formation referred to as the Tree of Life. 450 00:20:54,042 --> 00:20:58,625 The way to unlock Nolan's Cross is built into the cross itself. 451 00:21:04,542 --> 00:21:07,375 NARRATOR: Since John's first presentation, 452 00:21:07,542 --> 00:21:09,500 Rick, Marty and Craig allowed him 453 00:21:09,667 --> 00:21:12,000 to work with surveyor Steve Guptill 454 00:21:12,208 --> 00:21:14,833 to investigate Nolan's Cross 455 00:21:14,917 --> 00:21:17,333 and the believed locations of the other markers 456 00:21:17,458 --> 00:21:20,792 on the Tree of Life, known as sefirot. 457 00:21:28,750 --> 00:21:31,125 And when you go and look at the two arms of the cross, 458 00:21:31,250 --> 00:21:33,375 it's 720 feet. 459 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:34,708 And on the spine of Nolan's Cross, 460 00:21:34,917 --> 00:21:37,042 you have 864. 461 00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:39,375 Everything was divisible by 72. 462 00:21:40,750 --> 00:21:43,250 John, what is the importance of 72? 463 00:22:03,542 --> 00:22:06,792 NARRATOR: Written in the early 12th century by Hugues de Payens 464 00:22:06,958 --> 00:22:10,833 and Bernard of Clairvaux, who founded the Knights Templar, 465 00:22:11,042 --> 00:22:12,667 the "Latin Rule," also known 466 00:22:12,875 --> 00:22:16,250 as "Specific Behavior of the Templar Order," 467 00:22:16,417 --> 00:22:19,500 was a document consisting of 72 directives 468 00:22:19,708 --> 00:22:22,958 that all Templar Knights were trained to live by. 469 00:22:23,125 --> 00:22:25,542 Could John Edwards be correct 470 00:22:25,750 --> 00:22:28,500 that the number 72 was intentionally used 471 00:22:28,708 --> 00:22:31,208 in the construction of Nolan's Cross, 472 00:22:31,375 --> 00:22:33,333 and that it may offer more evidence 473 00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:35,750 that the Templar order is connected to 474 00:22:35,917 --> 00:22:37,333 the Oak Island mystery? 475 00:22:38,417 --> 00:22:41,458 If so, how might it help pinpoint the location 476 00:22:41,625 --> 00:22:44,125 of priceless religious treasures? 477 00:23:03,042 --> 00:23:03,917 Okay. 478 00:23:04,083 --> 00:23:05,333 EDWARDS: Where is the "X" 479 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:06,875 on Oak Island? 480 00:23:07,042 --> 00:23:10,167 Now, if the ark is here, 481 00:23:10,292 --> 00:23:11,875 it will be found at either 482 00:23:12,042 --> 00:23:14,250 the Yesod, the Da'ath, 483 00:23:14,417 --> 00:23:17,792 the Tiferet on Nolan's Cross. 484 00:23:18,958 --> 00:23:21,667 NARRATOR: According to many researchers, 485 00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:24,417 the Templar order adopted imagery 486 00:23:24,583 --> 00:23:26,000 from the Kabbalistic order of Judaism 487 00:23:26,167 --> 00:23:28,833 that associated the Tree of Life 488 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,625 with ten divine principles known as sefirot. 489 00:23:32,750 --> 00:23:37,000 These attributes, such as Yesod, or "foundation" 490 00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:41,000 Tiferet, or "beauty," and Hod, or "humility" 491 00:23:41,208 --> 00:23:45,167 are believed to lead one on a spiritual path to God. 492 00:24:53,292 --> 00:24:54,625 MARTY: It's on Tom's land? 493 00:24:54,708 --> 00:24:56,750 -STEVE: Yeah. -This is all Tom's property. 494 00:24:56,917 --> 00:24:59,458 Maybe we should take a machine in there. 495 00:24:59,625 --> 00:25:02,375 That was what I was thinking, but it's not my land, 496 00:25:02,542 --> 00:25:05,250 so I was waiting, I was waiting for you to say it. 497 00:25:05,417 --> 00:25:06,583 -Yeah. -But, yeah, that is curious. 498 00:25:06,750 --> 00:25:09,250 I think these are eminently diggable. 499 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:10,875 I think it's 500 00:25:11,042 --> 00:25:13,083 a very elegant theory. 