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Marty:
Wow. Look at that.
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Aaron:
It's showing
that this whole thing
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is being staked off.
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Marty:
It may lead us to treasure.
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Terry d.:
Wow. This is 16th century
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-and before.
-That's remarkable.
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Charles:
Terry, we got wood.
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Terry:
That's interesting.
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Probably at the edge
of a tunnel.
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(laughs):
Oh.
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Could have even come off
samuel ball's walking cane.
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It's pretty incredible.
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This does seem to match
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what we have in our collection.
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-We found the smoking gun.
-I knew it!
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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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-terry d.: This is new.
-Craig: Yeah, this is it.
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Obviously a road, but what
can you tell us about it?
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Yeah. That is very impressive.
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Wow.
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Those are some big stones
in there.
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It looks
definitely like it was built
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for the purpose of being a road.
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Narrator: In their quest
to solve the 225-year-old
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oak island treasure mystery,
brothers rick and marty lagina,
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their partner craig tester,
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and the members of their team
continue to unearth
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incredible man-made workings
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that suggest whatever may have
been buried here long ago
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was valuable enough to require
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massive engineering
efforts to keep it hidden.
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What I tend to find,
is that, um, when roads
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have been engineered
with so much stone like this,
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they were designed
to carry heavy loads.
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Narrator:
Today, they have
invited terry deveau,
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the former president
of the new England antiquities
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research association,
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to inspect the massive
stone road uncovered this year
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in the southeastern corner
of the artificially-made swamp.
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It is their hope that he can
offer an informed opinion
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on its design
and potential cultural origin.
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This stone is two
or three courses thick.
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Exactly.
There probably was a dock,
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a little bit more to the sea.
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-Yeah.
-And then this stone road
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would have likely have been put
down in order to carry the loads
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from that dock to wherever
they needed to take them.
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Marty:
Why was this thing buried?
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Who builds roads in swamps?
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And then lets the swamp,
you know, swallow it up?
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And we're not to the end of it.
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Could I have predicted that?
Never.
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They've just gotten started.
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They're gonna cut this
entire part out.
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-Oh, okay.
-But that is just a, uh,
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-a swamp mat at the bottom
in there.
-Yeah.
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Terry d.:
You definitely can see that.
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These, uh, cobblestones,
you know,
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are a clearly defined feature,
and the width of it,
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to me, that looks
like about six feet.
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-Yeah.
-For hundreds and hundreds
of years,
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there was a standard, uh,
cart track width
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of basically five feet.
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And so you needed
your road to be
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just a little bit bigger
than that.
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The fact that it's at least
that wide is supportive
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evidence that carts were being
used to transport material.
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Rick:
That's an interesting
observation
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because the cobbled area
is so well-defined.
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And we've spoken of it before,
that a ship comes in,
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treasure's offloaded,
or something is offloaded,
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to wagons pulled by oxen--
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because we have the ox shoes--
pulled up to the money pit,
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and there's your treasure story,
there's your mystery.
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But it's way too premature yet.
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I want the archeologists
to do their work,
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and hopefully at the end
of this investigation,
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they will recreate
what happened there.
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Yeah, it definitely looks
like the edge of, uh, another
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piece of the road, right?
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That's what it looks like to me.
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Rick:
But the key question is,
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if you had to put
a date on that--
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forced to-- how old is it?
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Well, I mean, that's what makes
that so interesting
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and special is,
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like you said, the many courses
of-of stone that were used.
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It doesn't fit, in my eye,
either with the roadbuilding
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that we're used to seeing
from the french or the british
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during the colonial period
in nova scotia.
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The type of technology
that's in evidence over there
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is not the way
things have been done
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in this part of the world
for the last 400 years.
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-It's very unusual.
-Wow.
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So to me,
it would speak to a technology
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of roadbuilding that people
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were used to using and were
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-Mm-hmm.
-Right? The 1500s or earlier.
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People that came here
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were used to building roads
that way, with stone.
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Narrator:
The stone-paved road
in the swamp,
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possibly constructed
by europeans
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more than 500 years ago?
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Terry d.:
So now you can see
the carving quite clearly here.
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It's-it's very beautiful.
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Narrator:
In 2015,
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terry showed rick, marty,
craig and dave blankenship
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a mysterious rock carving
located in overton, nova scotia,
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some 140 miles
east of oak island...
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Isn't that a templar cross?
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...That he believes
could date back
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to the same time period
as this stone road.
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If terry is correct
about the stone road,
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could that mean it may be
connected to other medieval
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european discoveries that
the team has made on oak island?
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Such as the 700-year-old
lead cross
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discovered three years ago
at smith's cove,
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and which is believed
to possibly be linked
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to the knights templar?
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So, on several levels,
that is quite unique to you.
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Because it predates
any british or french activity.
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In my mind it does.
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-So, that's remarkable.
-It is. It is.
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We didn't anticipate
your observation
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putting us
that far back in time.
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-So we thank you for that.
-Mm-hmm.
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Terry d.:
My pleasure. Anytime.
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Narrator:
Later that morning,
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as rick and other members
of the team continue
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to excavate the stone pathway...
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-Hey, craig.
-Hey, marty.
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...His brother marty
meets with craig tester
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in the war room
to discuss the status
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of the drilling operation
currently underway
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at the money pit.
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Okay, um, you know, we're trying
to follow this tunnel,
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-look for the money pit.
-Mm-hmm.
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We just got done drilling c-4.5.
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-It did hit tunnel.
-Marty: Okay.
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But so far, we have,
you know, three wells
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that have hit that tunnel.
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Okay.
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Uh, the good news
is we did get, uh, c-14 data.
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-Yeah, from that piece of wood?
-From the piece of wood, yep.
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And it dated to 1648 to 1694.
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That's great.
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Terry:
For right now,
I'm convinced this is a tunnel.
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Narrator:
Two weeks ago,
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the team began
a new core-drilling program
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in the western region
of the money pit area
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in the hopes of finally locating
the original shaft
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that was first discovered
in 1795.
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Now that they have found
a possible tunnel
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some 90 feet deep dating as much
as 150 years earlier,
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it is their hope, if they can
continue tracking it,
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it will soon lead them
to the location
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of the fabled treasure vault.
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So, where do you want
to go next?
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Uh, we're picking this location
just to the northwest.
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It's bc-4,
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and hopefully it gives us
more information
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on this tunnel
leading in this direction.
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Right.
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Crazy stuff.
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You know, there shouldn't
have been anything
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up around c-1, uh,
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based on what we knew
prior to this year.
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And we clearly have
to follow this tunnel
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because we're always looking
for that breakthrough.
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And there'd be nobody happier
than me to find out that
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we've been looking in the wrong
place for the money pit.
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So I'm not discounting that
the money pit could be up there.
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I mean, this is way away
from anything we thought.
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Craig:
Maybe the money pit's
in this area.
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-Well, that's c-1, right?
-Yep.
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Maybe this is where we should
have been looking all the time.
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I mean, it was
an interesting hole.
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-Yep. So...
-All right.
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Sounds good to me.
Let's keep going.
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-Drill.
