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Narrator:
Tonight on
the curse of oak island...
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Marty:
Something massive
was occurring well before
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the discovery of the money pit.
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That looks exactly
like an old roman road.
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Hey, craig, I found
a piece of leather strap.
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Ship's log or something like
that made with a leather strap.
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-Wow.
-The money pit can only be here.
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That is the only place
it can be.
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This is the top
of a tunnel, not maybe.
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Craig:
This wood was from 1648.
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-It seems like we found
our money pit.
-Yeah!
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Narrator:
There is an island
in the north atlantic
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where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure
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for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have found
a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it,
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mysterious fragments
of human bone,
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and a lead cross
whose origin may stretch back
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to the days
of the knights templar.
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To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.
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And, according to legend,
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one more will have to die
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before the treasure
can be found.
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marty:
Wow.
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Rick:
It's quite impressive,
though, isn't it?
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Marty:
It's incredibly impressive.
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Stand right there and you'll
get a real good perspective.
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Unbelievable.
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Narrator:
It is the beginning
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of an exciting new week
on oak island
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for brothers rick and
marty lagina and their team.
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Over the past two months,
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they have discovered
two massive stone pathways
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in the mysterious,
triangle-shaped swamp,
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one of which is believed
to have at one time been part
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of a ship's dock
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and another which
is leading into the uplands
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and possibly toward
the original money pit.
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Let's go talk
to aaron and miriam.
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Narrator: Today rick and marty
have arrived for an assessment
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from archaeologist
dr. Aaron taylor,
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now that he and his team
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have carefully removed layers of
muck and mud from the features
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that may be keys to solving
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a 225-year-old
treasure mystery.
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-Marty: Hi, guys.
-Hey, marty.
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How do you like
your swamp expressway?
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This is really cool.
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-Yeah.
-I mean, this is mondo cool.
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-Yeah.
-It's impressive.
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That looks exactly
like an old roman road.
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Aaron:
It's possible, you know?
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It indicates probably a loading
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or unloading from a ship.
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-Then we found coal at this end.
-Yeah.
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So that's what we've been trying
to do, is find more ties.
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-So sort of making
that connection.
-Miriam: Yeah.
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That is a piece
of oak island history.
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Narrator:
In addition to recently finding
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a large iron ringbolt believed
to have been used to anchor
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a large sailing vessel
to a dock...
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-We found a piece of coal.
-Wow.
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...One week ago,
the team found a piece
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of charcoal
along the stone pathway
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that was determined
to be of european origin...
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Check that out.
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...As well as part of
the lid to a wooden keg barrel
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that was used to transport
some kind of cargo,
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and which may date
to as early as the 15th century.
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Marty:
For what possible purpose
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would somebody need
a big harbor here?
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Unloading something big
or a lot of something.
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But the mystery
is where it's going.
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-Yeah.
-And it's going there
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-rather than there.
-I want to know
where it's going.
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Is a right angle occurring here,
you think?
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Aaron:
Looks like a-a nice curve.
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That I don't see.
Can we go over there?
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Because it looks like it ends.
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All the dates
that we found in the swamp
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associated with the stone road
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are quite old.
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It means to me
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that something rather massive
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was occurring well
before the discovery
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of the money pit on oak island.
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Could it be an indirect
indicator of treasure? Yes.
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Because why go to all this
expense and construct this road
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that seems to have been
constructed to be hidden?
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So, miriam and I yesterday, uh,
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came down here,
and we've cleaned this off,
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and, uh, we're seeing
this cobblestone.
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So we're-we're making
an inference
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that it's here and it's there,
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and the inference is--
it's-it's all throughout.
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Well, especially if you come
right over here
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-and it's not, right? Right.
-It's not.
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-And that's what you look for,
you know.
-Mm-hmm.
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-Rick: It's either going
straight or it's bending.
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Marty:
So, where do you
want to dig next?
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I'd love to keep
pushing this way.
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In archaeology, you always
chase the feature.
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Marty:
Yeah, let's do it.
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We, at this date,
have exposed well over
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400 feet of this so-called path.
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And even the archaeologists are
a bit mystified at this point.
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So, of course,
it has significant interest.
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We're keenly interested
in where this goes.
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It's a big boulder.
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-Can I get under it?
-Rick: Yeah, I think
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you're under it right now
if you just curl your bucket.
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-Up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up.
-Up.
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Aaron:
Great.
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-Is that enough?
-Yeah.
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-it's definitely here.
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There's cobbles here. There's
no question about that, but...
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Yeah.
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Rick:
But they seem to be spaced.
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We might be on the edge.
Well, it's to here certainly.
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Yeah.
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But I don't necessarily
see it here.
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well, what are you finding?
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More rocks, more dirt,
and more wood.
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Oh. Any gold?
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-None of that.
-Okay. (chuckles)
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I think we should get steve,
billy. Is he around?
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-Yeah. Steve?
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Narrator: To determine whether
the recently excavated area
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is, in fact, a continuation
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of the road,
steve guptill has been recruited
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to measure the elevation
of the cobblestones.
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If the elevation matches
that of the cobblestones
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in the previously exposed
sections of the stone pathway,
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it would be evidence
that they have found
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a continuation of the feature.
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The elevation is right.
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-Consistent with that?
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-How far off?
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-Rick: Really?
-Oh, great.
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It's 1.5 feet above sea level
on the cobble,
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and it's been very consistent,
and it was the same
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-on the other side.
-Well, that's good to hear.
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That's what we're hoping
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You want to focus
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-I think we've got
a nice little section here.
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Aaron:
I think it's definitely--
we need to keep exploring this.
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We're getting more
of the cobble coming this way.
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But what I think
our next thing is,
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on the other side,
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we need to pull back
from the cobble we know
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and come back this way.
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But I think that's worth
a real careful look.
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Marty:
You know, this morning
I arrived here, thinking
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all we have to do is
follow this road to an answer,
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and now the s.O.B.S
who put this in
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are making the road go
all over the place.
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-It's almost like they're
trying to hide something.
-Yeah.
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What's that all about?
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Narrator:
While rick, marty and members of
the team continue investigating
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the stone pathway
near the swamp...
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Terry:
Okay, c-4.5 is underway.
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Narrator: ...Scott barlow joins
geologist terry matheson
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and oak island historian paul
troutman in the money pit area
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as they continue
a core-drilling operation
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in the hopes of finally locating
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the original treasure shaft,
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first discovered in 1795.
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I just talked to mike. He says
he's still soft where he's at.
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We could be very close
to a shaft.
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-That's what makes c-4.5
really important.
-Yup.
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Narrator:
One week ago,
the team began investigating
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the area near a borehole they
first drilled five years ago,
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known as c-1.
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A borehole
where they have discovered
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not only a large void
and a possible tunnel
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some 170 feet deep
in the bedrock...
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That's definitely a gold object
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right there,
a gold-colored object.
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...But also video evidence
of three different
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mysterious gold-colored objects
embedded in the wall.
