1 00:00:01,700 --> 00:00:03,160 [Narrator] Tonight, on the thrilling season finale 2 00:00:03,290 --> 00:00:05,370 of The Curse of Oak Island... 3 00:00:05,540 --> 00:00:07,290 -[Marty] Start your engines. -[Craig] If there's 4 00:00:07,410 --> 00:00:08,830 -a vault below here, this could tell us. -[Fiona] Wow. 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,330 [Jack] It could lead literally to where 6 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:11,790 treasure's deposited. 7 00:00:11,950 --> 00:00:13,660 [Rick] Whoa. Check this out. 8 00:00:13,830 --> 00:00:15,120 This is strange. 9 00:00:15,290 --> 00:00:17,080 This came from 200 feet in the Money Pit? 10 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,080 -That's incredible. -Oh, yeah. 11 00:00:19,250 --> 00:00:20,750 -[laughs] -Oh, you got it. 12 00:00:20,910 --> 00:00:22,410 -Oh, my gosh. -Oh, wow. 13 00:00:22,580 --> 00:00:24,500 It's treasure, from the Money Pit spoils. 14 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:27,330 -[Katya] That's amazing. -[Emma] Yeah. -And it's ours. 15 00:00:27,500 --> 00:00:28,700 [laughter] 16 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:34,370 [Narrator] There is an island in the North Atlantic 17 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 18 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,000 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:46,330 with strange symbols carved into it, 21 00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:50,450 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 22 00:00:50,580 --> 00:00:54,750 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 23 00:00:54,910 --> 00:00:56,080 to the Knights Templar. 24 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,950 To date, six men have died 25 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,790 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:01,910 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,540 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:17,250 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:25,540 --> 00:01:27,950 [Alex] Well, guys, it's a new day. 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,080 So, I'm optimistic here in Money Pit-1. 31 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Terry, remind me what depth we finished at yesterday. 32 00:01:32,250 --> 00:01:34,160 -Finished up at 138. -Okay. 33 00:01:34,290 --> 00:01:37,200 [Narrator] Winter is fast approaching on Oak Island, 34 00:01:37,370 --> 00:01:39,830 which means the year will soon come to an end 35 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,250 for Rick, Marty and their team. 36 00:01:43,290 --> 00:01:46,830 But as they excavate a key target in the Money Pit area, 37 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,330 they may have all the time they need 38 00:01:49,540 --> 00:01:53,290 to solve a 231-year-old mystery. 39 00:01:54,370 --> 00:01:55,830 [Terry] We're just about 12 to 20 feet short 40 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,950 of the actual solution channel top. 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,620 [Alex] So, high hopes. 42 00:01:59,750 --> 00:02:01,540 We're just now getting to the most interesting depth, 43 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:03,290 and it's only gonna get better from here on out. 44 00:02:03,370 --> 00:02:05,120 [Gary] And that's music 45 00:02:05,290 --> 00:02:07,290 to my ears because that means it could be artifacts 46 00:02:07,410 --> 00:02:10,200 at any level we're going through. 47 00:02:10,370 --> 00:02:11,620 Mm-hmm. 48 00:02:11,830 --> 00:02:13,700 [Narrator] The seven-foot-diameter shaft, 49 00:02:13,910 --> 00:02:16,660 known as Money Pit-1 or MP-1, 50 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:20,620 is located in a region where soil and water tests 51 00:02:20,790 --> 00:02:24,040 from more than 200 feet deep in the solution channel 52 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,250 have revealed unnaturally high traces of silver. 53 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:33,910 [Terry] Swag time. 54 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,700 All right, Terry, let's get stuck in. 55 00:02:35,870 --> 00:02:37,330 You got it. 56 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,160 [Narrator] And even more compelling 57 00:02:39,330 --> 00:02:41,410 is the fact that those silver levels 58 00:02:41,540 --> 00:02:45,160 match the composition of the so-called Pitblado coin, 59 00:02:45,330 --> 00:02:47,660 a 14th-century silver coin 60 00:02:47,830 --> 00:02:52,330 reportedly extracted from the original Money Pit in 1849 61 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:56,410 by a drilling foreman named James Pitblado. 62 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,830 [detector beeping] 63 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,750 Big signal here, mate. 64 00:03:05,250 --> 00:03:06,790 [detector squeals] 65 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,080 Is that it, there? 66 00:03:15,290 --> 00:03:16,830 [detector beeping] 67 00:03:19,580 --> 00:03:20,830 [Terry] Wow. 68 00:03:21,830 --> 00:03:24,160 -[Gary] Oh, piece of drill pipe. -Piece of drill pipe. 69 00:03:24,330 --> 00:03:26,200 -Looks about two inches. -Yeah. 70 00:03:26,370 --> 00:03:29,330 [Terry] It's a little bigger than that inch-and-a-half stuff. 71 00:03:29,450 --> 00:03:30,660 So, it's a little different, isn't it? 72 00:03:30,870 --> 00:03:32,290 -Yeah. -Okay. 73 00:03:32,410 --> 00:03:35,040 -Be interested to see how old that is. -Yeah. 74 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,540 Well, that was an interesting go. 75 00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:38,450 What'd you find? 76 00:03:38,660 --> 00:03:40,160 -Two-inch pipe. -Two-inch pipe? 77 00:03:40,370 --> 00:03:42,700 -[Terry] Yeah. -So, the last time 78 00:03:42,870 --> 00:03:44,250 we found two-inch pipe out here, 79 00:03:44,410 --> 00:03:46,620 that dated in the lab to mid-1800s. 80 00:03:46,790 --> 00:03:48,080 -Right. -We figured it may be connected 81 00:03:48,250 --> 00:03:49,700 to the Pitblado incident, right? 82 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:52,500 -Yeah. -I think this is more of that same pipe. 83 00:03:52,620 --> 00:03:53,830 Yeah. 84 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,290 [Narrator] Earlier this year, 85 00:03:55,410 --> 00:03:57,120 as the team was core drilling 86 00:03:57,330 --> 00:03:59,500 just a few feet from this location, 87 00:03:59,660 --> 00:04:02,790 they recovered an identical piece of drill pipe 88 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:05,620 that was scientifically dated to the same era 89 00:04:05,790 --> 00:04:09,330 as James Pitblado's drilling operation. 90 00:04:09,450 --> 00:04:11,830 We are chasing the collapse of the Money Pit. 91 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,040 So, it's possible that we are in the vicinity 92 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,200 -of the original Money Pit. -Exactly. 93 00:04:16,370 --> 00:04:18,540 [Terry] It's an interesting artifact. 94 00:04:19,540 --> 00:04:21,160 -Hey, guys. -[Alex] Hey. -[Gary] Hello, mate. 95 00:04:21,330 --> 00:04:22,950 Hey, Adam. How you doing? So, what do you got? 96 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,910 -We're at 151. -Great. 97 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,830 Uh, we're gonna push pretty hard here on this-- 98 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,790 these next few, uh, turns. 99 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:30,580 -Sounds good. -Sounds good. 100 00:04:30,750 --> 00:04:33,120 Everything from here on out is gonna be good for us, I think. 101 00:04:33,330 --> 00:04:35,160 -Good. -Okay, guys. 102 00:04:35,370 --> 00:04:36,660 -Thank you for the update. -[Adam E.] Yep. 103 00:04:36,830 --> 00:04:38,040 See you, mate. 104 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:39,660 [Terry] Onward and downward, for sure. 105 00:04:39,750 --> 00:04:42,790 -Mm-hmm. -Target depth's about 215. 106 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:45,250 We've just, we've just got to get down there. 107 00:04:45,370 --> 00:04:48,500 [Narrator] As the dig continues in the MP-1 Shaft... 108 00:04:50,870 --> 00:04:52,330 [Marty] Hey, Laird, Fiona. 109 00:04:52,410 --> 00:04:54,040 -I got my support troops here today. -Uh-oh. 110 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,790 -You sure do. -Yeah. 111 00:04:55,910 --> 00:04:57,330 [Narrator] ...Marty brings Rick to the mysterious 112 00:04:57,540 --> 00:05:00,290 stone cradle on Lot 8 to update him 113 00:05:00,450 --> 00:05:03,540 on a potentially important recent discovery. 114 00:05:03,750 --> 00:05:06,330 So, Rick, I dug a trench over there 115 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:08,500 to see if there was something underneath it. 116 00:05:08,660 --> 00:05:11,290 What if it covered a tunnel? 117 00:05:11,450 --> 00:05:13,790 -Yep. -And then I dug down to the bedrock. 118 00:05:13,910 --> 00:05:16,330 -Yep. -You both observed I was pounding on it. 119 00:05:16,540 --> 00:05:19,000 The teeth were scraping. 120 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,660 -And you were hitting it directly. -Yep. 121 00:05:21,790 --> 00:05:24,660 [Narrator] After the team previously found evidence 122 00:05:24,870 --> 00:05:27,500 of both silver and a possible shaft 123 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:30,160 buried below the mysterious cradle of stones, 124 00:05:30,370 --> 00:05:33,160 Marty dug a trench to the side of it 125 00:05:33,330 --> 00:05:35,620 in search of a possible tunnel. 