The Curse of Oak Island - Season 13 Episode 08-Into The Fold
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00:00This must be the solution channel that has the ability to hide treasure. I got something right in here. There it is. Yeah, it's there
00:11Well done life
00:13Oh my gosh, Laird, can you tell him this is a jewel?
00:17It is high-grade made in the old world. Yeah, that takes us to a whole new level
00:26There is an island in the North Atlantic
00:30Where people have been looking for an incredible treasure for more than 200 years
00:36So far they have found a stone slab with strange symbols carved into it man-made workings that date to medieval times and
00:46A lead cross whose origin may be connected to the Knights Templar
00:52to date six men have died trying to solve the mystery and
00:56And according to legend one more will have to die
01:02Before the treasure can be found
01:05Just firing up here
01:19I'm pretty hopeful about this. I think it could be a good borehole
01:23The thing I like about this one in particular we're gonna hit the western side of the solution channel
01:28Another area where the treasure might have dropped a
01:32Fresh morning on Oak Island brings renewed hope for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina
01:38That they will soon hold in their hands the answers to a 230 year old mystery
01:45Let's face it guys. It's very exciting right the reason we're drilling this because of the collapse
01:50That's where it could have gone. Yeah, the team is drilling a new borehole known as H nine point two five
01:58Located in an area where new water testing showed more evidence that suggests the treasure may lie some 200 feet deep in the solution channel
02:08It is also in this region that soil samples are currently being tested to confirm those results
02:15Tell me how close we are to the key wells
02:19RF1 H8 so we're five feet south of H8
02:22That's very close to the chapel shaft that we are in the southwest corner of the chapel shaft. So we're in an area I like
02:28Okay
02:29I
02:31See lots of wood in
02:342017 the team dug the five-foot diameter H8 shaft
02:39We're rotating down with every now and then we have to come up and clean our teeth out because of the wood right and at
02:44One hundred and seventy feet it hit a large object that may have been the legendary chapel vault
02:51A seven-foot high wooden box that treasure hunters Frederick Blair and William Chapel reportedly drilled into back in
02:591897 and
03:01extracted gold shavings
03:04Along with a piece of parchment bearing the letters VI
03:07But unfortunately the H8 case on may have pushed the possible vault somewhere deeper and potentially into the solution channel
03:19Could it be possible that the precious metals the team detected in this area came from the damaged vault?
03:25I
03:26Think the chapels had the money pick correct
03:29They just didn't go deep enough as we've learned. Yeah, because of the collapse. So I'm pretty hopeful about this. I think it could be a good borehole
03:37If I had to pick the most likely hole
03:41To actually encounter some of this deeply fallen treasure, I would think it's this
03:46The biggest thing to me is that the H8 canister started going down on its own
03:55Right about the point where we were pretty excited that we might be finding the vault the plug just fell
03:59We lost all the material well sure sounds to me like the solution channel being able to swallow things up including treasure
04:06So we're gonna see if we can find it
04:08You know what I'm looking for I want you to find an actual bit of treasure. That's what I want to find exactly and then put the big boy down on it. Yeah
04:18Yeah, all right guys. Seriously. I think my work here is done. Just that find me some data and a coin would be nice
04:25Sounds good Marty. Oh good. Sounds great. See you guys. Okay as H
04:309.25 descends deeper towards the solution channel
04:33Today's the day Gary. Yeah, we're on oak island. Yeah, the possibilities are endless. That's right
04:42Alex Lagina and members of the team
04:45Continue to expose a stone feature in the southwest corner of the swamp
04:50One that may be connected to a road like structure several yards to the north
04:56Where they found part of a European hand cannon that could be as much as 800 years old
05:02We're just gonna comb through this and work our way closer into the swamp got it find some artifacts and
05:09Keep our eyes open. You never know we might find some old wooden stakes
05:13I mean one of the most important artifacts we found in this area was the ship's railing which was just over there
05:19Yeah, I think that date into the 600s, right?
