1 00:00:01,377 --> 00:00:01,417 Narrator: Tonight on the curse of oak island... 2 00:00:03,087 --> 00:00:05,129 -Marty: Wow. -Charles: This is the tupper shaft, 3 00:00:05,214 --> 00:00:07,548 -which was ten feet away from the money pit. -Great, guys. 4 00:00:07,633 --> 00:00:09,550 Ian: I think we're sort of on to something right in here. 5 00:00:09,635 --> 00:00:11,802 -There's a lot of rocks. -Yeah, they're fitted. 6 00:00:11,887 --> 00:00:13,762 -Ian: Oh, yeah. Something was built here. -Yeah. 7 00:00:13,848 --> 00:00:15,264 -Oh. -What is that? 8 00:00:15,349 --> 00:00:16,140 -Alex: That's leather. -Dan h.: Looks like 9 00:00:16,225 --> 00:00:17,307 -a heel from a shoe. -Yeah. 10 00:00:17,393 --> 00:00:19,309 Something like that could be a breakthrough. 11 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:20,728 Craig, what do we got? 12 00:00:20,813 --> 00:00:24,148 95% sure, 1492. 13 00:00:24,233 --> 00:00:25,482 How about that? 14 00:00:25,568 --> 00:00:26,692 Medieval, baby! 15 00:00:26,736 --> 00:00:28,360 (laughter) 16 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:34,241 narrator: There is an island in the north atlantic 17 00:00:34,326 --> 00:00:37,619 where people have been looking for an incredible treasure 18 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:41,081 for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:44,084 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:44,170 --> 00:00:46,670 with strange symbols carved into it, 21 00:00:46,756 --> 00:00:49,506 mysterious fragments of human bone, 22 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:53,385 and a lead cross whose origin may stretch back 23 00:00:53,429 --> 00:00:55,804 to the days of the knights templar. 24 00:00:55,890 --> 00:01:00,476 To date, six men have died trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,479 --> 00:01:03,520 And, according to legend, 26 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:06,565 one more will have to die 27 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:10,402 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:13,866 --> 00:01:15,908 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:21,665 --> 00:01:24,374 -rick: He's digging this edge? -Craig: Yeah. 30 00:01:24,460 --> 00:01:27,419 Craig: Just taking it on down. Looking for the rocks. 31 00:01:27,505 --> 00:01:31,507 Just working his way back, so we'll be starting from out here. 32 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:35,886 Narrator: Another exciting day has just begun on oak island 33 00:01:35,971 --> 00:01:38,430 as brothers rick and marty lagina, 34 00:01:38,516 --> 00:01:42,267 their partner craig tester, and members of their team 35 00:01:42,311 --> 00:01:44,812 continue excavating one of the most intriguing features 36 00:01:44,897 --> 00:01:48,482 ever discovered in the 225-year-old hunt 37 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,734 for a legendary treasure: 38 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:54,196 A massive stone pathway in the southeast corner 39 00:01:54,281 --> 00:01:56,532 of the triangle-shaped swamp 40 00:01:56,617 --> 00:01:58,867 that is also heading into the uplands, 41 00:01:58,953 --> 00:02:02,246 possibly toward the fabled money pit. 42 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:04,248 Liz: All right, well, 43 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:06,792 we've got this kind of dip here, so I think if we start here 44 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:10,671 and we'll just work back up to where it comes back up. 45 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:13,132 -How deep do you want to go? -Not too deep. 46 00:02:13,217 --> 00:02:15,801 I think we want to keep all the rocks in place 47 00:02:15,886 --> 00:02:18,220 if they're larger than a softball. 48 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:20,764 -Okay. -Just get all the dirt out in between them. 49 00:02:20,808 --> 00:02:24,768 Rick: You know, the archaeologists are-are quite excited 50 00:02:24,854 --> 00:02:26,854 about finding this stone road. 51 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:29,481 I think, as non-archaeologists, we're chomping 52 00:02:29,567 --> 00:02:33,944 at the bit to move this forward a bit more aggressively, 53 00:02:34,029 --> 00:02:37,573 but if it is as unique as they attest, 54 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:41,493 we have to be patient and do this appropriately. 55 00:02:45,457 --> 00:02:48,333 (device beeping) 56 00:02:48,419 --> 00:02:51,336 now, that's an old piece of glass. 57 00:02:51,422 --> 00:02:53,463 (clears throat) rick, in that last scoop, 58 00:02:53,549 --> 00:02:55,841 I found a really old piece of glass. 59 00:02:55,926 --> 00:02:58,552 -Craig: Oh, really? -Definitely an old piece, yeah. 60 00:02:58,637 --> 00:03:01,430 Hopefully there's some more parts of it. 61 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:03,515 Could have a seal on it. 62 00:03:03,601 --> 00:03:05,684 That's an old piece. 63 00:03:05,769 --> 00:03:08,562 Check it out, mate. 64 00:03:08,647 --> 00:03:12,316 You can tell with the iridescence on it. 65 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:16,278 And look at that thickness there, and it goes down to thin. 66 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:17,905 Craig: Hmm. 67 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:20,908 -Nice. -Yep. 68 00:03:20,993 --> 00:03:24,411 -Craig: See the air bubbles? -Rick: Good eye. 69 00:03:24,496 --> 00:03:25,329 -Oh, yeah. -Beautiful, isn't it? 70 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:26,747 -Lot of air bubbles. -Yeah. 71 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:29,333 Gary: It was like one of those old pirate bottles, 72 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:31,835 the dutch onion bottles. 73 00:03:31,921 --> 00:03:35,923 This is probably anywhere from 1600 74 00:03:36,008 --> 00:03:39,009 to late 1700s. 75 00:03:40,471 --> 00:03:42,763 Narrator: A potential pirate bottle? 76 00:03:42,848 --> 00:03:46,892 And possibly dating back as far as the 1600s? 77 00:03:46,977 --> 00:03:50,771 Invented by the english privateer sir kenelm digby 78 00:03:50,856 --> 00:03:52,648 in the 1630s, 79 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:56,360 so-called dutch onion bottles were commonly used 80 00:03:56,445 --> 00:03:59,905 to contain wine, rum, or other refreshments 81 00:03:59,949 --> 00:04:02,658 and featured a thick design for durability 82 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:04,409 on the rough, high seas. 83 00:04:05,663 --> 00:04:07,496 Is it possible that this bottle, 84 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:11,708 perhaps just like the 1652 spanish maravedi coin 85 00:04:11,794 --> 00:04:14,419 found in the swamp seven years ago, 86 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:18,257 might be a critical clue as to who made this stone road 87 00:04:18,342 --> 00:04:20,592 and when? 88 00:04:20,678 --> 00:04:22,886 If you could bag and tag it, that would be great, liz. 89 00:04:22,972 --> 00:04:24,513 Yeah, sure. 90 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,056 I'll keep an eye out for more. 91 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:27,391 -Rick: Got it? -Liz: Yep. 92 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,685 That was an hand-blown bottle. 93 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:32,312 Okay, I'll get back to business. 94 00:04:32,398 --> 00:04:35,899 Narrator: While the excavation in the swamp continues, 95 00:04:35,985 --> 00:04:39,653 at the wash table near borehole 10-x... 96 00:04:39,738 --> 00:04:41,905 One, two, three. 97 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:44,866 ...Marty lagina's son alex, 98 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:46,868 along with his cousin peter fornetti, 99 00:04:46,954 --> 00:04:50,289 treasure hunters dan henskee and michael john, 100 00:04:50,374 --> 00:04:53,583 are carefully searching the spoils that were excavated 101 00:04:53,669 --> 00:04:55,794 last year in the money pit area 102 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:59,506 from the eight-foot-wide borehole known as 8-b. 103 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:02,467 These spoils are still of interest to rick, marty 104 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:04,970 and the team because 8-b is located 105 00:05:05,014 --> 00:05:09,016 just ten feet southwest of borehole oc-1, 106 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:11,768 where last year they discovered evidence 107 00:05:11,854 --> 00:05:15,522 of a wooden tunnel some 150 feet underground 108 00:05:15,607 --> 00:05:19,484 that was dated to 1706. 109 00:05:19,570 --> 00:05:21,361 Now, if you see something that doesn't belong underground, 110 00:05:21,447 --> 00:05:22,779 we should set it aside and have somebody 111 00:05:22,865 --> 00:05:25,741 -take a look at it anyway. -Sure. Okay. 112 00:05:35,044 --> 00:05:36,543 Dan h.: This looks like a little piece 113 00:05:36,628 --> 00:05:38,503 of planed wood. 114 00:05:39,548 --> 00:05:41,882 Sure does. 115 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:44,009 Dan h.: That's usually a good sign 116 00:05:44,094 --> 00:05:47,387 if it was in situ when it was, uh, excavated. 117 00:05:47,473 --> 00:05:48,638 Mm-hmm. 118 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:52,392 Dan h.: A little more wood. 119 00:05:52,478 --> 00:05:55,020 More red rocks, quite a bit. 120 00:05:59,151 --> 00:06:00,817 Alex: Oh. 121 00:06:02,446 --> 00:06:04,738 Yeah, what is that? 122 00:06:04,823 --> 00:06:07,699 Alex: What do you think this is? 123 00:06:07,785 --> 00:06:10,786 -Careful there. -Yeah, I don't want to... 124 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:12,996 -Looks like leather almost. -It... 125 00:06:13,082 --> 00:06:14,623 For sure looks like leather. 