126 00:05:36,950 --> 00:05:39,830 However, he was surprised to reach bedrock 127 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,790 just six feet down, 128 00:05:41,950 --> 00:05:45,330 which is at a shallower depth than the cradle feature. 129 00:05:45,500 --> 00:05:47,750 Here's where you come in, Ian. 130 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:50,830 Laird never hit bedrock in the stone cradle. 131 00:05:50,950 --> 00:05:54,290 -It's as if this was dug through the bedrock. -[Ian] Right. 132 00:05:54,450 --> 00:05:56,790 Topographic change of rock over a short distance 133 00:05:56,950 --> 00:05:59,000 isn't something I've experienced anywhere. 134 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,160 -Mm-hmm. -[Rick] It's impossible 135 00:06:01,370 --> 00:06:03,000 to be more surprised than we were 136 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,620 to find that rock cradle. 137 00:06:04,790 --> 00:06:07,200 It's intentional, it's purposeful. 138 00:06:07,370 --> 00:06:09,200 So, I think there's more work to be done 139 00:06:09,370 --> 00:06:11,160 to come to an understanding of what this is. 140 00:06:11,290 --> 00:06:13,000 Is there something under here? 141 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,580 We need to find out. 142 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,370 The Lot 8 feature represents 143 00:06:17,540 --> 00:06:19,950 one of the most enigmatic finds on the island. 144 00:06:20,950 --> 00:06:23,290 And Fiona and Laird are taking their time 145 00:06:23,450 --> 00:06:24,700 to uncover the cradle. 146 00:06:24,870 --> 00:06:27,040 But we're going to run out of time here. 147 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,200 There's-there's no question about it. 148 00:06:29,370 --> 00:06:31,950 Perhaps we need to take a different approach. 149 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,950 Well, if we want to know how far bedrock is there, 150 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,830 the only thing I can think of is basically a hammer drill 151 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,290 if you wanted to keep on going down, down, down here. 152 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:43,910 You need, like, a-a pneumatic hammer drill. 153 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,910 -Yeah. -Yeah. 154 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,080 A hammer drill would work. 155 00:06:48,290 --> 00:06:50,580 [Narrator] Often utilized in masonry, 156 00:06:50,750 --> 00:06:53,250 a hammer drill is a power tool 157 00:06:53,410 --> 00:06:55,790 that simultaneously rotates and "hammers" 158 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 an attached auger bit into a hard surface 159 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,160 such as stone or concrete. 160 00:07:01,290 --> 00:07:04,450 The percussive motion allows the drill to penetrate 161 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:08,330 denser objects more efficiently than a standard drill. 162 00:07:08,450 --> 00:07:09,790 And it wouldn't shake 163 00:07:09,910 --> 00:07:11,700 -and vibrate the cradle? -Nope. No, it doesn't... 164 00:07:11,870 --> 00:07:13,500 -No, doesn't shake, doesn't do anything. -Okay. Just checking. 165 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:15,330 It's more that I'm thinking of shaking the rocks loose 166 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:18,330 -that I don't wish to come loose. -Yeah. Yeah. 167 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:20,410 -What do you think? -No, it sounds good. 168 00:07:20,580 --> 00:07:22,370 -Yeah. -[Craig] You know, 169 00:07:22,540 --> 00:07:25,000 if we're not finding the bedrock, I think 170 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,120 we need to keep on going just in case there's a shaft 171 00:07:27,330 --> 00:07:28,830 or a tunnel underneath here. 172 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,950 I mean, while we're here, we should get it done. 173 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,290 You know, we don't want to do it invasively or destructively, 174 00:07:34,450 --> 00:07:36,160 but I think, to your point, 175 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:37,700 I'd like to know where bedrock is. 176 00:07:37,870 --> 00:07:39,620 -Me too, Rick. -I mean, both of you have said that 177 00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,620 many, many times, you know? 178 00:07:41,830 --> 00:07:43,580 Is there something hiding under here? 179 00:07:43,750 --> 00:07:45,330 [Marty] Let's do this for right now. 180 00:07:45,410 --> 00:07:46,790 We don't have the right equipment right now. 181 00:07:46,950 --> 00:07:48,500 Let's go talk to Billy and see what he's got. 182 00:07:48,660 --> 00:07:50,410 -Yeah. -And, uh, then we'll come back here and see 183 00:07:50,580 --> 00:07:52,120 if we can get to the bottom of this. 184 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,580 [Laird] All right. See you later. 185 00:07:56,950 --> 00:07:58,160 [Narrator] Meanwhile... 186 00:07:58,370 --> 00:07:59,620 -[Steve] Hey, Katya. -[Katya] Hi, Steve. 187 00:07:59,790 --> 00:08:01,450 -How's it going here? -Really good. 188 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:03,830 This area has just been amazing for us. 189 00:08:03,950 --> 00:08:05,870 We're digging through a lot of the old spoils 190 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,790 from old searchers. 191 00:08:08,830 --> 00:08:11,500 [Narrator] ...Steve Guptill joins Katya Drayton 192 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:14,000 and Billy Gerhardt several yards south 193 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:15,830 of the Money Pit area 194 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:19,200 to search the so-called Dunfield spoils. 195 00:08:20,410 --> 00:08:21,910 These are several mounds of earth 196 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,330 that were excavated from the Money Pit 197 00:08:24,410 --> 00:08:27,160 by Robert Dunfield in 1965, 198 00:08:27,290 --> 00:08:31,080 during his unsuccessful effort to recover the treasure. 199 00:08:32,370 --> 00:08:34,500 -Could be quite exciting today. -Well, let's find some treasure. 200 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:36,790 -Yeah, let's find something. -[Billy] Yep. 201 00:08:38,660 --> 00:08:40,160 [Rick] Robert Dunfield's efforts 202 00:08:40,370 --> 00:08:42,120 to conduct his big dig, 203 00:08:42,290 --> 00:08:45,660 uh, certainly pushed an-- a lot of spoils piles 204 00:08:45,830 --> 00:08:47,910 from the Money Pit down the hill, 205 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,750 and they were never really investigated for clues 206 00:08:50,870 --> 00:08:54,370 to the area we are now intent on exploring. 207 00:08:54,540 --> 00:08:56,580 So, the hope is that we will find artifacts 208 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:58,790 that will help us unravel 209 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,160 what happened in the Money Pit long ago. 210 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,950 [detector beeping] 211 00:09:08,910 --> 00:09:10,200 -Ooh, hoo-hoo. -Oh, you got a hit. 212 00:09:10,370 --> 00:09:12,500 -That sounds really good. -It sounds really good. 213 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:15,370 [detector squealing] 214 00:09:15,540 --> 00:09:17,660 Ooh, it's small, too, and nonferrous. 215 00:09:17,830 --> 00:09:19,660 -Right here? All right. -Yep. 216 00:09:21,700 --> 00:09:23,040 -[Steve] Where would you like it? -[Katya] Anywhere in front 217 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,750 of me is fine. 218 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:30,700 That's good. 219 00:09:30,830 --> 00:09:33,660 Yeah, we'll give it a little pinpoint in the hole. 220 00:09:33,790 --> 00:09:35,540 -See if we can find it. -Sure. 221 00:09:35,660 --> 00:09:38,330 -[pinpointer beeping] -Ooh. 222 00:09:38,540 --> 00:09:39,790 -[Steve] Right there? -[Katya] I'm on it. 223 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:42,500 -[laughs] -Oh, you got it. 224 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:44,290 [Katya] Oh, my gosh. 225 00:09:48,750 --> 00:09:50,660 [Steve] It's very clean. What is that? 226 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:54,250 [Katya] I mean, the things that really don't corrode... 227 00:09:54,370 --> 00:09:56,200 -Mm-hmm. -...are precious metals. 228 00:09:57,250 --> 00:09:59,500 [Narrator] While searching spoils that were removed 229 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:01,330 from the Money Pit by treasure hunters 230 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:03,040 more than 60 years ago... 231 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,410 [Katya] I think 232 00:10:04,620 --> 00:10:06,580 that we just found a silver coin. 233 00:10:06,750 --> 00:10:08,160 -[Steve] Oh, wow. -[Narrator] ...Katya 234 00:10:08,370 --> 00:10:12,000 has just made a potentially critical discovery. 235 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:13,660 [Steve] I've learned that when you don't have-- 236 00:10:13,750 --> 00:10:15,540 what do you call, the-the beveled edges? 237 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:17,660 -[Katya] Milled edges. Yes. -Milled edges. 238 00:10:17,790 --> 00:10:19,830 Okay, so, that dates back to older. 