All language subtitles for The.Curse.of.Oak.Island.S08E09.720p.WEB.h264-BAE_[English] (SUBRIP-CLEANER)-AR

Narrator:
Tonight on
the curse of oak island...

-Gary: This is the day!
-Swamp dig, day one.

Jack:
Whoa!

See the woody material there?

That's the structure.

This is old.

Gary:
1700s, baby!

-you've got to be
kidding me, mate!

-Does that have a hole in it?
-Gary: Yeah, it has.

Jack:
You'd have something
like that if you were

digging shafts!

Craig:
That sample came out to be

1320 to 1440.

-What?
-Wow.
-There is a date

-that it does match.
-Zena's map?

-Yes. The knights templar.
-Holy smokes.

Narrator:
There is an island
in the north atlantic

where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure

for more than 200 years.

So far, they have found
a stone slab

with strange symbols
carved into it,

mysterious fragments
of human bone,

and a lead cross
whose origin may stretch back

to the days
of the knights templar.

To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.

And, according to legend,

one more will have to die

before the treasure
can be found.

rick:
It's going to be
an exciting day.

Ian:
Oh, yeah.

For me, it's a big day,
at least, because

-we're investigating
into the swamp.
-Yup.

Narrator: As another morning
dawns on oak island,

brothers rick and marty lagina,

along with their team, are
about to begin what they hope

will be a revealing
and historic exploration

of man-made workings
in the triangle-shaped swamp.

Uh, I've never seen
a feature like this under,

you know, 12 inches of mud.

And it's unique enough that it's

a feature of fairly
significant purpose.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, the archeologists are--
aaron was talking to me.

He said,
"I want to look at this.

-I want to see this."

you know, so, when
archeologists get excited,

you know, I do, too, you know?

-do you hear that?
-Yup.

-There's rock here.

-that could be it.
-Yeah.

Narrator:
Three weeks ago,
after conducting

a sonar operation

that revealed
a possible structure

beneath the muck and mud...

It's wide.

It's huge.

-this was built with purpose.
-This is very interesting.

Narrator:
...Rick lagina

and geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner discovered

a massive flat surface
while probing the area,

composed of stone and measuring

some 20 feet wide
by 70 feet long.

It is dr. Spooner's speculation

that this feature might be
connected in some way

to the 16th century pine tar
kiln located on nearby lot 15.

A pine tar kiln that is
believed to have been utilized

in the construction
of the original money pit.

Today is an important day
in terms of

advancing our understanding
of the swamp,

specifically this feature.

Could it be connected
to the so-called treasure story

or-or the money pit?

That is a possibility.

But we need to come to

a firm understanding
of what this feature is.

Okay. Swamp dig, day one.

-Yup.
-So here's my thought.

Uh, I really do want
to see how this is built.

-Yeah.
-I'd like to see

-just a small area.
-Yeah.

And the deal is here just
to go slowly at the start.

-Yup.
-Let's just sort of
think about it--

this 15 feet towards shore.

Doesn't look
like much right now.

But when we get it
cleaned off, it'll...

Start telling
its secrets, I think, so...

Gary:
And I'll search here,

and I'll search wherever
you dump the spoils, as well.

In terms of putting the spoils,
I mean, it's your call.

We'll swing it out of our way
as far as we can get it

out of the way,
for now, I think.

-Let's stick with that.
-Gary: And one other

important thing-- where
we gonna put the treasure?

I feel that this area
is gonna be

the mother lode of artifacts.

-This is the day!

-rick: Okay.
-Okay.

We're talking too much,
and not enough

-work is getting done, so...
-Yup.

...Let's get to work.

Narrator:
Although they intend to install

a massive steel cofferdam

around the southeastern corner
of the swamp later this year,

since they have received
the necessary

government permits to drain
and begin excavating,

the oak island team has decided

to pump the brackish water
out of the area,

so that billy gerhardt can use
a 16-ton excavator

to remove the dense muck
and reveal

exactly what
this stone feature is.

As billy's pulling
the dirt away,

what we're looking for is
some sort of framework.

There must be some sort
of artificial support

underneath the stones.

So, we'll get a good look
at the surface,

and then, hopefully,
billy can continue to pull back

and reveal
the possible connection

between the feature
and the upland.