05:22Okay, well if you dig will metal detect and keep our eyes peeled and see what we find. Yeah find some artifacts
05:31I couldn't enumerate the number of finds that have been made in the bog to date
05:37They've been expensive and extensive and important in the search for answers here on the island
05:43But there's a lot of information missing
05:45We got this is interesting piece of shaked wood
05:57Thunder reminds me of when we were digging in this area. We found that ship's rail
06:03Yeah
06:05Over the years the team has found numerous ship related artifacts all across the swamp that have been dated to between the
06:131600s and the 7th century
06:16It's great conditions, but it's been buried in the swamp for a long time
06:21Could Gary be correct that they found another piece of ship's railing in the southwest corner?
06:26If so, might it be related to the stone structures in this area and help them learn more about their origins?
06:36It's
06:37Kind of plankish. Mm-hmm. It looks like it's curved and beveled. Maybe I'm seeing things but kind of looks shaped like that
06:46This this face really does I mean that's cut and here as well
06:51Yeah
06:54Yeah, first I thought it was like a piece of railing. Yeah, you know how it looks
06:58At first glance it looks like it's shaped that way deliberately. Yeah
07:02We might be able to show that to a shipwright
07:05Somebody who knows the older techniques of making a ship. Yeah wonder if it's big enough for C-14
07:12I like the fact that this wood has got beveled the edges
07:15Now that always looks like planking to me and that's important because it's well out of place buried in the swamp
07:24That's definitely big enough for C-14. Yeah, so we can figure out how old it is
07:29Definitely an interesting piece. I'll put that to one side
07:34Still believe we're just scratching the surface as the dig continues in the swamp
07:41Several hundred yards to the west on lot five
07:45Found a small shard of creamware. Oh nice. It's really really small though. Yeah
07:51perfect
07:52Laird Niven and the archaeology team search for more clues in the round feature near the shoreline
07:59After recently finding a sixth venetian bead in this feature
08:03Which could be related to the Knights of Malta and unearthing a sixth Roman coin nearby that may be linked to the Knights Templar
08:11The team is working to prove that numerous groups may have occupied lot five at different times long before the discovery of the money pit
08:27Oh, wow
08:28Got some pearlware. Oh nice. Yeah
08:33Been small, but yeah
08:35We'll have to do more analysis on this I guess. Yeah
08:39What are the dates on creamware again?
08:41Creamware starts around 1762. Okay, and then the pearlware would start around
08:481775. Okay
08:50I have long believed that this is a multi-generational attempt
08:54Over decades perhaps even centuries to hide or safeguard something. I
09:01Can't prove it yet, but the finds associated with the lot five feature are very interesting and thought-provoking and intriguing
09:13Oh nice
09:15What'd you find?
09:17Looks like
09:19Red earthenware. Oh, it's got a really nice design on it
09:23Wow, that's a great piece. It's a big piece. Yeah, it's got a really nice floral design
09:29The course earthenwares are hard to date. I can be anywhere from
09:341750 to 1830 so okay, right in our time range. Yeah
09:39Great vine. Oh, thank you. You're welcome bag it up. See if there's any more in there. Yeah
09:49Oh
09:54Oh my god Laird, I think I just found something really cool
10:07Oh my gosh Laird, I think I just found something really cool, okay?
10:12While digging in the rounded stone foundation on lot five
10:17Isabel Whittier has just uncovered a potentially important clue. Check this out. Oh
10:25Nice
10:29Can you tell if this is a jewel it's meant to look like a jewel in imitation of a jewel okay
10:35We found a larger one, but clear just over here
10:39It looked like costume jewelry, then we found out it's kind of a technique that was developed in the 1740s in France
10:46That's so cool. Imitation jewelry became very popular with the French royal family. Oh, that's awesome. Yeah
10:54In the early 18th century
10:57French jeweler George Friedrich Strauss
11:00invented simulated gemstones
11:01by mixing elements such as bismuth thallium and lead with glass powder a
11:09paste-like substance was formed it was then heated and molded to create artificial stones
11:16nearly matching the brilliance of actual gems
11:20One year ago the team found a simulated diamond just outside of the round feature
11:25Would this be valuable? I think back in the mid 1700s. It probably was
11:33If Laird is correct that this is a similar artifact
11:37Could it be another clue to help identify one of the groups that occupied the stone foundation prior to 1795?
