90 ft broke through something wow you
got an open space 90 ft below grade
right there’s a void down the well you
got to airm whether or not it is a
tunnel and the only way to learn that is
to pull the core exactly matter get us
some Court time to find some treasure as
another season begins the committed team
searching for o Island’s Hidden
Treasures Works without rest each new
dig and drill brings up more artifacts
pulling them closer to solving the
islands age-old mystery this season has
been particularly rich with many finds
lighting up pieces of history Long
buried under the Earth each Discovery
seems like a step closer to the truth
but after all this could this finally be
the end of the search before we dive
embrace yourself what they’ve Unearthed
is more shocking than anyone anticipated
closer to the cash throughout this
journey the team has uncovered a array
of astonishing relics some of these
finds seem almost too good to be true
while LS feel like something straight
out of a legend with every new item they
dig up they Edge closer to their
ultimate goal but what exactly have they
found so far and how does each Discovery
Advance their quest for Treasure they
had no idea that the next find would
turn everything they knew about Oak
Highland upside down one of the most
exciting discoveries in season 11
occurred on lot five a small area where
the team uncovered a fragment of ceramic
this wasn’t just any piece of pottery
but one with unique features that
suggest a complex and old history the
team was exploring previously Uncharted
land when they found it and the
characteristics of the ceramic hinted
something much deeper beneath the
surface this particular piece with a
purple glazed DM in a darker interior
May date back to a Time long before the
infamous Money Pit was even created El
the team ceramic expert was shocked by
its age and possible Origins he suspects
it may have come from Europe and could
date as far back as the 1600s this
discovery raises a huge question how
early did people start explori Ng living
on Oak Island but the ceramic was only
one of many Clues during their diger
circular Stone formation Gary the metal
detection expert uncovered an old iron
latch buried deep underground this latch
could have been part of a Cellar or even
a hidden trapo its presence suggests
that whoever was on the island long ago
may have intentionally modified the land
they could have been trying to hide
something or keep it secure as the team
digs deep for they start to wonder if
the circular Stone formation is actually
a natural feature at all could it have
been built by human hands to hide
something valuable with both the ceramic
piece and the iron latch found so close
together this Theory gains weight could
this area have been some sort of hidden
storage deliberately constructed to keep
its contents a secret from Curious eyes
to better understand what they’re
dealing with the team sends the iron
pieces to a lab for more analysis a CT
scan reveals that the artifacts were
carefully made and had multiple uses C
Arman Leo blacksmith expert examined the
find and confirmed their age and
potential function dating them to before
the 1840s this only deepens the mystery
who were these early visitors and what
were they hiding meanwhile the team’s
exploration continues at a site called
The Garden shaft with High Hopes they
dig deeper into the tunnels below
working with the dis Contracting crew
they carefully navigate the underground
Pathways that have stunk treasure
hunters for years however water seeping
into the tunnels present say new
challenge requiring CR solutions to keep
keep their path safe and stable as they
move forward they begin to find signs of
something massive underground they come
across a large void which they nickname
Aladdin’s cave this hollow area suggests
there may be something precious hidden
below perhaps even gold the presence of
wooden structures also hints that humans
have worked in this area before possibly
building secret Chambers to hide their
Treasures but this wasn’t the most
surprising part as th e team
investigates Spore holes around the
Money Pit they turned to Dr Ian Spooner
and his colleagues for help using
Advanced Techniques including
fluorescent spectroscopy they analyzed
the soil for traces of metal and other
materials the results show that Oak
Island’s history is even more
complicated than anyone thought it seems
people have been digging and possibly
hiding things on the island for far
longer than previously believed as the
team pushes forward more artifacts come
to light among them is a collection of
old coins found near lot five these
coins which appear to have been made by
hand look a lot like Roman coins that
were found on the island in the past
this raises more questions could Oak
Islands history be connected to multiple
different cultures and time periods
excitement filled the air as riag
quickly called his brother Marty to join
him at the Oak Island dig site they had
already made an exciting find and the
day was just getting started early in
their search on lot five Rick stumbled
upon yet another coin this was now the
third coin they had found and the season
had only just began the coin like the
others looked like it had been crafted
by hand its worn edges and the greenish
brown color showed that it was old
perhaps even older than the history of
Oak Island itself this find made the
brothers wonder if it could be a key to
understanding the larger mystery of the
island eager to learn more Rick and
Marty took their growing collection of
coins to Ed and Emma the experts at the
interpretive Center using modern tools
like xrf which analyzes the elements in
objects and CT scanning they hope to
uncover the origins of these mysterious
coins the results were fascinating the
first coin made mostly of copper and
silver seemed different from Roman coins
which are typically made from tin and
lead this made the team think that while
the coin was ancient it was from a
different time more plac than they had