Gary:
Come on, let's have a target.

It is interesting.

On this side,
it is really quite flat.

I wonder if those rocks there
are reflective

of a path going up.

Ian:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That sounds to me
the most logical.

Gary:
Come on, billy.

Bring me a bucket of treasure.

Ooh, coal!

This is interesting!

-Yup.
-Gary: What is that?

Old pottery!

:
Oh, come to papa.

Look at that, mate!
We're getting coal,

and we're getting
blue glazed pottery.

This is fantastic.

Narrator:
Coal and pottery

found near a stone structure
in the swamp?

Could these be important clues
that might help determine

not only that this feature is
man-made but perhaps also

who made it and when?

I shall have to keep an eye out
for pottery and other artifacts.

Yeah, no, for sure.

This is getting
interesting, billy.

Billy:
Exactly.

Narrator:
While rick lagina continues

to oversee the excavation in
the triangle-shaped swamp...

-Here's marty now.
-Oh, good.

Narrator: ...His brother marty
joins oak island historian

charles barkhouse
and geologist terry matheson

as they continue the sonic core
drilling operation

in the money pit area.

-Hey, marty.
-Hey, marty.
-Terry!

-Well?
-And here we have the majestic

g-5.5.

-How many wells
have you drilled?
-This is the ninth

in a detailed sequence
of well laid-out holes...

-Yeah.
...Where we feel
there's a strong

possibility
there might have been

migration and descent of

the vault
or the broken-up vault.

Narrator: Although the team
recently drilled a borehole

some 50 meters north
of this area,

where oak island theorist
erin helton suggested

they would find an approximately
1,000-foot-long corridor leading

to a treasure chamber on
the western end of the island,

no corridor was found.

Now that the covid-19 pandemic
has greatly reduced the time

that they have
to conduct any searching

in the money pit area this year,

the team has returned
their full focus

to drilling a number
of six-inch-wide boreholes

down to depths below 200 feet.

They are looking for evidence
of a massive cavity,

where they believe a
treasure vault may have fallen

because of more than
two centuries

of digging
by previous searchers,

along with a series of cave-ins

caused by an elaborate system
of man-made flood traps.

The theory is,
when the money pit collapsed,

it could have really
collapsed into a cavity.

So we're trying to delineate

and define the extent
of this cavity

because that's where it's
possible any treasure fell to.

So, basically,

here's the nine
detailed holes we've done

and the detailed pattern
in this area.

Here we are here
on this hole, g-5.5.

Anything in red,
we haven't drilled yet.

We're following
a systematic pattern

-so that we're not
missing anything.
-Marty: Yeah.

When we find it, it should be
a relatively vertical,

open material,
and hopefully a few little

-coins of silver and gold.
-Something.

Or at least anything.
Broken-up chests.

Yeah, something like that.

That's what we're all hoping on.

-All right. Well, carry on.
-Very good.

-All right. Keep drilling.
-All right.

Take care.

Narrator:
As charles barkhouse

and terry matheson continue

to monitor
the drilling operation

at the money pit site...

Gary:
All roads lead to the swamp.

Narrator:
...Rick, jack and gary,

-along with dr. Spooner...
-Oh, perfect. Perfect.

Narrator:
...And heavy equipment operator
billy gerhardt continue

collecting evidence
of human activity

as they work
to uncover the mysterious

flat stone feature in the swamp.

Ian:
It's kind of surprising
just how wide this is.

Rick:
For me, it's all about,
how'd they build it.

-Ian: Yeah.
-Gary: Rick!

Check these out, mate.

More coal and more pottery.

And whenever we've seen
this kind of pottery

around the money pit,

laird's always got excited
'cause this is the old stuff.

This is in the 1700s.

And to me, this is exciting
finding it here.

Narrator:
Blue glazed pottery

dating back to the 1700s

and matching discoveries made
deep in the money pit area?

Could this pottery
be valuable evidence,

suggesting
that the stone surface

in the swamp is
in some way connected

to the original
money pit treasure vault?

More of the old
blue glazed pottery.

And this is old stuff.

You can just tell it--
that patina.

And this is cool.

I got to keep an eye
on the spoil pile, mate.

It's getting interesting
up there.

oh! Beautiful!

What the heck is that?!

Rick:
What'd you find, gary?