126 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,583 -Like a heel. -Or a heel? 127 00:06:16,668 --> 00:06:18,794 -Yeah, it could be a heel. -Heel? 128 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:21,088 Narrator: A possible boot heel 129 00:06:21,173 --> 00:06:24,800 found in the spoils of borehole 8-b? 130 00:06:24,885 --> 00:06:28,929 Could it be connected in some way to the tunnel found in oc-1? 131 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:33,850 And perhaps a deposit in the fabled money pit treasure shaft? 132 00:06:33,936 --> 00:06:36,895 Hey, dan. What do you think this is? 133 00:06:36,939 --> 00:06:39,940 Dan h.: Oh, more of the same or less of it? 134 00:06:40,025 --> 00:06:42,109 Yeah. 135 00:06:42,194 --> 00:06:44,694 Looks like a heel from a shoe, for sure. 136 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:47,823 Maybe a piece of footwear from the 1400s, maybe? 137 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:49,199 -(laughter) -I don't know, 138 00:06:49,284 --> 00:06:50,742 but this is exactly the kind of thing 139 00:06:50,786 --> 00:06:51,910 that we're looking for. 140 00:06:51,995 --> 00:06:54,037 I mean, the-- I don't know how old it is. 141 00:06:54,123 --> 00:06:57,207 But this, we keep it separate, if we bag it separately, 142 00:06:57,292 --> 00:07:00,752 we might be able to determine how old this is, 143 00:07:00,838 --> 00:07:02,754 when it was made, when it would have been used. 144 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:05,715 So, something like that could be a breakthrough. 145 00:07:07,803 --> 00:07:09,636 All right, guys, let's clean this one up 146 00:07:09,721 --> 00:07:11,847 and then let's go check in with the guys. 147 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:13,598 Peter: All right. 148 00:07:15,727 --> 00:07:18,103 Narrator: Later that afternoon 149 00:07:18,147 --> 00:07:20,105 in the money pit area... 150 00:07:20,149 --> 00:07:22,107 Hey, terry. It looks like we've got some wood here. 151 00:07:22,151 --> 00:07:25,652 -Terry: Oh, yes. -...A core-drilling operation 152 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:26,987 designed by craig tester 153 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:29,197 continues in the hopes of tracking the path 154 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:33,910 of a possible tunnel discovered in borehole oc-1. 155 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:36,037 Brennan: Is it something substantial? 156 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:37,998 Well, it looks like it has 157 00:07:38,083 --> 00:07:40,125 all the appearance of a shaft in an area 158 00:07:40,210 --> 00:07:42,836 where we have no real records. 159 00:07:42,921 --> 00:07:44,546 So it's an unknown shaft. 160 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:45,797 Okay. 161 00:07:46,842 --> 00:07:50,594 Narrator: Currently, the team is drilling borehole c-9, 162 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:53,263 where they have just discovered what appears to be 163 00:07:53,348 --> 00:07:57,642 a wooden shaft some 95 feet deep underground. 164 00:07:57,728 --> 00:07:59,769 The question now is, 165 00:07:59,855 --> 00:08:01,771 was it built by a previous searcher 166 00:08:01,857 --> 00:08:03,106 trying to reach the money pit, 167 00:08:03,192 --> 00:08:07,903 or could it be the original money pit itself? 168 00:08:07,988 --> 00:08:10,614 Terry: We got something pretty new and interesting here. 169 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:14,951 We've got a solid section of shaft wall. 170 00:08:15,037 --> 00:08:16,745 Which shaft? 171 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:17,954 This is unusual. 172 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,915 Brennan: A lot of wood there. 173 00:08:22,044 --> 00:08:24,628 -Craig: Hey, guys. -Terry: Hey, guys. How you doing? 174 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:26,922 -Wood, wood, wood. -Wood, wood, wood. It looks like 175 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:28,006 this is a shaped piece. 176 00:08:28,050 --> 00:08:31,176 We've got a good section of shaft wall. 177 00:08:32,888 --> 00:08:34,721 This is a piece we hit at about, 178 00:08:34,806 --> 00:08:36,515 say, 95-ish feet, 179 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,975 and you can see it's been shaped, 180 00:08:39,061 --> 00:08:41,645 and it was at 45 degrees to the run of the drill. 181 00:08:41,730 --> 00:08:44,064 So that says you're in some kind of an interesting support. 182 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:46,316 Some crosspiece or something, I would say. 183 00:08:46,401 --> 00:08:48,860 Charles: Let's do dan blankenship's test. 184 00:08:48,946 --> 00:08:49,778 Do you have a bucket? 185 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,988 -Right over here. -Let's do it. 186 00:08:52,074 --> 00:08:54,157 Charles: One of the things that dan blankenship 187 00:08:54,243 --> 00:08:58,203 taught us, whenever we find wood a-at depth on oak island, 188 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:02,040 you put it in water. If it sinks, it's old. 189 00:09:02,125 --> 00:09:04,334 If it floats, it's much newer. 190 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,670 Here we go. 191 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:08,713 Right to the bottom. 192 00:09:11,176 --> 00:09:12,884 That's been down there a long time. 193 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:15,887 Well, what is it? 194 00:09:17,224 --> 00:09:19,015 Craig: Let's bring the next ones up. 195 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:22,852 Narrator: Could it be possible that the oak island team 196 00:09:22,938 --> 00:09:25,313 has finally discovered the original money pit? 197 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:29,609 If so, could it also mean that they are finally close 198 00:09:29,695 --> 00:09:34,281 to discovering what people have been searching for since 1795? 199 00:09:34,366 --> 00:09:36,700 Brennan: So, that's the deepest part here. This one here. 200 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:39,327 That's 108, 98 to 108. 201 00:09:39,413 --> 00:09:41,997 Pretty dense. 202 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:43,999 Oh, little chunks of wood in it. 203 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:47,752 Rick: Here's a good piece right here. 204 00:09:47,796 --> 00:09:50,046 -Look at that piece. -Terry: Oh, yeah. 205 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,299 There's another angled piece. 206 00:09:52,384 --> 00:09:54,175 Charles, you want to test that one? 207 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:56,219 Charles: Yeah. 208 00:09:57,931 --> 00:09:59,806 Narrator: Because the team feels certain 209 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,933 that they may have obtained evidence 210 00:10:02,019 --> 00:10:04,144 of a potentially ancient structure, 211 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:06,396 charles barkhouse is now checking the core sample 212 00:10:06,481 --> 00:10:09,149 with a handheld metal detector 213 00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:10,942 to see if they might have also recovered 214 00:10:11,028 --> 00:10:12,861 -anything of value. -(beeping) 215 00:10:13,822 --> 00:10:15,905 got something here. 216 00:10:15,991 --> 00:10:17,282 (beeping continues) 217 00:10:17,326 --> 00:10:18,867 charles: God, please be a coin. 218 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:20,410 It's right here. 219 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,122 (beeping) 220 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:30,211 terry: That's an enigma. 221 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:31,630 Rick: We should call gary, 222 00:10:31,715 --> 00:10:33,798 have him come down. 223 00:10:39,389 --> 00:10:41,014 - Terry: Hi, gary. - Gary: How you doing, mate? 224 00:10:41,099 --> 00:10:43,475 -We've got an enigma here. -Yeah. 225 00:10:43,518 --> 00:10:45,393 Narrator: After retrieving a core sample 226 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:48,063 from a depth of 95 feet in borehole c-9 227 00:10:48,148 --> 00:10:50,815 that contains not only possible evidence 228 00:10:50,859 --> 00:10:52,692 of the original money pit 229 00:10:52,778 --> 00:10:54,736 but potentially something of value, 230 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:57,947 the team has called in metal detection expert gary drayton 231 00:10:57,991 --> 00:10:59,824 to scan the spoils. 232 00:10:59,910 --> 00:11:01,868 So, maybe you could try with your pinpointer, 233 00:11:01,953 --> 00:11:03,828 -but it was r-right in here. -Okay, mate. 234 00:11:03,872 --> 00:11:05,413 -Right there. -(detector beeps twice) 235 00:11:05,499 --> 00:11:09,167 and I've got this on maximum sensitivity. 236 00:11:11,254 --> 00:11:13,171 Charles: If you go down too close to the table, 237 00:11:13,215 --> 00:11:15,131 -you will pick up the screws, though. -Yeah. I'll go 238 00:11:15,217 --> 00:11:17,175 all the way down the line. 239 00:11:20,514 --> 00:11:22,013 No, not getting anything. 240 00:11:22,057 --> 00:11:24,349 (detector beeping) 241 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,020 (rapid beeping) 242 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:32,023 yeah, there's iron in here. 243 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:35,944 Here that rapid vibration? 244 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,029 Definite iron in there. 