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The first hole
on their new grid,
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known as c-5,
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which sits just
five feet to the northeast,
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produced surprising evidence
of another wooden tunnel
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some 89 feet underground.
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-You see, that's what
I'm talking about right there.
-Yeah.
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Narrator:
Now the team
is drilling borehole c-4.5
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two and a half feet
to the west of c-5,
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where they hope to find
more possible evidence
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that will lead to
the original money pit
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and, with some luck,
the fabled treasure vault.
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Check this out.
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Right beneath very integral,
in situ, maroon till,
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into a fairly solid chunk
of beam.
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And that intersection is 87.5.
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This is a very sharp break
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and into a very significant
chunk of beam.
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This is the top of
a tunnel, not maybe.
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So it comes from somewhere
and it goes to somewhere.
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Narrator:
The top of a tunnel?
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Found some 87
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in borehole c-4.5?
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Since this is approximately
the same depth that
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the team discovered evidence
of a tunnel one week ago,
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in borehole c-5,
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could it mean that they
are tracking the same feature?
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And, if so,
could it be leading them
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to the original money pit?
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There's the top of it. It looks
like it goes to at least 92,
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so that's a four-foot section
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of probably somewhat
collapsed tunnel.
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-Scott: Yup.
-At this point
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we're going to wait
for rick to open that up
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and show it to him
because I think
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we've got something
to say to him.
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-Scott: Yes.
-Terry: Yeah.
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-Scott: Hey, rick.
-Terry: Hi, rick, how you doing?
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-Hey. I don't know,
you tell, you tell me.
-Interesting days.
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Narrator:
In the money pit area,
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rick lagina has just arrived
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after being alerted by members
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of the team to the discovery
of a possible tunnel
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some 87 and a half feet
deep in borehole c-4.5.
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So, here we are, rick.
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There's a very dense
maroon till.
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We have a nice sharp contact
right here on a good beam hit.
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And it's at our famous
about 87.5 depth,
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close to where we hit it in c-5.
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So, that being the case,
something's going on
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at that horizon,
and time's going to tell,
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but for right now
I'm convinced this is a tunnel.
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Rick:
The depth is so same, it's...
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-So similar.
-It's so similar.
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Right on the money similar.
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I mean, we forget, right?
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This is all interesting
conversation and trying
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to puzzle out an enigma.
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But this program
was solely dedicated
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to finding the money pit.
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Exactly so. Yep.
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And I think right now
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the money pit,
it has to be west.
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The money pit can only be here.
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That is the only place it can
be based on this grid.
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Scott:
I agree 100%.
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Rick:
We don't want
to just hope and poke.
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We want a very disciplined
approach to try to understand
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not only this
collapsed tunnel feature,
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but we need to know
where it comes from,
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where it ended up,
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and are there
any other shafts associated
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with this construct
in the area?
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Marty:
With all that data we acquired,
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a very simple answer as to
why we haven't found it
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is 'cause we weren't
looking in the right place.
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And so, if we have hard data
leading us somewhere else,
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I'm very excited about that.
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Well, let's stay the course,
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plot the data.
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I would drive it to 118
minimum-- well, 120, 130 even
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to get you the ten feet for
the gyro and see what happens.
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Terry:
Yup. Absolutely.
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Narrator:
While the drilling
operation continues
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in the money pit area...
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...Back at the swamp,
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as marty lagina
helps to unearth more
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of the recently
discovered stone pathway...
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Okay, we'll keep pulling back.
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...His friend and partner
craig tester,
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along with archaeologists dr.
Aaron taylor and liz michels,
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are investigating the massive
stone road in the hopes
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of finding important
clues or artifacts
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that could help reveal
more about the origins
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of these mysterious features.
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I'm wondering, aaron.
We're finding a lot of large
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chunks of coal, but it's almost
exclusively on this end.
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You think it might be associated
with, like, the later,
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you know, like,
topping up with the rubble?
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I think, yeah. It makes sense.
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Rick:
We're very early in terms of
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the archaeological understanding
of this stone road feature.
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What we have come
to learn about oak island
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is you have to follow the data,
you have to follow the finds.
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Oh.
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What's that?
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Aaron:
I found a piece
of leather strap.
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-Liz: Oh?
-With notches in it.
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Wait. With notches?
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Aaron:
Oh, yeah, girl.
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Narrator:
A notched leather strap?
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Found on
the stone road in the swamp?
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Could it somehow be related
to other leather artifacts
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the team has found this year?
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Such as the leather boot heel
found in the spoils
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of borehole 8-b
in the money pit one month ago,
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which was dated as far back
as the 15th century?
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-Hey, craig.
-Craig: Yo.
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Take a look at, at this.
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I thought it might
just be bark or something,
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but you can-- it's leather.
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Oh, that's nice.
307
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Was it just in the rocks there?
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Just right in the cracks
of the rocks.
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And I'd-I'd be interested
in getting it dated just because
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-of where it was found.
-Okay.
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If it had been...
In the upper levels,
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I would just attribute it
to being something modern.
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But because it's
way down in the cracks
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and because leather would float,
it makes you think
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that it might have been dropped
when this road was being built.
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Yeah, no kidding.
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Aaron:
It also-- it's got
the little notches in it.
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I don't know if for a watch.
That's what I would suspect.
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It kind of widens out.
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Craig:
Okay, but could that be,
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you know, used to, to tighten up
a boot or something, too, or...?
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Yeah, it could be a bootstrap.
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Just something...
Something that required,
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-you know, that you cinched.
-Mm-hmm.
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-Like a watch, like a belt.
-Okay.
326
00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:05,528
Well, that'd be nice
if one of the original people
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-lost their bootstrap,
and we can date it.
-Absolutely.
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We'll bag it,
and that's something
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some lab work can
hopefully help us out with.
330
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Okay. That sounds great.
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Nice find.
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(wind blowing)
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narrator:
The following day,
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while the investigations
continue both in the swamp
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and in the money pit area...
336
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Rick lagina, along with
metal detection expert
337
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gary drayton...
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Rick:
Look at all these flags.
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Gary:
It's a sea of flags, mate.
340
00:15:39,064 --> 00:15:41,856
...Have arrived
at lot 25 in the hopes
341
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that critical new clues
and evidence of valuables
342
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can be found on the property
343
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that once belonged to former
18th century american slave
344
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turned wealthy oak island
landowner samuel ball.
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Gary:
Lot 25, mate.
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Laird was good enough
to let us come in here
347
00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:04,420
to metal-detect around
this samuel ball foundation.
348
00:16:04,506 --> 00:16:05,630
Yup.
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Narrator:
Although he was known
as a simple cabbage farmer,
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from 1786, when he bought
his first lot on oak island,
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until his death in 1846,
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samuel ball
would mysteriously become
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one of the richest men
in the entire province,
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ultimately owning
nine lots on oak island,
355
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as well as several more
on the mainland.
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This has led many to speculate
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that perhaps he found
at least a portion
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of the legendary treasure.
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00:16:36,746 --> 00:16:40,873
Until recently, this area
was completely off-limits
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to rick, marty,
craig and the team.