501 00:25:13,208 --> 00:25:15,958 But as John and I have had many discussions, 502 00:25:16,125 --> 00:25:17,333 a theory is but a theory 503 00:25:17,458 --> 00:25:18,917 till you hold the proof in your hand. 504 00:25:19,042 --> 00:25:22,333 We'll only know if it has relevance when we dig. 505 00:25:22,542 --> 00:25:24,000 -What say you all? -Absolutely. 506 00:25:24,125 --> 00:25:25,167 -Sure. -Yeah. 507 00:25:25,292 --> 00:25:26,458 (laughter) 508 00:25:26,583 --> 00:25:28,417 RICK: I'd say, I'd say yes, too. 509 00:25:28,417 --> 00:25:30,542 -72 times, yes. -(laughter) 510 00:25:30,708 --> 00:25:32,917 MARTY: There you have it. 511 00:25:37,958 --> 00:25:39,500 NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island... 512 00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:41,917 -GARY: Billy. -BILLY: Hey, Gary. 513 00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:44,125 We've spent a lot of time at the front of the swamp there. 514 00:25:44,292 --> 00:25:45,250 It's nice to be at the back. 515 00:25:45,417 --> 00:25:47,042 This is exciting. 516 00:25:47,208 --> 00:25:49,792 -This was a John Edwards spot? -JACK: Mm-hmm. 517 00:25:51,042 --> 00:25:52,917 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley, Gary Drayton 518 00:25:53,042 --> 00:25:55,625 and Billy Gerhardt are about to begin 519 00:25:55,792 --> 00:25:57,500 an excavation in the northern region of 520 00:25:57,667 --> 00:25:59,625 the triangle-shaped swamp. 521 00:25:59,833 --> 00:26:02,875 And at a location of one of the sefirot 522 00:26:03,042 --> 00:26:06,000 on the Tree of Life known as Tiferet, 523 00:26:06,083 --> 00:26:08,625 where researcher John Edwards believes that 524 00:26:08,792 --> 00:26:10,750 priceless religious treasures 525 00:26:10,875 --> 00:26:13,583 may have been buried by members of the Knights Templar 526 00:26:13,750 --> 00:26:15,458 some eight centuries ago. 527 00:26:15,625 --> 00:26:18,875 JACK: It's pretty rocky in here. 528 00:26:19,042 --> 00:26:21,000 It's a lot darker by you than it is over here. 529 00:26:21,208 --> 00:26:24,042 That boulder should be on C horizon, right? 530 00:26:24,250 --> 00:26:25,583 JACK: Oh, I think it is. 531 00:26:33,708 --> 00:26:35,125 See, that's not C horizon, right? 532 00:26:35,292 --> 00:26:37,208 No, that's not C horizon. 533 00:26:37,375 --> 00:26:39,000 So that boulder is... 534 00:26:39,208 --> 00:26:40,875 -That boulder was put there. -That boulder was put there. 535 00:26:41,042 --> 00:26:43,792 -JACK: That-that's pretty awesome. -BILLY: Yeah. 536 00:26:43,917 --> 00:26:46,167 NARRATOR: The C horizon 537 00:26:46,375 --> 00:26:47,958 is a geological term 538 00:26:48,125 --> 00:26:49,917 for the natural layer of ground soil 539 00:26:50,083 --> 00:26:52,000 that lies just above bedrock. 540 00:26:52,167 --> 00:26:54,000 Because Billy and Jack 541 00:26:54,167 --> 00:26:56,167 believe that the earth beneath this large boulder, 542 00:26:56,375 --> 00:26:58,500 where John Edwards marked the sefirot, 543 00:26:58,667 --> 00:27:00,125 known as Tiferet, 544 00:27:00,250 --> 00:27:03,500 appears to have been previously disturbed, 545 00:27:03,667 --> 00:27:06,000 could they be correct that the boulder 546 00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:08,667 was placed here as a marker in the swamp? 547 00:27:08,875 --> 00:27:12,167 If so, what might be buried underneath it? 548 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:15,167 JACK: I mean, why would you go through the effort of 549 00:27:15,333 --> 00:27:19,417 pushing a boulder around if this position didn't mean anything? 550 00:27:19,542 --> 00:27:21,042 The boulder could mark 551 00:27:21,208 --> 00:27:22,833 -whatever's there, right? -JACK: Yeah. 552 00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:26,125 BILLY: I'm pretty excited that we have a theorist's spot 553 00:27:26,250 --> 00:27:27,667 that looks like somebody dug here before. 