11:45Emma can actually
11:46XRF the side and tell you what kind of metal it was sitting in
11:51So we know that it was set into something and displayed on someone's clothes
11:56If she finds out that it's set in silver or gold
12:00That just takes us to a whole new level right and just it just adds a lot of significance
12:05To this little tiny artifact. Yeah
12:08Adding to the intrigue
12:10Yeah, that's that's really exciting. I can't wait to get that back to the lab and see what Emma says about it. Me too. That's cool
12:17We're finding some neat stuff here
12:19Yeah
12:25The following morning
12:28Back again? It's good to see you. Good to be back. You know, I love this one. Yeah, let's get started. All right
12:35Katya Drayton and Derek Couch join Billy to search for more artifacts near the stone feature in the southwest corner of the swamp
12:49Something shiny on top. There might be a piece of glass or something, right? Oh, yeah
12:56Oh, yeah
12:58Oh, yeah
13:00Right there
13:06Big old piece of glass
13:08Yeah
13:09So a really great way to tell if glass is old or not is any imperfections
13:15Glass nowadays is made manufactured
13:19There's hardly any imperfections
13:21Bubbles seams
13:23Bubbles seams
13:24Anything that may give you an idea if it's hand blown is a great way to identify if glass is old or not
13:30This is probably from a bottle
13:32This would be like a older maybe like a medicine bottle or something
13:37It's square on the edge. So that's how you know it's like has some date to it and it's small as well
13:43So this is an older piece
13:47Which is good. Oh, yeah
13:49By learning what type of glass this is and what it was used for we can see who was here and what they were doing
13:56We'll keep this. Yeah
14:08That's some wood. Here we go. A little round piece Katya.
14:12Let me see
14:17That's cut there, isn't it?
14:18That's cut
14:19Yeah, that's cut
14:20Wow
14:21Good eye, Billy
14:22Yeah, that's a great one
14:23It's really deep for wood. Three and a half, four feet probably
14:27That's way below that sand
14:29Dr. Spooner would say that's the top saw before the swamp was formed
14:33That's down in the depth of the ship's rail
14:35That's a find right there, I would say
14:37How close are we to where the other ship's railing was found?
14:41Uh, less than a hundred feet
14:44It's one of the deepest finds that we've had in the swamp of a piece of cut wood
14:48This could mean something
14:49Right
14:50In 2020, the team found a piece of ship's railing while digging near the southern border of the swamp
14:58Incredibly, it was carbon dated to as early as the 7th century
15:05There's been a lot of people that thought that there have been ships in the swamp
15:08So I think it could be very significant
15:11Is it possible that the team has found a related discovery in the southwest corner of the swamp?
15:17If there's a ship of some sort out there, it would fit really, really well to any of the theories
15:24That somebody came here and buried old world treasure
15:27We have so many ship-like artifacts at this point
15:31But extraordinary theories take extraordinary data
15:34I don't think we quite have that yet
15:36But here's another piece
15:37If this is a piece of a ship, I bet you there's more pieces of ship
15:41I'd rather find what the ship is carrying, Derek
15:43So let's look for that, right?
15:44That's true, that's true
15:46That's why Kati is here
15:48Right
15:49Well, let's try and find some more
15:50Yeah
15:51Keep the lookers peeled
15:54Yeah
15:55As the search in the swamp continues
15:58So, thank you everybody for coming
16:01We have a really interesting artifact from lot 5
16:05In the lab, Emma Culligan is about to share her analysis of the artificial gemstone found one day ago on lot 5
16:14This looks like the paste jewelry gem
16:18It's exactly what it is
16:19So this one's obviously dark
16:22And the one we found last year was white, was clear
16:27And I guess you can explain the composition
16:30Well, it's pretty much the same thing as last year
16:33But this one is black
16:34And it's black due to the addition of manganese and calcium
16:38And it has less lead in it
16:40Which is why it's not as brilliant
16:42So it's not as shiny or sparkly
16:44They're called diamantes, like this is the official term
16:47The purpose of it is to be dark and matte
16:51But it's the same era, similar composition
16:56And the fastener, there's a trace of tin around the edges
17:02Which we also found in the composition or last year's jewel as well
17:06And something like that would have been made in the old world?