245 00:11:38,073 --> 00:11:39,948 -Cool. -So if you split that 246 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:42,367 and see if the shank of the nail is square, 247 00:11:42,411 --> 00:11:45,078 that means it's an old nail. 248 00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:47,247 If it's round, it's more modern. 249 00:11:47,332 --> 00:11:49,457 -(beeping) -let's see what it is. 250 00:11:49,543 --> 00:11:51,918 Keep that separate. Bust it open. 251 00:11:52,003 --> 00:11:54,254 -(beeping) -yeah. 252 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:56,047 It's that piece there, mate. 253 00:11:56,091 --> 00:11:58,341 -Oh, it's in that piece of wood. -Yep. It's inside the wood. 254 00:11:58,385 --> 00:11:59,509 Yeah. 255 00:11:59,594 --> 00:12:01,136 Let's see, craig. 256 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:04,347 Right in there is where I thought it was. 257 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:05,974 Here? 258 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:07,225 Yeah. 259 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:11,813 Rick: Gary? 260 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:15,108 (beeping) 261 00:12:15,193 --> 00:12:16,401 -rick: Where is it? -It's not in there. 262 00:12:16,486 --> 00:12:18,903 -That means it's fallen out. -(beeping) 263 00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:21,531 -terry: Aha. -(rapid beeping) 264 00:12:21,616 --> 00:12:24,284 gary: Hmm. Interesting. 265 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:26,161 I would say that... 266 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:27,370 -Square. -...Is, yeah, square. 267 00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:29,539 That's the end of a square nail. 268 00:12:29,624 --> 00:12:31,791 That's fantastic. 269 00:12:31,877 --> 00:12:34,294 So you're in the 1700s with this. 270 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,087 Charles: Wow. 271 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:38,381 Just a little piece of iron like this can be 272 00:12:38,467 --> 00:12:40,800 -a valuable clue. -It's amazing... Oh, my gosh, I guess. 273 00:12:40,886 --> 00:12:42,343 Narrator: A square nail? 274 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,263 Possibly predating the discovery of the money pit? 275 00:12:45,307 --> 00:12:48,266 Every such clue not only validates 276 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:50,351 that craig tester's drilling program 277 00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:53,104 may be zeroing in on the original money pit 278 00:12:53,190 --> 00:12:57,066 but perhaps also something of incredible value. 279 00:12:57,152 --> 00:12:58,234 I... 280 00:12:58,278 --> 00:12:59,986 Was shocked as anyone 281 00:13:00,071 --> 00:13:04,908 to find the little piece of nail within the core. 282 00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:06,951 I think we were all shocked. 283 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:08,077 -Square nail. -Gary: Yeah. 284 00:13:08,163 --> 00:13:09,537 Well, what are the dates? 285 00:13:09,623 --> 00:13:10,538 Uh... 286 00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:12,499 Anytime from... 287 00:13:12,584 --> 00:13:14,459 (exhales): Roman days all the way 288 00:13:14,544 --> 00:13:17,962 to the late 1700s. 289 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:19,380 Terry: I would say, yeah. 290 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:21,090 Hand-crafted. 291 00:13:21,176 --> 00:13:22,967 -We nailed it, mate. -(laughter) 292 00:13:23,011 --> 00:13:23,843 nailed it. 293 00:13:23,887 --> 00:13:25,637 -There's a full drayton. -Yeah. 294 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:28,431 Craig: Okay, let's continue. 295 00:13:28,517 --> 00:13:30,225 Terry: All right. 296 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:32,268 -♪ ♪ -(wind whooshing) 297 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:38,149 narrator: The following morning, 298 00:13:38,235 --> 00:13:41,486 while the investigations continue in the swamp 299 00:13:41,571 --> 00:13:45,156 and in the money pit area... 300 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:46,616 In the war room... 301 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:47,909 Rick: Hello, everyone. 302 00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:49,035 Hey, everyone. 303 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:50,829 Narrator: ...Rick and marty lagina, 304 00:13:50,914 --> 00:13:52,997 along with members of the team, have gathered 305 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:55,333 for a meeting via video conference 306 00:13:55,377 --> 00:13:58,086 with chemistry expert dr. Christa brosseau. 307 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:01,256 She has an important update on a rose-head spike 308 00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:04,300 encrusted with a kind of concrete material... 309 00:14:04,386 --> 00:14:06,553 Hey, jack, check this out. 310 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:09,138 -Whoa. -...That was found two weeks ago 311 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:11,266 in the oc-1 spoils. 312 00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:13,017 Look at that head. 313 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:15,937 Narrator: A spike which has already been determined 314 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:20,149 to predate the discovery of the original money pit. 315 00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:23,236 Rick: So, this is one of our favorite war rooms, when... 316 00:14:23,321 --> 00:14:25,697 The science can be brought inside of the war room 317 00:14:25,740 --> 00:14:27,156 and test results are given. 318 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,159 We are grateful that dr. Brosseau, 319 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:31,160 again, at our request, 320 00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:33,538 has, uh, done some testing 321 00:14:33,582 --> 00:14:36,207 of the so-called oc-1 spike. 322 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:38,042 Yes, I have the spike with me. 323 00:14:38,128 --> 00:14:40,211 And so we looked at the spike already, 324 00:14:40,297 --> 00:14:42,255 and then you asked me to look 325 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:45,091 at the sort of aggregated material that was on the spike. 326 00:14:45,176 --> 00:14:48,177 When I did the elemental analysis 327 00:14:48,263 --> 00:14:49,721 of this cement-like layer, 328 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:52,473 what I found is that the calcium content in particular 329 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:53,975 is very low. 330 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:56,936 Which means this is inconsistent with either... 331 00:14:57,022 --> 00:14:59,230 A natural or portland cement, 332 00:14:59,274 --> 00:15:01,024 which would typically have 333 00:15:01,109 --> 00:15:03,568 a calcium content greater than 30%. 334 00:15:03,612 --> 00:15:06,446 Usually, 40% to 60% is more typical. 335 00:15:06,531 --> 00:15:08,531 So when I look at everything together, 336 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,366 this looks more like 337 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:14,370 a low-calcium fly ash cement or coal ash cement than... 338 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:16,372 A natural or portland cement. 339 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,374 Rick: Wow. That cement 340 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:21,419 is associated with the chappell vault, 341 00:15:21,463 --> 00:15:23,504 the oak island treasure company vault. 342 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:26,549 And that's important. I mean, it's been... 343 00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:30,178 -Sought after since they first found it... Encountered it. -1897. Yeah. 344 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:33,056 Narrator: It was in the summer of 1897 345 00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:36,392 when treasure hunters frederick blair and william chappell 346 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:39,145 drilled into what they reported to be 347 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:41,564 a seven-foot-tall wooden box in the money pit 348 00:15:41,650 --> 00:15:44,233 at a depth of 153 feet 349 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:46,986 that was encased in a kind of concrete. 350 00:15:47,072 --> 00:15:49,238 When they extracted their drill bit, 351 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:53,284 they were stunned to discover not only traces of gold 352 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,745 but also a piece of parchment paper 353 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:58,706 bearing the letters v-I. 354 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:03,002 Unfortunately, as they began to dig in an attempt to retrieve 355 00:16:03,088 --> 00:16:05,546 what came to be known as the chappell vault, 356 00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:09,217 the shaft flooded and caved in from what was believed to be 357 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,427 a man-made booby trap. 358 00:16:11,513 --> 00:16:15,223 Is it possible that this rose-head spike 359 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:17,308 found in borehole oc-1 360 00:16:17,394 --> 00:16:20,019 might be connected to the actual treasure vault 361 00:16:20,105 --> 00:16:24,148 believed to be buried deep somewhere in the money pit area? 362 00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:26,526 Marty: The finding of this fly ash material 363 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:30,071 is consistent with several stories. 