239 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,330 [Katya] Much. 240 00:10:22,540 --> 00:10:24,660 [Narrator] In the late 17th century, 241 00:10:24,830 --> 00:10:27,540 Sir Isaac Newton, who also served 242 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:30,750 as the Master of the Royal Mint of England, 243 00:10:30,950 --> 00:10:34,120 was the first to design coins with milled edges. 244 00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:37,950 This was done in order to combat counterfeiting. 245 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,040 Oh, you know, you can see s-something written 246 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,790 -on the edge there. -[Narrator] Could that mean 247 00:10:42,950 --> 00:10:46,660 that this silver coin may date back to the 1600s 248 00:10:46,830 --> 00:10:48,370 or even earlier? 249 00:10:49,540 --> 00:10:51,620 We've been looking for silver in the Money Pit a long time, 250 00:10:51,750 --> 00:10:54,160 and based on what Dr. Spooner has shown us, 251 00:10:54,370 --> 00:10:56,750 there is a bunch of silver up there somewhere. 252 00:10:56,910 --> 00:10:58,700 Could be a whole bunch of that somewhere, right? 253 00:10:58,870 --> 00:11:00,330 And I should run that back to the lab. 254 00:11:00,450 --> 00:11:02,200 -I agree. -Good find, Katya. 255 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:03,870 Thank you. 256 00:11:04,950 --> 00:11:06,370 [Narrator] Later that day... 257 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,500 [Craig] Is there a vault below here or something? 258 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:12,000 This could tell us. 259 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,290 [Narrator] ...Rick, Marty, Craig 260 00:11:14,410 --> 00:11:16,080 and other members of the team 261 00:11:16,250 --> 00:11:19,160 arrive at the man-made depression on Lot 8 262 00:11:19,290 --> 00:11:21,660 dubbed "the stone cradle." 263 00:11:22,700 --> 00:11:25,040 [Craig] Laird, as long as he's in that square area, 264 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,000 -he can drill multiple holes? -[Laird] Oh, yeah, absolutely. 265 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,790 In our world, it's transitioned from archaeology to geology. 266 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:32,160 [Fiona] So, when you bring it up, 267 00:11:32,370 --> 00:11:33,500 we'll get the sample. 268 00:11:33,700 --> 00:11:35,290 Start your engines. 269 00:11:36,290 --> 00:11:37,750 [Narrator] Laird is allowing the team 270 00:11:37,870 --> 00:11:39,660 to punch a three-foot hole 271 00:11:39,790 --> 00:11:41,870 in the bottom of the cradle with a hammer drill 272 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,500 to collect new soil samples 273 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:47,000 and look for evidence of man-made workings 274 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,330 buried deeper below. 275 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:55,700 [Marty] What if we just don't even encounter 276 00:11:55,870 --> 00:11:57,370 the bedrock at all? 277 00:11:57,540 --> 00:11:59,200 That would tend to mean something. 278 00:11:59,370 --> 00:12:01,950 And whatever might be interesting is deeper yet. 279 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:03,500 [Fiona] That went down quite far. 280 00:12:03,660 --> 00:12:05,700 [Rick] Doesn't seem like it's bedrock. 281 00:12:05,870 --> 00:12:07,660 [Alex] Well, we're about to find out. 282 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:11,200 Trade spots, and I'll take that sample. 283 00:12:16,450 --> 00:12:17,950 It's pretty gritty. 284 00:12:22,330 --> 00:12:23,910 Look at the color in that. 285 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,250 It doesn't look like bedrock to me. 286 00:12:26,410 --> 00:12:29,160 Okay, well, let's drill a boulder that is slate 287 00:12:29,330 --> 00:12:30,910 -and see how it compares. -[Marty] Yeah, let's see what 288 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,200 the difference is and we can see what the cuttings look like 289 00:12:32,330 --> 00:12:34,910 and the penetration rate and all that stuff. 290 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,040 [Narrator] In order to be sure that they have not drilled 291 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,290 through the slate bedrock beneath the cradle feature, 292 00:12:40,450 --> 00:12:44,000 the team will now drill into a nearby boulder 293 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,750 that is also composed of slate. 294 00:12:46,910 --> 00:12:50,000 This will allow them to see if the drill experiences 295 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,200 the same kind of resistance. 296 00:12:52,370 --> 00:12:55,000 [whirring] 297 00:13:05,870 --> 00:13:07,540 I bet you the, uh, bit's heating up 298 00:13:07,700 --> 00:13:08,750 -a lot more than it did as well. -[Craig] Yeah, I wouldn't touch 299 00:13:08,910 --> 00:13:10,830 that bit. [chuckles] 300 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,660 [Rick] The conclusion has to be that it's not on bedrock. 301 00:13:14,870 --> 00:13:20,040 Is there a feature or-or a void or a tunnel or a shaft 302 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,500 underneath the cradle or close by? 303 00:13:23,540 --> 00:13:24,950 [Marty] Okay, here's what we can be certain of: 304 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:26,910 we're not done with this. 305 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,250 -Mm-hmm. -[Fiona] I agree. -Not until we get an answer. 306 00:13:30,580 --> 00:13:32,000 [Marty] Of all the frustrating 307 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,790 archaeological waits we have had to endure, 308 00:13:34,910 --> 00:13:37,750 this one is the most aggravating. 309 00:13:37,870 --> 00:13:39,660 I thought, by the end of this year, 310 00:13:39,830 --> 00:13:41,790 we would have figured it out, but we haven't. 311 00:13:41,870 --> 00:13:44,620 The archaeologists are incredibly protective 312 00:13:44,750 --> 00:13:47,120 of the site, for good reasons, 313 00:13:47,330 --> 00:13:49,620 but I'd really like to know what's at the bottom of it, 314 00:13:49,790 --> 00:13:51,330 because I know there's a good chance 315 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:52,910 of something really interesting. 316 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,620 [Fiona] Well, I think it's good that it gives us 317 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:55,950 a little bit of time to actually do 318 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,750 some research on this as well. 319 00:13:57,950 --> 00:13:59,870 And we certainly know it's purposeful 320 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,870 and-and extremely significant. 321 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:03,750 [Marty] Well, let's run with that. In the meantime, 322 00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:05,700 we will leave you to it for now. 323 00:14:05,870 --> 00:14:08,000 Thanks. Okay, let's go. 324 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,370 -[Alex] Okay. Thanks. -[Peter] Thank you, guys. 325 00:14:09,540 --> 00:14:11,160 [Marty] Thank you. 326 00:14:11,330 --> 00:14:14,330 [Narrator] After finishing their work on Lot 8... 327 00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:16,660 [Josh] Watch your back. 328 00:14:16,790 --> 00:14:19,040 I'm gonna shake down. Just watch yourself. 329 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,250 [Narrator] ...while the dig proceeds in the MP-1 Shaft... 330 00:14:22,410 --> 00:14:25,660 [Marty] Welcome back to the lab, everybody. 331 00:14:25,830 --> 00:14:27,160 Emma's ready with some data. 332 00:14:27,330 --> 00:14:29,000 [Narrator] ...members of the team meet 333 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,040 to receive a scientific report 334 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,000 on the believed silver coin 335 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,500 found near the Money Pit area. 336 00:14:35,620 --> 00:14:36,870 [Emma] Well, right off the bat, 337 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,660 I'm just gonna confirm that it is silver. 338 00:14:38,830 --> 00:14:40,500 [Rick] Solid silver? 339 00:14:40,660 --> 00:14:42,620 It's a silver alloy. 340 00:14:42,790 --> 00:14:44,500 What did you get? What percent? 341 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:47,500 -[Emma] 87%. -Wow. 342 00:14:47,660 --> 00:14:49,330 -That's good enough for me. -Yeah. 343 00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:51,000 [Marty] That's a silver coin. 344 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,120 It's a silver coin. Yeah. 345 00:14:53,250 --> 00:14:55,330 -What do you make of that? -It is very worn. 346 00:14:55,540 --> 00:14:59,700 Um, it took a lot of effort to get a good image in the CT scan. 347 00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:02,450 What you're seeing on the screen right now 348 00:15:02,620 --> 00:15:05,290 is all that remains on the coin. 349 00:15:05,450 --> 00:15:07,410 So, you have the back of the head, 350 00:15:07,580 --> 00:15:10,750 which is very clearly remaining. 351 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:14,040 You have a very clear "MVS," 352 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,330 and then some lettering over here... 353 00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:19,290 -[Steve] Wow. -...which is great for identification. 354 00:15:20,750 --> 00:15:22,790 So, this is an overlay of the CT image 355 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,950 on top of the coin that I found on the coin database. 