17:09Yep
17:10Not here
17:11No
17:12Early to mid-1700s in France
17:14And from the composition I can tell you that it is like high grade
17:19And it was for people of the upper class
17:21Yeah
17:22Because it would have the same amount of shine or even more shine than the diamonds
17:27So these are not trade items per se
17:30I think what makes it not a trade item is the fact that it was mounted
17:34If it was a trade item, they'd be loose
17:37I see
17:38Just reading your report there
17:40No earlier than 1734 or no later?
17:43Well, the oldest possible day is 1734
17:46Because that's when it was really being invented and introduced
17:51So after 1734?
17:53Yeah
17:54Fashion travels quickly
17:56Especially with the upper class and the new shiny thing
18:00When did it go out of style?
18:02It went right into the Victorian era
18:05This is high quality
18:07It represents probably the initial phase
18:09Before it percolates down
18:11And the cheaper copies are made for less affluent people
18:15What's it telling you about what was going on in Lot 5?
18:19Yeah
18:20Well, I think it makes a statement about stature
18:22I think this was a higher class of people
18:27So with the black paste jewel, I have seen references to military uniform
18:35Timeline-wise, it does fit the Duke d'Anville's expedition here
18:38Mid 1700s, French
18:42Very interesting
18:48Timeline-wise, it does fit the Duke d'Anville's expedition here
18:52In the Oak Island lab, Emma has just confirmed
18:55That the simulated glass gem found in the round feature on Lot 5
18:59Is French in origin
19:01And dates back to the mid-18th century
19:05You know, the Duke d'Anville's expedition
19:08Was mid-1700s, French
19:10Um, something to keep in mind
19:16In 1746, France launched an armada
19:20To reclaim Nova Scotia from Great Britain
19:23It was led by an admiral known as the Duke d'Anville
19:27A nobleman from a family
19:29With connections to the Knights Templar
19:31Dating back to the 12th century
19:35Unfortunately, due to severe storms
19:38And a wave of disease
19:39The mission ultimately failed
19:42I found eight pages
19:44Of what looks like a ship's log
19:46But curiously, in 2017
19:50Doug Kroll discovered an 18th century ship's log
19:53In the provincial archives
19:55Stating that one of D'Anville's ships
19:57Carried a large cache of treasure
19:59To a wooded island
20:01In the vicinity of Oak Island
20:03Where the crew buried it in a deep pit
20:06This is a very strong indicator
20:09That somebody of high status was on Lot 5
20:12We know that the Duke d'Anville
20:14Did come here to Nova Scotia
20:16And indeed, the d'Anville family
20:18As a connection to the Knights Templar
20:20If there was some incredible treasure
20:23Out of history
20:24That made its way here to North America
20:26It could have been done
20:27As part of the Duke d'Anville's expedition
20:29Finding these things that belong to somebody
20:32In a military position
20:34I wonder why were they on the island?
20:37What were they doing?
20:40Is it possible that the two simulated French gemstones
20:43Found on Lot 5
20:45Could be connected to the treasure
20:47Reportedly buried by the crew of the Duke d'Anville?
20:51The dots are very far apart right now, right?