364 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:32,281 I mean, if you buy the whole concept of the money pit, 365 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:33,616 it was designed to be flooded 366 00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:36,661 by somebody who wasn't supposed to be there. Well... 367 00:16:36,705 --> 00:16:38,329 Whatever you have deposited there 368 00:16:38,373 --> 00:16:40,081 you don't want to get wrecked. 369 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,792 So you would construct a waterproof vault of some sort. 370 00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:47,213 Let's say wood with, say, a coating of this fly ash mortar 371 00:16:47,298 --> 00:16:49,340 and then coated with clay, 372 00:16:49,384 --> 00:16:51,843 it could make a box that would be waterproof for-- 373 00:16:51,886 --> 00:16:54,303 my guess is thousands of years. 374 00:16:54,389 --> 00:16:57,181 Dr. Brosseau, do you have the data from the rose-head spike? 375 00:16:57,267 --> 00:16:58,683 I-I'm just curious. 376 00:16:58,727 --> 00:17:00,768 Yep, I do. 377 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,437 So, the rose-head spike-- 378 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:05,398 so, the spike that is part of this conglomeration-- 379 00:17:05,483 --> 00:17:08,109 came back as: Iron's clean, 380 00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:09,485 no manganese. 381 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,446 Style of the spike is 382 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,114 sort of pre-1790. 383 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:16,534 The lack of manganese indicates pre-1840. 384 00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:21,539 And the iron does have some phosphorous, about .5%. 385 00:17:21,624 --> 00:17:23,541 So about 60% 386 00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,293 of iron ore coming out of the u.K. 387 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:28,379 Has about... Greater than 0.2% phosphorous. 388 00:17:28,423 --> 00:17:31,382 -Hmm. -So that's sort of a central area 389 00:17:31,468 --> 00:17:33,426 where phosphoric iron tends to originate from 390 00:17:33,511 --> 00:17:35,303 throughout history. 391 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:37,346 Narrator: The rose-head spike? 392 00:17:37,432 --> 00:17:40,099 Dating to before the discovery of the money pit? 393 00:17:40,185 --> 00:17:43,144 And possibly of british origin? 394 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:46,397 Earlier this year, rick, marty and the team 395 00:17:46,441 --> 00:17:48,733 investigated a stone structure 396 00:17:48,777 --> 00:17:52,570 some 200 yards north of the money pit on lot 15... 397 00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:54,322 Well, this is historically important. 398 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:57,116 ...That archaeologist david macinnes believes 399 00:17:57,202 --> 00:18:01,287 could be a 16th century british military pine tar kiln, 400 00:18:01,372 --> 00:18:05,124 one that he and fellow archaeologist laird niven 401 00:18:05,210 --> 00:18:07,335 also suspect might be connected 402 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:10,421 to the construction of the original money pit. 403 00:18:10,465 --> 00:18:14,592 Could this discovery be evidence that the team is not only close 404 00:18:14,636 --> 00:18:16,719 to locating the long-fabled treasure vault 405 00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:19,347 but perhaps also identifying 406 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:22,683 who was behind the oak island mystery? 407 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:26,521 I feel like we're playing a really difficult game of clue. 408 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,648 -(laughter) -you know? You know, I mean, 409 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:30,775 it's just, just mind-boggling. 410 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:33,277 Dr. Brosseau, we thank you very much, as always. 411 00:18:33,363 --> 00:18:34,445 Christa: Yeah, for sure. It's my pleasure. 412 00:18:34,531 --> 00:18:36,447 Hopefully it's helpful to you. 413 00:18:36,491 --> 00:18:37,615 Excellent. Thank you very much. 414 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:38,783 Christa: Bye, everyone. 415 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:40,952 Rick: Thank you. Take care. Bye-bye. 416 00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:45,873 Ter their meeting with dr. Brosseau... 417 00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:47,708 (chuckles): This better be good, charles. 418 00:18:47,794 --> 00:18:50,419 ...Marty lagina arrives at the money pit area 419 00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:51,587 after receiving news 420 00:18:51,673 --> 00:18:53,631 of a potentially important development 421 00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:56,676 in borehole c-8.5. 422 00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:58,719 It is in this area where, 423 00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:00,721 just one day ago, the team discovered 424 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:04,225 possible evidence of the original treasure shaft. 425 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:06,644 Terry: Look what we've intersected. 426 00:19:06,729 --> 00:19:08,479 That-that appears to be a rounded piece of wood, 427 00:19:08,523 --> 00:19:11,274 which speaks to something older 428 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:12,900 as opposed to dimensional lumber. 429 00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:15,862 Marty: Show me where this-- what well are we on? 430 00:19:15,947 --> 00:19:18,322 Terry: Right here. C-8.5. 431 00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:20,741 This came up, though, at only 40 feet? 432 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:21,993 Terry: Yep. 433 00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:23,494 Marty: Is it oak? 434 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:25,496 Terry: Well, take a look at the grain in it. 435 00:19:25,540 --> 00:19:27,623 I think it might be. 436 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:30,251 Let's wash her up. Sure. 437 00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,003 Charles: We're pretty excited about this find, marty. 438 00:19:32,046 --> 00:19:35,298 We believe, both doug and I strongly believe 439 00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:36,841 that this is the tupper shaft. 440 00:19:38,970 --> 00:19:42,221 Narrator: In 1850, the truro company, 441 00:19:42,307 --> 00:19:44,682 including anthony vaughn, 442 00:19:44,726 --> 00:19:46,517 who, along with daniel mcginnis and john smith, 443 00:19:46,561 --> 00:19:51,689 had discovered the original money pit in 1795, 444 00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:53,774 made the second major attempt in oak island history 445 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:56,485 to retrieve the fabled treasure vault. 446 00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,613 Because the money pit began flooding 447 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,865 when they dug down to a depth of 98 feet, 448 00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:05,244 adams tupper, the company's mining engineer, 449 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:08,706 excavated an adjacent shaft ten feet to the northwest. 450 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:11,876 Upon reaching a depth of 109 feet 451 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,920 in the so-called tupper shaft, 452 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:17,506 the team began tunneling laterally toward the money pit 453 00:20:17,592 --> 00:20:19,467 in the hopes of retrieving the vault 454 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:22,053 from below its believed resting place. 455 00:20:22,096 --> 00:20:26,057 Unfortunately, seawater soon rushed into the tunnel, 456 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:29,810 bringing the operation to a devastating end. 457 00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,730 Charles: We have never found this before, other than... 458 00:20:32,774 --> 00:20:34,440 -A couple drill holes. -Marty: Yeah, this one just showed up 459 00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:35,566 on craig's last hole, right? 460 00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:36,984 -Yes. Yes. -Yeah. 461 00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:40,863 And this is a completely unexplored area that we're in. 462 00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:43,407 Narrator: Is it possible that the oak island team 463 00:20:43,451 --> 00:20:46,327 has indeed found the so-called tupper shaft? 464 00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:49,038 If so, could it be another potential key 465 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:52,917 to helping the team pinpoint the original money pit? 466 00:20:53,002 --> 00:20:55,878 The question is, marty, where do we go from here? 467 00:20:55,964 --> 00:20:57,546 Do we chase this thing? 