Uh, I don't know what it is.

Narrator: While investigating
a large flat stone structure

in the oak island swamp,

metal detection expert
gary drayton

has just made what could be
an exciting discovery.

Look at that!

The heck is that?

Look at it.

It's, like, blue.
It's got the...

Rick:
It's layered.

Ian:
Can I see?

Um...

Rick:
It's weird.

Gary:
Yeah, that is.

Almost like it's fractured
or broken.

Ian:
Wonder if it's a jewelry
of some sort.

Gary:
You're right, mate.

It could be a piece of jewelry.

Just broken.
Look at that, mate.

Reminds me of, like,
an old decorative brooch.

Narrator:
A decorative brooch?

Found in the oak island swamp?

-Oh, my gosh!

-it's another bobby-dazzler!
Look!
-It's a...

Narrator:
Could it be
in some way connected

to the other brooches
that rick and gary

have found
over the last three years

on the eastern end
of the island?

One of which was not only
more than 500 years old

but also plated with gold.

I don't think we can do
much more over here.

It's just too lumpy.

Rick:
'kay.

But over there,
it gets... Quite flat.

Which is very interesting.

Again, nature doesn't
order itself that way.

You can start to see
these flat stones.

It-it doesn't look
like much right now,

but billy just can't do
much more in here.

Billy:
Yeah, I-I think you need

to let it dry
maybe a little bit.

Then it would shovel easier.

Yeah.

Narrator:
Although the team has pumped

nearly all of the standing
water out of the swamp,

the thick muck covering
the stone structure

is currently too wet
to be completely removed.

Because of this, the team will
halt excavations for the day,

in the hopes that,
within 24 hours,

the mud will be dry enough

so the team
can fully expose the feature.

-Rick: Well, tomorrow, then.
-Gary: Yeah.
-Billy: Yep.

Rick:
We'll be hard at it.

Narrator:
As rick and the team

finish up
in the oak island swamp...

Well, what are we
doing right now?

They're putting the gyro down.

Narrator:
...Marty lagina checks
back in at the money pit

for a progress report
on borehole g-5.5.

What's t.D. Of this hole?

Uh...

G-5.5 now complete to 230 feet.

-230.
-230 even.

G-5.5 was okay,
but it was just another hole.

You get recovery?

We're getting
very good recovery.

That's what's
in front of you here.

You can see some bedded
sediments right here and...

Here and...

-Clay-rich material there.
-Yeah, but this doesn't
look like stuff that

-stuff could move
around in very easily.
-No.

Marty:
So, from a technical standpoint,

the drilling has gone very well.

They've been able
to reach total depth.

But, remember, this is
supposed to be a treasure hunt.

And I was hoping, as always,

that they'd bring up
some indication of treasure.

But I think the drilling program
in the money pit,

at any moment,

could reveal something dramatic.

Have you found any evidence

of the famous collapse
in these nine holes?

We haven't seen anything that
looked like a debris field, no.

Where the hell
did that collapse go, charles?

I don't know.
I don't know, marty.

It went somewhere.

It's down there.
You just haven't found it yet.

-Trust me. It's down there.

are any of them, charles,
where you would expect,

most likely to be, the collapse?

-Yes. Yeah.
-Which ones?

Uh, the ones near rf... Rf-1.

We-we assume that that's
where the collapse is.

Marty:
Have we drilled those yet?

-Yeah.
-We've got a couple.
H-6.5, I think,

is gonna be the next one.

We're gonna be watching
that one.

Look at that.

-Marty: Oh, yeah.
-See those two marks here?

I just wondered
if these two marks

are-are actual roman numerals.

Narrator:
Last year, while excavating

an eight-foot-wide borehole
known as rf-1,

the oak island team recovered

hand-cut timbers with
roman numerals carved into them

from a depth
of approximately 100 feet.

They also retrieved
ancient tunneling tools

and coconut fiber,
leading the team to speculate

that rf-1 may have contained
some of the collapse

from the original money pit.

Now, having completed
a series of boreholes

where the team's research

suggested the original
money pit might be,

they will now drill
a new borehole near rf-1

called h-6.5,

where they hope to finally
locate the treasure vault

people have been looking for
since 1795.

Well, we knew this was gonna be
a systematic process,

-so...
-Terry: Yeah.