20:54But we're accumulating them
20:56But you're accumulating them
20:57Yeah, exactly
20:58You know, there's always been the idea
21:01That there might be an association here with Duke d'Anville
21:05The archaeological efforts are strongly hinting at
21:09Multiple occupations on Lot 5
21:12From the 1200s right up through 1750
21:15I believe this was a multi-generational attempt
21:19To hide something
21:20And perhaps the Duke d'Anville
21:23Wasn't part of that endeavor
21:25This is step by step
21:27Clue by clue
21:28And every clue is important
21:31Because at some point
21:32They will connect up
21:33At some point
21:34They will tell a story
21:35So thank you for bringing us down
21:38It's an interesting find
21:40But I hope we can learn more about it
21:42All right, yeah
21:43Excellent
21:44Thank you
21:45Thank you
21:46As the team concludes their meeting in the lab
21:49We're gonna keep looking
21:52We're gonna keep looking
21:53Let's do it
21:54Billy, Contya
21:55Billy, Contya and Derek
21:57Continue to search in the southwest corner of the swamp
22:01Ooh
22:03Wow
22:04I mean, look at that
22:06That's excellent
22:08That is a cut stake
22:11If I've ever seen one
22:12Yeah
22:13Yeah
22:14And so close to the last find we just had
22:17Oh my god
22:18That's pretty cool
22:19That's definitely cut
22:21Here
22:22I still need a bigger bag
22:27Put the stuff in
22:28Definitely
22:30I know it's soaked
22:32But it's a really heavy piece too
22:34Mm-hmm
22:35Yeah, well it's soaked
22:36Because we're below the level of the ocean here, right?
22:38Mm-hmm
22:39It's so preserved and basically clean, right?
22:42Mm-hmm
22:43Because it's in a perfect environment to store wood
22:45Yeah
22:47A hand-cut wooden stake?
22:50There's another one
22:51What in the world is happening?
22:53Because the team has found a number of survey stakes lining stone features
22:58Such as the structure that was recently uncovered several yards to the north
23:04Is it possible that they have just discovered more evidence
23:07That the two features may have been built by the same people?
23:11If so, just who was it?
23:15We can get a lot of information off that
23:17I think so, yeah
23:18I'm sure there's a purpose for that
23:20Just that is definitely cut
23:22And so is the other one
23:23Yeah, that's a bigger piece
23:25Right
23:26Bigger cut
23:27Right
23:28This gives Dr. Spooner more information
23:30Yeah
23:31We've got some potential here
23:32I'm excited to keep going
23:34We'll work to keep the lab busy
23:36Yeah
23:41As another day dawns on Oak Island
23:44While drilling continues in the Money Pit area
23:48Hey Gary
23:49Hey Ian
23:50Derek
23:51Hey Dr. Spooner
23:52How are you doing?
23:53Good
23:54He joins other members of the team in the swamp
23:57To examine the area
23:58Where the wooden survey stakes were found next to the newly uncovered stone structure one day ago
24:04That stake there were 100% not in the sand, they were in that peat layer
24:09Yep
24:10Which is quite deep and just below the sands
24:12To be in that peat layer period under that much sand
24:15We absolutely know people were here a long long time ago
24:17So if I can leave with one suggestion
24:19What I'd like you guys to do if you can fit it in is get me a sample of the peat
24:24If I can date the peat here and it's old too then I know that the stick if it's younger
24:29The peat layer was put there by people and if that stick dates into one of our bins of 1200, you know 1700 then it tells us there was activity in this area at that time which is totally new
24:45Right
24:46Peat is composed of decaying plant matter that forms when it is submerged under brackish water for long periods of time
24:56Because the wooden stake the team found was embedded in the peat layer just beneath the stone structure
25:02If Dr. Spooner can date the peat he may be able to determine just when the stone feature was created
25:09We've had these sort of three age sort of categories here
25:15One that's 600 to like 1200, you know that that era
25:19And then we have the 1600s, you know to the 1700s
25:23Yeah
25:24And then we have the more sort of I call post depositor kind of era
25:30So we got three kind of categories of potential human activity here
25:37And I want to see where that fits
25:39Right
25:40By dating organic materials associated with the man-made structures in the swamp
25:45Dr. Spooner has determined that the paved area near the center could be as much as 800 years old
25:53The possible Portuguese stone road in the southeastern corner may be 500 years old
25:59And the so-called eye of the swamp may have been built as early as 1680
26:04And there's been some nice big clumps of peat coming up in the digs, especially over there
26:11Where there is sand as well, so I'll save you a big clump of peat with all the wood in it
26:17That's perfect, that's what I need
26:19I think that the carbon dating of the wood in the swamp
26:23The work that was done, the discoveries that have been made
26:27Can only lead to one conclusion that the work was long, involved and purposeful
26:33To me what it says is this was a multi-generational endeavor here
26:38And there's possibly more than one treasure hidden across the island
26:42Okay, come off the lab
26:44Thanks guys
26:45We can't wait to hear your results
26:47Yep, thank you
26:48Thanks
26:50See you later
26:51As the dig continues in the swamp
26:54We did hit the bedrock plateau
26:56Hopefully it will go right down into the solution channel
26:59Could be in the next run
27:01We have a core gentlemen
27:03Over in the money pit area
27:05The drilling operation in borehole H 9.25
27:08Has nearly reached a depth of 200 feet
27:12H 9.25's still got a few things to tell us
27:15Hopefully we'll find that open area that could have taken the treasure
27:19Yep
27:20Given its proximity to H8
27:22There's every reason to believe that we are in the area of the original money pit
27:26Remember, we are in the area where something significant happened
27:31That's some very loose material right there
27:33This must be the solution channel
27:36We lost the so-called vault in H8
27:39Where did it go?