-Craig: Okay. We'll do that.
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Narrator:
As marty and craig conclude
their meeting in the war room...
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Today's gonna be
a good day, rick.
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I can feel it in my wand.
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...Rick lagina joins metal
detection expert gary drayton
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on lot 25, located on
the western end of the island,
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to continue their investigation
of the site
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where late 18th-century
landowner samuel ball
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built a thriving homestead.
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The only safety gear we need on
for this, mate, is sunglasses.
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Because when we see the shine
on that gold and silver, mate...
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-Ah, that-that...
-...It will damage your eyes.
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That you've got to prove, gary.
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I believe you, I trust you,
I'll dig,
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I'll dig as far
as you need me to dig,
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-but you got to find it.
-Okay, mate.
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Narrator: Because the ball
foundation is a protected site,
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gary is only permitted
to dig up targets
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he previously marked with flags
while under the supervision
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of provincial archaeologist
laird niven.
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Gary:
There's a group
of pink flags here.
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This is the closest, I believe,
to the ball foundation.
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I'm not sure
if they're iron or not,
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but we have got one good
pink flag over there.
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-Okay.
-Let's check these ones out.
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-Okay.
-(device whirring)
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narrator:
Although samuel ball,
a former american slave,
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was known to be
a simple cabbage farmer,
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he would mysteriously become
one of the wealthiest men
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in the province of nova scotia.
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This has led researchers
and historians to speculate
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that perhaps he found something
of great value on oak island.
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Yeah, my guess
is just there, mate.
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It's to this side
of that little stump.
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Looks like you've moved it.
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We're on it. Come on, baby.
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It's in my hand.
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What have we got here?
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(device beeping)
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gary:
What have we got here?
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-Oh. It is! It is! It is!
-(laughs)
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-it is! It is, it is!
-(laughs)
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it's a coin or a button.
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Narrator:
On lot 25, rick lagina
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and metal detection expert
gary drayton
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have just made what could be
a significant discovery
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on the former property
of samuel ball.
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Oh, it's an old greenie.
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That means it's a copper coin.
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-Rick: Mm-hmm.
-And there's a good chance
it's an oldie.
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You're talking 1730s, 1740s.
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This isn't one
of the smaller coins
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we've recovered in the area.
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This is one
of the larger coppers.
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Uh, which is a good sign.
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Whenever you find large
copper coins on oak island,
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you've got a good chance
that one of them
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is gonna be a british penny,
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because of those really old
pennies we've found.
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Everything that's found
on lot 25
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could be attributed
to samuel ball.
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It's hard not to get excited.
It's hard not to get enthused.
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It's hard not to say,
"well, let's keep going."
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and you know,
we'll see what the coin says.
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Sandy should be able to clean
that up really, really well.
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-Oh, man, I'm so pleased
we flagged this.
-(laughs)
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and we've got a coin
to put in the bag.
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Ah, I like this.
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-Coin.
-(laughs): You know,
you smile, you grin, you...
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I can't wait for you
to find a gold or silver--
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I mean, y-you're gonna be...
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-Jumping six feet in the air.
-(laughs)
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all right, next flag.
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-Ooh. Good, clear signal.
-Another one.
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-Yep. Yep.
-Yeah, it's right on the edge
of that rock.
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Fingers crossed
it's a good target.
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-It's in situ.
-I don't want to damage it.
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Gary:
Yeah.
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Oh, what is that?
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Oh-ho-ho! This is beautiful.
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-Rick: What is it?
-What a gorgeous artifact.
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This is a cane topper.
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It could be a riding crop topper
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or it could be
a military swagger stick topper.
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What's that? What's on top?
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Some kind of design.
Look at that.
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That-- even that design
looks old.
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Could have even come off
samuel ball's walking cane.
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You have a look, mate.
What do you see--
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what do you see on that design?
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Rick:
I-I see a crown.
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That's what it looks like. Yeah.
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I see a crown,
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-and some kind of leaf
or floral design.
-Yeah.
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Rick:
Yep. Mm-hmm.
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Being a crown on there,
a-and I'm thinking,
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samuel ball,
because he was in the military,
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uh, this, with a crown on it,
you would think military.
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Narrator:
As a young man,
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samuel ball earned his freedom
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by joining the british military
during the american revolution.
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However, he was not known
to have risen
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to the rank of an officer.
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Could gary be correct
that this cane topper
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was part of his property?
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Or could it mean
that someone of high ranking
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in the british military
came to visit him on oak island?
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And if so,
what brought them here?
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And could it be connected
to the mysterious wealth
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samuel ball came to possess?
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I've seen so many of these
type of designs on artifacts
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from the 1700s all over England.
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This is really, really nice.
And this is a sign of wealth.
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And with samuel ball being
a black loyalist, I-I wonder
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if this is something regimental,
this crest...
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That-that emblem may...
May tell someone,
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"hey, this is from a century
before samuel ball."
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-yeah.
-So that may be outside
of samuel's life.
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That's a very good point, rick.
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-We don't know
where this comes from.
-We don't.
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-That-that could be french,
could be portuguese.
-Mm-hmm.
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-Could be english.
-Mm-hmm.
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Anytime you find an artifact
that may establish a date,
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timeline, ownership,
it's important.
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And hopefully,
further investigation
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and further research
will give us
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some clue as to who
might have owned it
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and any cultural influences
associated with it.
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It's a very unique piece.
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There's enough on this,
between the design,
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the shape,
to-to get this id'd.
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I'm sure that doug crowell
can do his research
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and find something
similar to this.
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Who knows where this find
will lead us, mate?
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(laughs)
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gary:
And who knows what else
is here, mate?
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-We've got more flags to go.
-Rick: Yep.
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Narrator:
The following morning,
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as the investigation
of the cobblestone road
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along the eastern edge
of the swamp continues,
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at the money pit...
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Terry:
Just blue-gray till here,
charles.
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Just as mother nature left it.
335
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...Oak island historian
charles barkhouse
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and geologist terry matheson
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are overseeing the drilling
of borehole bc-4,
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where they hope to find
more evidence of a tunnel
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that could be connected
to the fabled treasure vault.
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Terry:
We're still above
the 87-foot tunnel depth,
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that is now a new benchmark
for us, that we've seen
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a lot of tunneling
at about that level.
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And when you find a tunnel,
tunnel's coming from somewhere
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and it's going somewhere.
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So we'll have to see
what that is.
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We have come to believe that
there is this tunnel horizon
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at around 87 feet.
348
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Will it yield a benefit?
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I don't know, but you have
to follow the clues,
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and we have
two significant clues.
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Seventy-eight.
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Terry, we got wood.
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At 78?
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That's some pretty significant
beam going on there.
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-This is...
-It's an odd depth.
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This is really perplexing to me.
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And, at that point right there,
we are in
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some very dense maroon till.
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Narrator:
Part of a wood beam discovered
at a depth of 78 feet?
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If this has any connection
to the tunnel
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they have been tracking, because
it is at a shallower depth,
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could that mean they have
found a correlating shaft?
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And if so, could it be
the original money pit?