Well, carry on.

Terry:
Very good.

Narrator:
Later that afternoon...

Rick: Every time we meet
in the war room, it's important.

Narrator: ...Rick lagina,
along with members of the team,

have gathered for a presentation

that oak island historian
doug crowell has prepared

regarding a recent
and curious discovery

on lot 15.

Also joining the meeting are
archaeologists laird niven,

miriam amirault
and dr. Aaron taylor.

We all know about
the, uh, mound up on lot 15.

And doug has done
some amazing research.

But I will say, you know,
in-in all fairness,

that I am a bit skeptical.

Because serpent mounds,
what little I know of them,

-are ancient.
-Mm-hmm.

Rick:
Doug, if you want to make
this presentation,

-I look forward to it.
-Yeah.

Like any curiosity
on the island,

this thing just kind of was
a surprise to us this year.

-It didn't look natural.
-Mm.

What is this thing?

Narrator:
Two weeks ago,

doug crowell alerted rick,
marty and members of the team

to a mysterious snake-shaped
mound of earth and boulders

not far from the 16th century
pine tar kiln on lot 15...

Aaron:
Sort of reminds you of, uh...

A little bit like
the serpent mounds

-in ontario.
-Yeah.

Narrator:
...A formation,

which, according to
archaeologist dr. Aaron taylor,

resembled a 2,000-year-old
ceremonial feature

located in
keene, ontario, canada,

known as the serpent mounds.

So, as a curiosity
on the island,

I think everything
has to be scrutinized

as to does it have any
importance to our hunt or not.

Right? So I've looked at
the history of serpent mounds.

I've looked at the history
of the symbolism of serpents

to see how it might play into
any of the theories

that have ever been presented
to us to follow.

So, if you don't mind,
I'm gonna share my screen here.

So, this is what I see,

an aerial view of what I see
when I look at this mound

and the mound
that's out in front of it.

This is where it resides
on the island.

It's to the east of the swamp,
up on the top of lot 15.

It's really almost on
the highest point of the island.

This is one
that's in otonabee, canada.

It's 189 feet long,

four to five feet high.

Ours is about four feet high.

And I measured it--
roughly 134 feet.

There are individual mounds,
or cairns,

around the outside of the
ontario serpent mound as well.

So, just as a comparison,

they're all of stone
and soil construction.

They're all an average
of four feet high.

Located on prominent hillsides
overlooking water.

Nearby individual cairns
or mounds.

We have all that
in this structure.

Whether it's an actual mound
or not...

those elements are present.

Rick:
What I was most impressed by
was that the serpent mounds,

literally across the globe,

had rock cairns
or these stone features

in close proximity to them.

Well, if this is
a serpent mound,

we also have these features
in close proximity.

To me, that was impactful.

Doug:
So now I'm taking a look at

why it might be important
to different theories.

Actually, it's interesting.

In going through this,
I found this.

This is from 1885.

Scott, if you can unroll that.

This is all the major religions
of the world,

when they came into being.

Even before there was
sun worshippers

and christianity,
there was serpent worship.

Um, serpent worship,
just around 3000 bc,

was the predominant religion
in the world.

Now...

This is one of the seals

from the 12th century
of the knights templar.

One of their grand masters.

Abraxas.

He's a composite god

that has the legs and feet
of two serpents.

Ancient gemstones
had this image on them.

And it was said
that a lot of these gemstones

were in
the templar's treasuries.

Mm.

Doug:
Serpents seem
to represent knowledge,

and knowledge is power.

If this mound that we're looking
at has any relevance to that,

it could have been created as
a symbol of the knights templar.

Island historian doug crowell

has just presented the team
with an incredible theory.

According to his research,

the serpent-shaped mound
recently discovered on lot 15

may represent an ancient symbol
for knowledge

connected to
the knights templar.

It looks man-made.
It doesn't look natural.

Then did it have a purpose
that's relevant

to what we're trying
to achieve on the island?

Craig:
Just looking at it, in general,

it-it's a massive site.

You know?
So something was going on.

Um, I do like the tie
that, you know, part of

its belief system
include the serpent.

I agree.

Well, I mean, we've dubbed it
the serpent mound.

Like you say,
that has yet to be proven.

Now, look at here.

This is from the freemasons.

Serpent and the cross.