554 00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:29,167 JACK: I totally agree. 555 00:27:29,333 --> 00:27:32,250 And judging by the size, 556 00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:33,667 we still have a lot left to dig 557 00:27:33,833 --> 00:27:36,458 before we reach what might be a bottom. 558 00:27:36,625 --> 00:27:38,375 We need to get Rick and Marty over here 559 00:27:38,542 --> 00:27:39,500 to check this out, 560 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:40,750 but also we need Dr. Spooner 561 00:27:40,875 --> 00:27:42,667 -to come and see this. -Yup. 562 00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:44,208 Good work, guys. 563 00:27:44,417 --> 00:27:45,583 GARY: Nice digging, Billy. 564 00:27:45,750 --> 00:27:47,042 We'll be back. 565 00:27:48,750 --> 00:27:50,792 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 566 00:27:51,708 --> 00:27:53,292 RONNIE: All good? 567 00:27:53,417 --> 00:27:55,333 NARRATOR: ...as the probe-drilling operation 568 00:27:55,417 --> 00:27:57,917 in the Garden Shaft continues... 569 00:27:59,208 --> 00:28:02,333 RICK: So, guys, this is a rather unique war room. 570 00:28:02,542 --> 00:28:04,125 And I think this is a very unique piece. 571 00:28:04,208 --> 00:28:06,333 I would think that everyone around this table 572 00:28:06,542 --> 00:28:07,958 would agree with that. 573 00:28:08,042 --> 00:28:09,833 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty, Craig Tester 574 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,833 and other members of the team 575 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,792 have assembled in the war room 576 00:28:13,958 --> 00:28:16,958 for a meeting regarding new developments on a find 577 00:28:17,083 --> 00:28:19,958 that was made one year ago on Oak Island. 578 00:28:21,083 --> 00:28:23,625 RICK: This is the copper artifact that was found on Lot 8 579 00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:25,375 by Gary and Jack. 580 00:28:26,708 --> 00:28:27,875 -GARY: It's that. -JACK: Whoa. 581 00:28:28,083 --> 00:28:30,708 Oh, yeah. This is fantastic. 582 00:28:30,875 --> 00:28:34,167 NARRATOR: In 2022, while searching Lot 8 583 00:28:34,333 --> 00:28:37,000 on the western side of the island, 584 00:28:37,167 --> 00:28:40,708 Gary and Jack unearthed a copper artifact 585 00:28:40,917 --> 00:28:43,167 that was covered with mysterious symbols. 586 00:28:43,333 --> 00:28:47,292 And when renowned archaeologist Dr. Edwin Barnhart 587 00:28:47,458 --> 00:28:50,083 examined the metallic composition of the object, 588 00:28:50,208 --> 00:28:53,167 he presented the team with a stunning assessment. 589 00:28:53,375 --> 00:28:55,875 BARNHART: It could be some sort of older object. 590 00:28:56,042 --> 00:28:59,208 The other possibility is the Vikings. 591 00:28:59,417 --> 00:29:01,792 NARRATOR: While Dr. Barnhart's speculation 592 00:29:01,958 --> 00:29:03,875 was intriguing at the time, 593 00:29:04,042 --> 00:29:05,833 after the recent discovery 594 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,333 of several more artifacts on the island 595 00:29:08,542 --> 00:29:11,583 which may have originated in Scandinavia, 596 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:14,500 and the research of Dr. Doug Symons 597 00:29:14,667 --> 00:29:18,417 suggesting that Vikings may have visited Oak Island 598 00:29:18,542 --> 00:29:20,958 more than 800 years ago, 599 00:29:21,083 --> 00:29:25,208 the team is eager to learn more about this mysterious object 600 00:29:25,375 --> 00:29:28,167 and the ornate symbols on its surface. 601 00:29:28,333 --> 00:29:30,375 RICK: It's just a gorgeous object, 602 00:29:30,542 --> 00:29:31,875 but it was folded. 