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However, with the help of
archaeologist laird niven,
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they're now legally permitted
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to conduct supervised
surface investigations
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while laird and his team
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carefully excavate
the foundation
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and surrounding area.
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Well, as you can see,
there's a sea of flags here.
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00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:04,564
-Rick: The grid work.
-Yeah, the grid work.
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And what I've been doing
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is flagging all the nonferrous
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-targets I can get, and...
-Right.
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00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:13,823
-...Well, we'll see
what's here, mate.
-Okay.
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Let's go see what we can find.
374
00:17:19,456 --> 00:17:22,582
-I have high hopes for the day.
-Yeah. So do I, mate.
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00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:25,710
There's no mistaking
my pink flags.
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00:17:25,754 --> 00:17:28,171
I think there's
eight or nine in this area.
377
00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:31,340
There is some interesting
hits here for sure.
378
00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:35,386
(metal detector beeping)
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00:17:35,472 --> 00:17:38,890
all of these are
good two-way repeatables.
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00:17:38,933 --> 00:17:41,642
And it is just there, mate.
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♪ ♪
382
00:17:48,401 --> 00:17:50,818
-what do you think?
-Um, all I know is,
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00:17:50,904 --> 00:17:54,989
more than likely it's not iron,
and it should be something good.
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00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:59,994
Because, I mean, samuel ball
was here a long time ago,
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00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,915
and no one's ever lived here
since the early 1800s.
386
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,086
Now, see if you've moved it.
387
00:18:08,129 --> 00:18:09,212
(beeping)
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00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,756
still a good two-way repeatable!
389
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,760
(beeping)
390
00:18:20,475 --> 00:18:21,724
oh.
391
00:18:23,144 --> 00:18:24,519
It's in my hand.
392
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:26,104
Look at that!
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00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:32,819
Joe:
Oh, there's a bit of lead.
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00:18:32,904 --> 00:18:34,946
Always a great sign.
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00:18:34,989 --> 00:18:37,740
Narrator:
On lot 25, near the foundation
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of 19th century oak island
landowner samuel ball,
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00:18:41,204 --> 00:18:43,621
gary drayton and rick lagina
398
00:18:43,706 --> 00:18:46,124
have just made
a potentially important find.
399
00:18:46,209 --> 00:18:50,628
I think that is not
too far off the size
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00:18:50,672 --> 00:18:52,171
of a musket ball.
401
00:18:52,257 --> 00:18:54,841
So this could possibly be...
402
00:18:54,926 --> 00:18:59,804
It's either a lead splash
or a musket ball.
403
00:19:00,932 --> 00:19:05,101
When I say a "lead splash,"
that is the remains
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00:19:05,186 --> 00:19:08,437
of musket ball molding.
405
00:19:08,523 --> 00:19:12,900
And I'm sure samuel ball made
his own musket balls.
406
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:16,571
But that's a great sign
whenever you find old lead
407
00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:18,239
on an old site.
408
00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:20,283
The good news is that
it's a good start, right?
409
00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:21,617
-Gary: Yeah.
-One flag. One find.
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00:19:21,703 --> 00:19:23,119
Gary:
Yep. Exactly.
411
00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:25,621
We're going to have
to mark what we found.
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00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:26,914
Okay.
413
00:19:26,958 --> 00:19:30,251
Rick: Every find
on lot 25 certainly can be
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00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:35,173
partially attributed
to samuel ball and his life
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00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:37,592
that he created
for himself on lot 25.
416
00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:39,635
-All right, mate.
-(metal detector beeps)
417
00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:41,679
next one's over here.
418
00:19:41,723 --> 00:19:44,932
Rick:
The man is an enigma.
He's a mystery.
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And slowly but surely,
420
00:19:46,978 --> 00:19:49,312
we're pulling back
the veil on his life
421
00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:52,523
and what he accomplished
and what he did and maybe...
422
00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:55,526
What he learned
about the oak island mystery.
423
00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:59,155
That sounds very, very good.
424
00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:01,115
If I was guessing what this was,
425
00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:05,161
I'd say that is your typical
coin or button signal.
426
00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:06,370
(metal detector beeping)
427
00:20:06,414 --> 00:20:07,496
right there, mate.
428
00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:11,250
A coin or a button
429
00:20:11,336 --> 00:20:12,835
-on this one, rick.
-Okay.
430
00:20:12,879 --> 00:20:16,047
Pretty high bar there.
431
00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:20,718
Gary:
Right, we're metal-detecting
in a very old area.
432
00:20:22,639 --> 00:20:24,388
Yep. You got it out.
433
00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:28,559
-Sure sounds good.
-It does, doesn't it?
434
00:20:28,603 --> 00:20:31,354
(beeping)
435
00:20:31,439 --> 00:20:33,231
oh.
436
00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:36,234
♪ ♪
437
00:20:38,863 --> 00:20:40,905
I do not know.
438
00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:42,740
At the moment.
439
00:20:42,784 --> 00:20:44,575
(blows)
440
00:20:44,661 --> 00:20:47,495
it looks like...
441
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:51,707
I know... It's thick,
but it kind of reminds me
442
00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:54,252
-of a back of a pocket watch.
-(beeping)
443
00:20:54,295 --> 00:20:56,837
narrator:
Part of a pocket watch?
444
00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,632
Found on the property
of samuel ball?
445
00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:02,260
Could it have been something
he bought with the wealth
446
00:21:02,345 --> 00:21:05,054
that he mysteriously
came to possess?
447
00:21:05,098 --> 00:21:09,267
Or could it have been part
of a valuable discovery that
448
00:21:09,310 --> 00:21:11,269
he made while living here?
449
00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:14,146
Gary:
That is a steep curve,
450
00:21:14,232 --> 00:21:16,274
but it looks like
there would have been
451
00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,986
an hole there and an hole there,
so I am unsure on this one.
452
00:21:20,071 --> 00:21:22,154
I have no idea.
I know it's fragile.
453
00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,574
I know what it is.
It's a top-pocket find.
454
00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:28,160
It really is
a top-pocket find, mate.
455
00:21:28,246 --> 00:21:31,622
We found it,
and we'll bag it and tag it.
456
00:21:31,666 --> 00:21:35,459
That's the safest place for it.
On to the next.
457
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:39,130
Rick:
Hopefully this one
is just as productive.
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Narrator:
As rick and gary
continue searching on lot 25...
459
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Charles:
Here we go.
460
00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:48,681
...Oak island historians
charles barkhouse
461
00:21:48,766 --> 00:21:49,932
and doug crowell
462
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have traveled
some 60 miles northeast
463
00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:54,603
to the dawson print shop
in halifax, nova scotia...
464
00:21:54,689 --> 00:21:56,188
Doug:
Hello?
465
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...To meet with leather and
rare documents expert joe landry
466
00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:02,278
to get his analysis
of the leather strap
467
00:22:02,322 --> 00:22:06,282
recently discovered along
the stone pathway in the swamp.