"a symbol used in the degrees
of knights templar

"and knights
of the brazen serpent.

"the cross is a tau cross 't,'

"and the serpent
is twined around it.

"this is an important part of
the following masonic symbolism:

The 25th degree."

this is one of the rites
for the masons,

the serpent and the cross.

Rick:
Wow.

Narrator:
Ever since the discovery
of the money pit in 1795,

the secret society of builders
known as the freemasons

have been closely linked
to the oak island mystery.

Not only have
prominent searchers

such as daniel mcginnis,
m.R. Chappell

and franklin delano roosevelt,

who led a hunt for the treasure
in 1911, been members,

but many of the fraternity's
symbols, such as triangles,

the all-seeing eye

and the letter "g,"
representing the divine creator,

have been found on the island.

Numerous theories have also been
presented over the years

linking the predecessors
to the freemasons,

the knights templar, to the
original deposition of treasure

on the island.

But these ideas were

nothing more
than pure speculation.

That is,
until three years ago when

rick lagina and gary drayton

discovered the lead cross
at smith's cove,

a cross that not only
perfectly matched

templar carvings
found in southern France

but was scientifically proven
to have been made

from lead mined in that region

and more than 700 years ago.

Think about how many structures
we have uncovered to date.

We have the wharf.

We have the u-shape structure.
We have the serpent mound.

I mean, how did all these

very intensively
laborious structures

just rise up
without people noticing?

-Without some record?
-Those are just the reasons why

I think it's worth investigating
this particular mound

to see if it can
tell us anything,

particularly
the date of construction.

If we can determine
the date of construction

or perhaps its purpose,

-maybe it'll be helpful
in our hunt.
-Mm-hmm.

Laird, your thoughts?

Laird:
Well, I mean,
it-it's definitely a mystery.

Um, I think
it's worth pursuing it,

and, uh, yeah, hopefully,
the truth lies in the ground.

I agree.
There's really no other choice.

It's a mysterious island.
Who knows what lies beneath?

So, I think we have

a consensus that it needs
further investigation,

and that's sufficient
for-for this meeting.

I look forward to some answers.

Narrator:
The following morning...

Ian:
I think we should clear off
to the right.

You'll locate the edge
'cause it'll just drop off.

-All right.
-Narrator: Rick lagina

along with geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner,

metal detection expert
gary drayton,

jack begley

and heavy equipment operator
billy gerhardt

have returned to the swamp.

They are eager
to resume efforts to reveal

the massive stone feature
recently discovered

in the southeast corner.

Okay, so, we're starting
to get into it.

Oh, there's
a little bit of rock.

Ian :
Whoa!

Great. Billy!

I think what we'll do
is we're just gonna try

to throw a piece of plywood
down there

and take a look at that edge.

Yeah.

Ian:
Oh, yeah, that's perfect.

Hey, here, take a look at this.

And, so, here's...

Right off the bat,
this is kind of cool.

It's been piled up

on a little bit
of an angle there, right?

-That's... That-that's
the structure.
-Jack: Yeah.

Ian:
So, they built this

three stones thick.

Narrator:
Piled stones,
three layers thick,

forming a pathway or platform
on the bottom of the swamp?

But for what purpose?

That's impressive.

Ian:
Yeah, so, it's not vertical.

It's-it's angled up.

This is nicely stacked.

Rick:
It is beautifully stacked, yeah.

Narrator:
Could the stone feature
the team has uncovered

be connected
to the massive stone paved area

discovered last year
and which dr. Spooner dated

to as early as 1200 ad?

Rick:
This feature,
it's certainly very unique.

Eerily similar
to the first paved area.

A little bit flatter
would be my assessment.

But they're eerily strange
and eerily similar.

:
So, what is going on?

Billy:
The difference of this

to the paved area, though,
is the paved area

had some big rocks and looked
like people built around it.

This is 100% built.

-Rick: Hard to deny
that's built.
-Ian: Yeah.

Billy:
Dr. Spooner,
is there any way that we can

date on top of when
these rocks were built?

It's on top of material
that we know

has got a date
of in the early 1700s.

We dated that layer.

We got a date. It's a good date.