468 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,423 Should we define the shaft more, 469 00:20:59,509 --> 00:21:01,926 or-or basically go by what we have now? 470 00:21:02,011 --> 00:21:03,761 -Put on paper what you have now, charles... -Okay. 471 00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:05,471 ...And let's let-- let's let the fellowship 472 00:21:05,556 --> 00:21:06,722 -have a look at it. -Sure. 473 00:21:06,808 --> 00:21:07,848 I agree with you guys. It needs-- 474 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,850 it needs analyzing and kicking around. 475 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,686 We thought we had our theories and targets 476 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:13,062 kind of rounded out for the year. 477 00:21:13,147 --> 00:21:14,063 Well, guess what, 478 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:15,815 uh, in-in the future, 479 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,316 I see a lot more investigation, 480 00:21:17,402 --> 00:21:20,778 probably drill proving over in this area. 481 00:21:20,822 --> 00:21:23,781 Okay, guys. Well, that's-- this was a fun little deal, 482 00:21:23,866 --> 00:21:25,616 and I'm glad we're at least finding something, 483 00:21:25,702 --> 00:21:26,909 because this drill program hasn't been 484 00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,996 quite as rewarding as the swamp. 485 00:21:30,081 --> 00:21:32,039 But may-maybe right here it will be. 486 00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:33,958 Let's fish a doubloon out of here. 487 00:21:34,002 --> 00:21:35,668 Sounds good to me. 488 00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:39,964 Narrator: While the drilling operation continues at the money pit... 489 00:21:40,008 --> 00:21:42,508 -I love this section of halifax. -Yeah, me, too. 490 00:21:42,593 --> 00:21:43,759 ...Charles barkhouse 491 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:46,470 and fellow oak island historian doug crowell 492 00:21:46,514 --> 00:21:50,057 have traveled some 50 miles northeast of oak island, 493 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,101 where they arrive at the dawson print shop 494 00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:54,395 in halifax, nova scotia. 495 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:55,396 Hi, joe. 496 00:21:55,481 --> 00:21:56,439 Hello. 497 00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:57,815 As promised, we are back. 498 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:58,941 Narrator: They have come to share 499 00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:00,735 two recent finds 500 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:04,488 with rare manuscript conservator and leather expert joe landry. 501 00:22:04,532 --> 00:22:06,657 One being the potential boot heel 502 00:22:06,701 --> 00:22:10,911 discovered one day ago in the spoils of borehole 8-b 503 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:14,081 and the other a large piece of mysterious leather 504 00:22:14,167 --> 00:22:18,753 that was found earlier this year in the spoils of borehole 8-a. 505 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,505 Have a couple interesting, uh, pieces here. 506 00:22:21,549 --> 00:22:23,883 -Okay. -What we're doing is we're processing 507 00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:26,177 what we call the spoils, all the material 508 00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:28,471 that came up out of the caissons from last year. 509 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:30,014 -Mm-hmm. -We had so much of it, 510 00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:32,850 we didn't get it all washed before the cold weather set in. 511 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:34,393 These two pieces of material 512 00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:37,480 came out of separate caissons but look surprisingly similar. 513 00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:38,939 So, we're wondering if you think 514 00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,734 they are from the same object or associated in some way. 515 00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:43,694 Okay. Sure. 516 00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:47,448 Oh, yes. 517 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:50,034 Doug: Of course, the question on our mind is, 518 00:22:50,078 --> 00:22:52,870 could it be part of a-a bookbinding? 519 00:22:52,914 --> 00:22:54,121 Joe: No, it's not likely. 520 00:22:54,207 --> 00:22:57,124 It's not the way we attach leather onto a book. 521 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,710 From what I'm seeing here, the weight of the leather 522 00:22:59,754 --> 00:23:03,089 and-and the holes punched along these two sides 523 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:04,882 sort of in-indicate a... 524 00:23:04,967 --> 00:23:07,760 More of a-a garment, uh, use for this. 525 00:23:08,763 --> 00:23:11,972 You can see the-- all these very fine holes. 526 00:23:12,058 --> 00:23:15,559 Again, in a-- in a-- in a less expensive item, 527 00:23:15,603 --> 00:23:17,561 you know, the holes would be further apart, 528 00:23:17,647 --> 00:23:20,231 so the person isn't spending so much time sewing. 529 00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:22,608 This is quite a fine, uh... 530 00:23:22,693 --> 00:23:24,235 Quite a fine stitch. 531 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:27,029 Doug: These companies and individuals 532 00:23:27,115 --> 00:23:29,990 that were pursuing the treasure hunt, 533 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:32,576 they were hiring laborers to dig their shafts 534 00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:34,453 and-and the tunnels, in search of the treasure. 535 00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:37,498 So you don't picture that they'd be wearing anything high-end. 536 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,500 -You know, they'd be wearing work clothes. -Yeah. 537 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,877 So, to find something that could be high-end garments, 538 00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:44,588 then that could speak to something 539 00:23:44,674 --> 00:23:46,549 prior to the discovery of the money pit, 540 00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:48,259 perhaps even during the deposit. 541 00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,596 Charles: Here's the other one we have, joe. 542 00:23:56,060 --> 00:23:58,185 Quite a substantial piece there, so... 543 00:23:58,271 --> 00:23:59,728 It is. 544 00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:04,150 Oh, yes, this is a heavier, uh, piece of leather. 545 00:24:04,235 --> 00:24:06,527 You can see by the shape h-here 546 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:10,656 that this-this was likely used for the sole of a... 547 00:24:10,741 --> 00:24:12,825 Of a boot or a, you know, a-a... 548 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:15,953 Or a heavier, uh, pair of shoes, perhaps. 549 00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:19,039 Charles: Is there any way to tell from the thickness 550 00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:20,791 whether that would be like a high-end item, 551 00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:23,210 as opposed to more of a... More common item? 552 00:24:23,296 --> 00:24:25,713 Joe: Weight of the leather and the-- and the, uh, finish 553 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,631 on-on the shape and such, 554 00:24:27,717 --> 00:24:30,676 it's-it's quite likely they were made for a... 555 00:24:30,761 --> 00:24:33,637 For a somewhat more wealthy, uh, customer. 556 00:24:38,603 --> 00:24:38,642 Or a sea captain or someone of stature? 557 00:24:41,022 --> 00:24:42,438 -Yes. Yeah. -As opposed to, 558 00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:45,191 you know, common laborer or, you know, 559 00:24:45,276 --> 00:24:47,109 -a regular seaman. -Exactly. 560 00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:49,987 Narrator: Could it be that this leather artifact 561 00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:52,490 is also connected to other recent finds 562 00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:54,492 such as the dutch onion bottle 563 00:24:54,535 --> 00:24:56,994 found on the stone pathway in the swamp, 564 00:24:57,038 --> 00:24:58,579 which has been speculated 565 00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:01,081 to possibly lead toward the money pit? 566 00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:04,126 And, if so, could it also be connected 567 00:25:04,212 --> 00:25:07,463 to the original depositors of the fabled treasure vault? 568 00:25:07,507 --> 00:25:10,508 It's, uh, beautifully shaped. 569 00:25:10,551 --> 00:25:13,344 The leather isn't quite as heavy as it would have been 570 00:25:13,429 --> 00:25:16,013 in a, you know, very heavy work boot. 571 00:25:16,057 --> 00:25:18,098 Um, you can see the leather 572 00:25:18,184 --> 00:25:21,143 has even been folded over here on the edge. 573 00:25:21,187 --> 00:25:23,687 It gives it a-a very nice finish. 574 00:25:23,731 --> 00:25:25,648 So, the captain of the ship obviously 575 00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:28,984 -is gonna have a-a finer pair of boots than the, uh... -Right. 576 00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:31,445 -Charles: Common sailor. -Yeah. Mm. 577 00:25:31,531 --> 00:25:33,531 So, both of these samples are-are, 578 00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:36,033 in your estimation, are more-more high-end, 579 00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:38,494 because of the thickness or-or because of the shape 580 00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:39,870 in the-- in the type of leather. 