603 00:29:32,042 --> 00:29:33,167 Remember, there were triple folds in this. 604 00:29:33,375 --> 00:29:37,000 Doug reached out to a conservator in Canada. 605 00:29:37,167 --> 00:29:40,583 They were able to actually unfold it. 606 00:29:40,750 --> 00:29:43,792 And what we have here is the result 607 00:29:43,875 --> 00:29:46,833 of their effort, and it is spectacular. 608 00:29:47,042 --> 00:29:49,500 I think Marty and Craig, you'll see a picture there. 609 00:29:49,625 --> 00:29:51,000 Yeah. 610 00:29:51,208 --> 00:29:52,667 It really, really is beautiful. 611 00:29:52,875 --> 00:29:54,125 -It's spectacular. -Mm-hmm. 612 00:29:54,292 --> 00:29:55,500 MARTY: Well, Laird, what is it? 613 00:29:55,708 --> 00:29:57,833 (laughter) 614 00:29:57,958 --> 00:30:00,333 You know, the only thing I can say definitively is that 615 00:30:00,458 --> 00:30:03,417 I'm virtually certain it's a decorated piece 616 00:30:03,583 --> 00:30:04,667 meant to go on top of something, 617 00:30:04,875 --> 00:30:06,542 so it's not an artifact in itself. 618 00:30:06,708 --> 00:30:09,458 It's meant to decorate something larger. 619 00:30:10,792 --> 00:30:13,000 We did some updating of the metallurgy. 620 00:30:13,167 --> 00:30:15,083 What we can say is that the copper source for it 621 00:30:15,250 --> 00:30:16,750 isn't local. It's not from... 622 00:30:16,917 --> 00:30:18,583 -Wow. -...the area. 623 00:30:19,625 --> 00:30:21,083 STEVE: Could that have been hand-made, most likely? 624 00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:23,208 -Or hand designed? -LAIRD: Well... Yeah. 625 00:30:23,375 --> 00:30:24,500 As a matter of fact, 626 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:25,958 they said that they believe 627 00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:28,458 it was made by a process called pressblech. 628 00:30:29,750 --> 00:30:31,500 And that's a technique that's been around for, 629 00:30:31,625 --> 00:30:33,833 well, well over a thousand years. 630 00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:41,208 NARRATOR: Dating as far back as the fifth century AD, 631 00:30:41,375 --> 00:30:44,333 pressblech is a technique by which metal workers 632 00:30:44,542 --> 00:30:48,375 would place a thin sheet of gold, silver or copper alloy 633 00:30:48,542 --> 00:30:52,000 onto a patterned surface and then carefully apply force 634 00:30:52,167 --> 00:30:55,333 in order to create a decorative appearance in the material. 635 00:30:56,500 --> 00:31:00,625 The Anglo-Saxons, some western European cultures used it. 636 00:31:00,792 --> 00:31:02,833 Even the Norse used this technique. 637 00:31:03,875 --> 00:31:05,458 I'm gonna get Steve to bring up, uh, 638 00:31:05,625 --> 00:31:07,583 some images here. 639 00:31:07,708 --> 00:31:09,292 So, this is the restored artifact. 640 00:31:09,458 --> 00:31:13,042 And if you look within the borders of the design, 641 00:31:13,250 --> 00:31:15,708 you'll see what looks like a fish or a ribbon, 642 00:31:15,875 --> 00:31:17,458 and then you have a circle above it. 643 00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:21,167 In our research so far, we've only identified 644 00:31:21,333 --> 00:31:25,250 one instance where we found the two symbols used together. 645 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:26,250 MARTY: Mm-hmm. 646 00:31:26,417 --> 00:31:29,125 But we made a recent, uh, discovery. 647 00:31:30,167 --> 00:31:33,083 This here is an old manuscript from Iceland 648 00:31:33,208 --> 00:31:36,083 that has to do with astronomy and astrology. 649 00:31:36,208 --> 00:31:39,333 And if you see in the lower, left-hand corner, 650 00:31:39,542 --> 00:31:42,667 you'll see two symbols that look very similar together. 