27:40And we believe it went to the solution channel
27:43That's the perfect targeted zone
27:45The hope is that there will be something in the core
27:48A man-made something
27:50Adam, what do you got?
27:522...212
27:53212?
27:54Yeah
27:55This is promising looking stuff, really
27:57Yeah, it's gooey
27:58Very gooey and loose
27:59Bring her in
28:00Yeah, this is the loose material we're looking for right here guys
28:05There's the conditions we need right there
28:07Yep
28:08That has the ability to hide treasure
28:09It's a little messy
28:12Alright, now we're starting to get a look at it
28:17198 down to 215 in front of us guys
28:22This loose material looks like it starts at the 198 mark
28:27And it goes down to 202 would you Charles?
28:31202
28:32It may have got a little bit less recovery going down through the slurry as well
28:35Sure
28:36Yeah, well less recovery means it was literally a void
28:39It was mostly water, I guess that's the good thing
28:42Now this is cakey and less likely to accept a treasure down into it
28:46This stuff up here is of course much looser
28:49And then this is the stuff that really should be set aside
28:54And we send some off to the lab hopefully
28:56Yep
28:57There you go Charles
28:58See what you see
28:59This is the good stuff right here
29:13As we move up along this one
29:17Gotta find the one thing
29:19I got something right in here
29:29Eight percent
29:31Wanna pull some of that out Terry?
29:39Well that's okay
29:49Yep
29:50I'm getting a hit right there
29:51Okay
29:52Yep
29:53Right in there
29:54Tough stuff to work with let me tell you
29:55Come over here so you don't lose it
29:56Yep
29:57Yeah alright there you go
29:58Fresh area here
29:59Not there
30:00Not there?
30:01Nope
30:05There we go
30:06Oh there it is
30:07Here it is right there
30:12Here it is right there
30:14I'm getting shrimps right here
30:16It's right in there
30:17You know you get fooled sometimes by the screws in the table
30:20Okay we're gonna have to bring this over the
30:23Yeah it's there
30:24It's in there
30:25I'm gonna put it right on the table
30:26In the money pit area
30:27The team is detecting traces of metal in a drilling core
30:31Recovered from more than 200 feet deep in the solution channel
30:35Nope it's in here
30:41Okay they've dumped that over in a different pile so
30:42Yeah
30:48That's weird
30:53What's that?
30:55It's on your
30:56Oh it's on you
30:57Yep it's on me right there
31:06I wonder if this is the same thing that we're getting before
31:09Yeah
31:10You know
31:11The little flex
31:12Yeah
31:13Yeah this is a real conundrum here
31:15The team is frustrated to once again detect signs of metal in their drill core
31:20But then recover no objects
31:23However could these hits also mean that they are once again detecting metal flex in the soil
31:28And are getting even closer to a long lost treasure that now lies somewhere nearby in the solution channel
31:36I know Marty was really interested in this last time when this occurred so we probably should get involved here
31:41Sounds good
31:43Hello
31:48Hey Marty how are you?