581 00:25:39,956 --> 00:25:42,623 Yeah, and the sewing and such on this one, it, uh... 582 00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:46,335 You know, it indicated a finer finish, I think. 583 00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:49,046 -Yeah. -Very interesting. -Yeah. 584 00:25:49,090 --> 00:25:51,507 -We've got a lot of theories that involve sea captains. -Charles: Oh. 585 00:25:51,551 --> 00:25:53,551 Spanish, portuguese, I mean... 586 00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:54,927 Or the french, too. 587 00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:56,387 But leather, that-that can be carbon-dated, right? 588 00:25:56,430 --> 00:25:57,304 That's an organic. 589 00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:58,514 Charles: Yeah. 590 00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:00,182 I think it begs testing. 591 00:26:00,226 --> 00:26:01,308 Yeah. 592 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,018 Well, thank you very much. 593 00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:05,062 -You're welcome. -You've been-- you've given us more work to do. 594 00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:06,188 (chuckling) 595 00:26:06,232 --> 00:26:08,691 doug: Hope to see you again soon. 596 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:10,901 ♪ ♪ 597 00:26:11,946 --> 00:26:14,738 narrator: Meanwhile, back on oak island, 598 00:26:14,782 --> 00:26:17,241 rick lagina, craig tester, 599 00:26:17,285 --> 00:26:18,492 dr. Ian spooner 600 00:26:18,536 --> 00:26:21,161 and heavy equipment expert billy gerhardt 601 00:26:21,247 --> 00:26:22,746 gather at the eastern bank of the swamp 602 00:26:22,790 --> 00:26:25,374 to continue their investigation 603 00:26:25,459 --> 00:26:29,086 of a mysterious stone pathway in the southeastern corner. 604 00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:31,547 In my mind, the rock isn't gonna continue on forever, right? 605 00:26:31,632 --> 00:26:33,173 They'd just use the soil. 606 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:36,135 But what we should try to do is... 607 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:37,636 Right about here, just do a trench. 608 00:26:37,722 --> 00:26:40,431 So we can walk down into it and see if we see that hard pan. 609 00:26:40,474 --> 00:26:41,473 But cut it right straight across, 610 00:26:41,559 --> 00:26:43,559 from the stone. If we don't hit it, 611 00:26:43,603 --> 00:26:45,561 then cut it-- cut one downhill from there. 612 00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:46,645 Yeah. 613 00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:49,106 Narrator: In order to help trace 614 00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:50,858 the borders of the stone feature, 615 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:53,319 as well as attempt to uncover more evidence 616 00:26:53,404 --> 00:26:56,196 of any other man-made structures, 617 00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:58,407 billy will continue excavating a shallow trench 618 00:26:58,492 --> 00:27:01,785 along the eastern edge of the swamp. 619 00:27:01,829 --> 00:27:05,414 Rick: The idea is to see if the stone feature, 620 00:27:05,499 --> 00:27:06,874 the stone road, 621 00:27:06,917 --> 00:27:10,461 may lead into the upland or it may turn to the north. 622 00:27:10,546 --> 00:27:13,464 The only way to discern that is to crosscut it 623 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:17,134 and look for some sort of working by humans. 624 00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:19,303 My hope is that there's something here. 625 00:27:19,347 --> 00:27:21,597 I mean, sure would be nice. 626 00:27:21,682 --> 00:27:22,890 Point you in the right direction, right? 627 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,266 Anyway, it's-- 628 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:27,227 -this should prove interesting. -Yeah. 629 00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:29,813 Narrator: As billy excavates the trench, 630 00:27:29,899 --> 00:27:33,150 metal detection expert gary drayton arrives 631 00:27:33,194 --> 00:27:35,611 to scan the spoils for any potential clues 632 00:27:35,696 --> 00:27:37,655 or valuable artifacts. 633 00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:39,573 Nothing yet? 634 00:27:39,659 --> 00:27:41,825 Nothing. 635 00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:44,286 Didn't even see any pottery. 636 00:27:46,874 --> 00:27:48,457 Ian: So, what the hope is, 637 00:27:48,542 --> 00:27:50,793 where it goes from orange to brown, 638 00:27:50,878 --> 00:27:54,171 it's in that horizon that we're gonna see 639 00:27:54,256 --> 00:27:56,632 something that might help us identify the road. 640 00:27:56,717 --> 00:27:59,176 Definitely rocky. 641 00:28:02,723 --> 00:28:04,765 (scraping) 642 00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:08,185 -ooh. That's a boulder. -Ooh, that's a big boulder. 643 00:28:08,229 --> 00:28:10,396 I think it's all rocks here. 644 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:13,190 Craig: There's a lot of rocks 645 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:15,401 -right in the next foot though. -Billy: Yeah. Just... 646 00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:17,861 -Just to that one point. -Yeah. 647 00:28:17,905 --> 00:28:18,779 Ian: I think we're sort of onto something 648 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,322 right in here. 649 00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,449 We'll just clean it off. Take a look. 650 00:28:22,535 --> 00:28:24,284 Okay. 651 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:25,869 (grunts) 652 00:28:33,295 --> 00:28:34,503 little bit disturbed down here. 653 00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:36,922 All the way down there. 654 00:28:37,007 --> 00:28:38,674 Yeah, big stones here. 655 00:28:38,759 --> 00:28:40,509 Like, see how these rocks, 656 00:28:40,553 --> 00:28:42,344 the-the mud around them, 657 00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:44,596 it's not sea horizon-- it's a soil. 658 00:28:44,682 --> 00:28:46,473 And they're close-fit together. 659 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,518 So, that in and of itself is pretty important. 660 00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:52,354 Something is built here, 661 00:28:52,398 --> 00:28:53,731 as far as I'm concerned. 662 00:28:55,943 --> 00:28:57,860 Narrator: The stone pathway, 663 00:28:57,945 --> 00:29:02,448 curving up and running along the eastern border of the swamp? 664 00:29:02,533 --> 00:29:05,242 Or has the team just uncovered 665 00:29:05,286 --> 00:29:07,703 another completely separate stone pathway? 666 00:29:07,747 --> 00:29:10,873 If so, what was its purpose? 667 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,500 And just where does it lead? 668 00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:15,502 Coincidence or not, it's definitely different 669 00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:17,421 above the road than what it is over there. 670 00:29:17,506 --> 00:29:19,548 -Rick: Yes, it is. -Deeper, different material, 671 00:29:19,592 --> 00:29:21,425 more-- all the rocks at the bottom. 672 00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:23,594 I guess, if we go a little further, that may tell. 673 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:26,889 Rick: The orientation of this stone road 674 00:29:26,974 --> 00:29:28,515 seems very strange to me. 675 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:29,767 It appears to 676 00:29:29,852 --> 00:29:34,021 rather curve towards the north and west, 677 00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,607 obviously well away from the money pit. 678 00:29:36,650 --> 00:29:39,693 And so I don't know what to make of it. 679 00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:41,445 Is there some sort of connection there? 680 00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:44,364 Again, the need to further the investigation 681 00:29:44,450 --> 00:29:48,619 and further the scope of the area, uh, worth investigating. 682 00:29:48,662 --> 00:29:50,621 (beeping) 683 00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:54,625 got a signal here, rick. 684 00:29:54,668 --> 00:29:57,419 (beeping) 685 00:29:57,505 --> 00:29:59,713 well, that definite ring, ring, ring 686 00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:01,423 means it's iron. 687 00:30:01,509 --> 00:30:03,592 And it's small. 688 00:30:03,677 --> 00:30:06,136 What the heck is that? 689 00:30:09,058 --> 00:30:10,098 -Rick: That a key? -(beeping) 690 00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:11,892 that's what it looks like, doesn't it? 691 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:13,727 Narrator: While metal detecting the spoils 692 00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:15,270 that have been removed 693 00:30:15,356 --> 00:30:18,816 from the mysterious stone pathway in the oak island swamp, 694 00:30:18,859 --> 00:30:21,610 gary drayton has just made what could be 695 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:23,487 an important discovery. 696 00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:26,073 It's got a square hole there. 697 00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,493 It's not looking like a key anymore though. 698 00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:33,372 No, it looks like some kind of a little latch. 