originally thought but this wasn’t the
most puzzling part when they looked at
the second coin they found something
intriguing a faint image of a woman
seemed to be etched into its Center this
coin was made of copper tin and silicone
materials similar to Roman coins found
on the island before could this be a
sign that the Knights Templar or some
other early visitors had brought this
coin to Oakland the third coin however
left the team scratching their heads it
had a unique pattern of woven or
chainlike links a scan showed it was
made from brass copper silver and
surprisingly iron and Mangan the
inclusion of these materials suggested
that the coin could be more modern than
the others throwing off their
expectations however upon closer examin
Emma noticed high levels of calcium and
phosphorus elements often found in
French in years from the 13th century
this was similar to the composition of a
lead cross they had discovered early
sparking a new theory about the
historical connections between these
artifacts but this wasn’t the strangest
part could these coins point to trade or
contact between different cultures like
the Knights Templar and local
populations on Oak Island the team’s
curiosity grew as they thought about the
possibilities were the these coins
evidence of long ago exchanges between
different groups feeling motivated by
these discoveries the team headed back
to lot 5 the next day eager to find more
Craig Sharpie quickly picked out a small
iron object that looked like it could be
part of a map they sent it off for
analysis hoping it might reveal more
secrets then under a bile of debris they
found yet another coin the fourth of the
season this coin was in excellent
condition and its well-preserved surface
made it easy to see that it was likely
Roman like the the other coins it was
handmade and its aged surface told a
story of many years gone by these
discoveries were thrilling but they also
made the team realized they had only
scratched the surface the team decided
to shift their attention to the swamp
area of Oak Island in past Seasons they
had uncovered many important artifacts
near the dam with th limited access to
the area they turned to their remotely
operated vehicle off for an underwater
look Tony volunteered to dive in eager
to get a firsthand look as Tony searched
the murky Waters he made an exciting
Discovery pieces of work Timber that
matched details from Zena’s map of the
area these wooden beams suggested human
activity in the swamp perhaps stating
back centuries but this wasn’t all Tony
found more ceramic fragments and a clay
sailor pipe all lying near a large
Boulder this led the team to wonder if
the swamp had once been a hidden spot
where items were secretly stored
untouched for years but the biggest
surprise came was Tony continued his
search during a sweep around the boulder
his metal detector bust with excitement
he uncovered around coin-like object
with a hole in the center it looked a
lot like ancient Chinese coins this
raised even more questions could the
swamp have been a place of trade had a
ship wreck occurred here or perhaps the
indigenous people of Oak Island had a
significant R oay in the history of this
mysterious place as we dive deeper new
Clues emerged that might link the
Island’s past and present secrets of the
the soil the dam mon o Island built over
as centuries ago with simple tools and
methods May hold clues about the
artifacts the team is uncovering today
martil Lina using a tractor began
clearing large rocks from a circular
depression to set up an important
excavation as they dug deeper jimie
found something surprising a large piece
of pottery possibly the biggest ever
discovered in that area buried in the
wet Earth L the team’s expert identified
the pottery as coarse Earth and War
likely made in England or Pennsylvania
in the late 1700s around the 1770s this
this find is older than some of the
previous discoveries in this part of the
island by about 20 years the pottery
could have belonged to the Island’s
early settlers or maybe someone found it
later and buried it again for
safekeeping although the find is
exciting figuring out exactly where it
came from is tricky without more
analysis the team eagerly waits for the
interpretive centers tests to learn more
about its Origins as they continued
Excavating in the same circular area
Jack and Helen sifted through more dirt
and debris Helen was puzzled when she
didn’t find many nails which would
usually suggest a log cabin had once
stood the but soon Jack uncovered a nail
that seemed to be from a frame building
hinting at more artifacts to come then
Jame came across a metal Fastener unlike
anything they had found before it looked
like a strap hinge from a door and soon
he found the rest of the Fastener along
with a large Unique Nail The Rose spiked
head of the nail suggested it was
handmade and could be from as early as
the 1600s predating even the infamous
Money Pit but this wasn’t the only
mystery the team began to wonder if
these artifacts could be connected to
Oakland’s first treasure depositor Sir
William fips Helen thought that the
location of the fines might suggest they
were near the side of a building
possibly even by a wind as the team sent
these items off for more testing they
grew more excited about what these
pieces might reveal about the history of
the site moving away from lot five Rick
and Gary picked up their metal detectors
again they were hoping to find more
coins but instead came across a large
metal strap Gary guessed that the strap
might have been decorative possibly from
a chest and could be linked to the
circular depression they had been
exploring not long after they found
another large piece of iron this one a
thick heavy Fastener with a rose head
style these discoveries deepened their
theories about the areas past suggesting
that important structures could be
buried nearby but this wasn’t the
strangest part the team couldn’t figure
out why such valuable iron artifacts
would be left to rust and decay in the
past ion was expensive so it seemed odd