651 00:31:43,833 --> 00:31:47,167 And we found that there's a Viking rune 652 00:31:47,333 --> 00:31:49,958 that's very similar to that ribbon-like symbol, 653 00:31:50,125 --> 00:31:52,625 which looks like the symbol on our copper piece. 654 00:31:52,708 --> 00:31:57,458 So, this artifact could possibly be identified as Viking. 655 00:31:57,458 --> 00:31:59,417 RICK: Wow. 656 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,125 DOUG: This is actually from Iceland, 657 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:07,333 and it's an old manuscript that has 658 00:32:07,500 --> 00:32:09,417 to do with astronomy and astrology. 659 00:32:09,542 --> 00:32:12,083 There's a Viking rune that's very similar 660 00:32:12,208 --> 00:32:14,125 to that ribbon-like symbol, 661 00:32:14,208 --> 00:32:16,250 which looks like the symbol on our copper piece, 662 00:32:16,417 --> 00:32:21,042 so, this artifact could possibly be identified as Viking. 663 00:32:21,208 --> 00:32:22,917 NARRATOR: In the war room, 664 00:32:23,042 --> 00:32:25,167 Doug Crowell has just presented 665 00:32:25,333 --> 00:32:27,958 an Icelandic document that suggests 666 00:32:28,125 --> 00:32:31,125 the copper artifact found one year ago 667 00:32:31,333 --> 00:32:34,792 on Lot 8 bears astronomical symbols 668 00:32:34,917 --> 00:32:37,833 and may possibly be of Viking origin. 669 00:32:37,958 --> 00:32:41,583 DOUG: Just today, in our research, we found 670 00:32:41,708 --> 00:32:43,000 another artifact. 671 00:32:43,167 --> 00:32:46,667 This is a quadrant from an astrolabe 672 00:32:46,833 --> 00:32:48,500 that's from Southern France. 673 00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:52,875 1291 to 1310 is the date 674 00:32:53,042 --> 00:32:54,833 they believe it was made in. 675 00:32:55,042 --> 00:32:57,250 NARRATOR: An astrolabe is an instrument 676 00:32:57,417 --> 00:32:59,833 that was invented in Ancient Greece 677 00:33:00,042 --> 00:33:02,083 in order to track the positions 678 00:33:02,208 --> 00:33:04,833 of the stars, planets and the Moon in the sky. 679 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:09,042 With over 1,000 historically-documented uses, 680 00:33:09,208 --> 00:33:13,667 astrolabes were critical tools employed during medieval times 681 00:33:13,833 --> 00:33:16,500 throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, 682 00:33:16,625 --> 00:33:20,750 to build megalithic structures and houses of worship. 683 00:33:20,917 --> 00:33:25,708 However, they were also used as navigational guides on land, 684 00:33:25,875 --> 00:33:29,167 as well as the high seas. 685 00:33:29,333 --> 00:33:32,250 Steve, if you could go to the next slide, please. 686 00:33:32,375 --> 00:33:35,250 There's our two symbols we're evaluating. 687 00:33:35,375 --> 00:33:39,583 And within this medieval astrolabe from the 13th century, 688 00:33:39,750 --> 00:33:43,000 you'll see the repeating use of those two symbols. 689 00:33:43,083 --> 00:33:45,125 Here we have the lead cross 690 00:33:45,292 --> 00:33:46,792 found on the island. 691 00:33:46,917 --> 00:33:48,833 It's from Southern France. 692 00:33:48,958 --> 00:33:50,708 So, this is yet another device 693 00:33:50,875 --> 00:33:52,333 that may originate in Southern France. 694 00:33:52,542 --> 00:33:55,167 Now this is kind of exciting to me because 695 00:33:55,375 --> 00:33:57,333 we have Professor Gaspani telling us about Nolan's Cross 696 00:33:57,542 --> 00:34:00,292 possibly being created in the 1200s. 697 00:34:00,458 --> 00:34:03,667 There's six navigational stars that Nolan's Cross aligns with. 698 00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:06,667 And then we have another artifact here on the island 699 00:34:06,833 --> 00:34:10,333 that could have, possibly, a couple of symbols on it 700 00:34:10,417 --> 00:34:13,625 that relate to ancient navigation, as well. 701 00:34:21,792 --> 00:34:23,000 Wow. 702 