356 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,790 [Marty] Oh, yes, you can certainly see that. 357 00:15:29,950 --> 00:15:32,500 -[Laird] Mm-hmm. -[Emma] And I got 358 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:34,290 -an exact match with... -Oh. 359 00:15:34,450 --> 00:15:36,870 ...the sixpence, uh, William III. 360 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,540 -[Marty] Wow. -[Rick] Really? 361 00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:40,080 [Emma] So, it's English. 362 00:15:40,250 --> 00:15:42,290 -[Katya] That's amazing. -[Emma] Yeah. 363 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:45,160 And that all aligns... 364 00:15:46,450 --> 00:15:48,660 ...with this coin right there, and you can see the ribbon. 365 00:15:48,830 --> 00:15:50,160 -[Marty] Perfectly. -[Emma] Yeah. 366 00:15:50,370 --> 00:15:52,200 [Marty] Oh, yeah. Now that you show that, 367 00:15:52,370 --> 00:15:54,450 -I can see it right in the coin. -[Laird] Yeah. -[Emma] Yeah. 368 00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:56,950 [Laird] Cool. 369 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,540 [Rick] What date are you putting on this? 370 00:15:59,700 --> 00:16:01,370 So, the date range is 1697 to 1701. 371 00:16:01,370 --> 00:16:03,580 So, the date range is 1697 to 1701. 372 00:16:04,540 --> 00:16:05,580 -Whoa. -[laughs] 373 00:16:09,540 --> 00:16:11,580 [Rick] What date are you putting on this? 374 00:16:11,790 --> 00:16:12,910 So, the date range 375 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,540 is 1697 to 1701. 376 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:17,290 Wow. 377 00:16:17,450 --> 00:16:18,870 It's so significant. 378 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,250 That is a full hundred years 379 00:16:21,450 --> 00:16:22,660 before discovery of the Money Pit. 380 00:16:22,870 --> 00:16:24,120 I think it's great. 381 00:16:24,290 --> 00:16:26,160 -Yeah. -[Narrator] In the lab, 382 00:16:26,370 --> 00:16:28,950 Emma has confirmed that a silver coin 383 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,080 found in the Dunfield spoils 384 00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:33,660 is more than three centuries old. 385 00:16:33,790 --> 00:16:36,000 Common people weren't carrying silver. 386 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,250 -So, this probably wasn't a worker? -No. 387 00:16:38,410 --> 00:16:40,500 -Somebody of means, right? -Yeah. 388 00:16:40,660 --> 00:16:42,370 [Marty] A hundred years 389 00:16:42,540 --> 00:16:43,870 before the Money Pit was discovered 390 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:45,500 is a heck of a long time. 391 00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:48,000 -[Rick] Very long time. -[Marty] That's a big deal. 392 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,580 -Mm-hmm. -[Marty] These late-1600 dates 393 00:16:50,750 --> 00:16:52,330 lead you one of two places: 394 00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:54,660 either that's the time of the depositor 395 00:16:54,870 --> 00:16:56,250 or searchers that were searching 396 00:16:56,370 --> 00:16:58,830 before the Money Pit was discovered. 397 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,120 Bottom line, this is a silver coin, 398 00:17:01,290 --> 00:17:03,160 and I would call it a piece of treasure. 399 00:17:03,370 --> 00:17:05,410 I think it's an incredibly important discovery, 400 00:17:05,580 --> 00:17:08,290 but just like almost everything we've found all over the island, 401 00:17:08,450 --> 00:17:11,160 it continues to provide partial answers 402 00:17:11,370 --> 00:17:13,700 and then pose a lot more questions. 403 00:17:13,870 --> 00:17:16,080 [Rick] We found a silver 404 00:17:16,290 --> 00:17:20,250 treasure coin in Money Pit spoils on Oak Island. 405 00:17:20,370 --> 00:17:22,830 It's treasure, from the Money Pit spoils. 406 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,750 It's silver. It's-it's... 407 00:17:24,910 --> 00:17:27,330 -it's ours. -[laughter] 408 00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:29,160 [Rick] It's the end of the year, 409 00:17:29,370 --> 00:17:31,080 and we're hoping to find more coins, 410 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,870 or a chest or a keg 411 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,330 full of the Portuguese treasure coins, 412 00:17:35,540 --> 00:17:38,410 but it validates the reason why we're here. 413 00:17:38,620 --> 00:17:42,040 I'm not willing to give up on solving the mystery. 414 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,000 I mean, we say it all the time. Sempre avanti. 415 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:46,080 "You-you do not stop." 416 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,040 [Marty] Very cool. 417 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,870 A big "well done" to everybody involved. 418 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:52,500 -All right, let's go. -[Laird] See you later. 419 00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:54,580 -[Rick] Thank you. -[Katya] No problem. 420 00:17:56,870 --> 00:18:00,080 [Narrator] As a new day begins on Oak Island... 421 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:02,250 -[Terry] Hey, guys. -[Peter] Hey, guys. 422 00:18:02,370 --> 00:18:04,000 The two gentlemen we want to see. 423 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,120 Where are we? How deep? 424 00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:08,000 So, we're about a 195 depth. 425 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,250 Good stuff. 195. Got it. 426 00:18:10,410 --> 00:18:12,580 [Narrator] ...Rick and other members of the team 427 00:18:12,790 --> 00:18:16,120 monitor the progress of the MP-1 Shaft, 428 00:18:16,250 --> 00:18:19,290 which has now reached the solution channel. 429 00:18:19,410 --> 00:18:22,500 Just hoping to find the one thing. 430 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,950 We're working on it. We'll keep you updated. 431 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,660 -[Terry] Thank you. -Okay. Thank you. 432 00:18:26,870 --> 00:18:28,700 -Appreciate it. -Yes, sir. 433 00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:33,750 Let's go over there and find something. 434 00:18:33,870 --> 00:18:36,080 [Gary chuckles] Oh. 435 00:18:36,290 --> 00:18:38,200 -[Terry] A lot of muck and mud. -[Peter] Yeah. 436 00:18:38,370 --> 00:18:40,540 -[detector beeping] -[Peter] You got something? 437 00:18:41,790 --> 00:18:43,250 [detector squealing] 438 00:18:43,410 --> 00:18:45,540 -Got a signal. Right there. -Sounds good. 439 00:18:53,540 --> 00:18:55,370 [Gary] It's in here, whatever it is. 440 00:18:56,580 --> 00:18:58,250 [Terry] Just a heavy chunk of metal. 441 00:18:58,370 --> 00:18:59,750 Yeah, don't know what it is until it's washed off. 442 00:18:59,910 --> 00:19:01,370 It's a whatsit. 443 00:19:02,330 --> 00:19:05,120 This is a piece of twisted metal 444 00:19:05,290 --> 00:19:08,500 from the MP-1 spoils at the moment. 445 00:19:08,660 --> 00:19:10,830 But when it goes back to the lab, 446 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,660 maybe Emma runs scans 447 00:19:12,790 --> 00:19:15,790 and tell us it's something completely different. 448 00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:19,950 There's a lot of stuff caked on it, for sure. 449 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,080 This could be some kind of bladed tool, 450 00:19:23,250 --> 00:19:25,200 'cause I see a curve on it. 451 00:19:25,370 --> 00:19:28,540 See if you other guys can make heads or tails of it. 452 00:19:29,410 --> 00:19:31,160 [Terry] It's very heavy. 453 00:19:31,290 --> 00:19:33,290 Whatever it is, it's been down there a long time. 454 00:19:33,410 --> 00:19:35,250 [Rick] This is really, really hard. 455 00:19:35,370 --> 00:19:37,830 It's been on there for a long time. 456 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:39,330 Yeah, let's bag it, Terry. 457 00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:41,040 [Rick] I don't know what it is, but it has-- 458 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:42,910 certainly has the appearance of being old. 459 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,450 [Terry] Thank you. 460 00:19:45,950 --> 00:19:48,000 [Gary] All right. We've got another load waiting for us. 461 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,910 -[Peter] Okay. -Let's find some more. 462 00:19:57,700 --> 00:19:59,160 That is strange. 463 00:19:59,370 --> 00:20:00,700 -[Gary] Clean, Billy. -[Billy] Yep. 464 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:08,450 [Rick] Check this out. I washed it and I see this... 465 00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:10,290 -[Peter] Oh, yeah. -...stain in it. 466 00:20:10,410 --> 00:20:11,870 [Rick] What do you think it is? 467 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,450 [Gary] That sure looks like exotic wood. 468 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:16,580 -Why? -[Peter] Why do you say that? 469 00:20:16,790 --> 00:20:18,250 -[Gary] The colors on it. -[Rick] Really? 470 00:20:18,410 --> 00:20:19,950 [Gary] And-and the curve. 471 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:22,120 -[Peter] That shouldn't be here. -[Gary] Nope. 472 00:20:22,290 --> 00:20:24,000 [Rick] This is strange. 473 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:26,250 This linearity and that staining? 