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The Oak Island team believes there has been a disturbance under the large boulder found at this location that they believe suggests it has been moved by man. It’s noted that surface cobble is present, and a stick is found between the boulder and the sediment.
It is mentioned that a trail seems to lead right to the large boulder unearthed this season. Craig Tester then gives the team the results of the C-14 testing from sticks that were found under the boulder.
- The Money Pit
- Jewelled Brooch
- Granite Stone
- Coconut Fibres
- Swages
- Bone Fragments
- Chain
- Ancient Manuscripts
- Leather Book Binding
- Roman Sword
The discovery that started it all. In 1795, 16-year-old Daniel McGuiness went on a fishing expedition to Oak Island. Upon landing, he came across an oak tree with unnatural markings. A depression was also spotted beneath the tree. Along with two friends, he began digging, finding patched logs at regular intervals. They would return years later with...
Now jumping 200 years, at lot 21 on the western side of Oak Island, the Laginas found a jewelled brooch. This was near where Daniel McGuiness had lived. Was it a treasure he had discovered?
Found 90 feet down the Money Pit was a granite stone. One carved with peculiar symbols. No-one has accurately deciphered the code though one attempt gives the translation ‘Forty feet below, two million pounds are buried’.
During the early excavations of The Money Pit, searchers found large amounts of coconut fibre at a depth of 60 feet. But the nearest coconut trees were 1500 miles away. A puzzling find, some believe the fibres could have been used to create rope to lower fortunes.
The Laginas found two iron objects in Lot 21, on the western end of the island. These were later specified as swages, a type of blacksmith tool and dated as far back as the 14th century. The team saw the equipment as evidence of intense mining operations on the island.
The team recovered two fragments at borehole H8 in The Money Pit area. These were initially identified as human, and later testing showed one was of European ancestry and the other Middle Eastern.
At a neighbouring borehole, a piece of chain was found coupled with some bone. The team linked this to a theory that after the treasure was buried, some of the slaves who dug the shaft were chained and buried alive, deep underground – their vengeful spirits would guard the vault and curse any explorers!
Whilst the Oak Island Treasure Company was excavating in the late 1800s, they hit a cement-like level 153ft underground. After drilling through they found a small parchment. One theory suggests, this parchment may originate from a collection of Shakespeare's lost manuscripts, hidden on Oak Island by 'the true author' of Shakespeare's plays, Francis...
Decades later, the Laginas discovered small pieces of parchment with leather binding in the H-8 spoils near the pit. Could these be further pieces of Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts?
In 2015, it was reported a fisherman pulled out a Roman sword from the waters by Oak Island. Though this discovery would have rewritten history, putting Romans in North America, this discovery turned out too good to be true. In fact, the sword was a modern replica of a Roman sword, not a 2,000 year-old original.
Dr. Spooner remarks that the smaller stones around the boulder seem to be very suspicious because of the angularity of the rocks. He states that these stones look to have been deposited by humans and not a natural formation. He believes that they are not from the shore, but from a deeper excavation, possibly from the Money Pit.
The mystery began here in 1795 with the discovery of the Money Pit! Oak island guards its secret with water from deep flood tunnels. A deep shaft 180' NE of the Money Pit with tantalizing clues. A cryptic stone discovered almost 90' down in the Money Pit in 1804.
The only original photo of the stone triangle I have to hand is one which Nolan took and appears in Crooker’s book, Oak Island Gold. Compare the large white boulder in the foreground of the previous image with those by the shore in Dunfield’s picture.
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Feb 14, 2024 · Tonight they found a big boulder in the swamp. Around the boulder they found a large number of wood pieces and also a row of stones or rocks. They also showed progress in the Garden Shaft as they continue to extended it almost to the depth they are looking to reach.