00:34:23,125 --> 00:34:24,292 NARRATOR: In the past year, 703 00:34:24,458 --> 00:34:26,042 Italian archaeoastronomer 704 00:34:26,208 --> 00:34:28,500 Professor Adriano Gaspani 705 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:32,000 has made two presentations regarding his belief 706 00:34:32,167 --> 00:34:35,042 that Nolan's Cross was created nearly 800 years ago 707 00:34:35,208 --> 00:34:38,333 by members of the Knights Templar, 708 00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:41,167 and that the six megalithic boulders 709 00:34:41,375 --> 00:34:44,750 in the formation were placed on the island's surface 710 00:34:44,917 --> 00:34:48,917 according to alignments with specific stars in the night sky. 711 00:34:49,125 --> 00:34:51,333 Could Doug's notion be correct 712 00:34:51,458 --> 00:34:55,167 that the copper artifact was part of an astrolabe 713 00:34:55,333 --> 00:34:57,250 that members of the Viking culture 714 00:34:57,417 --> 00:34:59,792 and the Knights Templar may have used 715 00:34:59,917 --> 00:35:03,417 for a journey to Oak Island nearly 800 years ago, 716 00:35:03,625 --> 00:35:07,417 and also to create Nolan's Cross? 717 00:35:09,583 --> 00:35:12,917 This is a most interesting object, and 718 00:35:13,042 --> 00:35:14,333 we have to run this to ground. 719 00:35:14,542 --> 00:35:17,250 I mean, what you found on the astrolabe 720 00:35:17,417 --> 00:35:19,000 could be incredibly significant. 721 00:35:19,167 --> 00:35:21,708 So, there's all kinds of clues. 722 00:35:21,875 --> 00:35:24,750 We just have to be observant and pay attention to the details, 723 00:35:24,917 --> 00:35:27,000 and I think we're doing that with this object. 724 00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,333 -Mm-hmm. -DOUG: We have sent these images on 725 00:35:29,458 --> 00:35:31,875 to Professor Gaspani to evaluate, 726 00:35:32,083 --> 00:35:33,250 hoping that he might shed some light 727 00:35:33,375 --> 00:35:34,542 on how this would've been used. 728 00:35:34,708 --> 00:35:36,375 So that'd be good. I'm all for that. 729 00:35:36,542 --> 00:35:38,375 LAIRD: Yeah. I think our research 730 00:35:38,542 --> 00:35:40,833 tentacles are getting stretched out 731 00:35:40,958 --> 00:35:43,042 to broader areas in the world. 732 00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:45,000 I think we have an entire island of mysteries to solve, 733 00:35:45,125 --> 00:35:46,417 so, let's get after it. 734 00:35:46,625 --> 00:35:48,125 MARTY: Great. Thank you! 735 00:35:48,250 --> 00:35:51,375 -Let's go find some more stuff. -RICK: Okeydoke. 736 00:35:51,583 --> 00:35:54,333 NARRATOR: While Rick, Marty, Craig and members of the team 737 00:35:54,542 --> 00:35:56,833 conclude their meeting in the war room... 738 00:35:56,958 --> 00:35:58,375 ROGER: We ready to rock? 739 00:36:02,708 --> 00:36:04,375 NARRATOR: ...in the Money Pit area, 740 00:36:04,542 --> 00:36:06,333 the probe-drilling operation continues 741 00:36:06,542 --> 00:36:11,167 more than 100 feet underground in the Garden Shaft. 742 00:36:13,208 --> 00:36:14,417 SCOTT: This is exciting. 743 00:36:14,583 --> 00:36:16,917 ROGER: Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. 744 00:36:31,542 --> 00:36:33,667 -(high-pitched squealing) -(hissing) 745 00:36:37,750 --> 00:36:40,208 -SCOTT: That's a lot of water. -ROGER: For sure. 746 00:36:50,458 --> 00:36:52,167 Okay, bring 'em up. 747 00:36:52,375 --> 00:36:54,208 Okay, Ronnie, come on up. 748 00:37:09,792 --> 00:37:11,125 -RICK: Hi, Roger. -ROGER: Hey, Rick. 749 00:37:11,292 --> 00:37:12,833 RICK: So is everyone out of the shaft? 750 00:37:13,042 --> 00:37:16,000 -Yes. Nobody hurt. -That's great. 