1700s, baby!

or:
In the oak island swamp,

rick lagina
and members of the team

are just beginning to uncover

the mysterious
flat stone feature

which geoscientist
dr. Ian spooner

believes to date
some 100 years prior

to the discovery
of the money pit.

Ian: What's critical here,
again, is they built this

on the swamp
when it wasn't a swamp.

They used three
or four courses of rocks.

-They built up here.
-Rick: Mm-hmm.

Ian:
Disarmingly flat surface.

Tilts up towards the money pit.

Gary:
That's good.

If it's going on an incline,

-straight towards the money pit.
-Ian: Yeah.

Let's just hope
it was a one-way road.

Ian:
Yeah. The thing is

it's all that kind of stuff
that tells you it's a...

A-a structure
and not just a feature.

They needed
some kind of structure here

that was st...
Uh, that was stable.

And even with two meters
of water,

this high, you could move

quite a big barge, ship,
whatever you want to do.

The only reason you'd make this
is to make a platform

to do something else from.

Narrator:
A road or platform?

Could it be a stone wharf
used centuries ago

for the purpose
of transporting something

out of the swamp
and to the money pit?

And if so,
could it also be connected

to the 200-foot-long anomaly,

detected two years ago
deep in the middle of the swamp

by seismic scanning,

which eerily resembled
an ancient sailing vessel?

Ian:
So, no matter what it is,

it's built. But right now,

I have no idea
what the purpose of it is.

And I think we need artifacts
to figure that out.

So, what do you want to do now?

Ian:
I mean, at this stage,
I think we've done enough.

I think it's time
to bring in the archaeologists

because they'll want to look
at this layer

down here and see
if they see anything.

So, this is the artifact layer
because this was built on this,

and so it's that layer
that things would fall down on.

Really, what we need to do
is find artifacts

to place this
in context of time,

and then we start
putting things together.

Start maybe thinking

there was something happening
with great purpose

going towards that location.

Rick:
You know, things are starting

to round to mid-to-late 1600s,
early 1700s,

well before the so-called find
of the money pit.

Almost a century before.

So, something's going on.

I'm impressed by this wall.

The next step is,
to ian's directive,

get the archaeologists in here,
render an opinion.

But before we go, I wouldn't
mind gary metal detecting this.

Gary:
Yeah, I was thinking that.

I've got a great plan.
You guys get up here

-and let me down there.

rick:
Good day, everybody.

Narrator:
Later that day...

Marty:
We've got some more data

that, uh, craig has
for the team here.

Narrator:
Brothers rick and marty lagina,

along with their partner
craig tester,

have gathered members
of the team in the war room.

Craig, I believe
you have some data

regarding the serpent mound,

-correct?
-Craig: Yeah, I sure do. Uh...

There was two pieces of charcoal
that were found

that, uh,
we sent into beta analytical.

Narrator:
One week ago,
while investigating

the mysterious
serpent-shaped mound on lot 15,

alex lagina,

along with archaeologists
dr. Aaron taylor

and miriam amirault,

discovered burned charcoal,
offering evidence

that significant human activity
occurred around this feature.

I'm gonna bag this
and run a carbon-14 date on it,

which will tell us
when it was burned.

Craig:
Do you have
either of them with you?

Doug:
We have the, uh, charcoal

from the cross section
of the body

along with the, uh, nail
that was found in that charcoal.

203? That artifact?

-Yes.
-Craig: Okay.
That one had a date

of 1320 to 1440.

-Period?
-Jack: What?

Wow. No-no brackets?

-No.

doug: There is another date
that it does match.

-Zena's map?
-Yes.

It might be the knights templar.

Narrator:
Charcoal found within

the serpent-shaped feature
on lot 15?

Dating back as early
as the 14th century?

This is virtually
the same time period

as a reported knights templar
map of oak island

given to the team four years ago

by the late author
and researcher zena halpern

as well as the lead cross
found three years ago

at smith's cove.

Could they all be connected
and be corroborating evidence

as to who is behind
the oak island mystery?

What do you say to that, aaron?

That changes the history
of the entire region

if that's true.

The only people we know
that were prior

to, uh, 1496

were the vikings.

I mean, if you find

a european object
dating back to that date,

um, I mean, that puts history
on its... On its head.

Marty:
If that date is real,

you know, holy smokes.

Those dates tie
with a templar influence.

You know,
I've always been dubious

about those sorts
of things, but...