31:50Talk to me
31:51I'm here in the money pit with Charles and Terry and we have another interesting core
31:54Right around 198 all the way down to 208 we had some very very soupy material and we had ambiguous hits with the metal detector
32:02Sort of scattered stuff
32:05It would beep and go off and seem to be detected and then we couldn't find it in the mud
32:10Alright well this is right where we want it to be correct?
32:13Yep
32:14It's in the right area, the right depth, the right conditions
32:17You know there's no coin staring at us but who knows what to expect right?
32:21I mean at least we get some indication we're finally on the right path so
32:25That's what Ian Spooner has been on about for a long time but that's how he explains the metals in the water
32:29The pinpointer hits, the preliminary indication of metals at the base of the solution channel could be an indicator that we are in the right spot
32:39We're hoping that this is something that eroded from a treasure that's very close by
32:45Maybe it's coming from the chapel vault if it's really there
32:49We're going to take all of this and set it aside Marty and we're going to be sure we do a good analysis of all of it
32:54Maybe the whole thing, not samples, the whole thing
32:58I'd like you to take that entire 10-foot of core
33:01The entire thing
33:03It needs to go to the lab
33:05The sediments carefully analyzed could yield bits of precious metals
33:10Silver, gold perhaps
33:12Look, this is what we're looking for
33:14Something from the scientific reconnaissance data to tell us where to go to actually find the treasure
33:20We're bagging the whole thing for sure Marty, no question
33:23We'll keep you informed as we go
33:25Talk to you soon
33:27Good deal guys
33:30Later that day
33:34Okay mate, I'm hoping we can find something to help the archaeologists understand what the heck went on
33:40And that round feature and the rectangular feature
33:44Works for me
33:46After the discovery of the 18th century simulated gemstone
33:51All right, let's find some artifacts
33:54Cool
33:56Rick and Gary search through spoils that were removed from the round feature on lot 5
34:02Come on, here's a signal
34:03Here we go mate, we're in business
34:08Non-ferrous artifact, sir
34:10Don't think we've got to dig very deep
34:12There's going to be enough surface layers
34:14That sounds really good
34:16Let's see what we've got here
34:17Let's see what we've got here
34:18This is my favourite part
34:22Ooh, a bit of roundness
34:24Look how little that is
34:26All right
34:28You can see what we've got here
34:30It's going to be enough surface layers
34:32And it sounds really good
34:33Let's see what we have got here
34:34this is my favorite part
34:39oh a bit of roundness look how little that is oh yeah that's a tiny little cuff button
34:49look at how little that is mate tiny yeah but you can definitely see it's got a tiny little loop
34:56on the back could this small button be related to the artificial gemstones found in at near
35:03the round feature if so might it help identify one of the groups who occupied lot 5 before the
35:10discovery of the money pit it could be like a little kind of like a decorative button say off
35:17the lapel or something like this definitely copper alloy by the sound of it another nice little
35:25artifact cool for emma to hopefully shine some light on i think at this point we always talk
35:31about grouping artifacts the archaeologists should group the buttons yeah and then maybe catalog them
35:38and give them to a button expert say who can say this stylistically this represents this error
35:44stylistically this represents this error it's not just a button anymore no it's a it's a piece of data
35:50it's a piece of history yeah it is okay i'll put it in the bag and we'll keep gridding
35:57yeah we got a good at here rick really good
36:13It's a good hit.
36:14It's all right.
36:20I'll try pinpointing it first.
36:24That sounds like a great hit.
36:25That's non-ferrous, mate.
36:26That is not a nail.
36:40I heard this in my hand.
36:43Hoo-hoo, what have we got here?
36:49Hoo-hoo, what have we got here?
36:52I know what that is.
36:54While searching spoils removed from the round feature on Lot 5...
36:58What is it? It looks like a stone.
37:00No, it's not a stone, mate.
37:03Rick and Gary have found another potentially important clue.