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I think what's gonna be telling
is that next core we pull up.
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-Terry: So...
-If the timbers extend,
then it's a tunnel.
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But I just find it rather odd.
367
00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:03,831
Fairly sharp edge there.
368
00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:06,751
There's a, there's a cut edge,
right there.
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Hand-hewn.
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00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:11,756
I can't see any
saw cut across it.
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00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,425
See the cut away?
There's a ridge.
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See where the hack,
this way and that.
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That says relatively old.
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A-again, back
to the more interesting, uh,
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possibility
that it is hand-hewn.
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-Okay.
-Terry: Let's wash it up a bit.
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00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:35,613
Tedford:
Yo!
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00:18:35,657 --> 00:18:39,700
87 to 94 is right here!
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00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:42,954
Okay. So here's the one
we're really interested in.
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-(grunts)
-yep.
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Narrator:
Having now reached
the target depth of 87 feet,
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terry matheson
and charles barkhouse
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are hoping to find any evidence
of a wooden tunnel or shaft
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that could be
the smoking gun they need
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to prove they're moving closer
to the money pit treasure.
386
00:19:00,014 --> 00:19:02,765
All right, let's open this up
a little.
387
00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:06,018
Okay, there's, uh...
388
00:19:06,104 --> 00:19:08,646
No, looked like wood
but it is not.
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00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:10,815
But if this the collapsed
tunnel, it should be softer
390
00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:12,984
-through here, right?
-Well, uh-- yeah.
391
00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:19,991
Well, I'll tell you what,
we got, we got fiber,
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00:19:20,034 --> 00:19:22,160
but I don't see any beams here.
393
00:19:22,203 --> 00:19:25,496
No significant workings
or beam or tunnel here.
394
00:19:25,582 --> 00:19:27,832
We got a few flecks of wood
which almost
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00:19:27,876 --> 00:19:29,750
certainly came from above.
396
00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:31,127
We got wood here.
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00:19:31,171 --> 00:19:32,962
-What?
-That's wood there.
398
00:19:38,136 --> 00:19:40,178
That's interesting.
That is wood, no question.
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00:19:40,221 --> 00:19:42,638
-And it was embedded, too.
-Yeah, it was right in here.
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00:19:42,724 --> 00:19:44,265
Terry:
Yeah.
401
00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:46,309
And there's another chunk there.
402
00:19:46,394 --> 00:19:48,436
We're probably at
the edge of a tunnel.
403
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,938
And this loose material
is what collapsed
404
00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:53,191
and squashed out to the sides.
405
00:19:53,234 --> 00:19:55,193
And we're now clipping
the sides of this tunnel.
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Narrator:
A possible tunnel,
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at a depth of some 87 feet
in borehole bc-4?
408
00:20:01,284 --> 00:20:04,202
Could it be confirmation
that they have indeed
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00:20:04,245 --> 00:20:07,205
once again intersected
a tunnel dating back as much
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as 150 years prior to
the discovery of the money pit?
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If so, they might
not have pinpointed
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the location of the fabled
treasure vault yet,
413
00:20:16,925 --> 00:20:21,010
but they may be
one major step closer to it.
414
00:20:21,095 --> 00:20:24,263
It's almost impossible
to deny that this is a tunnel.
415
00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:28,017
It is consistent,
in terms of depth.
416
00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:31,145
It's possible we're very
close to the money pit.
417
00:20:31,231 --> 00:20:33,981
Beams didn't just kind
of sneak their way in there.
418
00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:36,150
-Yeah.
-People put them there,
so there must have been
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a people-sized opening.
420
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:40,613
It's got to do with a tunnel
that went in very close to this.
421
00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:43,866
-Yep.
-So hopefully we're close.
422
00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,619
Ultimately,
we will be victorious.
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Narrator:
While the drilling operation
at the money pit continues,
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in the uplands
along the eastern edge
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of the triangle shaped-swamp...
426
00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:57,129
-Good afternoon.
-How are you?
-Hey.
427
00:20:57,215 --> 00:21:00,883
...Rick lagina joins
geoscientist dr. Ian spooner
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and archeologists
miriam amirault
429
00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:04,971
and dr. Aaron taylor
430
00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:07,098
as they continue
to unearth more evidence
431
00:21:07,141 --> 00:21:11,602
of the massive stone pathway
extending into the uplands.
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00:21:11,646 --> 00:21:14,480
The questions that remain
are who built it,
433
00:21:14,565 --> 00:21:16,232
what was it used for
434
00:21:16,317 --> 00:21:18,776
and where does
it ultimately lead?
435
00:21:20,822 --> 00:21:23,072
-Is it still here?
-Yep.
436
00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,491
-That way?
-Miriam: At this point,
437
00:21:25,576 --> 00:21:27,159
we don't know
where this is going,
438
00:21:27,245 --> 00:21:28,911
but I'm not too worried
about it.
439
00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:31,497
We just take it one day
at a time and go from there.
440
00:21:31,582 --> 00:21:32,498
See what it tells us.
441
00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,834
Ian:
What's important to us is that,
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00:21:34,919 --> 00:21:35,918
it's this brown material here.
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00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:38,087
-Rick: Right.
-And every time we get
444
00:21:38,131 --> 00:21:40,881
to the bottom of it,
we hit rocks.
445
00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,258
They're all together.
446
00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:44,552
-We're into people-placed rocks.
-Right.
447
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:45,928
Ian:
We're pretty sure that
448
00:21:46,014 --> 00:21:47,722
they were still
defining a road here.
449
00:21:47,807 --> 00:21:49,140
Right.
450
00:21:49,225 --> 00:21:51,225
The stone road is a lot of work.
451
00:21:51,311 --> 00:21:53,519
Where did all these
stones come from?
452
00:21:53,604 --> 00:21:56,772
It's not like a pile of stone
was dumped on the beach.
453
00:21:56,858 --> 00:21:59,483
These stones had to be acquired.
454
00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:02,486
When you look at them,
they're not from the beach.
455
00:22:02,530 --> 00:22:04,530
These are brought
from the uplands.
456
00:22:04,615 --> 00:22:07,533
So we need to know
where this road goes.
457
00:22:07,618 --> 00:22:09,827
I mean, I think we have
to take a little bit
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00:22:09,871 --> 00:22:11,287
more of a look at that bank.
459
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:12,830
One thing we did notice,
460
00:22:12,915 --> 00:22:14,206
-did you see
the red staining on it?
-Yeah.
461
00:22:14,292 --> 00:22:15,416
That's an old firepit.
462
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:18,169
-Rick: Wow.
-And there's charcoals in it.
463
00:22:18,212 --> 00:22:20,463
Somebody was building a fire
464
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'cause they were building
a road.
465
00:22:22,133 --> 00:22:23,883
And so again,
it's just another indication
466
00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:26,177
that people were building this.
467
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Narrator:
A firepit?
468
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Possibly used
in the construction
469
00:22:30,141 --> 00:22:32,266
of the massive stone-paved road?
470
00:22:32,352 --> 00:22:36,103
If so, what other clues
might be found nearby
471
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:38,856
that were also left behind
that could potentially help
472
00:22:38,941 --> 00:22:41,150
identify just who made this?
473
00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:43,027
Well, put me to work.
474
00:22:43,112 --> 00:22:44,653
What can I do?
Wh-- how can I help?
475
00:22:44,739 --> 00:22:48,157
Ian:
Well, do we want to get
to the edge of this, this way?
476
00:22:48,201 --> 00:22:49,867
-Aaron: Yeah.
-Rick: Yeah. I'll start up here
477
00:22:49,911 --> 00:22:51,494
so I'm not in anybody's way.
478
00:22:54,582 --> 00:22:56,665
Ian:
I'd just dearly love to, uh...
479
00:22:56,751 --> 00:23:00,669
Again, if we can come up
with a stake or an artifact.
480
00:23:00,755 --> 00:23:04,173
Rick:
Okay, well, keep digging,
see what happens.
481
00:23:04,258 --> 00:23:06,092
Narrator:
As rick lagina
continues to oversee
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the investigation
in the swamp...
483
00:23:08,763 --> 00:23:11,180
-Marty: Hey, doug.
-Doug: Gentlemen.
484
00:23:11,265 --> 00:23:14,934
Marty lagina and metal
detection expert gary drayton
485
00:23:15,019 --> 00:23:17,103
arrive at the research renter,
486
00:23:17,188 --> 00:23:18,646
to meet with oak island
historian doug crowell,
487
00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:22,024
who has cleaned
and also been researching
488
00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:26,695
the possible cane topper
found one day ago on lot 25.
489
00:23:26,781 --> 00:23:28,697
I've been meaning
to look at this.
490
00:23:28,741 --> 00:23:31,867
I've been trying to match up
the symbol to a maker's mark.
491
00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:34,036
That's what I'm treating it
as right now.
492
00:23:34,122 --> 00:23:36,080
Marty:
That is really pretty.
493
00:23:36,124 --> 00:23:38,332
Gary:
That is fantastic.
494
00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:41,377
But that is interesting
there is a rose and crown,
495
00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:44,255
because samuel ball
was a black loyalist.
496
00:23:44,340 --> 00:23:46,382
-Yes.
-And he was working
497
00:23:46,467 --> 00:23:49,385
with the english military
back in the day,
498
00:23:49,470 --> 00:23:52,263
and there's
an english symbol on that.
499
00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:55,057
Marty:
Oh, yeah.
500
00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:58,561
Narrator:
The crown and rose is a symbol
of the english monarchy
501
00:23:58,646 --> 00:24:01,564
which dates back to 1485
502
00:24:01,649 --> 00:24:04,191
when henry vii
defeated richard iii
503
00:24:04,277 --> 00:24:07,778
in series of civil wars
known as the war of the roses.
504
00:24:08,906 --> 00:24:11,073
Could it be possible
that this cane
505
00:24:11,159 --> 00:24:13,784
or potential
swagger stick topper
506
00:24:13,828 --> 00:24:16,912
is connected in some way
to british royalty?
507
00:24:16,998 --> 00:24:19,582
If so, how did it end up
on property
508
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,626
once belonging to samuel ball?
509
00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:26,338
Marty:
There's no doubt there's
a rose and a crown on this.
510
00:24:26,424 --> 00:24:27,923
And you think it's what?
511
00:24:28,009 --> 00:24:31,093
I think that is...
Could be one of three things.
512
00:24:31,179 --> 00:24:34,180
To me, it looks
like a cane topper,
513
00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:36,932
a riding crop topper,
514
00:24:37,018 --> 00:24:39,643
-or it could be
a swagger stick topper.
-Mm.
515
00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:41,896
And a swagger stick is...?
516
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:43,772
Remember the old regimental days
517
00:24:43,858 --> 00:24:45,274
-with the swagger in the stick?
-Oh, yes, oh, yes.
518
00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:47,443
-Yeah.
-Sort of badge of authority.
519
00:24:47,528 --> 00:24:49,320
-Yeah.
-Yeah. And it goes
all the way back
520
00:24:49,405 --> 00:24:52,072
to roman days, and then
it became really popular
521
00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:56,577
in the english military
from the 1600s on.
522
00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:57,828
Doug:
It just seems to me
523
00:24:57,914 --> 00:25:00,372
we should be able
to find this exact design.
524
00:25:00,458 --> 00:25:02,958
-You would think.
-There's so many variations
of it.
525
00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:05,127
Marty:
This was gilded, I think, gary.
526
00:25:05,213 --> 00:25:06,587
Wow.
527
00:25:06,672 --> 00:25:07,713
Narrator:
Gilding,
528
00:25:07,798 --> 00:25:09,798
which dates back
thousands of years
529
00:25:09,884 --> 00:25:12,801
to ancient egypt,
is a decorative process
530
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,514
by which thin layers of gold,
also known as gold leaf,
531
00:25:16,557 --> 00:25:20,768
are applied to the surfaces
of precious objects.
532
00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:24,522
Has the team found something
that samuel ball had made
533
00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:26,982
after he became a wealthy man?
534
00:25:27,068 --> 00:25:30,110
Or could it have possibly
been an actual piece
535
00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,404
of the oak island treasure?
536
00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:36,742
Once again, it shows samuel ball
was no ordinary farmer.
537
00:25:36,827 --> 00:25:38,327
-It's a luxury item.
-Gary: Yeah.
538
00:25:38,412 --> 00:25:39,787
Doug:
I mean, it seems
to be a man that
539
00:25:39,872 --> 00:25:41,163
took pride in his possessions.
540
00:25:41,207 --> 00:25:43,040
Yeah.
541
00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:45,584
Gary:
That is a bobby-dazzler
of a find.
542
00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:48,879
Yes, it is. And it may tell us
something about the search.
543
00:25:48,965 --> 00:25:51,215
I mean, you know, we could be
jumping to conclusions.
544
00:25:51,259 --> 00:25:53,008
Maybe it's not samuel ball.
545
00:25:53,094 --> 00:25:55,386
Maybe it's somebody
before him, right?
546
00:25:55,429 --> 00:25:56,845
-Yeah.
-I mean, we could be
jumping to conclusions.
547
00:25:56,931 --> 00:25:58,514
Marty:
Yeah, and we don't know
the story on that yet.
548
00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:00,391
That-that has to be
run to ground,
549
00:26:00,434 --> 00:26:02,184
and you are just the man
to do it.
550
00:26:02,270 --> 00:26:03,352
Yeah, I'm gonna try.
551
00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:05,020
Marty:
So, gary,
552
00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:07,189
great find.
553
00:26:07,275 --> 00:26:09,066
Yep. Find some more.
554
00:26:09,151 --> 00:26:11,110
(laughter)
555
00:26:11,195 --> 00:26:12,444
-marty: Let's go do it.
-Gary: Okay, mate.
-Doug: See you, guys.
556
00:26:12,530 --> 00:26:17,491
-Gary: See you later.
-Marty: See you, doug.
557
00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:19,910
- Gary: Hi, chaps!
- Aaron: Hey, gary.
558
00:26:19,954 --> 00:26:21,537
Me and michael's here
to hopefully help you guys
559
00:26:21,581 --> 00:26:24,248
recover what
you're searching for.
560
00:26:24,292 --> 00:26:26,458
Narrator: One day
after the oak island team
561
00:26:26,544 --> 00:26:28,919
discovered the remains
of an ancient firepit
562
00:26:28,963 --> 00:26:31,213
in the middle
of the stone pathway
563
00:26:31,299 --> 00:26:33,424
running along
the eastern border of the swamp,
564
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:36,176
gary drayton,
along with michael john,
565
00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:39,638
join dr. Ian spooner
and archeologists
566
00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:42,891
miriam amirault
and dr. Aaron taylor,
567
00:26:42,977 --> 00:26:45,060
as they continue
to carefully excavate the site,
568
00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:47,730
as well as expose
more of the pathway
569
00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:51,108
to determine
just where it is leading.
570
00:26:51,193 --> 00:26:54,111
I guess rick wanted you
to go over the spoils.
571
00:26:54,155 --> 00:26:56,655
Okay. Wow,
there's plenty of spoils.
572
00:26:56,741 --> 00:26:58,282
Aaron:
We got lots of spoils.
573
00:26:58,367 --> 00:27:00,784
So, we're gonna work here,
and give us a scream
574
00:27:00,828 --> 00:27:02,620
if you, if you get anything.
575
00:27:02,663 --> 00:27:05,080
All right, mate.
We'll get stuck into the spoils.
576
00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:08,417
Narrator:
It is the team's hope
that gary and michael
577
00:27:08,502 --> 00:27:10,586
can find more clues
and artifacts
578
00:27:10,671 --> 00:27:13,881
that will help precisely date
the firepit
579
00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:15,299
and the stone pathway,
580
00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:18,927
as well as identify
who made them.
581
00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:21,639
Gary:
Good place to start, just here.
582
00:27:22,683 --> 00:27:24,308
(device beeping)
583
00:27:26,354 --> 00:27:27,770
that didn't take long.
Did it, eh?
584
00:27:27,855 --> 00:27:28,979
Just in there, mate.
585
00:27:34,737 --> 00:27:36,987
Okay, mate. I'll have a recheck.
586
00:27:42,453 --> 00:27:44,536
What is this?
587
00:27:44,622 --> 00:27:45,788
What have we got here?
588
00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:49,208
-I mean, it's quite heavy.
-Yeah.
589
00:27:49,293 --> 00:27:51,669
It feels old. It's irregular.
590
00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:53,504
But it doesn't look modern.
591
00:27:53,589 --> 00:27:55,631
-No, it doesn't at all.
-It doesn't look factory,
592
00:27:55,675 --> 00:27:56,965
-machine-made.
-I know what you mean. Exactly.
593
00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,551
So it's pre-industrial
revolution.
594
00:27:59,637 --> 00:28:02,262
Maybe even older.
595
00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:04,556
Now it could be some
kind of, I don't know,
596
00:28:04,642 --> 00:28:06,183
maybe a wheel bearing.
597
00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:08,185
Handmade.
598
00:28:08,270 --> 00:28:11,980
Maybe it was off a cart?
An axle of a cart?
599
00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:15,359
So maybe this was connected
to those ox shoes,
600
00:28:15,403 --> 00:28:17,486
which were along this trail.
601
00:28:17,571 --> 00:28:20,280
Narrator:
Could gary be correct
602
00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:21,907
that he and michael
have found a wheel bearing
603
00:28:21,992 --> 00:28:23,826
that came from an old cart?
604
00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:28,789
If so, could it be connected
to the large iron ringbolt
605
00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:32,543
and the parts of keg barrels
the team has recently discovered
606
00:28:32,586 --> 00:28:34,962
along this stone pathway?
607
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:39,717
Discoveries which not only
date back as much as 400 years,
608
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,386
or older,
but also serve as evidence
609
00:28:42,430 --> 00:28:44,847
that the pathway may have
been used to transport
610
00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:49,226
heavy cargo off of a ship
and onto oak island?
611
00:28:50,438 --> 00:28:51,562
Aaron.
612
00:28:53,023 --> 00:28:55,399
Can you come and check this out,
please, mate?
613
00:28:57,319 --> 00:28:59,445
-Sure.
-Gary: We found this
614
00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:02,072
irregular piece of iron.
615
00:29:02,116 --> 00:29:05,325
It just... It's got
a heavy feel to it.
616
00:29:05,411 --> 00:29:07,494
Looks kind of old-ish.
617
00:29:07,580 --> 00:29:09,163
Well, that's a pretty cool find.
618
00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:12,458
Gary:
I was thinking maybe it was off
619
00:29:12,543 --> 00:29:14,585
a cart axle?
620
00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:18,964
Aaron:
I have no idea.
621
00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:22,009
Well, it's not modern.
Potentially, yeah.
622
00:29:22,094 --> 00:29:24,595
How about I bag it up
and I'll take it to the lab?
623
00:29:24,638 --> 00:29:25,971
-Okay, mate.
-All right.
624
00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,765
-Aaron: Well, that's great.
-Gary: All right, mate.
625
00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:29,016
On to the next.
626
00:29:29,101 --> 00:29:30,517
Narrator:
As gary, michael
627
00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:33,604
and members of the team
continue searching for clues
628
00:29:33,647 --> 00:29:36,023
along the stone pathway
in the swamp...
629
00:29:36,859 --> 00:29:38,734
-Doug: Hey, guys.
-Rick: Hey.
630
00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:40,235
-Hey, everybody.
-Hello.
631
00:29:40,321 --> 00:29:41,904
-Hey, guys.
-Hi.
632
00:29:41,989 --> 00:29:43,906
Narrator:
...Rick and marty lagina,
633
00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:46,033
along with members of the team,
634
00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:48,994
have gathered for a highly
anticipated video conference
635
00:29:49,079 --> 00:29:50,287
with sarah macinnes,
636
00:29:50,331 --> 00:29:53,207
a historian
from the fortress of louisbourg
637
00:29:53,292 --> 00:29:55,292
national historic site,
638
00:29:55,377 --> 00:29:58,253
some 300 miles
northeast of oak island,
639
00:29:58,339 --> 00:30:01,799
to get her expert opinion
on some of their recent finds,
640
00:30:01,842 --> 00:30:05,177
including the ox shoes,
discovered near the swamp,
641
00:30:05,262 --> 00:30:07,471
as well as the possible
cane topper
642
00:30:07,515 --> 00:30:09,640
unearthed
at the ball foundation.
643
00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:15,312
So, gentlemen, today we have
the-the distinct pleasure
644
00:30:15,356 --> 00:30:17,523
of welcoming sarah macinnes,
645
00:30:17,608 --> 00:30:19,483
the historian
for fort louisbourg.
646
00:30:19,568 --> 00:30:22,069
Doug and I had the pleasure
of-of meeting her
647
00:30:22,154 --> 00:30:24,363
when we visited there.
648
00:30:24,448 --> 00:30:27,491
Narrator:
Completed in 1740 by the french
649
00:30:27,576 --> 00:30:30,410
as they battled for control
of nova scotia
650
00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:32,371
with great britain,
651
00:30:32,456 --> 00:30:34,623
the fortress at louisbourg
was considered
652
00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:38,293
a monument to 18th-century
military engineering.
653
00:30:38,379 --> 00:30:41,672
It features over two miles
of stone walls,
654
00:30:41,715 --> 00:30:45,384
some as much as 30 feet high
and eight feet thick.
655
00:30:45,469 --> 00:30:48,136
But the reason why
it remains a curiosity
656
00:30:48,222 --> 00:30:50,305
to the laginas and their team
657
00:30:50,391 --> 00:30:54,059
is the fact that not only does
the fort have a vast network
658
00:30:54,144 --> 00:30:57,104
of secret tunnels that were
constructed beneath it,
659
00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:59,857
but also because
a large cache of treasure
660
00:30:59,942 --> 00:31:03,861
once kept there by the french
is believed to have gone missing
661
00:31:03,904 --> 00:31:07,364
sometime in the mid-1700s.
662
00:31:08,617 --> 00:31:09,700
Rick:
Pretty impressive.
663
00:31:09,743 --> 00:31:11,535
Narrator:
One year ago,
664
00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:13,662
rick lagina and doug crowell
665
00:31:13,747 --> 00:31:16,206
visited the fortress
of louisbourg...
666
00:31:16,292 --> 00:31:18,667
Oh, rick, come look at this one.
667
00:31:18,752 --> 00:31:21,712
...And were also stunned
by stone-paved features
668
00:31:21,755 --> 00:31:24,089
on the grounds
that eerily resembled
669
00:31:24,174 --> 00:31:27,301
the massive stone-paved area
unearthed last year
670
00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:28,927
in the middle of the swamp,
671
00:31:29,013 --> 00:31:32,055
which geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner dated
672
00:31:32,099 --> 00:31:35,309
to as early as 1200 ad.
673
00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:38,770
We sent her off some photographs
674
00:31:38,856 --> 00:31:41,857
of, uh, some of the artifacts
that have been found.
675
00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:44,443
We very much look forward
to what sarah has to tell us.
676
00:31:44,528 --> 00:31:46,570
Thank you so much for having me.
677
00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:50,198
We're really fortunate here
with parks canada
678
00:31:50,284 --> 00:31:52,576
at the fortress of louisbourg
national historic site
679
00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:55,871
to have one of the largest
archeological collections--
680
00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:58,707
if not the largest--
in all of canada.
681
00:31:58,792 --> 00:32:01,251
The photographs
that you sent to me,
682
00:32:01,337 --> 00:32:03,962
I took them and I did
a comparison of objects
683
00:32:04,048 --> 00:32:06,590
that we actually have
within the collection.
684
00:32:06,634 --> 00:32:09,092
The object that you guys
have identified
685
00:32:09,178 --> 00:32:11,345
as a possible cane topper...
686
00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:14,264
So there are a number
of cane toppers
687
00:32:14,308 --> 00:32:16,600
within the collection here,
and none of them
688
00:32:16,685 --> 00:32:18,602
really are of the same style
of the one that you have.
689
00:32:18,687 --> 00:32:21,939
So, the 18th-century canes,
690
00:32:21,982 --> 00:32:24,483
or walking sticks,
that were used were really...
691
00:32:24,568 --> 00:32:28,028
Ornamental, and were really kind
of a fashion piece.
692
00:32:29,114 --> 00:32:30,489
The piece that you found
693
00:32:30,574 --> 00:32:31,782
is definitely very interesting
694
00:32:31,825 --> 00:32:34,743
because it does feature some
695
00:32:34,787 --> 00:32:39,206
ornamental elements
that may provide some help
696
00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:40,540
in actually dating the piece.
697
00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:42,960
What have you gleaned from that?
698
00:32:44,505 --> 00:32:48,006
Sarah: So, I was unable
to identify that design.
699
00:32:48,092 --> 00:32:50,968
It's not something
that we've seen.
700
00:32:51,053 --> 00:32:54,805
But there may be someone
who recognizes it
701
00:32:54,848 --> 00:32:56,473
and is able to date it
from that design.
702
00:32:59,687 --> 00:33:01,395
Did you excavate it, laird?
703
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,438
It's from a site I'm working on.
704
00:33:03,482 --> 00:33:06,149
It's smaller, I think,
than a cane topper.
705
00:33:06,235 --> 00:33:07,943
I think it's a lipstick cover.
706
00:33:08,028 --> 00:33:09,194
Ah.
707
00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:10,988
-(chuckles)
-hmm.
708
00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:12,155
I wasn't able to tell
709
00:33:12,199 --> 00:33:13,991
from the photos,
is there gilding on it?
710
00:33:14,034 --> 00:33:18,412
It's almost like a-a gild wash.
711
00:33:18,497 --> 00:33:21,081
There's always that option
that it may be something
712
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,708
that we're just not thinking of.
713
00:33:22,793 --> 00:33:24,501
Makes sense.
714
00:33:24,545 --> 00:33:26,378
Alex:
Did we send you anything
715
00:33:26,463 --> 00:33:28,463
that you found, you know
you have a comparable object
716
00:33:28,549 --> 00:33:29,673
in your collection?
717
00:33:29,717 --> 00:33:31,508
It is interesting that you have
718
00:33:31,593 --> 00:33:34,803
found some ox shoes
on the island.
719
00:33:36,181 --> 00:33:37,681
This does seem to match
720
00:33:37,725 --> 00:33:38,974
what we have in our collection.
721
00:33:44,898 --> 00:33:46,023
Narrator: In the war room,
722
00:33:46,108 --> 00:33:47,441
historian sarah macinnes
has just revealed
723
00:33:47,484 --> 00:33:50,152
that the ox shoes
the team has found this year
724
00:33:50,237 --> 00:33:54,489
near the swamp match those found
at the fortress of louisbourg,
725
00:33:54,575 --> 00:33:57,409
300 miles northeast
of oak island,
726
00:33:57,494 --> 00:34:00,370
a mid-18th-century french
military compound
727
00:34:00,414 --> 00:34:03,999
where a large treasure
is believed to have gone missing
728
00:34:04,084 --> 00:34:05,751
in the 1740s.
729
00:34:05,836 --> 00:34:08,670
Sarah: I think you've got
a lot of objects that show
730
00:34:08,756 --> 00:34:10,714
occupation during
the colonial period,
731
00:34:10,758 --> 00:34:13,717
which I-I know wouldn't
necessarily be unexpected,
732
00:34:13,761 --> 00:34:15,719
but it's definitely
interesting to see.
733
00:34:15,804 --> 00:34:17,220
Narrator:
Could it be possible
734
00:34:17,306 --> 00:34:19,097
that the similarities
in features
735
00:34:19,183 --> 00:34:21,224
found in the oak island swamp,
736
00:34:21,268 --> 00:34:25,353
such as the massive paved area
discovered last year
737
00:34:25,439 --> 00:34:27,230
and the ox shoes found nearby,
738
00:34:27,316 --> 00:34:30,901
are evidence that the missing
louisbourg treasure
739
00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:34,071
may be connected
to the oak island mystery?