474 00:20:26,370 --> 00:20:28,540 It could be palm tree. 475 00:20:29,540 --> 00:20:31,080 Yeah, we don't know where that's from. 476 00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:33,580 I mean, we're on an island and we know people 477 00:20:33,750 --> 00:20:35,330 have traveled from a long way away 478 00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:37,160 to this island by boat. 479 00:20:37,370 --> 00:20:39,040 Well, it'd be really cool if you're right, Gary. 480 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,200 Uh, to come from 200 feet in the Money Pit? 481 00:20:41,370 --> 00:20:42,830 That's incredible. 482 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:47,330 This is wood from the bottom of the solution channel 483 00:20:47,450 --> 00:20:51,000 and wood should not be at this depth, 484 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,120 unless it were pushed down from above. 485 00:20:54,290 --> 00:20:56,330 -Get a bag, Peter. -[Gary] Yeah, put it in a bag. 486 00:20:56,540 --> 00:20:58,000 [Rick] We need to talk to experts. 487 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,620 If this is an exotic wood, 488 00:20:59,830 --> 00:21:02,330 it would lend credence to an old-world ship 489 00:21:02,540 --> 00:21:04,620 coming to the New World. 490 00:21:06,790 --> 00:21:08,330 All right, let's take a look at this. 491 00:21:08,540 --> 00:21:10,160 [Gary] Let's get stuck in. 492 00:21:10,330 --> 00:21:11,620 [detector chiming] 493 00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:13,160 [Rick] The year's come to an end, 494 00:21:13,370 --> 00:21:16,330 we're within a few hammer grabs of being done, 495 00:21:16,450 --> 00:21:19,750 and I hope we find the one thing or solve the mystery 496 00:21:19,870 --> 00:21:21,330 or find the treasure. 497 00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:25,120 I still have-- every fiber of my being believes 498 00:21:25,330 --> 00:21:27,660 that Oak Island is real, the mystery is real. 499 00:21:27,830 --> 00:21:30,500 I want to know what happened here. 500 00:21:33,580 --> 00:21:35,660 [Terry] It's a lot of rounded stuff. 501 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,410 [Gary] No. No solid hits. 502 00:21:43,580 --> 00:21:46,160 [Terry] We're probably getting very close, 503 00:21:46,330 --> 00:21:48,410 -to the bottom. -Yep. 504 00:21:49,790 --> 00:21:51,540 -[Peter] Hey, guys. -Hey. -[Terry] How you doing? 505 00:21:52,870 --> 00:21:55,160 So, we're on bedrock, bottom of the hole. 506 00:21:55,370 --> 00:21:57,120 [Terry] Okay. 507 00:21:57,290 --> 00:21:58,830 What are the final numbers? 508 00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:00,410 -210. -Okay. 509 00:22:02,580 --> 00:22:03,830 [Gary] We gave it a good shot, mate. 510 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,330 [Rick] We did. 511 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:06,870 Hundred percent, we did. 512 00:22:09,330 --> 00:22:11,950 We should all be quite proud of what we all did. 513 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:13,500 [Gary] Oh, yeah. 514 00:22:13,660 --> 00:22:16,910 [Rick] I-I love the fact that the Money Pit, 515 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:19,080 even though it denies us answers, 516 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:20,620 at the end of the day, 517 00:22:20,830 --> 00:22:23,330 we walk away with our heads held high. 518 00:22:23,540 --> 00:22:24,830 -Thank you. -[Adam E.] Thanks, guys. 519 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,830 -[Rick] Thank you. -[Terry] Appreciate it. -Yep. 520 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:28,450 ♪ ♪ 521 00:22:28,660 --> 00:22:30,330 [Rick] Sometimes you get the ball 522 00:22:30,540 --> 00:22:32,750 across the goal line and sometimes you don't. 523 00:22:32,870 --> 00:22:36,120 But we did learn some things and we made some discoveries, 524 00:22:36,290 --> 00:22:39,830 which may be impactful as we delve into them. 525 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,330 You can't deny the science. 526 00:22:42,450 --> 00:22:44,580 There is silver at depth 527 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:46,330 down in the solution channel. 528 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,660 I'm not willing to give up till we find it. 529 00:22:49,750 --> 00:22:51,080 [line ringing] 530 00:22:53,950 --> 00:22:55,330 Hey, Marty. 531 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:57,370 [Marty] Hey, Rick. What's going on? 532 00:22:57,500 --> 00:23:01,000 You know, this is the, uh, last caisson. 533 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,330 [Rick] Good news is that it was a technical success. 534 00:23:05,450 --> 00:23:08,160 The concept of the treasure having fallen to depth, 535 00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:09,830 everything we encountered, 536 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,370 would have permitted that to happen. 537 00:23:12,580 --> 00:23:14,750 There's no question about that. 538 00:23:14,910 --> 00:23:16,200 And we got down. 539 00:23:16,370 --> 00:23:18,160 210, we bottomed out. 540 00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:21,500 And unfortunately, we... we didn't find it. 541 00:23:35,750 --> 00:23:40,500 Right. But if we think about the year in its totality, 542 00:23:40,660 --> 00:23:42,500 I think there's a lot to be proud of. 543 00:23:42,660 --> 00:23:44,870 I think there's a lot to be happy about. 544 00:24:06,250 --> 00:24:07,750 Right. 545 00:24:10,830 --> 00:24:13,660 Okey doke. All right, see you. 546 00:24:17,580 --> 00:24:19,080 [Marty] Welcome, to everybody. 547 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,450 We have reached the end of this year's exploration, 548 00:24:20,580 --> 00:24:22,040 which makes this the last meeting. 549 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:23,660 Hello, Terry and Derek. 550 00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:28,540 -Hello, Marty. -I think a good place to start 551 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:31,450 is with this heat map that Steve made some time ago 552 00:24:31,620 --> 00:24:33,250 to update it for this year's efforts. 553 00:24:33,370 --> 00:24:34,540 The idea is to say, 554 00:24:34,750 --> 00:24:37,500 "Where are the spots 555 00:24:37,700 --> 00:24:39,830 we have found old artifacts?" 556 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,040 [Narrator] Earlier this year, surveyor Steve Guptill 557 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,250 created a so-called "heat map." 558 00:24:45,410 --> 00:24:47,000 It illustrates where the team 559 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,700 has made their most significant discoveries, 560 00:24:49,830 --> 00:24:52,120 noting their approximate dates of origin 561 00:24:52,290 --> 00:24:54,580 by using different colors. 562 00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:57,540 So far, we have found about 800 artifacts island-wide. 563 00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,370 Laird and his own team, they find hundreds more than that. 564 00:25:00,540 --> 00:25:02,540 We found about 1,200 artifacts this year. 565 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:04,790 [Steve] And then, let me go over the hot areas. 566 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,660 Most of the artifacts that you see 567 00:25:06,830 --> 00:25:08,500 are from the last two years. 568 00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:11,830 If it's in the 1700s, um, I've been clicking orange. 569 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,830 If it's earlier than that, I click pink. 570 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,790 -Blue is 1800s to now. -[Scott] Yeah. 571 00:25:17,910 --> 00:25:20,700 Let me turn off every color except pink. 572 00:25:20,870 --> 00:25:22,830 [Marty] Wow. 573 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,370 [Jack] There's an overwhelming amount of evidence 574 00:25:25,540 --> 00:25:28,000 that shows that people were here earlier 575 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,330 than we originally believed. 576 00:25:30,540 --> 00:25:32,080 [Laird] It's almost indisputable that 577 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:37,200 there was island-wide activity to a fairly large scale. 578 00:25:38,450 --> 00:25:39,660 That's significant, is it not? 579 00:25:39,870 --> 00:25:41,450 [Laird] It is significant. 580 00:25:41,620 --> 00:25:45,500 Yeah. We just need to know who and why, and when. 581 00:25:45,620 --> 00:25:47,200 -Yeah, and what they were doing. -Yeah. 582 00:25:47,370 --> 00:25:48,870 -[Marty] Yeah. -Mm-hmm. 583 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,000 Well, we also know that the Lot 8 boulder was moved. 584 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,910 And looking up there on the heat map, 585 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,040 that would have had to be work that was done earlier. 586 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,830 That's a huge anomaly. 587 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:00,750 That's a great segue to go to Lot 8, 588 00:26:00,910 --> 00:26:04,160 and to me, this boulder came out of nowhere this year. 589 00:26:04,330 --> 00:26:06,950 Something rather significant 590 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,120 had to happen here. 591 00:26:08,290 --> 00:26:10,330 Laird, is there anything like it in Nova Scotia 592 00:26:10,540 --> 00:26:11,830 -that you know of? -No. I haven't found 593 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,790 anything like it in North America. 594 00:26:13,950 --> 00:26:15,870 [Fiona] I think it's much older. 595 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,080 I would not be surprised if it got us into the 1200 range. 