751 00:37:16,125 --> 00:37:17,667 NARRATOR: It is a critical moment 752 00:37:17,833 --> 00:37:20,667 in the Money Pit area for the Oak Island team. 753 00:37:20,875 --> 00:37:23,333 ROGER: Water started coming in faster and faster, 754 00:37:23,542 --> 00:37:25,625 come right out of the holes, and it was coming out of the holes, 755 00:37:25,792 --> 00:37:28,542 like, just pouring out of there. It's unbelievable. 756 00:37:28,708 --> 00:37:31,833 NARRATOR: Just moments ago, as representatives 757 00:37:31,958 --> 00:37:34,333 from Dumas Contracting Limited 758 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:38,083 were conducting a horizontal probe-drilling operation 759 00:37:38,250 --> 00:37:39,958 to explore the possible treasure tunnel 760 00:37:40,083 --> 00:37:43,625 beneath the Garden Shaft, more than 100 feet underground, 761 00:37:43,792 --> 00:37:47,875 water began flooding into the structure. 762 00:37:48,042 --> 00:37:51,042 -Is the water still coming up? -ROGER: Oh, yeah, absolutely. 763 00:37:51,208 --> 00:37:53,125 Where he says the water was coming in 764 00:37:53,292 --> 00:37:54,917 was around the 97-foot mark. 765 00:37:55,083 --> 00:37:56,500 That's where we dug for that tunnel. 766 00:37:56,667 --> 00:37:58,833 RICK: Let me just give my brother a call. 767 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,792 (line ringing) 768 00:38:02,708 --> 00:38:04,667 Hey. 769 00:38:04,833 --> 00:38:06,667 RICK: This is not the Bravo Tango call you expected. 770 00:38:08,708 --> 00:38:12,167 Okay, so I'm up at the shaft right now, 771 00:38:12,333 --> 00:38:14,875 and I've got Roger here and Scott. 772 00:38:15,042 --> 00:38:16,708 I'm gonna turn you over to Roger. 773 00:38:16,875 --> 00:38:19,292 So, Roger, here you go. 774 00:38:19,458 --> 00:38:21,292 Hey, Marty, how's it going? 775 00:38:22,750 --> 00:38:25,167 All right. 776 00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:27,250 So, the guys drilled a couple of holes, 777 00:38:27,417 --> 00:38:29,500 and they seen the water and silt 778 00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:31,417 starting to come out through the lining 779 00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:34,375 around the 97-foot mark, which was pretty well 780 00:38:34,542 --> 00:38:36,417 where our tunnel was if you remember, right? 781 00:38:37,708 --> 00:38:39,083 Then the water started gushing out of the hole, 782 00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:42,250 and it started coming in at a very quick pace. 783 00:38:42,417 --> 00:38:44,125 The two sets had been completely covered, 784 00:38:44,292 --> 00:38:45,667 the drill was completely covered. 785 00:38:45,792 --> 00:38:47,708 That's how quick the water came in. 786 00:38:53,833 --> 00:38:55,500 It's a lot easier for us to drill that way 787 00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:57,708 and get as much penetration with the drill. 788 00:38:59,208 --> 00:39:01,333 (sniffs) 789 00:39:06,708 --> 00:39:08,333 ROGER: ...no walls or no roof in there. 790 00:39:09,292 --> 00:39:10,500 Oh. Sorry. 791 00:39:10,708 --> 00:39:12,208 I just drank a little bit of the water, 792 00:39:12,375 --> 00:39:13,833 and it's a little bit salty. 793 00:39:14,042 --> 00:39:15,625 Yup. 794 00:39:19,208 --> 00:39:23,167 NARRATOR: Could Rick Lagina be correct that while drilling 795 00:39:23,333 --> 00:39:25,583 into a tunnel, which leads to an area 796 00:39:25,750 --> 00:39:27,750 where the team has detected high traces 797 00:39:27,875 --> 00:39:30,458 of precious metals deep underground, 798 00:39:30,625 --> 00:39:33,833 they may have breached one of the legendary flood tunnels 799 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,125 that have thwarted treasure hunters 800 00:39:36,333 --> 00:39:38,625 for more than two centuries? 801 00:39:41,208 --> 00:39:42,458 Yeah. 802 00:39:44,375 --> 00:39:45,625 ROGER: Yeah. 803 00:39:52,917 --> 00:39:54,208 Yeah. 804 00:39:54,375 --> 00:39:56,292 RICK: There's no way to overstate 805 00:39:56,458 --> 00:39:59,375 the potential problems that this presents. 