But here's science.

Craig:
Obviously, anytime we get

such an outlier,

it's worth taking
the extra steps to make sure

-it's good data.
-Aaron: Incredible. If that date

comes back, that's one of
the most important, uh, features

in north america.
I mean, it changes everything.

And I don't use that lightly.

Rick:
I mean, those are early,

early, early dates.

Would it be fantastic? Yes.

But then what happened here?

Is it activities over centuries?

And who was involved?
I mean, then it makes

the who, what, when, where,
why and how of this thing

even more interesting
and complex.

Well, I don't know
if it's just me,

but we're getting
all kinds of data

that just keeps pushing it back,
pushing it back,

and making this island
more and more significant.

So once again, uh,
to avoid analysis paralysis,

let's get back to work. Agreed?

-Sounds good.
-Thanks, everybody.

Rick:
See you, guys.

-narrator: As another day begins

on oak island, rick lagina

and billy gerhardt
clear brush and small trees

from the southeastern corner
of the drained

triangle-shaped swamp...

So I'm gonna zigzag
in this direction

and see what we've got.

Narrator:
...While metal detection expert

gary drayton and jack begley
begin investigating

the recently-discovered
stone pathway

for important clues
that could help determine

when it was made
and what it was used for.

All we need is one good signal.

It's a regular hive
of activity here.

-Jack: Laird, aaron. Hey.
-Hey, guys.

-Wow.
-Hey, guys.

-Look at the structure.
-Wow.

So what...

-What is this?
-We've just been

calling it "the stone feature."

maybe this is some sort
of a pier.

Maybe it's a road.

But it's definitely
some sort of a construction.

I mean, it does look like
a roadway, doesn't it?

-Gary: It really does.
-Yeah.

-This is more impressive
than the paved area.
-Yeah.

-It looks more well-built.
-Yeah.

Jack:
But it's pretty obvious

to you guys, as well,
that we have a structure here.

-Oh, yeah, most definitely.
-Yeah. Yeah.

What's really... I think
the interface, so it's where...

Where this hits the land,
I think is gonna be

-pretty interesting, too.
-Yeah.
-Jack: Mm-hmm.

Especially, you know, maybe

there are associated structures
that we can't see.

-Yeah. For sure.
-Jack: Yeah.

Dr. Spooner had specified that,
from cores that he had taken,

he knows that that layer
is, like, 1700s,

-early 1700s.
-Gary: Yeah.

-Right.
-But if this was
some sort of a road,

then maybe they were hauling
something up there.

So, gary and I--
we're down here detecting

-to see if we could get
any evidence, and...
-Yeah.

There's a lot of stuff

that can get lost in
and amongst those rocks.

I think this potentially is a
very exciting area, and we just

have to be slow and methodical.

What's really exciting, too, is,

because it's in
an anaerobic environment,

preservation is amazing.

-Yup.
-Jack: It's gonna be in

-pristine condition, yeah.
-Aaron: Potentially, yeah.

Okay, we'll continue
metal detecting,

and hopefully
flag some good targets.

Laird:
All right.

-Good stuff, guys. Thanks.
-Great.

-Keep in touch.
-Gary: Okay, mate.
-Aaron: See ya.

You see the area, the other
side of the swamp here,

where the guys have been
cutting the trees--

well, all that is
squashed down now.

So, I say we get stuck in, mate,

and do some metal detecting
just over there.

I've got high hopes
for this area.

-Coins or artifacts, mate.
-Mm-hmm.

-That's what we want.
-Yeah.

good-sounding target just here.

Somewhere in that area, mate.

-you got to be kidding me, mate!
-Oh!

-It's a coin!
-Gary!

-It's a coin, mate!
-Oh, yeah.

-What is it?
-An oldie, as well!

-It's a british one!

that's crazy!
Here's an old british coin.

-What's that say?
-"1919."

oh, man.
It's not that old, though.

-No. Yeah.
-Oh, it's not. Oh, no.

Oh, that's not a... Dang.

Beautiful coin that.
I was excited there.

But this-- I just would have
loved it to be older.

Was not expecting that.
That's crazy, isn't it?

Oh, yeah.

There could be anything in here.

target here, jack.

Jack:
I got some good hopes
for this one.

That is a hole.

jack:
I should've got it.