596 00:26:20,910 --> 00:26:22,790 [Narrator] The team was stunned to discover 597 00:26:22,910 --> 00:26:26,040 a 40,000-pound boulder on Lot 8 this year 598 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,700 that was covering the cradle of stones 599 00:26:28,870 --> 00:26:31,450 and a potential shaft deeper below it. 600 00:26:31,620 --> 00:26:33,620 However, prior to that, 601 00:26:33,790 --> 00:26:36,830 they had found two curious artifacts on the lot. 602 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,870 One, a lead bag seal that may date back some 700 years. 603 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,330 And the other was a copper artifact with symbols 604 00:26:45,450 --> 00:26:48,290 that may be connected to the Knights Templar. 605 00:26:48,450 --> 00:26:50,040 [Marty] Well, and Rick, 606 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,080 you got some light that you can shed on the Lot 8 boulder 607 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,160 -from that trip to the Azores. -[Rick] Yes. 608 00:26:54,290 --> 00:26:56,450 We wanted to find if there is 609 00:26:56,580 --> 00:26:58,330 some evidence that the Templars, 610 00:26:58,540 --> 00:27:02,790 or associated groups in the 1300s, 611 00:27:02,910 --> 00:27:06,830 needed to safeguard a treasure, uh, via the Azores 612 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,330 prior to coming to Oak Island. 613 00:27:09,450 --> 00:27:11,700 We went to a megalithic site. 614 00:27:11,910 --> 00:27:13,500 And on the way up the hill, 615 00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:15,410 I just noticed a huge stone, 616 00:27:15,580 --> 00:27:17,450 but it had slots carved into it. 617 00:27:17,620 --> 00:27:20,080 And to me, it's... 618 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:25,290 it was so similar to the spacing in the Lot 8 boulder. 619 00:27:26,330 --> 00:27:31,410 That rock has a big void, to me, purposely built underneath it. 620 00:27:31,620 --> 00:27:32,830 [Marty] Which brings me 621 00:27:32,950 --> 00:27:34,330 to what Scott did yesterday. 622 00:27:34,540 --> 00:27:35,790 [Scott] So, yesterday, 623 00:27:35,870 --> 00:27:37,250 we went and got a large hammer drill, 624 00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:39,250 a three-foot-long core bit. 625 00:27:39,410 --> 00:27:43,330 And when we drilled in there, we didn't find bedrock. 626 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:45,000 Okay, well, here's what's certain: 627 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,500 there's a lot more work to do on this boulder on Lot 8, 628 00:27:48,580 --> 00:27:50,330 including digging underneath it. 629 00:27:51,370 --> 00:27:53,660 There still could be a tunnel, there could be a shaft. 630 00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:55,290 Or there could be treasure. 631 00:27:55,450 --> 00:27:57,160 There could be treasure, Gary. 632 00:27:57,290 --> 00:27:59,870 We need to completely eliminate any question 633 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,580 as to what might have been done underneath that boulder. 634 00:28:02,790 --> 00:28:04,830 But let's shift over to Lot 5, 635 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,830 which has been hugely significant. 636 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,000 So, we have this feature 637 00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:11,910 which became two features which became three features. 638 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,290 [Narrator] This year, the team made a number of new discoveries 639 00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:20,290 in the rounded stone foundation near the shore on Lot 5 640 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:22,200 that suggest it was occupied 641 00:28:22,370 --> 00:28:24,950 by different groups over different periods 642 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:28,290 prior to the discovery of the Money Pit. 643 00:28:28,450 --> 00:28:30,450 These include a folded coin, 644 00:28:30,540 --> 00:28:33,540 meant to represent a religious symbol of protection 645 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:37,000 that may be more than 300 years old. 646 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,000 They also found a decorative lead artifact 647 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,330 that may date back more than 700 years. 648 00:28:43,450 --> 00:28:47,910 And in just the last month, they began investigating 649 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,370 what was previously thought to be a modern well 650 00:28:50,540 --> 00:28:52,580 just a few yards away. 651 00:28:52,750 --> 00:28:54,870 But after digging next to it, 652 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:56,750 they discovered evidence 653 00:28:56,910 --> 00:28:58,660 that it is a much larger feature, 654 00:28:58,830 --> 00:29:02,120 and may be connected to the rounded foundation. 655 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:04,750 [Marty] And my understanding, Laird, 656 00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:06,620 it wasn't just a domicile. 657 00:29:06,790 --> 00:29:08,830 -Something different than that? -Correct. 658 00:29:08,950 --> 00:29:11,040 [Marty] We've always looked for the camp. 659 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,000 If there was this tremendous activity 660 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,120 at the Money Pit, it would have taken men 661 00:29:16,290 --> 00:29:18,500 and animals and support structures 662 00:29:18,700 --> 00:29:20,330 and all kinds of stuff, and maybe Lot 5 663 00:29:20,450 --> 00:29:21,500 is what we've been looking for. 664 00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:23,200 [Rick] You have evidence here 665 00:29:23,370 --> 00:29:25,080 that substantiates that. 666 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,000 And we have possibly found a road 667 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,120 that might be a-a way to move the treasure 668 00:29:30,250 --> 00:29:33,290 here on Oak Island: the sand road. 669 00:29:33,410 --> 00:29:34,790 And again, it leads us down 670 00:29:34,950 --> 00:29:38,200 a-a path of discovery in the swamp. 671 00:29:38,370 --> 00:29:40,410 The sand road potentially changes the whole island. 672 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,250 [Narrator] While excavating the western side of the swamp... 673 00:29:46,410 --> 00:29:48,250 -[Peter] Still sandy. -[Narrator] ...the team 674 00:29:48,370 --> 00:29:51,830 was surprised to uncover a sand-covered cobblestone road 675 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,410 that was lined with eight-sided wooden survey stakes. 676 00:29:55,580 --> 00:29:58,910 And as they kept exposing the mysterious feature... 677 00:29:59,950 --> 00:30:02,120 ...they found signs that it may run through 678 00:30:02,290 --> 00:30:05,160 the center of the island toward Lot 5, 679 00:30:05,250 --> 00:30:07,700 as well as through the swamp, 680 00:30:07,910 --> 00:30:10,910 toward the believed Portuguese stone road. 681 00:30:12,370 --> 00:30:14,660 I find the sand road really interesting now. 682 00:30:14,830 --> 00:30:16,830 We were always looking for a connection 683 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,370 between the Money Pit and Lot 5. 684 00:30:19,540 --> 00:30:22,080 And perhaps the sand road is the connection. 685 00:30:22,250 --> 00:30:24,330 [Jack] It could lead literally to a place 686 00:30:24,540 --> 00:30:27,040 where treasure's deposited. 687 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,080 [Marty] Good. Excellent. 688 00:30:35,450 --> 00:30:37,540 The sand road could lead literally to a place 689 00:30:37,700 --> 00:30:39,450 where treasure's deposited. 690 00:30:39,620 --> 00:30:41,160 Exactly. 691 00:30:41,330 --> 00:30:44,370 I love this little oxshoe that was found 692 00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:45,830 along that path. 693 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,040 Only mean one thing, and that's hauling. 694 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,040 [Billy] We thought that the Portuguese stone road 695 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,290 that we call it was a big job? 696 00:30:52,450 --> 00:30:54,250 Well, you know, look at the length of this thing. 697 00:30:55,290 --> 00:30:57,040 -[Alex] They might be the same thing. -[Billy] Right. 698 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,410 [Alex] The sand road is a continuation of Center Road. 699 00:31:00,580 --> 00:31:02,410 That means that it's there much earlier 700 00:31:02,580 --> 00:31:04,160 -than we first thought. -[Marty] Agreed. 701 00:31:04,370 --> 00:31:06,790 And so, we have these in front of us, 702 00:31:06,910 --> 00:31:09,830 are what we believe to be a hand cannon 703 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,830 and four stoneshots. 704 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,540 These two are from previous years. 705 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:16,830 They're both from the Azores. 706 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:18,950 But then this year, we find two more-- 707 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,290 actually, Derek found them on the wash plant-- 708 00:31:21,370 --> 00:31:24,910 and here's the ultimate point: no country significant 709 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,870 was using them after about 1450. 710 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,040 So, what are those doing on Oak Island? 