468
00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:09,577
We have a piece of leather here
we'd like you to take a look at.
469
00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:12,121
-Sure.
-Yeah, we'll give you a little
bit of the backstory on this.
470
00:22:12,206 --> 00:22:14,165
This year in the swamp,
471
00:22:14,208 --> 00:22:16,792
-we uncovered an old stone road.
-Uh-huh.
472
00:22:16,878 --> 00:22:20,880
It was under over a foot
of swamp material, organics.
473
00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:23,591
So this road could be very old.
474
00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:26,010
That makes us really curious
about this. I mean...
475
00:22:26,095 --> 00:22:28,846
How old is this,
what is it a part of?
476
00:22:28,931 --> 00:22:32,016
This could be before
the money pit was discovered.
477
00:22:32,101 --> 00:22:34,018
Anything you could tell us
would be appreciated.
478
00:22:37,398 --> 00:22:38,981
(foil crinkling)
479
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:42,693
♪ ♪
480
00:22:42,737 --> 00:22:46,697
joe:
Yes, this is a fairly
thick leather, and...
481
00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:50,659
...There are series of holes
here that may indicate
482
00:22:50,703 --> 00:22:52,453
a strap of some kind,
483
00:22:52,538 --> 00:22:54,705
perhaps for a boot
or something like that.
484
00:22:56,417 --> 00:22:59,126
We can see by the thickness
of the leather here
485
00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,379
that we're talking
about a cowhide.
486
00:23:01,422 --> 00:23:05,049
How do you know it's cowhide
as opposed to some other animal?
487
00:23:05,134 --> 00:23:08,552
Joe:
The general appearance of it.
It's quite smooth.
488
00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:10,346
The leathers in common use
489
00:23:10,431 --> 00:23:12,515
in the periods
that we're thinking of
490
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,976
are, are calf,
which is quite a bit thinner,
491
00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:18,896
sheep, which is very thin,
492
00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,981
-and cowhide,
which is quite thick.
-Okay.
493
00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:25,069
Joe:
But, yes,
it's quite interesting.
494
00:23:25,780 --> 00:23:28,906
The archaeologist
aaron taylor, who found this
495
00:23:28,991 --> 00:23:31,409
between two rocks
on top of the road,
496
00:23:31,452 --> 00:23:34,161
he thought
it might be a watch strap.
497
00:23:34,247 --> 00:23:37,248
Joe:
Yeah. You can see from
the shape why he might've
498
00:23:37,291 --> 00:23:39,375
originally thought watch,
but I think the leather
499
00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:41,419
is too thick
for that kind of thing.
500
00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:45,798
There were, uh, account book
structures that were made
501
00:23:45,883 --> 00:23:49,385
using basically
a belt around the book.
502
00:23:49,470 --> 00:23:53,097
They would use that kind
of closure, and so there was
503
00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:55,766
actually a buckle and that
would use a series of holes.
504
00:23:55,810 --> 00:23:58,352
It would?
On-on a, on a-a ledger book?
505
00:23:58,438 --> 00:24:00,271
A ledger book.
506
00:24:01,732 --> 00:24:03,107
Any kind of stationery binding,
507
00:24:03,151 --> 00:24:05,734
like a log
or anything of that-that nature.
508
00:24:05,820 --> 00:24:08,112
Narrator:
Leather possibly connected
509
00:24:08,156 --> 00:24:10,239
to a ledger book of some kind?
510
00:24:10,324 --> 00:24:14,535
But if so, how did it come to be
stuck beneath layers of mud
511
00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:17,496
on the mysterious
stone pathway in the swamp?
512
00:24:17,582 --> 00:24:19,623
Who left it behind?
513
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,126
And just how old might it be?
514
00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:27,047
Joe:
While working in europe,
I worked on books that were
515
00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,801
from the 1500s and 1600s
that were made exactly that way,
516
00:24:30,845 --> 00:24:33,679
-with a leather strap
for closure.
-Wow.
517
00:24:33,764 --> 00:24:35,306
-Charles: It's amazing.
-Doug: Yeah.
518
00:24:38,895 --> 00:24:39,852
Narrator:
At the dawson print shop
519
00:24:39,937 --> 00:24:41,520
in halifax, nova scotia,
520
00:24:41,606 --> 00:24:44,148
leather and rare
manuscript expert joe landry
521
00:24:44,192 --> 00:24:47,693
has just given his opinion that
the leather strap recently found
522
00:24:47,778 --> 00:24:49,987
along the stone pathway
in the swamp
523
00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:52,406
may not only be
of european origin
524
00:24:52,492 --> 00:24:55,534
but also predate
the discovery of the money pit
525
00:24:55,620 --> 00:24:57,745
by more than two centuries.
526
00:24:57,830 --> 00:24:59,914
Doug:
So now we have a possibility
527
00:24:59,999 --> 00:25:03,501
that this could be
part of a medieval ledger.
528
00:25:05,713 --> 00:25:08,839
That style, using a strap
like this with holes in it,
529
00:25:08,925 --> 00:25:12,510
you've only seen
in your experience on
530
00:25:12,595 --> 00:25:15,179
-something from the 1600s,
a ledger book.
-Yes.
531
00:25:15,223 --> 00:25:17,181
So if somebody was keeping
532
00:25:17,225 --> 00:25:20,851
an inventory or
they were keeping, you know...
533
00:25:20,895 --> 00:25:23,979
A ship's log or something like
that, it's quite possible.
534
00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:26,524
♪ ♪
535
00:25:26,609 --> 00:25:28,651
doug:
I found eight pages
536
00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:30,319
of what looks like a ship's log.
537
00:25:30,363 --> 00:25:32,071
Narrator:
Three years ago,
538
00:25:32,156 --> 00:25:34,990
doug crowell discovered
a copy of a document
539
00:25:35,076 --> 00:25:37,826
connected to an attempted
french invasion of nova scotia
540
00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:40,871
that took place in 1746.
541
00:25:40,915 --> 00:25:44,124
It was led by
an admiral known as
542
00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:47,002
duc d'anville, who not only
belonged to a family
543
00:25:47,088 --> 00:25:50,881
with ties to the knights templar
dating back to the crusades
544
00:25:50,967 --> 00:25:54,385
but also, according to
the record doug crowell found,
545
00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:57,054
brought a vast treasure
with him.
546
00:25:57,098 --> 00:26:00,224
Yeah, I'm just gonna read
through it really quickly here.
547
00:26:02,144 --> 00:26:04,103
"at midday we reach a deep bay
548
00:26:04,188 --> 00:26:08,148
"with several hundred small
islands wooded to the shore.
549
00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:11,026
"the great quantity
of treasure on this vessel
550
00:26:11,112 --> 00:26:13,946
"makes it unwise
to jeopardize it
551
00:26:14,031 --> 00:26:15,531
in any engagement
with the enemy."
552
00:26:16,409 --> 00:26:18,742
September 8th:
"it has been agreed that
553
00:26:18,786 --> 00:26:21,328
"a deep pit be dug
and treasure securely buried.
554
00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:22,913
"the pit to have
a secret entrance
555
00:26:22,957 --> 00:26:25,541
-by a tunnel from the shore."
-and it ends.
556
00:26:25,626 --> 00:26:27,042
And that's where it ends.
557
00:26:27,086 --> 00:26:29,253
In my mind,
there's no doubt that
558
00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:31,255
they're pointing right
to oak island.
559
00:26:31,299 --> 00:26:34,758
Narrator:
Is it possible
that the oak island team
560
00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:37,303
has now found physical evidence
that could be connected
561
00:26:37,388 --> 00:26:38,929
to the d'anville ship's log
562
00:26:38,973 --> 00:26:41,765
and his mission to bury treasure
563
00:26:41,851 --> 00:26:43,642
on a wooded island
in nova scotia?
564
00:26:43,728 --> 00:26:45,686
Doug:
What would you need if
565
00:26:45,771 --> 00:26:48,606
you were putting a vast amount
of treasure underground?
566
00:26:48,691 --> 00:26:51,775
You might have a ledger
to tally the deposit.
567
00:26:51,861 --> 00:26:54,445
Maybe they were keeping
a, a total of how much
568
00:26:54,530 --> 00:26:57,156
they, they put
in the, uh, in the pit.
569
00:26:57,241 --> 00:26:59,283
Joe:
The tannage, too, is important,
570
00:26:59,327 --> 00:27:02,620
and that would help indicate
the age
571
00:27:02,663 --> 00:27:04,747
to get an idea of the date
572
00:27:04,832 --> 00:27:08,334
and perhaps even an origin for
some of the materials as well.
573
00:27:08,419 --> 00:27:11,629
Is there anything that was used
to tan leather that would be
574
00:27:11,672 --> 00:27:14,465
non-native to north america?
575
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:16,175
Joe:
Yes, I mean,
576
00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:19,303
the black thorn, you know,
tends to be in europe.
577
00:27:19,347 --> 00:27:21,847
Doug:
So, one of the more
interesting things
578
00:27:21,932 --> 00:27:23,515
that charles and I learned
from joe landry today
579
00:27:23,601 --> 00:27:26,435
was that leather,
in its preparation, is treated
580
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,020
with various tannins.
581
00:27:28,105 --> 00:27:31,148
So, if we test these tannins
and determine what was used,
582
00:27:31,192 --> 00:27:32,900
then perhaps it will lead us
to a country of origin.
583
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:36,153
So, dna testing next,
possibly testing for tannins,
584
00:27:36,197 --> 00:27:39,490
trying to determine
the origin of this leather
585
00:27:39,533 --> 00:27:42,701
and the type of tannin
that it was treated with.
586
00:27:42,787 --> 00:27:43,911
We've got some work ahead of us.
587
00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:46,580
Once again,
thank you very much, sir.
588
00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:49,291
-Charles: We'll be back.
-Doug: Thank you.
589
00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:53,128
Narrator:
While doug and charles make
their way back to oak island...
590
00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:54,838
All right, next one up.
591
00:27:54,882 --> 00:27:56,465
-(beeping)
-(chuckles)
592
00:27:56,550 --> 00:28:00,511
...Rick lagina and gary drayton
continue checking the locations
593
00:28:00,596 --> 00:28:03,681
that gary marked earlier
on the former property
594
00:28:03,724 --> 00:28:06,141
of samuel ball
with flag markers.
595
00:28:06,185 --> 00:28:09,186
I love that tone. Rock solid.
596
00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:12,523
I'm hoping it's a coin.
597
00:28:13,442 --> 00:28:15,818
Wow. That's a good plug, mate.
598
00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:19,905
Again, it's towards the top.
599
00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:22,616
♪ ♪
600
00:28:22,702 --> 00:28:25,035
(beeping)
601
00:28:28,374 --> 00:28:29,832
oh! It's a button.
602
00:28:31,585 --> 00:28:34,169
Yeah, it's a--
ooh, an old flat button.
603
00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:38,841
That is a single-loop
flat button.
604
00:28:38,884 --> 00:28:40,634
Look at the condition of that.
605
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,721
And it would have been
on a jacket.
606
00:28:43,806 --> 00:28:47,850
Easy, you know, 1750 to 1850.
607
00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:50,185
Early 1800s, actually.
608
00:28:51,147 --> 00:28:54,189
What we're hoping for
is some kind of military
609
00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:56,525
insignia on this, uh...
610
00:28:56,610 --> 00:28:58,736
Connect it to samuel ball.
611
00:29:00,281 --> 00:29:02,740
Definitely a fantastic old find.
612
00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:05,743
Rick:
Literally everything
you're finding
613
00:29:05,828 --> 00:29:07,911
on oak island
is part of history.
614
00:29:07,955 --> 00:29:12,207
Now, this might be samuel ball's
part of that history.
615
00:29:12,293 --> 00:29:14,418
Is it definitive? No.
616
00:29:14,503 --> 00:29:17,379
The hope is that
there'll be some sort of
617
00:29:17,423 --> 00:29:19,923
telltale mark, insignia,
618
00:29:19,967 --> 00:29:22,551
something that
will say definitively
619
00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:25,596
who it might have belonged to
and when it was lost.
620
00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:27,097
(phone ringing)
621
00:29:27,183 --> 00:29:29,516
you getting a call, mate?
I'll flag this.
622
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:31,935
Yeah, it's doug. Hi, doug.
623
00:29:33,397 --> 00:29:34,688
Good.
624
00:29:34,774 --> 00:29:36,523
We're digging
some nonferrous targets.
625
00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,567
What have you got?
626
00:29:41,197 --> 00:29:43,238
That's right.
627
00:29:47,244 --> 00:29:48,285
Right.
628
00:29:57,713 --> 00:29:59,129
So it's a kind of book clasp.
629
00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:07,805
It just speaks to
how necessary follow-up is.
630
00:30:07,848 --> 00:30:10,140
It was a great idea
to bring it there.
631
00:30:13,437 --> 00:30:15,479
Absolutely is.
632
00:30:18,609 --> 00:30:20,818
Yeah. Thank you. Bye.
633
00:30:20,861 --> 00:30:21,693
Yeah, if you think about it,
634
00:30:21,779 --> 00:30:24,488
that makes sense if that is off
635
00:30:24,573 --> 00:30:26,949
an old manuscript or a ledger.
636
00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:30,577
Those straps-- I have seen
those old straps on books.
637
00:30:30,663 --> 00:30:32,996
We're slowly starting
to connect timelines,
638
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,624
but there's a lot
of work to do here.
639
00:30:35,709 --> 00:30:39,962
And I like that ship's ledger
idea. I mean, it fits.
640
00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:42,422
-Let's find a coin with a date.
-Yeah.
641
00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:46,510
-Let's keep them buggers
busy researching.
-(rick laughs)
642
00:30:50,933 --> 00:30:53,517
narrator:
Another new day
has begun on oak island,
643
00:30:53,561 --> 00:30:55,936
and while the drilling
operation continues
644
00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:57,688
in the money pit area...