806 00:39:59,542 --> 00:40:02,458 It could terminate the work in the Garden Shaft. 807 00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:04,167 Everything seems to be coalescing here. 808 00:40:04,375 --> 00:40:06,000 We're probe drilling. 809 00:40:06,083 --> 00:40:07,792 We've got metals in the water. 810 00:40:07,917 --> 00:40:10,042 So it does seem like we're coming together here, 811 00:40:10,208 --> 00:40:11,750 on one hand. 812 00:40:11,875 --> 00:40:13,500 On the other hand, we can't get to it. 813 00:40:13,667 --> 00:40:16,500 And I mean, what we're experiencing now is so like 814 00:40:16,625 --> 00:40:19,667 what people experienced 220 years ago 815 00:40:19,792 --> 00:40:21,792 that it's downright chilling. 816 00:40:26,167 --> 00:40:27,417 Always something, yes. 817 00:40:29,167 --> 00:40:30,250 All right. Thanks, Marty. 818 00:40:30,375 --> 00:40:32,375 -All right. See ya. Bye. -Yup. Bye. 819 00:40:32,542 --> 00:40:36,000 It's a bump in the road, but we'll get some answers. 820 00:40:36,167 --> 00:40:37,750 -We'll pump her out. -We'll see how big the bump is. 821 00:40:37,917 --> 00:40:41,500 -Yup. -But we have the right people, 822 00:40:41,708 --> 00:40:43,208 the right attitude. 823 00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:44,708 We'll figure it out. 824 00:40:44,875 --> 00:40:46,167 -We'll get to the bottom of it. -Yup. 825 00:40:46,375 --> 00:40:48,208 RICK: Okay, well, just got to keep moving. 826 00:40:48,375 --> 00:40:49,708 -ROGER: For sure. -RICK: Thank you, Roger. 827 00:40:49,875 --> 00:40:52,458 -Thanks for the update. -Absolutely, Rick. 828 00:40:52,625 --> 00:40:55,000 NARRATOR: Over the past two centuries, 829 00:40:55,167 --> 00:40:57,500 numerous searchers believed 830 00:40:57,667 --> 00:40:59,167 that they were on the verge 831 00:40:59,292 --> 00:41:01,750 of recovering a fabled treasure in the Money Pit, 832 00:41:01,875 --> 00:41:07,458 when disaster suddenly struck and shattered their dreams 833 00:41:07,625 --> 00:41:10,083 of solving the Oak Island mystery. 834 00:41:10,250 --> 00:41:16,042 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team must now confront 835 00:41:16,208 --> 00:41:18,250 that daunting prospect. 836 00:41:18,417 --> 00:41:22,458 However, the historic clues that they have uncovered 837 00:41:22,625 --> 00:41:26,583 and the physical evidence that they have unearthed 838 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:31,750 prove more than ever that their dream is still worth... 839 00:41:31,917 --> 00:41:34,000 the pursuit. 840 00:41:36,042 --> 00:41:39,167 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 841 00:41:39,375 --> 00:41:40,833 GARY: Wow! Look at this. 842 00:41:41,042 --> 00:41:42,167 -CRAIG: What do we have? -GARY: Check out 843 00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:43,292 that circle of stones. 844 00:41:43,417 --> 00:41:44,583 JACK: Right at the spot 845 00:41:44,708 --> 00:41:46,333 where John Edwards theorized 846 00:41:46,458 --> 00:41:48,667 we would find something. 847 00:41:48,833 --> 00:41:50,167 ERIC: Here's the artifact. 848 00:41:50,333 --> 00:41:51,542 DOUG: It was found on the island. 849 00:41:51,708 --> 00:41:53,333 RICK: If it is as old as we believe it is, 850 00:41:53,542 --> 00:41:55,917 it is quite remarkable. 851 00:41:56,083 --> 00:41:57,208 CORJAN: In a castle here in the Netherlands, 852 00:41:57,375 --> 00:41:58,792 I found some symbols 853 00:41:58,917 --> 00:42:00,542 that I recognize from the island. 854 00:42:00,750 --> 00:42:02,292 I think the trip is warranted. 855 00:42:02,458 --> 00:42:04,542 You're going to find the answers in Europe. 856 00:42:04,750 --> 00:42:06,625 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS