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00:00Check out what I just found.
00:02What?
00:03This is definitely pre-discovery of the Money Pit.
00:05That's treasure.
00:06That's the only one of its kind.
00:07This could be medieval times.
00:09That's right in the era of the Templars.
00:12Did the Knights of Malta come to Oak Island?
00:14We could get an answer if we go to Malta.
00:17Then let's go.
00:21There is an island in the North Atlantic
00:24where people have been looking for an incredible treasure
00:28for more than 200 years.
00:31So far, they have found a stone slab
00:34with strange symbols carved into it.
00:37Man-made workings that date to medieval times
00:41and a lead cross whose origin may be connected
00:44to the Knights Templar.
00:47To date, six men have died trying to solve the mystery.
00:52And according to legend, one more will have to die
00:57before the treasure can be found.
01:12Super important day, folks.
01:14We are reaching the end of our ability
01:16to put additional cans in the Money Pit area.
01:19We want to find treasure this year,
01:21an indication of treasure,
01:22or the one thing that would explain
01:24what happened on this island.
01:26A new morning has begun on Oak Island
01:29for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team.
01:33All of those things are yet to be found,
01:36but we're going to try our best to find them.
01:38And in their determination
01:40to solve a 230-year-old mystery,
01:43they are meeting in the war room
01:45to plot a new strategy for the recovery
01:47of a believed treasure buried deep in the Money Pit area.
01:51The hope this year was to find this one thing
01:55in the Shaft 6 caissons.
01:58So, Rick, why don't you just summarize for everybody,
02:01and then we'll discuss where we go next.
02:03I can do that in one word.
02:06Really, disappointment.
02:08I had long believed that the answers
02:11to the mystery were in Shaft 6,
02:13but unfortunately, we didn't find it.
02:16Over the past several weeks,
02:20the Oak Island team excavated three 7-foot diameter
02:24steel shafts in the Money Pit area,
02:27known as RP1, RP2, and RP3.
02:33Each is believed to have encountered
02:36a 118-foot deep searcher shaft known as Shaft 6,
02:41as well as an adjacent tunnel that extended
02:45toward the original Money Pit.
02:48These structures were built in 1861
02:51by the Oak Island Association
02:54in an attempt to retrieve two stacked treasure chests
02:57that were believed to sit some 100 feet deep
03:00in the Money Pit
03:02and just 10 feet below a man-made flood tunnel
03:05connected to the ocean.
03:07Unfortunately, the effort failed
03:12and caused tons of wood timbers
03:14in the Money Pit to collapse,
03:16leaving the searchers to speculate
03:18that the treasure chests had fallen
03:20into the Shaft 6 tunnel.
03:24We saw two different types of construction,
03:28dimensional wood, big, huge timbers.
03:31Everything about that spoke to a collapse.
03:34What's that, big piece of wood?
03:38Adds cut.
03:39In all three of the RP shafts,
03:42the Laginas and their team unearthed wood,
03:45potentially from the Shaft 6 tunnel
03:48and the original Money Pit.
03:50But unfortunately, they recovered no evidence of treasure.
03:54What we saw, to me, absolutely proved the narrative.
04:00There was every bit of evidence
04:03that there was indeed a catastrophic collapse,
04:05and that treasure went somewhere.
04:08So where did the treasure go?
04:10I think what it proved to me
04:12is that the treasure that once resided in the Money Pit
04:15currently resides in the Solution Channel
04:18or somewhere in close proximity to it.
04:20Yeah.
04:21On our first caisson, we did see proof
04:24that the Solution Channel natural cavity
04:26can accept a lot of material.
04:30We're almost to our first target depth of interest.
04:33Prior to the three RP shaft excavations,
04:36the team dug a shaft known as True Believer, or TB1,
04:41at the believed location of the original Money Pit,
04:45where they hoped to retrieve the legendary Chapel Vault.
04:48A seven-foot-tall box encased in concrete
04:53that treasure hunter Frederick Blair
04:55and his drill operator William Chapel
04:58reportedly encountered 153 feet deep back in 1897.
05:08Hey, stop.
05:09It's caving.
05:10But upon reaching a depth below 150 feet,
05:15the ground beneath and surrounding the TB1 shaft
05:18suddenly caved in,
05:20leading the team to believe that tons of earth
05:23and the vault may have fallen into the so-called Solution Channel,
05:27a natural cavity in the bedrock that was formed by groundwater
05:31and which the team's previous drilling operations identified
05:35between 160 and 230 feet underground.
05:40The biggest reveal of all is that the Solution Channel
05:44or something down deep can accept massive amounts of material.
05:47Where else could it have gone?
05:50Could Rick and Marty Lagina be correct
05:53that the collapse around and below the TB1 shaft
05:58was much larger than they previously thought,
06:01meaning that both the believed treasure in the Shaft 6 tunnel
06:05as well as the fabled Chapel Vault
06:08may now lie more than 200 feet underground
06:11in the so-called Solution Channel.
06:13If so, the team will have to conduct major repairs to that area
06:18before they can safely attempt another large-scale excavation
06:22in search of the valuables.
06:25We have a real momentous decision to make,
06:28and that is where does the next can go?
06:31To me, we must go deep into the Solution Channel.
06:36We have to.
06:37I'm with you.
06:38I'm all for getting down into the Solution Channel.
06:41One thing that I'm going to caution about,
06:43if we're going to go deep on this hole,
06:45we want to be able to do it right.
06:47Mm-hmm.
06:48So we'll need to get some other equipment in place to do this.
06:50Last thing we want to do is put a can down here
06:52and not be able to get to the bottom.
06:53Agreed.
06:54Okay, we need to pick the exact location.
06:56Steve, put that money pit plot up there.
06:59Sure will.
07:01Okay, look at that.
07:03So the green is the Solution Channel.
07:05Yes.
07:06Yeah.
07:07Okay.
07:08Put it in there, Steve.
07:09Put it where it has to go.
07:10The only place it can be.
07:12Right there.
07:13That's as close as I can get based on the requirements
07:16they've asked us to follow.
07:17Exactly.
07:18Let's not forget we started this year with TB1.
07:21We're over seven feet south of TB1,
07:23and many of us believe TB1 was the north end of the money pit.
07:27Well, this would make the south end of the money pit.
07:29All right.
07:30We got a shot right here to solve the whole damn thing.
07:33So I say let's do it.
07:36Anybody disagree?
07:37No.
07:38Good.
07:39Okay.
07:40Scott, can we get going on it?
07:42I'll go out and talk to SBC, and we'll get those plans in motion.
07:46So we'll have a little bit of a hiatus here then.
07:48It's going to be several weeks to regrade the pad.
07:51They'll have to get set up, so we will have some time.
07:53Okay.
07:54Good.
07:56Due to the collapse that took place around and below the TB1 shaft,
08:01the ground is currently unstable and unsafe for a new excavation.
08:06This means that representatives from SB Canada and ROC Equipment
08:11will need several weeks to backfill and stabilize the area
08:15to support more than 300 tons of digging equipment.
08:19Okay.
08:20So it sounds like there's a little bit of window of time here
08:23to search for answers across the island.
08:25Perfect gap to do that.
08:27Yep.
08:28Well, here's a perfect segue to finish up on this then.
08:30Nobody talked about naming this.
08:32Clearly, this is the one thing, right?
08:35T-O-T.
08:37Tot.
08:38That's the name of this one.
08:40The one thing.
08:41Because it's going to bring it up.
08:42That is very hopeful.
08:44And all we have to do right now is execute.
08:46Let's go get it.
08:47All right.
08:48Let's go get it.
08:49Yep.
08:50Following the meeting in the war room...
08:52Hey, Tom.
08:53Hey, Rick.
08:54Rick joins fellow Oak Island landowner Tom Nolan
08:58and metal detection expert Gary Drayton
09:01in the northernmost region of the Triangle-shaped swamp.
09:04He's going to have to take a scoop behind there
09:07because she'll want to do level right across.
09:09Oh, yeah.
09:10Yep.
09:11And see if we see the wall.
09:13Whoa!
09:14There's even more big boulders down there.
09:17One week ago, after uncovering more sections
09:20of a cobblestone pathway...
09:22Here, here, here.
09:24The team was stunned to find a man-made formation
09:27of large boulders.
09:29I think you have a sea wall.
09:31This is how you'd close this swamp off.
09:34This feature was found in the same area
09:36where Tom's late father, Fred Nolan,
09:39reportedly uncovered evidence of a wooden wall
09:42in the late 1960s,
09:44which he suspected was used to create the swamp
09:48in order to conceal multiple caches of treasure.
09:51And incredibly, this feature also matched one labeled
09:56the dam on a reported 14th century map of Oak Island
10:00that was given to the team by the late researcher,
10:03Zena Halpern, in 2016.
10:06A map that Zena believed was created by members
10:10of the Knights Templar during an operation
10:13to hide priceless religious artifacts on Oak Island.
10:17You got a signal just here?
10:20You got a signal?
10:21Yeah.
10:22Not bad either.
10:23Yeah, good signal just there.
10:26Prediction here?
10:29I'm predicting it's a great find.
10:33Comes from deep enough.
10:43That was in sandy material, but...
10:47Ooh!
10:48What the heck is that?
10:51Wow, that is cool.
10:54What the heck is that?
10:58Is this thing whole?
11:00Yes, it is.
11:02While investigating near a mysterious wall of boulders
11:05in the northern end of the Oak Island swamp,
11:08Gary Drayton has just made a potentially
11:11significant discovery.
11:13Huh.
11:14It's a tip of something.
11:17No, it almost looks like something stamped into it.
11:20You can see this raised, see the circle here?
11:24Yeah.
11:25Or the radius?
11:26And then there's like a plate there.
11:28That might have something on it too.
11:30Yeah.
11:31You know what?
11:32The more I look at it, and you see the notch there,
11:36and it's a socket.
11:38I think it's weapon or gun related.
11:40Kind of reminds me of a ramrod guide.
11:44Fire!
11:45Dating back to as early as the 16th century,
11:48a ramrod is a tool that is inserted through a guide on the barrel of a musket rifle in order to load ammunition charges into the weapon.
12:00Has Gary just found a ramrod guide near a possible man-made dam in the swamp?
12:05If so, just who left it here?
12:08And what were they doing in this area?
12:10It's amazing though, isn't it?
12:13Look at all the things that have come out of this bog.
12:15Yes.
12:16All the finds.
12:17We can't make a sentence with a period at the end of it.
12:20Nope.
12:21All right.
12:22Yep.
12:23Well, it takes us one good find.
12:25But, again, it speaks to the complexity of the mystery.
12:28Yeah, I know the archaeologist could be all over this and he'll tell us what it is.
12:35The more we uncover these rocks, the more it just looks like something.
12:40At some point, using GPR, maybe you'll find something else in there.
12:44Maybe there's something deeper.
12:45Oh, yeah.
12:46Yep.
12:47Okay.
12:48Well, I've got to leave.
12:49But I'll be back and hopefully you'll have made some more discoveries.
12:52That's fantastic.
12:53What an unexpected find.
12:54Mm-hmm.
12:55Keep going.
12:56Okay, mate.
12:57Okay.
12:58We'll keep digging.
12:59Good luck.
13:00I am intrigued with all the things that have been found in the swamp.
13:05The swamp has some very interesting stories to tell.
13:09Is there treasure or not?
13:11We'll soon find out.
13:16Hey, Gary.
13:17Yep.
13:18What have you got, Tom?
13:20It's a brick.
13:22Yeah.
13:23It looks like an older style brick, especially as it's all worn out there.
13:29Yeah.
13:30This brick reminds me of the bricks that we recovered,
13:34that lined the top of that vault feature.
13:38Yeah.
13:39Doesn't that look like a vault to you?
13:43Earlier this year, after uncovering sections of the cobblestone pathway several yards to the
13:49south, the team was shocked to find an empty vault-like structure made of slate and handmade bricks.
13:57These type of bricks were definitely around the top of that vault.
14:01Oh, yeah.
14:02Maybe we're looking at a second deposit site.
14:04Yeah.
14:05Is it possible that Gary and Tom have discovered evidence that another vault-like structure is buried near the potential dam?
14:14If so, might it still contain something of value?
14:18Well, my dad thought there could be multiple treasure burial sites on the island, so maybe this is one we're digging into here?
14:25Yeah.
14:26Old treasure's the better, Tom.
14:27Yep.
14:28Let's find some more here.
14:29Okay.
14:30As the investigation continues in the northern end of the swamp, several hundred yards to the west on Lot 5.
14:39Well, hey, Fiona.
14:40Hi, Dad.
14:41So, can you tell me what's going on here?
14:43We're getting down to business.
14:45Jack Begley joins archaeologist Fiona Steele to continue excavating a mysterious round feature near the shoreline.
14:53So, how's progress on this test pit coming?
14:56This is actually a really interesting pit.
14:59Mm-hmm.
15:00Over the past two years, the Oak Island team has made a series of significant discoveries in and around this feature
15:08that suggest it may have been used as a campsite by multiple groups and during different time periods prior to the discovery of the money pit.
15:18These include a mortar-like substance matching soil samples that were unearthed from more than 100 feet deep in the money pit area,
15:28as well as a 14th century lead barter token, which, like the cross found in 2017 at Smith's Cove, may be connected to the Knights Templar.
15:39However, they've also discovered four Venetian trade beads and a button bearing a starburst design.
15:47What's unique about this button is that the rays going out are counterclockwise.
15:52All of which team researcher Judy Rudabusch believes may be connected to the Knights of Malta,
15:59a secretive group that was linked to the Order of the Knights Templar,
16:03and which are believed to have had a presence in Nova Scotia beginning in the 17th century.
16:09I'm actually just getting down to the artifact layer now.
16:12If you look at the range of the artifacts we're finding,
16:15we have a general range which gives us an occupation for the majority of what was happening on the site,
16:20but then we've got all these other outliers that are giving us earlier date ranges.
16:25Yeah.
16:26When we come down upon what we call an artifact-bearing layer,
16:29that really means that we've gone through the various layers and we've reached a level,
16:33which is what we would call the occupation level because that's the area that's been used.
16:37So that becomes rich with artifacts.
16:39Let's get digging.
16:40All right, great.
16:41We have to keep our eyes peeled because when we get to the artifact-bearing layer,
16:45this is where things get really exciting for us.
16:51Oh.
16:52Hey.
16:53Hey is right.
16:55That's a really old nail.
16:57That is really old.
16:59I can tell from here it's square.
17:01And it's also tapered down on all sides.
17:04Yeah.
17:05Does that give you a specific date range?
17:07Well, you know what's giving me part of the date range is actually the bubbling effect,
17:12like you're seeing on this.
17:14You will get when the metal is older.
17:17And that's definitely got that, see it?
17:20The bubbling out effect.
17:21Oh, I see it.
17:22So yeah, I would say that's older.
17:24Before like $17.95.
17:27You know what, this one, I could get you back maybe a little earlier.
17:32Oh.
17:33Again, just based on what I'm seeing.
17:35Yeah, let's see what else we can find.
17:37Maybe they dropped some other things.
17:38Oh yeah, we're just getting going with this now.
17:41We need to see if we can further figure out what this nail was used for.
17:45Maybe there's a specific purpose for it that can give us more information as to what happened on Lot 5.
17:57Oh, Jack, check out what I just found.
18:03Ha ha!
18:06Oh, that's beautiful.
18:12Oh, that's beautiful.
18:14We've got a bead.
18:16Look at that.
18:17That is gorgeous.
18:18This is a glass bead.
18:19Yep.
18:20Look, you can tell.
18:21You can see it's a glass bead.
18:22While searching for new clues in the mysterious round feature on Lot 5,
18:27archaeologist Fiona Steele has just made a potentially significant find.
18:33Wow, that's different from all the other ones we've found.
18:37You know what?
18:38Look at the, see the striations on it?
18:40Yeah.
18:41That means it's a wound bead.
18:42What's a wound bead?
18:43It's just a different technique that they used.
18:45The other Venetian beads that we had found previously,
18:48they would have taken a long string of glass and kind of pulled it out and cut it.
18:52That's not.
18:53That, when you see those striations,
18:56that means that they literally would have had like a piece of metal
18:59and they would have wound the glass around it.
19:01But this is still a Venetian bead, you believe?
19:03Probably Venetian, but we'd have to take that back to the lab and get it analyzed.
19:07Hopefully we get an ID on it to say whether or not it's Venetian,
19:11and maybe there's a specific time period when those Venetian beads were made.
19:16Oh, absolutely.
19:17Venetian beads go back quite a ways in time.
19:20Like, you know, you could be in the 1400s, upwards, 1600s, 1700s.
19:25Dating back to the late 15th century in Italy,
19:29so-called Venetian beads were considered highly valuable
19:33and were often used as a form of currency.
19:36If Fiona is correct that this could be the fifth Venetian bead
19:40that has been found in this feature,
19:42could it be another clue that might help identify just who inhabited this structure?
19:48This is definitely, definitely pre-discovery of the money fed.
19:51This is, this is all, either fits in with what we have or earlier.
19:55This particular bead was actually found about a third of the way down
19:59into our artifact bearing layer, which means that it has an older date range in it.
20:04Because the lower we go when we're digging, the older the artifacts tend to get.
20:08This is something that would have been right in the sedimentary layers themselves.
20:12You know, I'd love to find gold and silver around here,
20:15but that's a little piece of jewelry and I feel like that's treasure myself.
20:20You can see why it was used as a form of currency.
20:23Yeah, they often did do that.
20:25The fact that we found it and that's the only one of its kind so far that we've found.
20:29Added bonus.
20:31Hopefully this bead gives us another clue of who might have been here and what they were doing.
20:36Maybe we can delineate down more and more who was here originally.
20:40That's going in a different special bag, I think.
20:42That's a top pocket find, isn't it?
20:44Yeah, I guess we could say that, can't we?
20:46Right on, Fiona. Good job.
20:48What an exciting day.
20:54The following morning...
20:57Gary!
20:58Are we digging in?
20:59Yeah.
21:00As he fills stuff in, you can detect that.
21:02Yeah.
21:03Because it all cascaded down.
21:05As long as he knows you're there.
21:07Gonna get in here, Al.
21:08All right.
21:09See you guys.
21:10Good luck.
21:11As the investigation in the northern end of the swamp continues...
21:16As always, you know, we want to thank you both for inviting the three of us down here.
21:20Rick Lagina, Doug Kroll, and Scott Barlow meet with archaeologist Laird Niven and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan in the Oak Island Lab to hear their scientific analysis of the glass bead found on Lot 5.
21:37Emma? Laird? What are we looking at?
21:39I think what struck us is how it stood out from the other beads.
21:45Whereas the previous beads we found are drawn beads, which is a fairly complex technology.
21:51This is a wound bead.
21:52They would just wind the bead around a wire, right?
21:56Pretty crude.
21:57So that predates the drawn beads.
22:00That's one thing we can conclude.
22:02Oh, really?
22:03Yeah.
22:04Yeah.
22:05It's a lot more labor-intensive.
22:06Wow.
22:07What would this be on?
22:08It could be on anything.
22:09It could be on a necklace.
22:11It could be used as beadwork.
22:12But it was really Emma who came up with the aha moment about this bead.
22:18So when I get a bead or anything glass, I always compare it to the previous artifacts that I've scanned.
22:25Earlier today, Emma examined the glass bead using an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, or XRF.
22:32A device which emits non-destructive radiation to identify an object's chemical composition,
22:39which can help determine when it may have been created.
22:43And with the bead, I always do a comparison to the Venetian glass beads that we found in the past.
22:49But with this glass bead, there's a trait that stands out like a sore thumb.
22:54And it's its potassium content.
22:57So right here, we have a 26% composition.
23:02And on its own, that's high potassium.
23:04But when I compare it to other glass samples, the highest we have is a little over 10%.
23:11Like this one trumps all potassium contents I've seen in the glass beads.
23:16And it also lacks sodium content.
23:18This one has almost no sodium content and an astounding potassium content.
23:26And that actually, when looking into it, has a really interesting history.
23:30Because it's derived from greenery, so like ferns from the forest.
23:36And it's called a forest glass bead.
23:38That is a technique that is strictly known from Northern Europe.
23:44It's not something that pops up anywhere else.
23:48It's not from Venice, we know for sure.
23:51Mm-hmm.
23:52I will say that all the compositional comparisons that I was able to find
23:56does lean towards medieval to 1700s.
23:59Medieval.
24:02It's intriguing.
24:05I will say that all the compositional comparisons that I was able to find
24:09does lean towards medieval to 1700s.
24:12Oh, really?
24:13Yeah.
24:14It's intriguing.
24:15Wow.
24:16Yeah.
24:17It's a great moment for Rick Lagina and members of the Oak Island team.
24:20Well, that 1,000 to 1700, that really interests me.
24:25According to the scientific analysis of archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan,
24:30the glass bead, found one day ago on Lot 5, is of Northern European origin
24:37and may predate the discovery of the Money Pit by as much as eight centuries.
24:42This is something quite unique.
24:44You are quite firm in your belief that that 1,000 to 1700 AD is pretty much locked in.
24:50Mm-hmm.
24:51Right?
24:52It's rare that that happens.
24:53Mm-hmm.
24:54The earlier part of that timeframe, more towards 1,000,
24:57that's right in the era of our whole theories about the Templars.
25:01Yeah.
25:02I mean, that's what intrigues me.
25:03Right.
25:04This could be evidence of that.
25:05If it had that data on it, it would be very difficult for us to explain.
25:09Is it possible that this glass bead could be another critical clue, just like the lead cross and barter token that may link the medieval order of the Knights Templar to the Oak Island mystery?
25:23Is it archaeologically significant, meaning do you find these here in North America?
25:30No, they're relatively rare.
25:32It almost would be more useful if it dated later in that time period, because if this came up 1575, you'd know that it was made then, so it had to be lost after that.
25:44That falls right in line with the whole idea of the Knights of Multiperiod.
25:48Right.
25:49But it certainly fits that window of time of when something might have been initiated here on the island.
25:56To me, that's quite something.
25:58Could Doug's notion be correct, that if this bead might support the theory that members of the Knights Templar buried sacred treasures on Oak Island as much as 800 years ago?
26:10Then might the Venetian beads and the so-called starburst button that were found on Lot 5 offer evidence that the Knights of Malta may have made another treasure deposit several centuries later?
26:23What about context of how this was found? Was it deep down?
26:27No. Fiona found it in the artifact-bearing layers on the northwest side, quite close to the feature.
26:33So we think there are two different building phases.
26:36And to find it in the artifact-bearing zone, I mean, you're always on about context. To find it there is critically important because it's not a drop.
26:46No.
26:47Well, it's easy to believe that there was almost certainly an interaction between the Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta.
26:55We know from the historical narrative that they inherited their wealth, their power, and most importantly, their information.
27:02If there was a multi-generational attempt to do something here on Oak Island, their interaction and the timelines associated with both groups would strongly suggest that possibility.
27:14I think it certainly warrants further research.
27:17So, I mean, it bears more study.
27:19Yeah.
27:20And that's the same thing we're doing on the theoretical side, right?
27:23Mm-hmm.
27:24We're looking for where the signs may dovetail with the theories and the historical narrative.
27:28Yeah.
27:29Incredible work.
27:30I find it quite fascinating.
27:32So, thank you, Emma.
27:33Thank you, Laird.
27:34The three of us have jobs to do.
27:36Very enlightening.
27:38Yeah.
27:39Thanks a lot.
27:40Later that afternoon...
27:42Peter, you can run that OKM.
27:45Have it all set up and ready.
27:47OK.
27:48Near the mysterious line of boulders in the northern end of the swamp, Rick Lagina and Tom Nolan
27:55are about to conduct a new investigation to look for evidence of a wooden wall that Tom's father, Fred Nolan,
28:02reportedly discovered nearly six decades ago.
28:05What should we call this?
28:07N-B-S.
28:09North Bog South.
28:11And assisting them is Rick's nephew, Peter Fernetti.
28:14Peter Fernetti, who has received specialized training on a ground-penetrating radar device known as the OKM Jeopard GPR 3D Scanner.
28:24OK.
28:25I think you should just make one pass.
28:28Yeah.
28:29Do from there to the far wall.
28:32OK.
28:33You don't care for anything deeper than 38 feet, do you?
28:40Oh, no.
28:41Can't be more than 20.
28:43The OKM device works by emitting electromagnetic pulses into the ground that bounce off of solid objects.
28:51The data then produces three-dimensional images of potential man-made structures that are buried as much as 130 feet below the surface.
29:01OK.
29:02OK.
29:03That's done.
29:04So it looks like there is something that is four feet down.
29:08It's probably in this general area right here.
29:11Mm-hmm.
29:12And it's potentially 14 feet long.
29:16And that's what your father said, roughly 14 feet long.
29:20And you didn't know that, right?
29:23No, I didn't.
29:24What would be the odds?
29:26I remember your father.
29:28He said it was 14 feet wide.
29:30Well, we have the one measurement, certainly.
29:32It's almost like, OK, gents, here it is.
29:35It really is.
29:38A possible 14 foot long buried structure matching the dimensions of the wall described in this area by the late Fred Nolan?
29:47If that is what Peter has just detected, could it also be related to the so-called dam that was marked on the reported 14th century map that Zena Halpern believes was created by members of the Knights Templar?
30:01The deepest part of the bog is right here.
30:05Four feet down from current grade makes a lot more sense.
30:10Well, for this to work, if they were going to work it at any sort of low tide, it had to be deep.
30:15Mm-hmm.
30:16The other thing is that, what if that rock feature, what if that is a seawall?
30:22What if it extended out this way and was something having to do with making sure that the work could continue?
30:30You need something to protect yourself when you're down that deep, right?
30:33It's deeper than we thought it would be.
30:35Yeah.
30:36So.
30:37We can't dig that deep.
30:38We'd be flooded out.
30:39Yep.
30:40Moil will be able to look at this in more detail, I presume.
30:43Yep.
30:44I think Tom raised his eyebrows as well when Peter said, well, it's roughly 14 feet long, but we know that it's hard to interpret.
30:53So, before we commit to digging four or five feet deeper, what we need is for Moya to render her opinion to confirm what Peter is suggesting is there.
31:04Let's have Moya look at it.
31:05Mm-hmm.
31:06And then rectify it to the point where we know roughly where it is.
31:10And then maybe we drive a core down, and if there's wood there, then, then, wow, that's something.
31:16At this point, we can't say, oh, well, and walk away.
31:20Yeah.
31:21No.
31:22But it's the end of the day, and we can walk away now.
31:25Yeah.
31:26And then we'll come up with a plan.
31:27Yeah.
31:28Got more clues.
31:29Got more clues.
31:30Yep.
31:31All righty.
31:32Let's call her.
31:34I think we're done.
31:35Yep.
31:36A new day has dawned on Oak Island.
31:39I think we got it now.
31:41You think you got it?
31:42Yeah.
31:43And while representatives from SB Canada begin the extensive repairs to the Money Pit area in preparation for a large-scale excavation.
31:54Good morning, everyone, ladies and gentlemen.
31:57Rick, Marty, and Craig Tester have gathered members of the team in the War Room to hear a follow-up report from researchers Doug Kroll, Emiliano Sicchetti, and Corian Maul that may further connect two related organizations to the Oak Island mystery, the medieval order of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta.
32:20I really appreciate the research hunt in terms of trying to understand the complexity that this mystery presents.
32:27And there have been some very interesting connections that have been presented between the Knights of Malta and the Templars.
32:34Yeah.
32:35One of the more interesting aspects of our information hunt has been John Edwards' presentation of the two books we see in front of us.
32:44Over the past two years, researcher John Edwards has shared information from two 19th century Masonic books containing encoded clues.
32:55Clues.
32:56Clues that suggest members of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta made repeated visits to Oak Island between the 12th and 17th centuries in order to hide Christless religious treasures that the Templars had discovered in Jerusalem during the Holy Wars known as the Crusades.
33:17Clues that you can see in front of us with the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of Malta,
33:18the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of Malta.
33:19Incredibly one of the books not only depicted symbols associated with the Templars and the Knights of Malta,
33:24but also an image of Oak Island and a square feature in the northern region of the swamp matching the empty brick and slate vault that the team uncovered earlier this year.
33:39There was an item found on Lot 5, a button, and then there was this button here on a Knight of Malta uniform.
33:47Just one week ago, after researching the documented records that prove the Knights of Malta had a presence in Nova Scotia during the 17th century,
33:57Judy Rudebush informed the team that the so-called starburst button, which they discovered in the mysterious stone foundation on Lot 5,
34:08appeared similar in design to buttons that the Knights of Malta were known to wear on their uniforms.
34:15Steve, if you want to bring up some slides there, really it comes down to this.
34:19We see on one book, you see this Isle of Oak, and it shows the Holy Grail. It shows the menorah.
34:27And it shows Malta.
34:30We don't know everything the books are trying to tell us, but what we do know is they seem to be associated with Nova Scotia,
34:37Oak Island in particular, and Holy Relics, and Malta.
34:42Did the Knights of Malta learn something about a deposition by the Templars on Oak Island,
34:48and then follow them to Oak Island at a later date, when they received all the possessions of the Templars after their suppression?
34:54This is something that we've got to try and determine, because the books seem to have a story to tell.
35:00In 1307, the Catholic Church and the King of France persecuted the Templar order on charges of heresy,
35:09and began seizing their assets.
35:11However, many Templars escaped, and their treasures were never found.
35:19It is believed that the Order of the Knights of Malta inherited what was left of the Templars' possessions,
35:24and then began moving them throughout Europe,
35:27ultimately settling on the island of Malta in the 16th century.
35:32Emiliano and Corian have taken time out from their very busy lives to go to Malta and do a scout trip.
35:39Okay.
35:40I did some research, and I found the manuscript from 1630.
35:47It's called The Treasure of the Holy Relics, which are in Malta.
35:52So we know for a fact that, you know, the Knights, the Order, managed to bring their relics, their treasures, to Malta.
36:01The Knights of Malta, they moved relics over huge distances across the sea, and, you know, thought a little of it.
36:07These people were incredibly good sailors.
36:11Yeah.
36:11And these books on the table before us suggest that there were holy treasures that might have been moved from the east to the west.
36:18Mm-hmm.