645
00:30:57,731 --> 00:30:59,815
Gary:
Anything interesting down here?
646
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,860
Rick:
Not yet.
It's all cobble. All cobble.
647
00:31:02,945 --> 00:31:04,653
Narrator:
...Rick lagina,
648
00:31:04,738 --> 00:31:07,698
archaeologists dr. Aaron taylor
and miriam amirault,
649
00:31:07,783 --> 00:31:10,909
along with members
of the oak island team,
650
00:31:10,995 --> 00:31:13,328
are making their way further
into the uplands
651
00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,706
near the eastern border
of the triangle-shaped swamp,
652
00:31:15,749 --> 00:31:19,793
uncovering more
of the mysterious stone pathway.
653
00:31:20,713 --> 00:31:22,796
-How's it looking here, alex?
-There's one there.
654
00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:24,089
Aaron:
Yeah.
655
00:31:24,174 --> 00:31:25,632
And I know doug's,
doug's on cobble down there.
656
00:31:25,718 --> 00:31:27,551
-I don't know
about the other side.
-Everything through here
657
00:31:27,595 --> 00:31:29,553
-is cobble at the same level.
-Yeah?
658
00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:32,556
What you got there, rick?
659
00:31:33,434 --> 00:31:35,017
Rick:
I think it's pottery.
660
00:31:35,102 --> 00:31:37,561
It's got, like,
a curved surface.
661
00:31:37,605 --> 00:31:40,230
-Want to take a look?
-Sure.
662
00:31:40,274 --> 00:31:42,232
-It's red.
-Yeah.
663
00:31:42,318 --> 00:31:44,651
It does look like a piece
of earthenware.
664
00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:46,111
Rick:
How old?
665
00:31:46,196 --> 00:31:48,739
Aaron:
So, earthenware is early.
666
00:31:48,824 --> 00:31:50,490
They couldn't get
the kilns very hot,
667
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:53,327
so it's quite porous,
and there's a trick.
668
00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:56,413
If you stick your tongue
to it, and it sticks,
669
00:31:56,457 --> 00:31:58,165
it's earthenware
because it's porous.
670
00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:02,377
If your tongue doesn't stick,
then it's stoneware.
671
00:32:02,463 --> 00:32:04,588
What does that mean, "earlier"?
672
00:32:04,673 --> 00:32:07,049
So, when the europeans
first came over,
673
00:32:07,134 --> 00:32:09,468
-they would have had
mostly earthenware.
-I see.
674
00:32:09,553 --> 00:32:10,636
What years?
675
00:32:10,721 --> 00:32:14,598
So, this comes in,
right, 1604, and then,
676
00:32:14,642 --> 00:32:16,600
when the british come here
677
00:32:16,685 --> 00:32:18,435
in force,
then they're able to get
678
00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:22,105
the kilns a lot hotter, and then
you get the more vitrified,
679
00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:23,815
the finer ceramics.
680
00:32:23,901 --> 00:32:27,110
So, this is a very crude one,
which means it's quite old,
681
00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:29,363
but let me wash it.
682
00:32:29,448 --> 00:32:31,156
Narrator:
A piece of european pottery?
683
00:32:31,241 --> 00:32:34,451
Possibly dating
to as early as 1604?
684
00:32:34,536 --> 00:32:36,453
But, if so,
685
00:32:36,538 --> 00:32:38,914
just when did
it arrive on oak island?
686
00:32:38,999 --> 00:32:41,625
Is it earthenware, aaron?
687
00:32:41,710 --> 00:32:44,419
I would say
I'm fairly confident it is.
688
00:32:44,505 --> 00:32:46,797
It's got
some darkness on the rim,
689
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,674
but that could be burning.
690
00:32:48,759 --> 00:32:50,217
So I'm quite confident it is,
691
00:32:50,260 --> 00:32:54,054
but let me try the old lick test
and see if my tongue sticks
692
00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:57,182
to it, and that's an indication
that it's earthenware.
693
00:32:57,267 --> 00:32:58,934
Okay, mate.
694
00:32:59,937 --> 00:33:01,853
(gary laughs)
695
00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,773
aaron:
There is some sticking.
696
00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:07,401
So I'm pretty sure
it's earthenware,
697
00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:09,987
but we'll get it
cleaned up and let
698
00:33:10,072 --> 00:33:11,613
laird take a look at it,
699
00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,949
but this is quite crude.
700
00:33:14,034 --> 00:33:16,785
So I think it's potentially
a pretty exciting find.
701
00:33:16,829 --> 00:33:18,954
So there's a possibility
that could be
702
00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:20,414
spanish or portuguese.
703
00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:23,458
Yeah, they all had the similar
ceramic-making techniques.
704
00:33:23,502 --> 00:33:25,127
Rick:
One ingredient that just
705
00:33:25,212 --> 00:33:28,130
doesn't taste right
with all of this work...
706
00:33:28,215 --> 00:33:29,840
Where's the rest of it?
707
00:33:29,925 --> 00:33:31,008
Why just one piece?
708
00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:32,467
You're sitting there,
you're having...
709
00:33:32,553 --> 00:33:34,678
You break an item, right?
710
00:33:34,722 --> 00:33:37,055
You don't just toss one piece
over there and one piece
711
00:33:37,141 --> 00:33:38,557
-over there.
-No.
712
00:33:38,642 --> 00:33:39,850
Then what happened here?
713
00:33:41,395 --> 00:33:43,395
Aaron:
It's almost like...
714
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,982
They were cleaning up after
themselves as they went along.
715
00:33:47,067 --> 00:33:48,692
And why would you do that?
716
00:33:50,237 --> 00:33:52,404
I mean, you look
at the samuel ball site...
717
00:33:52,489 --> 00:33:54,823
-There's lots of pieces.
-Tons.
718
00:33:54,908 --> 00:33:56,992
Like, there's truckloads.
719
00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:59,286
And there is far more work here
720
00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:00,328
than over there.
721
00:34:00,414 --> 00:34:02,998
Far more people, far more work.
722
00:34:03,042 --> 00:34:06,418
It almost seems like they were
picking up after themselves.
723
00:34:06,503 --> 00:34:07,961
They're not leaving pipe stems.
724
00:34:08,005 --> 00:34:10,797
They're not leaving drinking
vessels, they're not leaving
725
00:34:10,883 --> 00:34:13,050
eating vessels, plates.
726
00:34:13,093 --> 00:34:15,677
The fact that there are no
artifacts may be just as telling
727
00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:17,971
as if there were a bunch.
728
00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:19,306
That is true.
729
00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:21,349
Yeah, so maybe
it's an older area.
730
00:34:21,435 --> 00:34:23,518
Less artifacts
normally means it's older.
731
00:34:23,604 --> 00:34:25,687
Well, I still want to find
732
00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:28,732
-a number of items...
-Aaron: Yes.
733
00:34:29,526 --> 00:34:31,902
...And hope one tells a story.
734
00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:36,698
Narrator:
Later that afternoon...