-jack: More?
-Yeah.

-just take that chunk
out there, mate.

Might be more to it.

Jack:
I sure hope so.

jack:
Wow. Come on, be something good.

Let me make sure.

What have we got here, mate?

-Oh, a nice old pin.
-Oh!

-Gary: Look at that.
-That's great!

Yeah, that is old.

Narrator:
While investigating a mysterious

stone pathway
in the southeastern corner

of the oak island swamp,

metal detection expert
gary drayton and jack begley

have just made a potentially
significant discovery.

Jack:
Does that have a hole in it?

Gary:
Yeah, it has.

Oh, man, that is cool.

It's been punched through.

That hasn't been drilled.
It's been punched through.

-Oh, yeah.
-'cause, you see,
round on that side

and oval on that side.

That is some kind
of specialty tool.

It's like a...

-wow. Yeah.

-A plumb bob.
-Yeah, it's like a plumb bob.

-Yeah, because...
-Oh.

...You'd have
something like that

-if you were digging shafts.
-And...

I believe you're talking 1600s,
1700s easy with that one.

Narrator:
A plumb bob?

And possibly four centuries old?

Dating back to the time
of ancient egypt,

a plumb bob is a leveling tool

used to ensure that structures
such as wooden shafts

or stone buildings
are both vertically straight

and properly centered
during their construction.

Could it be that gary
and jack have just found

another key piece of evidence of
man-made workings on oak island

prior to the discovery
of the money pit in 1795?

If so, is it connected to
the mysterious stone structure

that the team has just uncovered

or something else
hidden in the swamp

that they have yet to find?

It is really, really cool.

It'd be interesting to see what
carmen legge thinks of this.

Yeah.

-Rick's got to see this.
-Rick, come here.

Gary:
Get your eyes on this, mate.

Rick:
Hang on.

Tell us what you think this is.

I wish I could tell you
with any type of certainty.

Have a gander at that, mate.

It was filled in
when we first found it.

-I was thinking
a really old spike.
-How heavy is it?

I... Oh, it's heavy, mate.
You feel that.

Look at that hole that's been
punched through the top, mate.

Jack:
Yeah, and if
that's a plumb bob,

it's more evidence that they
were digging shafts and tunnels.

Yeah. Perfect plumb bob.

-I agree with that.
-Yeah.

'cause you'd need a tool like
that to be able to measure

and not only just make sure

your shaft was straight but get
a proper measurement of depth.

Yeah, that's very cool.

it is crazy.

Who knows? You know,
when you find a plumb bob,

there might be a shaft in this
area or some kind of tunnel.

-So, yeah.
-It's a window into time.

It is. It really is.

Carmen can put a-a use to it
and maybe a date to it.

Yup. That'll tell a tale.

We need certainly to take
a hard look at that.

I mean, if you're gonna
drive a shaft,

you certainly need a plumb bob.

You know, it's very plausible.

It's enticing. It's interesting.

What it says is there are
answers in that swamp,

and we need to get
to the bottom of it.

Whatever it is, it's bloody old.

-This is beautiful.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.

I still think there's something
else in association with that.

-I... But we got to find it.
-Yeah.

Okay, we got to get
to the bottom of it.

You got to get to
the bottom of it.

-Good job. Good luck.
-Gary: Thanks. Cheers.

Jack:
Well, we'll find some more.

Narrator:
After another week of persistent
and careful exploration,

rick, marty, craig
and their team

appear closer than ever
to revealing the secrets behind

the 225-year-old
oak island mystery.

Secrets that just may be
more incredible

and historic than anyone
ever thought possible.

Might the new discoveries
that they have made on lot 15

and in the oak island swamp

help to finally resolve
the burning questions

of who, what, when,
where, why and how?

Perhaps they have just
found the pathway

to the answers.

Narrator:
Next time on
the curse of oak island...

Aaron:
What's exciting is

it's like some sort of cribbing.

-Oh, yeah!
-And it keeps going.

Good find, mike.

-Look at that head.
-Laird: It could,

in theory, go back
to the early 1700s.

-Woo-wee!
-You sound excited.

-It's an old coin.
-jack: All right!

To me, the money pit
is related to the mound.

Marty:
Maybe you're looking
at spoils from

-the original money pit.
-There you go.

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