740
00:34:34,156 --> 00:34:36,198
That's pretty interesting stuff,
741
00:34:36,283 --> 00:34:39,076
regarding the fortress
connection to oak island.
742
00:34:39,119 --> 00:34:42,245
Rick:
Do we have two stories,
three stories,
743
00:34:42,331 --> 00:34:45,332
or is this connected
over centuries of activity
744
00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:47,167
by various groups or entities?
745
00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:50,712
The story of oak island
is the real treasure,
746
00:34:50,756 --> 00:34:54,007
and beginning to be exemplified
by the finds we're making.
747
00:34:54,093 --> 00:34:56,384
Thank you for your time today.
748
00:34:56,470 --> 00:34:59,763
Uh, we certainly have a plethora
of items here that we'd love
749
00:34:59,807 --> 00:35:03,433
to put in your hands and compare
within your collection.
750
00:35:03,519 --> 00:35:05,894
Again, we-we say thank you.
751
00:35:05,979 --> 00:35:07,604
Thanks for including us
and giving us
752
00:35:07,648 --> 00:35:10,065
-the opportunity to share.
-Marty: Great.
753
00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:12,067
Well, as rick said,
thank you for your time.
754
00:35:12,152 --> 00:35:13,110
Bye.
755
00:35:13,195 --> 00:35:14,986
Rick:
Well, that was interesting.
756
00:35:15,072 --> 00:35:18,115
And we, you know, we certainly
owe her a debt of gratitude.
757
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,159
Anyways, it's time
to get back to work.
758
00:35:21,245 --> 00:35:25,247
Narrator:
As rick and the team complete
their meeting in the war room...
759
00:35:25,332 --> 00:35:27,165
(device whirring)
760
00:35:27,251 --> 00:35:28,250
there's something here, michael.
Just in there.
761
00:35:28,335 --> 00:35:30,001
Narrator:
...Back in the swamp,
762
00:35:30,087 --> 00:35:31,837
gary drayton and michael john
763
00:35:31,922 --> 00:35:34,089
continue searching
for clues in a spoils pile
764
00:35:34,174 --> 00:35:37,634
that were recently removed
from a buried firepit
765
00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:40,554
found along
the mysterious stone pathway.
766
00:35:42,683 --> 00:35:44,266
-Gary: Yeah, you've got it out.
-Yeah.
767
00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:45,892
Gary:
Whatever it is, it's just here.
768
00:35:45,978 --> 00:35:48,728
-Oh, very interesting. Yeah.
-Oh wow, look at that.
769
00:35:48,814 --> 00:35:51,648
Gary:
A nice, short spike.
770
00:35:51,692 --> 00:35:53,775
-That's an oldie. Look.
-Michael j.: Yeah.
Is it a rose head?
771
00:35:53,861 --> 00:35:55,861
Oh, yeah.
See there, mate, michael?
772
00:35:55,946 --> 00:35:58,864
-That's your classic
rose head spike.
-Michael j.: Yes.
773
00:35:58,949 --> 00:36:01,158
That's an old, old nail,
and I know it's old
774
00:36:01,201 --> 00:36:02,701
because of the weight of it.
775
00:36:02,786 --> 00:36:04,953
Feel the weight of it, mate.
776
00:36:05,038 --> 00:36:08,707
-Michael j.: Yeah.
-Narrator: A hand-forged
rose head spike,
777
00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:13,003
found in a firepit
along the stone pathway?
778
00:36:13,088 --> 00:36:16,047
Hey, jack. Check this out.
779
00:36:16,133 --> 00:36:17,924
Whoa.
780
00:36:18,010 --> 00:36:21,136
It looks like it-it might be
pounded into an old rose head.
781
00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:22,846
Narrator:
Earlier this year,
782
00:36:22,931 --> 00:36:24,848
while searching
through the spoils
783
00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:26,808
excavated from borehole oc-1
784
00:36:26,894 --> 00:36:29,311
in the money pit area,
where the team also
785
00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:33,690
discovered evidence of a wooden
tunnel that dated to 1706,
786
00:36:33,734 --> 00:36:37,986
michael found a nearly
identical rose head spike.
787
00:36:38,071 --> 00:36:41,406
Well, you're in the 1700s
with that.
788
00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:45,202
Narrator:
Could this rose head spike,
found in the swamp,
789
00:36:45,245 --> 00:36:48,038
be evidence connecting
the stone pathway
790
00:36:48,081 --> 00:36:50,957
with the man-made workings
in the money pit area?
791
00:36:51,043 --> 00:36:53,501
And could it also be
an important clue
792
00:36:53,587 --> 00:36:57,589
that the stone pathway
might date to the same period?
793
00:36:57,674 --> 00:37:00,175
No doubt it came
from out of there.
794
00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:02,844
So, it is an artifact
connected
795
00:37:02,930 --> 00:37:06,640
to whatever that stone feature
is there.
796
00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:09,059
All right, mate.
Very nice artifact indeed.
797
00:37:09,144 --> 00:37:11,811
It's gonna be beautiful
when it's cleaned up.
798
00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:14,064
Let's try and find
some more artifacts.
799
00:37:14,107 --> 00:37:15,357
Michael j.:
That's right.
800
00:37:18,987 --> 00:37:21,571
Narrator:
Later that afternoon,
801
00:37:21,615 --> 00:37:23,698
after hearing about
the team's recent discoveries
802
00:37:23,784 --> 00:37:25,116
along the stone pathway,
803
00:37:25,202 --> 00:37:29,704
marty lagina joins
archeologist dr. Aaron taylor
804
00:37:29,790 --> 00:37:32,540
along with gerhardt property
improvement representatives
805
00:37:32,626 --> 00:37:34,876
josh ballard and john winters,
806
00:37:34,962 --> 00:37:36,711
to continue looking for clues
807
00:37:36,797 --> 00:37:38,922
that will hopefully
help identify
808
00:37:38,966 --> 00:37:40,590
when this feature was made
809
00:37:40,676 --> 00:37:44,135
and just who was behind
its construction.
810
00:37:44,221 --> 00:37:46,596
What's going on? Give me
a summary if you can, aaron.
811
00:37:46,682 --> 00:37:49,516
So, uh, we've been following
the cobblestones.
812
00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:51,309
-Marty: Right.
-So, what we're looking for
813
00:37:51,395 --> 00:37:54,771
is cobblestone in
the dark organic layer,
814
00:37:54,815 --> 00:37:56,147
which I'm coming to on now.
815
00:37:56,233 --> 00:37:59,484
Everything in this light brown,
the clay, it has to go.
816
00:37:59,569 --> 00:38:00,944
So, you want me to dig
right there?
817
00:38:01,029 --> 00:38:02,612
-Right there would be perfect.
-I can do that.
818
00:38:02,656 --> 00:38:04,614
-I'm just gonna
keep working here.
-Okay.
819
00:38:09,663 --> 00:38:11,413
Josh:
Hope you ate your wheaties
this morning.