735
00:34:36,784 --> 00:34:38,909
So, guys,
it's a very important meeting.
736
00:34:38,952 --> 00:34:41,745
...Rick and marty lagina,
along with
737
00:34:41,789 --> 00:34:44,748
craig tester and other
members of the oak island team,
738
00:34:44,792 --> 00:34:47,375
have gathered to hear
a scientific report
739
00:34:47,461 --> 00:34:48,752
that has just come in
740
00:34:48,796 --> 00:34:51,046
related to their
core-drilling operation
741
00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:53,757
in the money pit area.
742
00:34:53,801 --> 00:34:56,593
Doug:
We just finished a hole
with interesting results.
743
00:34:56,637 --> 00:34:58,470
We pretty much consistently
744
00:34:58,555 --> 00:35:01,306
hit tunnel at 87 feet.
745
00:35:01,391 --> 00:35:03,266
Steve:
86 to 90 plus or minus
746
00:35:03,352 --> 00:35:04,851
a half a foot on each one.
747
00:35:04,937 --> 00:35:08,230
Doug:
Thing is, at this point
it-it's an unknown tunnel.
748
00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:11,608
Historically we weren't
expecting anything out that far.
749
00:35:11,652 --> 00:35:13,944
-So, what's it doing there?
-At that depth.
750
00:35:14,029 --> 00:35:16,321
It's a relatively
shallow depth as well.
751
00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:20,909
Doug:
Craig, you sent off
some wood for c-14 dating
752
00:35:20,953 --> 00:35:22,828
from these tunnel hits up there.
753
00:35:22,913 --> 00:35:24,830
Is there any word back yet?
754
00:35:24,915 --> 00:35:26,623
Craig:
Well, we had one that we asked
755
00:35:26,708 --> 00:35:28,125
for a quick return.
756
00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:31,128
-That came out of c-5.
-Yes.
757
00:35:31,171 --> 00:35:32,254
There are two main time periods
758
00:35:32,339 --> 00:35:33,755
that came back.
759
00:35:33,841 --> 00:35:36,716
The first one was 1726
760
00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:38,468
to 1813.
761
00:35:38,512 --> 00:35:39,886
And then
762
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:43,348
1648 to 1694.
763
00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:45,308
-That was the earlier date.
-Yeah.
764
00:35:45,352 --> 00:35:46,977
-All right.
-(chuckles)
765
00:35:51,942 --> 00:35:54,151
narrator:
In the oak island war room,
766
00:35:54,194 --> 00:35:57,821
craig tester has just revealed
carbon dating results
767
00:35:57,865 --> 00:36:00,615
indicating that the evidence
the team has obtained of
768
00:36:00,659 --> 00:36:04,870
a possible tunnel nearly 90 feet
deep in the money pit area
769
00:36:04,955 --> 00:36:08,415
could date back as early
as the mid-17th century.
770
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:11,001
Nearly 150 years before
771
00:36:11,044 --> 00:36:14,671
the discovery of
the original treasure shaft.
772
00:36:14,715 --> 00:36:17,174
Craig:
I think it's exciting
that we're finding
773
00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:19,843
tunnels on every single well
we're drilling.
774
00:36:19,887 --> 00:36:22,679
You know,
but I'm not convinced by what
775
00:36:22,764 --> 00:36:25,056
we've seen so far
that we really know
776
00:36:25,142 --> 00:36:26,183
what the heck's going on at all.
777
00:36:26,226 --> 00:36:27,350
Mm-hmm.
778
00:36:27,394 --> 00:36:28,560
There could be multiple tunnels
779
00:36:28,645 --> 00:36:30,562
going in different directions.
780
00:36:30,647 --> 00:36:32,522
Um, I just think
we need to drill
781
00:36:32,566 --> 00:36:34,649
more in the area
and define it better.
782
00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:36,484
I think we need to chase this.
783
00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:38,862
I think that makes
a lot of sense.
784
00:36:38,947 --> 00:36:41,239
-All right,
but where's the gold?
-(chuckles)
785
00:36:41,325 --> 00:36:43,283
jack: Well, it appears we're
getting close to it, marty.
786
00:36:43,368 --> 00:36:44,868
Doug:
If we can get a drill hole
inside of it,
787
00:36:44,912 --> 00:36:45,827
-maybe we'll find it.
-Yeah.
788
00:36:45,913 --> 00:36:47,871
Marty:
Yeah, look, I'm sold.
789
00:36:47,956 --> 00:36:51,249
It is exciting enough
and interesting enough to chase
790
00:36:51,335 --> 00:36:54,753
this data because it could
possibly be the money pit.
791
00:36:54,838 --> 00:36:57,422
So we can't quit at this point.
792
00:36:57,507 --> 00:36:59,841
The data coming in
in and around c-1
793
00:36:59,885 --> 00:37:02,052
is-is encouraging because we,
794
00:37:02,095 --> 00:37:04,221
because we never thought
there was anything up there.
795
00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:05,972
I mean, in my mind at least,
796
00:37:06,058 --> 00:37:08,391
c-1 was a long shot
when charles proposed it.
797
00:37:08,477 --> 00:37:10,518
But now we're finding
these evidence of tunnels
798
00:37:10,604 --> 00:37:12,103
where they shouldn't be.
799
00:37:12,189 --> 00:37:14,898
So, are these the clues that are
leading us to the money pit?
800
00:37:14,983 --> 00:37:16,441
Well, that would be great.
801
00:37:16,526 --> 00:37:18,526
Rick:
We're finding things that are
802
00:37:18,612 --> 00:37:20,528
perplexing and confusing,
803
00:37:20,614 --> 00:37:24,616
so we have to push forward
and see where it leads us.
804
00:37:24,701 --> 00:37:25,867
Yes.
805
00:37:25,953 --> 00:37:27,452
All right. Good deal.
806
00:37:27,537 --> 00:37:29,204
-Thank you all.
-Thanks, everybody.
807
00:37:29,289 --> 00:37:31,039
-See you all soon.
-Bye-bye.
808
00:37:33,043 --> 00:37:34,960
Narrator:
Later that afternoon...
809
00:37:35,921 --> 00:37:38,713
...With a couple precious hours
of sunlight left,
810
00:37:38,799 --> 00:37:42,217
scott barlow and
geologist terry matheson
811
00:37:42,302 --> 00:37:45,845
join the team from choice
drilling in the money pit area
812
00:37:45,931 --> 00:37:48,765
where they have already
broken ground
813
00:37:48,809 --> 00:37:51,184
in the next borehole
on the team's grid:
814
00:37:51,270 --> 00:37:53,895
Borehole b-c-3.
815
00:37:53,981 --> 00:37:58,024
This is the first in a series
of detailed holes to cover off
816
00:37:58,110 --> 00:38:00,777
the northwest side of c-1.
817
00:38:00,862 --> 00:38:03,238
Well, you see the pattern
we did on the east side.
818
00:38:03,282 --> 00:38:05,156
-Terry: Yeah.