711 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,540 It really, I think, is one of the most 712 00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:34,250 concrete dates we have. 713 00:31:35,790 --> 00:31:37,330 [Narrator] When the team first uncovered 714 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:40,250 a section of the sand road in the swamp this year... 715 00:31:40,410 --> 00:31:42,080 -Look at that. -[Narrator] ...they also found 716 00:31:42,250 --> 00:31:46,370 part of an early firearm known as a hand cannon. 717 00:31:46,580 --> 00:31:47,870 And that is unusual. 718 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,450 [Narrator] It was a curious find, 719 00:31:49,580 --> 00:31:52,500 given that they have now also discovered 720 00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,370 four pieces of stoneshot, 721 00:31:54,540 --> 00:31:57,660 three of which were unearthed in the Money Pit area. 722 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,790 Mm-hmm. 723 00:32:00,910 --> 00:32:02,040 [Narrator] And during the team's recent trip 724 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,160 to the Azores islands... 725 00:32:08,290 --> 00:32:11,160 [Narrator] ...Portuguese archaeologist Tiago Rodrigues 726 00:32:11,290 --> 00:32:14,000 affirmed that these artifacts may not only date back 727 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,830 to the 14th century 728 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,870 but could also be of Portuguese origin. 729 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:24,120 Is this enough to prove a pre-Columbian voyage? 730 00:32:24,290 --> 00:32:26,080 No, but it's a good indication. 731 00:32:26,250 --> 00:32:27,790 [Gary] And a good sign of treasure, 732 00:32:27,910 --> 00:32:29,870 because you'd need guns and ammo 733 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:33,330 if you're putting a large treasure in the Money Pit. 734 00:32:33,540 --> 00:32:34,830 [Marty] Yeah. 735 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,910 And so, finally, conceptually, 736 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:39,620 we arrive at the Money Pit. 737 00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,160 Did a lot of work there, 738 00:32:41,370 --> 00:32:45,000 and what got us very excited is this right here. 739 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:48,200 This is the fabled Pitblado coin. 740 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:50,660 So, this coin turns out to be 741 00:32:50,870 --> 00:32:55,500 a 1369 to 1371 Portuguese coin. 742 00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:57,290 Extremely rare 743 00:32:57,450 --> 00:32:59,870 and very valuable. 744 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:01,750 And of course, that got us all really excited, 745 00:33:01,910 --> 00:33:05,000 including me, who is fixed on treasure more than story. 746 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,250 -[laughter] -A chest of these 747 00:33:07,450 --> 00:33:09,120 would be worth just that, it would be worth 748 00:33:09,290 --> 00:33:10,910 an enormous fortune. 749 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,120 And it did, apparently, come out of the Money Pit. 750 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:15,870 So, we got really excited about this, 751 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,160 and then we chased the theory of... 752 00:33:19,370 --> 00:33:21,580 "All right, there was a treasure in the Money Pit, 753 00:33:21,750 --> 00:33:24,540 and the treasure fell into the solution channel." 754 00:33:25,540 --> 00:33:27,120 [Jack] And scientific evidence to show 755 00:33:27,290 --> 00:33:29,080 -that it's still down there. -[Marty] Exactly. 756 00:33:29,250 --> 00:33:30,540 So, it got us all enthused, 757 00:33:30,700 --> 00:33:32,120 and we were able to get canisters 758 00:33:32,290 --> 00:33:33,830 down into the solution channel. 759 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:35,910 -Yeah. -We found lots of things 760 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:37,290 that shouldn't have been in the solution channel. 761 00:33:37,450 --> 00:33:40,000 My analysis of that is that 762 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:41,790 it was proof of concept, 763 00:33:41,950 --> 00:33:44,910 and proves the theory that stuff could fall down in there. 764 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:48,000 We weren't successful in finding the treasure. 765 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,500 But we all still think it's here because of your work, Ian 766 00:33:51,660 --> 00:33:53,580 and Dr. Fred, because of the metals in the water. 767 00:33:53,750 --> 00:33:54,910 -[Ian] Mm-hmm. -I... 768 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:56,660 I know you have a potentially new method 769 00:33:56,830 --> 00:34:00,200 that we could zero in and maybe find the treasure. 770 00:34:00,370 --> 00:34:02,950 -Yep. -Can you bring the group up to speed on that? 771 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,830 [Ian] Yeah. 772 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,330 A little while ago, Dr. Michel suggested... 773 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:10,000 we're having problems with water. 774 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,330 Water moves around, gets diluted, 775 00:34:12,540 --> 00:34:14,330 so Fred suggests, "Why don't we look at wood?" 776 00:34:14,450 --> 00:34:17,080 Because it has the ability to soak up metal. 777 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:20,290 Just like a water filter would soak up metal from water. 778 00:34:20,450 --> 00:34:23,290 And the wood's much better at soaking up metals than water. 779 00:34:23,450 --> 00:34:26,120 And I think we just need to do more work with the wood. 780 00:34:26,290 --> 00:34:27,950 The wood's at its early stages. 781 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,000 And we got the data back. 782 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,790 Results from, like, 15 sort of random samples. 783 00:34:33,950 --> 00:34:35,950 So, if you've just done the tests now, 784 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,370 where did you get the wood to test? 785 00:34:38,540 --> 00:34:42,500 We got it from the outside of logs and planks 786 00:34:42,660 --> 00:34:44,200 that were in various tunnels and shafts 787 00:34:44,370 --> 00:34:45,750 throughout the Money Pit. 788 00:34:45,910 --> 00:34:48,410 And something did show up 789 00:34:48,540 --> 00:34:50,450 in Shaft 2A. 790 00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:55,080 Which is, I think, the unknown shaft. 791 00:34:56,660 --> 00:34:59,250 We're digging up the first ever searcher shaft on Oak Island. 792 00:34:59,370 --> 00:35:02,660 [Narrator] In 2024, the Oak Island team 793 00:35:02,790 --> 00:35:05,660 began uncovering a feature that they believed 794 00:35:05,830 --> 00:35:10,290 to be an early 19th-century searcher shaft known as Shaft 2, 795 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:13,200 which according to historical records, 796 00:35:13,370 --> 00:35:17,660 was located 14 feet southeast of the original Money Pit. 797 00:35:17,870 --> 00:35:19,410 [Craig] I tend to think 798 00:35:19,540 --> 00:35:21,500 -it's two different shafts. -[Narrator] However, 799 00:35:21,700 --> 00:35:23,120 during the excavation, 800 00:35:23,330 --> 00:35:26,580 they discovered another undocumented shaft 801 00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:31,160 some ten feet to the northeast that they dubbed "Shaft 2A." 802 00:35:31,370 --> 00:35:33,410 This made them wonder whether they found 803 00:35:33,540 --> 00:35:36,370 an old shaft built by treasure hunters 804 00:35:36,540 --> 00:35:40,080 or perhaps treasure depositors. 805 00:35:40,250 --> 00:35:43,200 So, in Shaft 2A-- the wood sample from Shaft 2A-- 806 00:35:43,330 --> 00:35:47,120 we had the highest amount of silver we've ever seen. 807 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,410 And also, uh, I think the third highest level of gold. 808 00:35:58,540 --> 00:36:00,290 [Ian] So, in Shaft 2A, we had the highest amount 809 00:36:00,450 --> 00:36:02,160 of silver we've ever seen. 810 00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:05,700 And also, uh, I think the third highest level of gold. 811 00:36:05,870 --> 00:36:07,040 -[Marty] Great. -There you go. 812 00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:08,700 Well, that's pretty exciting, right? 813 00:36:08,870 --> 00:36:10,750 It's another direct indication of treasure, isn't it? 814 00:36:10,910 --> 00:36:12,700 [Ian] With that result, if we have 815 00:36:12,870 --> 00:36:15,160 this kind of silver-- highest silver we've seen 816 00:36:15,330 --> 00:36:16,870 in something like 2A-- that could mean 817 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:21,500 that there's silver very, very close to where that wood is. 818 00:36:22,540 --> 00:36:24,450 [Narrator] After testing numerous samples of wood 819 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:26,540 that the team has unearthed 820 00:36:26,700 --> 00:36:28,950 in the Money Pit area over the years, 821 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:33,200 Dr. Spooner has found new evidence of buried silver 822 00:36:33,370 --> 00:36:36,580 in the mysterious shaft known as 2A, 823 00:36:36,700 --> 00:36:40,450 a structure located more than 30 feet northeast 824 00:36:40,620 --> 00:36:44,330 of where they detected precious metals in the solution channel. 