820
00:38:11,498 --> 00:38:12,789
Marty:
No, I didn't, actually.
821
00:38:12,874 --> 00:38:14,958
(laughter)
822
00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:22,841
yes.
823
00:38:22,926 --> 00:38:25,260
How far back am I coming here?
824
00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:27,554
I'd love to find
the swamp boundary.
825
00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:28,888
-So, keep coming?
-Yeah.
826
00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,056
Marty:
All righty.
827
00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:53,121
Marty:
Hey, wait a second.
Look at that.
828
00:38:53,206 --> 00:38:54,122
Marty: Look at that.
829
00:38:54,207 --> 00:38:56,082
That's cut.
830
00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:58,376
I'd say.
831
00:38:58,462 --> 00:39:00,170
Aaron:
Oh, yeah, that's definitely cut.
832
00:39:00,213 --> 00:39:01,838
Yeah, right there,
right there, right there.
833
00:39:01,923 --> 00:39:04,049
Aaron: So that's staking it.
834
00:39:04,134 --> 00:39:06,092
Great find.
835
00:39:06,178 --> 00:39:07,802
Josh:
Would they use that as,
like, a survey stake, you think?
836
00:39:07,888 --> 00:39:09,512
Stake out the road.
837
00:39:09,598 --> 00:39:11,222
Like, if guys like us
were working...
838
00:39:11,308 --> 00:39:13,141
-Okay. Yeah.
-Somebody would
go through first,
839
00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:14,809
say, "between there
and there, "right?
840
00:39:14,895 --> 00:39:16,186
Yeah. That's beautiful.
841
00:39:16,229 --> 00:39:18,355
Narrator:
A wooden stake,
842
00:39:18,398 --> 00:39:20,523
lining the stone pathway?
843
00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:24,152
Is it possible that this
wooden stake was used
844
00:39:24,196 --> 00:39:27,822
to help engineer and construct
the massive stone road?
845
00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:31,451
And if so, could it prove
to be a critical clue
846
00:39:31,536 --> 00:39:33,661
to help date
when the feature was made?
847
00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,747
Marty:
We will carbon-date that, right?
848
00:39:35,832 --> 00:39:38,041
Especially with the way
carbon dates have been coming in
849
00:39:38,126 --> 00:39:39,125
-so crazy.
-Yeah.
850
00:39:39,169 --> 00:39:40,585
We'll definitely get
a date on it.
851
00:39:40,629 --> 00:39:43,797
It's showing that this whole
thing is being staked off
852
00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:45,090
-and we're still in it.
-Yeah.
853
00:39:45,175 --> 00:39:46,341
-And we're following the line.
-Yeah.
854
00:39:46,385 --> 00:39:48,009
That means we haven't
run out of it, then.
855
00:39:48,095 --> 00:39:49,469
That means we haven't
run out of it.
856
00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:52,222
-Yeah. That's good.
-That's great, marty.
857
00:39:52,265 --> 00:39:55,183
Great. Not quite as nice
as the steak I had for dinner
858
00:39:55,268 --> 00:39:57,685
last night, but...
But in archaeological circles
859
00:39:57,771 --> 00:39:59,729
-I guess it counts.
-Oh, I don't have
a beef with this.
860
00:39:59,773 --> 00:40:01,689
-(laughter)
-marty: Excellent.
861
00:40:03,777 --> 00:40:05,610
Rick:
I think right now, everybody's
862
00:40:05,695 --> 00:40:09,697
sky-high on the possibilities
of what the swamp might tell us.
863
00:40:09,783 --> 00:40:11,533
Marty:
As with many of the things
864
00:40:11,618 --> 00:40:14,285
we're getting out of the swamp,
it's another amazing moment
865
00:40:14,371 --> 00:40:17,122
because I think
this is something.
866
00:40:17,207 --> 00:40:20,125
Somebody laid that road out
867
00:40:20,210 --> 00:40:22,168
for the guys
who came along and built it.
868
00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:24,254
Maybe this will be it.
869
00:40:24,297 --> 00:40:26,339
Maybe this will be the thing
that breaks it wide open.
870
00:40:26,425 --> 00:40:27,799
Aarson:
I'll bag it
871
00:40:27,884 --> 00:40:29,717
and, uh, we'll get it
to the lab.
872
00:40:29,803 --> 00:40:31,719
-Great.
-Yeah, I found something!
873
00:40:31,805 --> 00:40:33,263
(laughter)
874
00:40:33,306 --> 00:40:36,057
-aaron: Victory.
-Marty: Victory.
875
00:40:36,143 --> 00:40:38,685
Narrator:
For 225 years,
876
00:40:38,770 --> 00:40:42,605
generations of searchers have
been mystified by evidence
877
00:40:42,649 --> 00:40:45,358
that a fabled
treasure vault lies hidden
878
00:40:45,444 --> 00:40:46,901
deep in the money pit.
879
00:40:46,987 --> 00:40:49,487
But now,
with the mounting clues
880
00:40:49,573 --> 00:40:51,698
and potentially valuable objects
881
00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:54,742
that rick, marty,
craig and their team
882
00:40:54,828 --> 00:40:57,245
continue to find
all over oak island,
883
00:40:57,330 --> 00:41:02,417
it appears that it may be
home to many more secrets
884
00:41:02,502 --> 00:41:07,922
and perhaps more buried
valuables than anyone ever knew.
885
00:41:08,008 --> 00:41:10,133
One thing is certain.
886
00:41:10,177 --> 00:41:12,635
The fellowship of the dig
887
00:41:12,721 --> 00:41:14,929
is closer than anyone
before them
888
00:41:15,015 --> 00:41:18,224
to revealing the ultimate truth.
889
00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:25,231
Next time on
the curse of oak island...
890
00:41:25,317 --> 00:41:26,191
-Oh!
-Whoa!
891
00:41:26,276 --> 00:41:27,609
-Charles: We got wood.
-Bingo!
892
00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:29,694
We've got six hits.
It's a tunnel.
893
00:41:29,779 --> 00:41:32,238
-Gary: Oh, look at that,
we got another one.
-Michael j.: Oh, wow.
894
00:41:32,324 --> 00:41:33,990
What the heck are these?
895
00:41:34,034 --> 00:41:35,533
Carmen: There had to be
some destructive force.
896
00:41:35,619 --> 00:41:37,285
Something caused this to break.
897
00:41:37,370 --> 00:41:38,620
-It could've blown apart?
-Yes.
898
00:41:38,705 --> 00:41:39,871
It had to be an explosion.
899
00:41:39,956 --> 00:41:41,873
-Aaron: Oh, oh.
-Marty: What have we got there?
900
00:41:41,958 --> 00:41:44,042
-Sharpened survey stakes.
-Oh, baby.
901
00:41:44,127 --> 00:41:45,335
Craig:
That sample came out to be
902
00:41:45,378 --> 00:41:47,462
two different time periods.
903
00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:49,714
Wow. That's well before
the money pit.
904
00:41:49,799 --> 00:41:50,798
Wow.
905
00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:52,258
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