-So, I mean, there's
still lots of places
819
00:38:05,242 --> 00:38:06,741
-for things to hide.
-Yeah.
820
00:38:06,827 --> 00:38:08,785
Rick:
To me c-1 is interesting
821
00:38:08,829 --> 00:38:10,954
not just because
of the shiny gold thing.
822
00:38:11,039 --> 00:38:13,123
It's because when it was first
823
00:38:13,208 --> 00:38:15,709
put down,
it ran through a shaft,
824
00:38:15,794 --> 00:38:19,296
a shaft we're not
quite certain as to what it was.
825
00:38:19,339 --> 00:38:22,632
There's always been this thought
that the money pit was a decoy,
826
00:38:22,676 --> 00:38:25,510
that there was a shaft
well above that maybe where
827
00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:27,637
the real treasure lays, so...
828
00:38:27,681 --> 00:38:30,807
C-1 is interesting
on a couple of levels.
829
00:38:30,892 --> 00:38:34,269
-Scott: You've got some wood.
-Terry: Looks interesting to me.
830
00:38:34,354 --> 00:38:36,855
-What's our footage here?
-88 feet.
831
00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:41,735
Okay, so this is our,
our 87 intersection again.
832
00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:43,403
I'm loving it.
833
00:38:43,488 --> 00:38:45,739
It really
corroborates other hits.
834
00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:50,410
Narrator:
More wood found nearly
90 feet deep underground?
835
00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:53,621
Could that mean the team
has once again hit
836
00:38:53,707 --> 00:38:55,498
the potentially
17th century tunnel?
837
00:38:55,542 --> 00:38:57,250
-Hey, scott.
-Hey, steve.
838
00:38:57,336 --> 00:39:00,253
Narrator:
And if so,
could they be one step closer
839
00:39:00,339 --> 00:39:02,964
to the location
of the fabled treasure vault?
840
00:39:03,008 --> 00:39:04,799
Terry:
Hi, rick. How you doing?
841
00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:06,801
Hi, guys. So, what's up?
842
00:39:06,887 --> 00:39:07,969
Where are we right now?
843
00:39:08,055 --> 00:39:09,387
I'll show you on the plan.
844
00:39:10,307 --> 00:39:13,683
We are now on b-c-3, so we're
on the northwest side of c-1.
845
00:39:13,727 --> 00:39:17,062
-Yeah.
-And I believe we're
about 89 foot right now?
846
00:39:17,147 --> 00:39:18,229
Terry:
That's 89 down there.
847
00:39:18,315 --> 00:39:20,815
From here to here, rick, we got
848
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:22,859
two and a half feet
of solid wood.
849
00:39:22,903 --> 00:39:24,444
Rick:
I mean, it's-it's
almost a certainty
850
00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:27,614
that that is connected
to these other hits.
851
00:39:27,699 --> 00:39:29,699
There's some sort of tunnel
running through here.
852
00:39:29,743 --> 00:39:32,202
-Yeah, it's going somewhere.
-Rick: I think the thing
853
00:39:32,287 --> 00:39:34,371
that buoys
our spirits regarding this,
854
00:39:34,456 --> 00:39:36,790
this current drill program
is, we have
855
00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:39,209
reason to believe
that we may be close
856
00:39:39,252 --> 00:39:41,878
to the original money pit,
and hopefully
857
00:39:41,922 --> 00:39:44,381
we'll be able to discover
what it may hold.
858
00:39:44,424 --> 00:39:47,717
The question still remains:
Where is the money pit?
859
00:39:47,803 --> 00:39:50,887
-You're running out of space.
-Yeah. Exactly.
860
00:39:50,931 --> 00:39:53,056
I am absolutely hopeful that
861
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:55,266
what we're doing
this year, outside of
862
00:39:55,352 --> 00:39:57,894
our traditional exploration
area near the money pit,
863
00:39:57,938 --> 00:40:00,230
may lead us to where
it really is and explain to me
864
00:40:00,273 --> 00:40:02,190
why we haven't found it already.
865
00:40:02,234 --> 00:40:04,734
And you know what?
We have to find it.
866
00:40:04,820 --> 00:40:07,654
We have to be getting close.
With all the data we have,
867
00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:10,073
it can't hide forever.
We're gonna get it.
868
00:40:10,117 --> 00:40:12,742
There has to be a shaft
somewhere around c-1.
869
00:40:12,786 --> 00:40:14,911
-Exactly.
-We have to stay the course.
870
00:40:14,996 --> 00:40:16,496
We just have to.
871
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:19,707
Scott:
The only way we know
is if we keep drilling.
872
00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:21,251
Narrator:
Every promising clue
873
00:40:21,294 --> 00:40:24,504
that rick, marty, craig
and their team unearth
874
00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:27,549
not only validates
the generations of searchers
875
00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,217
who came before them
876
00:40:29,261 --> 00:40:31,719
but also provides
compelling evidence
877
00:40:31,805 --> 00:40:33,596
that something of great value
878
00:40:33,682 --> 00:40:35,974
may still lie buried
on oak island.
879
00:40:36,059 --> 00:40:39,602
But just what could it be?
880
00:40:39,646 --> 00:40:43,398
Pirate gold?
Priceless documents?
881
00:40:43,483 --> 00:40:45,942
Or religious artifacts?
882
00:40:45,986 --> 00:40:49,446
What would require a deep pit
with secret tunnels
883
00:40:49,489 --> 00:40:52,407
and a system of ingeniously
designed flood traps?
884
00:40:52,492 --> 00:40:54,784
Or an artificial swamp
885
00:40:54,828 --> 00:40:57,287
with carefully hidden pathways?
886
00:40:57,330 --> 00:40:58,872
And, finally,
887
00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:01,458
what would carry
with it a deadly curse
888
00:41:01,501 --> 00:41:04,961
that has claimed six lives...
889
00:41:05,005 --> 00:41:06,796
So far?
890
00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:12,010
Next time on
the curse of oak island ...
891
00:41:12,095 --> 00:41:13,803
Marty:
Wow. Look at that.
892
00:41:13,847 --> 00:41:16,264
It's showing that this whole
thing is being staked off.
893
00:41:16,349 --> 00:41:17,807
Marty:
It might lead us to treasure.
894
00:41:17,851 --> 00:41:21,019
Deveau:
Wow. This is 16th century
and before.
895
00:41:21,104 --> 00:41:23,229
-That's remarkable.
-Terry, we got wood.
896
00:41:23,315 --> 00:41:25,482
That's interesting. Probably
at the edge of a tunnel.
897
00:41:26,026 --> 00:41:27,609
(chuckles)
could have even come
898
00:41:27,694 --> 00:41:30,695
off samuel ball's walking cane.
899
00:41:30,780 --> 00:41:33,490
It's pretty incredible.
This does seem to match
900
00:41:33,533 --> 00:41:34,574
what we have in our collection.
901
00:41:34,659 --> 00:41:36,784
-We found the smoking gun.
-I knew it!
902
00:41:36,828 --> 00:41:39,120
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