37:08I think what we have found, Rick, is something really, really special and unique.
37:13That is a folded over coin.
37:18Really?
37:19That's a copper coin that's been folded over.
37:21Look, you can see the shape of it.
37:24Never heard of such a thing.
37:26I have, but not in North America.
37:28Because I have found these type of artifacts in Europe before, metal detecting.
37:33Really?
37:34Yeah.
37:35Normally when you find something made of copper, silver and gold and it's completely folded over,
37:40I believe this is a talisman to ward off bad things.
37:46Somebody would fold this piece of metal over and they would put it in the ground to ward off bad luck.
37:53When would that kind of ritual be prevalent?
37:59Three or four hundred years ago.
38:00Really?
38:01Yeah.
38:03The ritual of folding coins as symbols of good luck or an appeal for God's protection dates as far back as the times of ancient Rome.
38:13However, this practice was prevalent throughout Europe between the 12th and 18th centuries.
38:21It's more than likely 1700s, 1600s.
38:25That would be the right time frame for Lot 5.
38:28Lot 5.
38:29Yeah, yeah.
38:31Is it possible that this folded coin was left in the rounded feature on Lot 5 by someone who wanted spiritual protection for themselves?
38:40Or perhaps for something they brought to Oak Island?
38:44If so, could it be related to the artifacts found here that have been linked to the religious orders of the Knights of Malta and the Knights Templar?
38:54The real story here is why a folded coin?
38:59What was truly happening on Lot 5?
39:02If that is a coin, you just don't throw money away, right?
39:05No.
39:06You just don't do that.
39:07You do it for a reason.
39:08That's intentional, right?
39:09Yeah.
39:11Think about it.
39:12Back even in the 16th, 1700s and way beyond there, those people had a different understanding of the world and so they did things like this.
39:22I have always believed, as have many others, that the work that was done on Oak Island was meant to protect something outside of temporal wealth.
39:32I think what was put here was meant to advance something, an idea, a belief, a concept, something of either significant historical value or religious value.
39:45You know, this island has resisted efforts to find the treasure for 230 years.
39:51There's something on this island and I believe whatever was here is still here.
39:55Look at that.
39:56Well done, mate.
39:58This is absolutely fantastic, mate.
40:01A thirst for Oak Island.
40:03Absolutely.
40:04Never seen anything like it.
40:05Didn't know the tradition.
40:07That is a clue as to what may have happened over there, at least part of the story of what happened over there.
40:12Yeah.
40:13I am sure it will find a safe home.
40:15Oh, yeah.
40:16I know where this little view is going and I'm going to bypass the bag, but this is going straight in the top pocket.
40:23That's absolutely fantastic.
40:26And we're going to show it to our favorite lady at the lab, Emma, and we'll find out what this is.
40:35I want to know, mate.
40:36Let's get back to the lab.
40:37Okay.
40:38Cool.
40:40After uncovering new evidence of man-made workings in the swamp and traces of metal in the money pit.
40:48And artifact surfaces that may be related to the struggles many have faced in trying to solve this mystery for more than 200 years.
40:57Was a treasure a profound religious value really brought to Oak Island over the course of centuries by people who are all deeply devoted to ensuring that it would never be found?
41:11And could it actually be protected by supernatural forces?
41:15The Laginas and their team won't stop digging until they know the truth.
41:22But just what must they endure to find it?
41:30Next time on The Curse of Oak Island.
41:33Oh, wow.
41:34What is that?
41:35That's exactly like the sticks we found near the vault.
41:37I truly believe there's still another vault there.
41:40Whoa, whoa, whoa.
41:41There it is.
41:42Without a void.
41:43Thanks.
41:44Is that natural or is that an open cavern?
41:45Only a sonar could tell you that, really.
41:47All right.
41:48Well, that's what we'll do.
41:49Hopefully we'll find the one thing.
41:50Cross your fingers.
41:51We're in the cavity.
41:52Yeah, you're in.
41:53We'd love nothing better than to see a man-made cavern or vault.
41:55We've got an opening.
41:56This is not natural.
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