36:19Particularly maybe to Oak Island, because Oak Island is referenced in the books.
36:22Yes.
36:23There is a strong presence of Knights of Malta in Canada during the 1600s, and there's a hundred years where we know for a fact that the Knights of Malta were here in Acadia, which now is Nova Scotia.
36:39So what were these guys doing here?
36:42We know that all of them spent time in Malta.
36:46They were knighted there.
36:48So what were they doing here?
36:50Were they here just to establish a colony?
36:53Were they here for trading?
36:55Did they have a hidden agenda?
36:58Colin and I found a lot of interesting clues, links to Oak Island.
37:02Perfect.
37:03Yeah, so if you go to the next slide, Steve.
37:08This is Valletta.
37:10This is the capital of Malta and was built overground and underground.
37:15And, you know, Emiliano and myself have seen some incredible stuff on the ground, caverns all built with the technology of the 1530s, which are completely, completely amazing.
37:25Another thing we can find on Malta are clues and symbols, anything that connects to our search or even to Oak Island.
37:34Wow.
37:35And I think they could tell us some interesting things.
37:38Very cool.
37:39I think some of these questions could get an answer if we go to Malta.
37:45That's remarkable.
37:48I think some of these questions could get an answer if we go to Malta.
37:54Yeah.
37:55Well, you certainly make a case for looking into this further, that's for sure.
38:00Yeah.
38:01I think this is quite remarkable.
38:04Yeah.
38:04In the war room, researchers Emiliano Zacchetti and Corian Maul have presented the team with compelling new information, suggesting clues that could help solve the Oak Island mystery may be found more than 4,000 miles away on the island nation of Malta.
38:24The cool thing about this is that the order of Malta still exists.
38:30Wow.
38:30We've been surmising that the Knights Templar might have something to do with Oak Island, but here we have these Knights of Malta.
38:44We know they were here.
38:45They were here at an appropriate time for many of these theories, or they were the depositors.
38:51Yep.
38:51So to me, this is a very important starting point.
38:56And Corian and I also met from Malta very knowledgeable people, experts, archaeologists, that could give us an opinion on our artifacts.
39:05A lot of the curious artifacts that we have, if we're able to take them with us and speak to experts there, I think that will be a direct tie that I'm hoping for.
39:18We are on a treasure hunt, and if you're going to come up with some information that's highly relevant, then let's go.
39:27Bon viaggio. Bon viaggio.
39:29Bon viaggio.
39:30So what we need to do is get ready, pick a team, go, and come back with the information that everybody is desirous of.
39:38Yes. So I will stay on the island and keep advancing the ball, keep looking for treasure while you guys go, because I intend to dig.
39:46Is that a surprise?
39:47Is that a surprise?
39:49I'm with you.
39:50Yeah.
39:51To me, the most fascinating connection here is this association between the Templars and the Knights of Malta.
39:58And then, which is quite astounding, was the members of their order having a presence here in Nova Scotia.
40:05For these reasons, there is every need to pursue a further understanding of the Knights of Malta.
40:12Hats off to Doug and Emiliano and Corian and Judy. Really appreciate all the work, and I think we owe it to everyone that has come before us to follow this lead. I think it is unique.
40:23Yeah, exactly.
40:24Having said that, there's work to do. I say we go do it. Let's go.
40:28I got it.
40:29Let's get back to work.
40:31Is it possible that critical clues to the Oak Island mystery might await the team thousands of miles away in Malta?
40:41Clues that could help prove that the incredible structures and artifacts that have been uncovered all across the island were connected to the Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta.
40:55If so, might the Laginas and their fellowship also learn the truth about what awaits them deep below ground in the Money Pit area?
41:06One thing is certain. Nothing will stop them from pursuing the answers to this mystery. Not even a deadly curse.
41:19Next time on The Curse of Oak Island.
41:21Oh, my goodness.
41:22Oh, look at this.
41:23Oh, it's beautiful.
41:25Oh, my heavens.
41:26Whoa.
41:27Whoa.
41:28See right there?
41:29Yep.
41:30That's massive.
41:31We've been there a long, long time.
41:32Yeah.
41:33That could be another vault.
41:34Welcome to Malta.
41:35Oh, look at this.
41:36It's quite amazing.
41:37It's just absolutely incredible.
41:38Yeah, it's stunning.
41:39Is this blueish?
41:40Clay.
41:41Blue clay.
41:42It was one of the keys in working in the Money Pit.
41:44This is evidence of what happened on Oak Island.
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