that these items had been discarded to
get more answers the team sent the
pieces to K and Lego blacksmith expert
kman thought the lunch iron pie piece
might have be in a chisel used in mining
or tunneling possibly by the original
Builders or treasure depositors on the
Island carman’s examination of the B
shaped strap revealed that it likely
decorated a chest or wooden box this
style was common among the French in
earlier centuries this discovery opened
up new possibilities suggesting that the
French may have visited or used Oak
Island before the English or even Sir
William fips this idea matches earlier
findings by Zena helper who had studied
maps of Oak Island and Nova Scotia with
French writing on them dating back to
the time of the Knights Templar
meanwhile over at The Money Pit the
teams drilling up operation was in full
swing they were hoping to find hidden
tunnels or structures but at first they
only hit soil however things took a turn
when they reached a depth of around 100
ft and started finding chunks of wood
this was a strong sign they were near a
wooden structure possibly a tunnel
underneath the bore hole as they drilled
further morewood merged confirming their
presence of an underground structure the
big question now was where did this
tunnel lead could it connect to the
Garden Shaft or the baby blob these new
findings were exciting but they also
raised even more questions pushing the
team to keep searching in unraveling Oak
Island secrets with each layer uncovered
we move closer to revealing the Island’s
hidden Stories the wooden path
researchers studying the wood fragments
found near the garden shaft have made
some interesting discoveries about their
origin these fragments are from trees
similar to ones found in nearby area one
fragment found about 105 ft below the
surface on the Eastern side of the G
Garden shaft marks an important first
find from this location as the team dug
deeper they came across morewood pieces
at the same depth but this time these
fragments were small found in soil that
had a darker grayish tone this change in
color suggests that the exploration may
have reached an underground passage the
drilling records add more intrigued to
the story they s how that this area
might be close to a long room a treasure
site near the garden shaft which
supports some of the team’s earlier
suspicion the New Evidence seems to
point toward the idea that this passage
wasn’t created by more recent treasure
Hunters but was actually built by the
original depositor at a depth of 111 ft
the team found morewood fragments that
were probably part of an old structure
possibly a floorboard or a ceiling that
had decayed over time these remnants are
now part of the material being studied
by the researchers to explore further
the team decided to follow the path of
the tunnels mapped out in earlier
studies they collected samples of the
wood from different B holes near the
garden shaft and sent them to emu at the
interpretive Center for further analysis
the goal was to see if the fragments
were all from the same structure or if
they pointed to other hidden
constructions within the shaft Emma’s
analysis revealed something quite
surprising the wood contained traces of
potassium and Alo minim but there were
no signs of precious metals like gold
silver Ortin however there was a trace
of pum a Rare Element at this depth
which hinted at the possible presence of
valuable Metals nearby such as gold or
platinum pedum is often associated with
refining gold so this discovery
suggested that the original depositors
may have been treating and refining gold
artifacts like coins or other objects
but this wasn’t the only curious finding
Emma also confirmed that the wood
samples came from the same construction
leading the team to believe they were
getting closer to finding the tunnel
that could lead them to the treasure
meanwhile about 100 yards away from lot
five Rick and Gary were exp exing their
search around a circular depression that
was littered with debris from past human
activity Gary had a hunch that these
spots might contain metals and he was
right the team marked several promising
locations with flags after finding
artifacts that dated back to the 17th
century or even earlier these finds
suggested that humans had been active in
this area long ago and their activities
might have been historically significant
but the surprise is didn’t stop the
there in a stone structure that was
believed to have been built by Robert
Young the team found a small round metal
object after further study they realized
it was a small Cali shot possibly from
the 1700s which suggested that there
might have been military action on the
island at some point this discovery tied
in with historical records from the Duke
to Anvil’s Naval Mission which pointed
to Oak Island as a possible hiding place
for French naval Treasures around 1746
moments later the team’s metal Detective
to beeped again leading them to another
fine just a few feet away at first they
thought they had found a shell casing
but after Consulting with local
archaeologists they learned that the
object was likely a piece of military
equipment possibly a gun site as the
team continued to study these artifacts
the interpretive Center made another
exciting Discovery they Fu ND that the
first object was actually around Rod
guide from a musket this tool used for
loading ammunition was an innovation
from the early 16th century
interestingly the guide had Roman
numerals carved into it which was
unusual for that time this suggested it
could have been from an even older
period or had a specific specialized use
but the most surprising detail came
later a CT scan of the guide revealed
even more intricate markings including a
hole and an inscription this inscription
was similar to structural elements found
in Smith’s code suggesting a possible
link between the finds at the Garden
shaft and broader historical activities
on Oak Island this connection could
point to
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