699 00:30:33,457 --> 00:30:35,040 What we just found, to me, 700 00:30:35,125 --> 00:30:38,043 looks like an handle or a lever, 701 00:30:38,128 --> 00:30:40,504 even maybe used on a barrel, 702 00:30:40,589 --> 00:30:42,631 maybe a keg key. 703 00:30:42,716 --> 00:30:47,010 I'm not sure what this is, but it looks a nice old shape, 704 00:30:47,096 --> 00:30:50,180 because it's got a square hole in it. 705 00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:52,891 -It's pretty crudely made. -It is, yeah. 706 00:30:52,977 --> 00:30:56,144 I notice even the square hole's a bit off. 707 00:30:56,230 --> 00:30:59,022 -Is it iron? -Yeah, it's definitely iron. 708 00:30:59,108 --> 00:31:03,151 Looks like some kind of like a... A little lever. 709 00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:05,654 Like you would see on a cask. 710 00:31:07,074 --> 00:31:08,657 Narrator: A possible lever 711 00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:11,201 off an iron cask or barrel? 712 00:31:11,245 --> 00:31:13,954 Could it be key evidence of cargo being transported 713 00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:16,790 along this stone road in what has been determined 714 00:31:16,876 --> 00:31:19,084 to be a man-made swamp? 715 00:31:19,169 --> 00:31:22,421 If so, what kind of cargo was it? 716 00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:26,049 And why was all evidence of the operation so carefully hidden? 717 00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:30,929 Mm. Yeah, that's a tough one to tell whether it's old or new. 718 00:31:31,015 --> 00:31:33,557 We won't know till it's cleaned up. 719 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:36,935 This lever or key confirms 720 00:31:37,021 --> 00:31:40,772 why surface metal detecting is so important 721 00:31:40,858 --> 00:31:43,650 to the swamp work, because 722 00:31:43,736 --> 00:31:48,238 it's telling the story of what went on in the swamp, 723 00:31:48,282 --> 00:31:52,910 and helping date this feature. 724 00:31:52,953 --> 00:31:57,205 So, the key question is, no matter what this is, 725 00:31:57,249 --> 00:31:58,832 does it have a direct connection 726 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:00,834 to the treasure story? The mystery? 727 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,754 I got to believe it's connected to the treasure story. 728 00:32:03,797 --> 00:32:05,255 That was big, you know, and you've got 729 00:32:05,299 --> 00:32:06,882 the rocks down here, it gets bigger, 730 00:32:06,967 --> 00:32:08,717 then you... A road through here. I mean, 731 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:10,761 you're talking a massive amount of time. 732 00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:13,639 -Right. -And people to do this. 733 00:32:13,724 --> 00:32:15,849 And then I go to what's the chances 734 00:32:15,935 --> 00:32:19,728 at this time period of there being two massive things 735 00:32:19,813 --> 00:32:23,190 -going on oak island at the same time. -True. Very true. 736 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:26,485 Marty: The whole thing with this very enigmatic stone road 737 00:32:26,570 --> 00:32:28,820 and the path that leads from it 738 00:32:28,906 --> 00:32:31,615 is, what's its purpose? Where is it going? 739 00:32:31,659 --> 00:32:35,285 It might go off into the swamp, maybe towards the eye, 740 00:32:35,329 --> 00:32:36,870 or it might swing to the right 741 00:32:36,956 --> 00:32:39,039 and go up the hill towards the money pit. 742 00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:41,583 So, anything we might find there could be highly relevant 743 00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:42,918 and kind of exciting. 744 00:32:43,003 --> 00:32:45,128 Rick: Where does it go? 745 00:32:45,214 --> 00:32:46,964 That's the question. 746 00:32:47,049 --> 00:32:49,007 Let's hope this is the offramp to treasure. 747 00:32:49,093 --> 00:32:50,759 (laughing): Yeah. 748 00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:51,843 That's why we got to keep shoveling. 749 00:32:51,929 --> 00:32:53,553 Ian: Yup. 750 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:55,806 Gary: There's so much going on in this area. 751 00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:58,642 Craig: Yeah, who knows what else there is. 752 00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,982 Narrator: The following day... 753 00:33:05,025 --> 00:33:07,567 He's just going to clear a little ways ahead and then 754 00:33:07,653 --> 00:33:09,903 -do a very disciplined dig. -Okay. 755 00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:12,531 Narrator: ...Rick lagina, craig tester, 756 00:33:12,616 --> 00:33:15,867 billy gerhardt and metal detection expert gary drayton 757 00:33:15,953 --> 00:33:18,829 continue their investigation of what appears 758 00:33:18,914 --> 00:33:22,958 to be a second stone pathway in the triangle-shaped swamp. 759 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:25,919 I want to follow that rock feature there. 760 00:33:26,005 --> 00:33:27,796 Right. 761 00:33:27,881 --> 00:33:30,173 Billy: Just an early observation 762 00:33:30,259 --> 00:33:32,801 -to your, uh, left there... -Craig: Oh, yeah. 763 00:33:32,886 --> 00:33:35,679 -Gary: The big flat stone? -Billy: ...Is a flat rock, 764 00:33:35,723 --> 00:33:37,180 which pretty well lines up. 765 00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:40,308 -Oh, yeah. Right in line here. -Yeah. 766 00:33:40,394 --> 00:33:42,602 Rick: I don't know. Maybe our best bet is just, 767 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:46,106 -we have a feature, let's just follow it. -Yeah. 768 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:50,110 Rick: This stone road and this stone path are mystifying. 769 00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:52,904 What is the reason for a road in a bog? 770 00:33:52,990 --> 00:33:56,783 What is the reason for a stone path along the edge of a bog? 771 00:33:56,869 --> 00:33:58,994 Where does it go? At the end of this, 772 00:33:59,038 --> 00:34:00,996 is there possible treasure? 773 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,706 That's why we're here. 774 00:34:02,791 --> 00:34:06,710 So, my hope is that we are on-- no pun intended-- 775 00:34:06,795 --> 00:34:08,712 that we are on the right path 776 00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:11,298 towards solving this treasure mystery, 777 00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:13,383 but there's work to do. 778 00:34:18,932 --> 00:34:21,808 Craig: It's more like dirt than swamp at this point. 779 00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:23,060 Rick: Yup. 780 00:34:26,148 --> 00:34:28,023 Rick: There is black dirt. 781 00:34:28,067 --> 00:34:30,859 You want to poke in it a little? 782 00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:32,360 Yeah. 783 00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:35,405 (thudding) 784 00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:46,917 a few rocks. 785 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,627 Craig: Yeah. It sure seems like a lot 786 00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:50,754 cutting right in that corner there. 787 00:34:57,721 --> 00:34:59,096 (thudding) 788 00:34:59,139 --> 00:35:00,931 I think that might be it right there. 789 00:35:03,060 --> 00:35:05,435 Rick: Hey, steve! 790 00:35:07,898 --> 00:35:09,731 Do we have the rocks? 791 00:35:09,817 --> 00:35:11,108 Craig: Yeah, right here. 792 00:35:11,151 --> 00:35:12,859 Steve g.: Oh. We might have 'em. 793 00:35:12,945 --> 00:35:15,695 Rick: Well, we'd like to know the elevation 794 00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:17,739 of where they're working-- is it similar to this one? 795 00:35:17,825 --> 00:35:19,699 Craig: The little rocks. Yeah. 796 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:21,952 -Steve g.: The small ones? -The small feature. Yup. 797 00:35:21,995 --> 00:35:24,913 -Okay, I can give you that. -Narrator: In an attempt 798 00:35:24,998 --> 00:35:27,207 to determine if this grouping of stones is an extension 799 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:31,169 of the newly discovered stone pathway, some 40 feet away, 800 00:35:31,255 --> 00:35:34,256 surveyor steve guptill will take precise measurements 801 00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:36,967 of their respective elevations. 802 00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:40,178 It's the same. 803 00:35:41,348 --> 00:35:44,683 You're two feet above sea level here, which is consistent 804 00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:46,184 to those rocks. So, the top here is the same there, 805 00:35:46,270 --> 00:35:48,353 and the elevation at the bottom, on the cobble, is the same. 806 00:35:48,438 --> 00:35:50,981 If you're saying that that level 807 00:35:51,024 --> 00:35:52,816 -is precisely this level... -Mm-hmm. 808 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:55,068 ...Then maybe, just maybe, there's some sort of connection. 809 00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:59,030 But then it comes down to, where does it go and why? 810 00:35:59,116 --> 00:36:01,741 -Yeah. -Rick: It seems like 811 00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,285 oak island always throws a curveball. 812 00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,162 Well, now we've got a feature 813 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:09,249 that may be an association with some type of construct 814 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:12,836 for possibly a wagon or a cart to move, 815 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,214 but it's moving away from the money pit, so, 816 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:17,883 where are we headed now? 817 00:36:17,968 --> 00:36:20,510 It's very strange, very strange. 