825 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:46,500 -Dr. Spooner... -Yeah. 826 00:36:46,660 --> 00:36:49,040 ...how do you reconcile the silver 827 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,200 that we're finding in the wood from 2A 828 00:36:52,370 --> 00:36:54,500 and the silver that we're finding in the solution channel? 829 00:36:54,620 --> 00:36:57,160 Maybe what we're looking at here is... 830 00:36:57,290 --> 00:37:00,290 um, a-a variety of sources. 831 00:37:00,370 --> 00:37:02,290 Or multiple deposits. 832 00:37:02,410 --> 00:37:04,330 -Yep. -[Marty] This is getting interesting. 833 00:37:04,450 --> 00:37:07,200 -Multiple treasures? -It's a possibility, sure. 834 00:37:07,330 --> 00:37:10,330 -Wow. -[Ian] What I'm proposing is 835 00:37:10,540 --> 00:37:13,330 we take a much more detailed look at, uh, metals in wood. 836 00:37:13,540 --> 00:37:17,290 [Rick] Dr. Spooner's latest report perhaps proves 837 00:37:17,450 --> 00:37:19,790 the worthiness of the idea of testing the wood 838 00:37:19,950 --> 00:37:21,500 in several of the shafts. 839 00:37:21,660 --> 00:37:23,370 It certainly introduces new possibilities 840 00:37:23,540 --> 00:37:25,870 that we're chasing after multiple treasures 841 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:27,500 on Oak Island. 842 00:37:27,660 --> 00:37:29,000 This is pretty much a no-brainer. 843 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:30,950 -Let's continue this. -Yep. 844 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:32,580 So, yes. Proceed, please. 845 00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:34,500 Tell us where the treasure is. We're ready. 846 00:37:34,700 --> 00:37:36,620 -I'll do my best. -[laughter] -[Marty] Perfect. 847 00:37:36,790 --> 00:37:38,660 Yeah. 848 00:37:38,830 --> 00:37:40,120 [Craig] Well, I just think it's a very 849 00:37:40,250 --> 00:37:41,500 productive year. 850 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:43,000 We've had some major finds. 851 00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,040 The-the boulder on Lot 8, 852 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,000 the sand road in the swamp... 853 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,250 -Right. -It just seems like 854 00:37:49,370 --> 00:37:52,330 Oak Island has its secrets and we've uncovered some. 855 00:37:52,540 --> 00:37:55,160 -Yeah. -So, I want to thank you, and I think we had a great year. 856 00:37:55,370 --> 00:37:56,830 -Yep. -[Marty] So, 857 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000 I thought a long time about how I would like 858 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,620 to close here today, 859 00:38:00,790 --> 00:38:02,500 and I thought a good way to do that 860 00:38:02,700 --> 00:38:04,790 might be to use a symbol. 861 00:38:04,910 --> 00:38:06,450 Gary? 862 00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,000 [with accent] It's right here in me top pocket. 863 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:09,660 -[laughter] -Top pocket find. 864 00:38:09,830 --> 00:38:11,910 [Marty] Yeah, top pocket find and, uh... 865 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:13,830 It's... 866 00:38:13,950 --> 00:38:15,500 this. 867 00:38:15,620 --> 00:38:17,750 This is one ounce of pure gold. 868 00:38:17,910 --> 00:38:21,080 It appropriately has the Canadian maple leaf on it. 869 00:38:21,250 --> 00:38:23,500 And here's the pure gold I would like to find. 870 00:38:23,660 --> 00:38:27,450 And we have found pure gold here from the people of Canada, 871 00:38:27,620 --> 00:38:29,330 from the people of Nova Scotia 872 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:32,660 and certainly, the people in this room. 873 00:38:32,830 --> 00:38:35,000 And if we are moving caissons around next year, 874 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,330 instead of these poker chips, 875 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,000 we're gonna move this maple leaf around 876 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:40,700 to decide where to dig, 877 00:38:40,870 --> 00:38:42,950 and hopefully, find the treasure. 878 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:44,830 -Yeah. -Yep. 879 00:38:46,250 --> 00:38:48,160 It goes without saying how important 880 00:38:48,370 --> 00:38:51,000 you have all become to me. 881 00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:54,790 We're a family. 882 00:38:54,950 --> 00:38:57,370 Because the experience here is only as wonderful 883 00:38:57,540 --> 00:39:00,500 as it is because of each and every one of you. 884 00:39:00,700 --> 00:39:03,500 Without you, without each of you, 885 00:39:03,700 --> 00:39:06,580 these past years of my life would have been... 886 00:39:08,910 --> 00:39:10,330 ...far less rich. 887 00:39:11,540 --> 00:39:13,700 The treasure and the story are... 888 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,080 ...like brothers, they're together, right? 889 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,500 But the real treasure, really, 890 00:39:20,660 --> 00:39:22,580 is each and every one of you. 891 00:39:24,790 --> 00:39:26,750 This is the true treasure in life, 892 00:39:26,870 --> 00:39:28,330 what we share now. 893 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:30,410 Hundred percent. 894 00:39:30,580 --> 00:39:32,660 We are very grateful to be a part of 895 00:39:32,830 --> 00:39:35,660 your passion and share it with you. 896 00:39:35,830 --> 00:39:41,160 We would not be here if you did not share your dream, 897 00:39:41,330 --> 00:39:43,330 not only with us but the world. 898 00:39:43,410 --> 00:39:45,540 Thank you. 899 00:39:45,700 --> 00:39:48,200 -Thank you. -Yeah. -Yeah, well said. 900 00:39:48,370 --> 00:39:49,540 -I agree. -Absolutely. 901 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:50,950 -Yep. -[Rick] The thank-you that Craig 902 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,250 expressed, the thank-you that Marty expressed, 903 00:39:53,410 --> 00:39:56,200 the thank-you that I'm expressing is heartfelt. 904 00:39:56,330 --> 00:39:58,950 It is genuine and it is important. 905 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,910 Emiliano, why don't you close out the day? 906 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,290 -Grazie mille. -[laughter] 907 00:40:04,450 --> 00:40:06,540 -Perfetto. -[applause] 908 00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:11,580 Okay. Let's go. 909 00:40:11,750 --> 00:40:13,660 -[Peter] All right. -Thank you all. 910 00:40:13,830 --> 00:40:15,660 -[Rick] Thanks, everybody. -After you. 911 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:19,330 [Narrator] The year on Oak Island has come to an end. 912 00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:22,250 Her legendary secrets remain unknown... 913 00:40:22,410 --> 00:40:23,500 [Rick] Look at the enormity of the finds. 914 00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:25,000 [Alex] Fiona, thanks. 915 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:26,620 [Rick] Look at the early dates. 916 00:40:26,790 --> 00:40:28,580 -[Gary] Thanks, mate. -[Rick] We have written 917 00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:31,500 maybe not the answer to the Oak Island mystery 918 00:40:31,620 --> 00:40:33,080 but we have added chapters 919 00:40:33,250 --> 00:40:35,200 upon chapters of information. 920 00:40:35,370 --> 00:40:37,160 Goodbye, all. 921 00:40:37,370 --> 00:40:40,830 [Narrator] However, Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 922 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,910 have proved one thing: the quest for answers 923 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:50,500 to this 231-year-old mystery is well worth the pursuit. 924 00:40:50,700 --> 00:40:52,160 My whole life, I've been curious about things. 925 00:40:52,370 --> 00:40:54,750 Very, very curious about things. It gets me in trouble sometimes. 926 00:40:54,910 --> 00:40:56,500 [Craig] That was another good year. 927 00:40:56,700 --> 00:40:58,330 [Marty] Yep. Always bittersweet, isn't it? 928 00:40:58,500 --> 00:41:01,700 How can we have found so many inexplicable things in one year? 929 00:41:01,870 --> 00:41:03,750 So, there's many reasons that would make me 930 00:41:03,910 --> 00:41:07,080 come back here to find this treasure. 931 00:41:07,250 --> 00:41:09,700 We have to be close to the endgame, don't we? 932 00:41:11,250 --> 00:41:15,700 [Narrator] So far, they have found more than 2,000 artifacts 933 00:41:15,870 --> 00:41:19,000 and numerous man-made structures 934 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:22,250 predating the discovery of the Money Pit. 935 00:41:22,410 --> 00:41:25,750 Some by as much as 800 years. 936 00:41:25,910 --> 00:41:28,830 And they have obtained mounting scientific evidence 937 00:41:28,950 --> 00:41:31,870 that treasure really may lie buried 938 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:34,250 all across the island. 939 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:40,160 So, next year, when they return, 940 00:41:40,330 --> 00:41:44,540 they will build upon all they have learned and revealed 941 00:41:44,700 --> 00:41:47,200 to solve the mystery. 942 00:41:48,250 --> 00:41:50,830 [Rick] I'd like a year where we said, "You know what? 943 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,080 We did it." 944 00:41:53,250 --> 00:41:57,040 That moment has not come, but that is still my hope. 945 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:58,330 I won't relent. 946 00:41:58,540 --> 00:42:00,540 I'm quite stubborn that way. 947 00:42:00,750 --> 00:42:03,290 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A E NETWORKS