818 00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:24,055 I think the key is, uh, timing. 819 00:36:24,141 --> 00:36:26,016 -Yeah. -Does this line up 820 00:36:26,101 --> 00:36:28,977 with the stone road, in terms of when? 821 00:36:29,062 --> 00:36:30,812 -I agree. -One way or the other, 822 00:36:30,898 --> 00:36:34,107 we-we will come to some sort of understanding of what this is. 823 00:36:34,193 --> 00:36:36,359 Thanks, guys. 824 00:36:39,573 --> 00:36:41,239 Narrator: Before another productive day 825 00:36:41,325 --> 00:36:42,991 on oak island comes to an end... 826 00:36:43,076 --> 00:36:45,202 -Hey, gentlemen! -Hey, everybody. 827 00:36:45,287 --> 00:36:47,037 Narrator: ...Brothers rick and marty lagina 828 00:36:47,122 --> 00:36:49,206 gather in the war room with members 829 00:36:49,249 --> 00:36:51,041 of their team for a new report 830 00:36:51,084 --> 00:36:55,712 on the leather recently discovered in borehole 8-b. 831 00:36:55,797 --> 00:36:58,256 -Hey, guys. -Rick: So, craig, 832 00:36:58,342 --> 00:37:00,383 we have the piece of leather here in front of us, 833 00:37:00,427 --> 00:37:04,429 but you have the results, and we're hoping for good news. 834 00:37:04,514 --> 00:37:09,267 Yeah, this was the, uh, sample from caisson 8-b. 835 00:37:09,353 --> 00:37:11,728 Marty: So, we know where this came from, 836 00:37:11,772 --> 00:37:13,355 we've analyzed the results. 837 00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,857 Talk to us, craig. What do we got? 838 00:37:15,943 --> 00:37:18,401 I've got two time periods, 839 00:37:18,487 --> 00:37:21,112 but there's such a small gap between them, 840 00:37:21,198 --> 00:37:23,073 it's basically one time period. 841 00:37:23,158 --> 00:37:26,076 95% sure this is 842 00:37:26,161 --> 00:37:27,827 what it is-- 843 00:37:27,913 --> 00:37:31,289 1492 to 1662. 844 00:37:32,042 --> 00:37:34,459 -1492? -Isn't that amazing? 845 00:37:34,544 --> 00:37:39,256 -Holy crap. -1492 to 1662. 846 00:37:39,299 --> 00:37:42,217 This is overwhelming information. 847 00:37:42,261 --> 00:37:44,094 -These are dramatic numbers. -They're interesting numbers. 848 00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,762 -You bet they are. -I mean, 849 00:37:45,847 --> 00:37:47,222 columbus could have been 850 00:37:47,307 --> 00:37:50,016 -wearing this shoe. -(laughter) 851 00:37:50,102 --> 00:37:52,102 gary's word again. I'm gobsmacked. 852 00:37:52,145 --> 00:37:53,436 I can't believe it. 853 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:57,524 So, this is indeed old, very old. 854 00:37:57,609 --> 00:38:00,110 I don't have to comment on the 1492 date. 855 00:38:00,153 --> 00:38:02,112 Everybody knows what that one means, and... 856 00:38:02,155 --> 00:38:04,781 But 1660 is equally amazing. 857 00:38:04,825 --> 00:38:09,119 Look, that's a hundred and... 40 years or so 858 00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:10,996 before the discovery of the money pit. 859 00:38:11,081 --> 00:38:12,872 Yet, it's underground. 860 00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:14,916 What's going on? 861 00:38:15,002 --> 00:38:17,919 A 95% chance this thing is way older 862 00:38:18,005 --> 00:38:19,296 than we thought it was. 863 00:38:19,381 --> 00:38:21,965 Yup. This is no way is this searchers. 864 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,009 It's got to be the original people. 865 00:38:24,094 --> 00:38:25,510 Alex: Pretty good odds. 866 00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,970 Yeah. 867 00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:28,972 We initially thought it was just rubber. 868 00:38:29,016 --> 00:38:31,266 But, doug, you brought this to joe landry, correct? 869 00:38:31,351 --> 00:38:33,476 Charles and I did, yes. 870 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,979 Surprisingly, he had an opinion on it, 871 00:38:36,023 --> 00:38:38,273 an observation that we weren't expecting. 872 00:38:38,358 --> 00:38:43,987 He said that it was from a refined or dress type of boot. 873 00:38:44,031 --> 00:38:46,323 Not a work boot, not the type of thing you'd expect 874 00:38:46,366 --> 00:38:49,993 a worker or a searcher in the money pit to be wearing. 875 00:38:50,037 --> 00:38:52,871 -A dressy item. -Rick: We shouldn't 876 00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:54,289 -grab this... -Laird: Yeah. 877 00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:56,124 ...Unless we have gloves, but 878 00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:57,959 that is the item we're referencing. 879 00:38:58,045 --> 00:39:01,212 Marty: Look, this is what I've been looking for for years. 880 00:39:01,298 --> 00:39:03,131 What do you make of it, laird? 881 00:39:03,216 --> 00:39:04,591 Yeah. No, I wasn't expecting... 882 00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:07,385 -1492 for some reason. -(laughter) 883 00:39:07,471 --> 00:39:09,512 are you starting to believe there might be treasure here? 884 00:39:09,598 --> 00:39:11,181 Laird: Well, as we said before, 885 00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,141 -it's difficult to argue with the science. -Yeah. 886 00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:14,851 -No. You can't argue with science. -Yeah. 887 00:39:14,936 --> 00:39:16,811 Marty: You can't pick and choose your data. 888 00:39:16,897 --> 00:39:19,856 This is gigantically impactful. 889 00:39:19,941 --> 00:39:21,191 Craig: Yeah. 890 00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:23,193 Marty: I don't know how else to say it. 891 00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:27,364 And you got that right, mate. 1492, this piece of leather 892 00:39:27,449 --> 00:39:29,532 would be significant anywhere in north america. 893 00:39:29,576 --> 00:39:32,160 -Marty: Yes, it would. -1492! 894 00:39:32,204 --> 00:39:33,495 -Yeah, you're right. -That's true. 895 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:36,289 He is right. The fact is, even at 896 00:39:36,375 --> 00:39:39,334 the least old age, it way, way, predates the finding 897 00:39:39,419 --> 00:39:41,503 of the money pit, by a long ways. 898 00:39:41,588 --> 00:39:44,214 By several generations, is a good way to look at it. 899 00:39:44,299 --> 00:39:47,384 -More than that. -Yeah, that's a lot of generations, 900 00:39:47,427 --> 00:39:49,511 -particularly back then. -Yeah, yeah. 901 00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:54,891 So, it's just getting to be too many dates that say something 902 00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:56,559 very significant happened, 903 00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:58,853 and now in... Directly in the money pit area, 904 00:39:58,897 --> 00:40:01,231 you know, not the swamp, and not smith's cove, 905 00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:03,483 directly in the money pit. 906 00:40:03,568 --> 00:40:05,402 Very significant. 907 00:40:05,487 --> 00:40:08,238 -It's-it's a dramatic find. -Yes, it is. 908 00:40:08,323 --> 00:40:10,365 It could change, could change 909 00:40:10,450 --> 00:40:12,367 our understanding of the money pit. 910 00:40:12,452 --> 00:40:15,078 I think this is a very big victory. 911 00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:16,746 -I agree. -I agree. 912 00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:21,292 Gary: Medieval, baby! 913 00:40:21,378 --> 00:40:23,253 Narrator: For a year that began 914 00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,922 with the grim prospect that new discoveries 915 00:40:25,966 --> 00:40:29,092 on oak island might be an impossibility, 916 00:40:29,136 --> 00:40:32,429 rick, marty, craig and their devoted team 917 00:40:32,472 --> 00:40:36,391 have, so far, been able to realize more good fortune 918 00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:40,979 than ever in their quest to solve a 225-year-old mystery. 919 00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:44,983 But from the incredible finds being made in the swamp 920 00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:48,445 and the money pit area, how close might they actually be 921 00:40:48,488 --> 00:40:52,615 to uncovering the island's carefully guarded secrets? 922 00:40:52,659 --> 00:40:56,494 As they press forward toward that ultimate revelation, 923 00:40:56,580 --> 00:41:00,290 like so many in the past have attempted, 924 00:41:00,333 --> 00:41:03,751 just what kind of fortune awaits them? 925 00:41:08,258 --> 00:41:10,467 Narrator: Next time on the curse of oak island... 926 00:41:10,510 --> 00:41:12,260 Billy: Ready for a bobby-dazzler, gary. 927 00:41:12,304 --> 00:41:15,638 Look at that! This is probably 928 00:41:15,682 --> 00:41:18,099 -one of the eye bolts. -Wow. -(laughing) 929 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,477 -colton robinson: 28! -Terry: Wood at 24. 930 00:41:20,562 --> 00:41:22,312 -Wow! -That's what we want to see. 931 00:41:22,397 --> 00:41:24,397 It's completely virgin ground. 932 00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:27,317 I've got a signal, guys! Ooh, we've got a lock. 933 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,611 Hey, what's a lock doing in here? 934 00:41:29,696 --> 00:41:31,362 This is part of a lock. 935 00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:35,074 I'm going to say it's for a box, or a trunk, or a heavy chest. 936 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,452 Captioning provided by a+e networks