Oak Island. My brother and I were bit, in 1965, I believe with the TV guide article.
I was 5, then and kept that issue for about 13 years. I was completely captivated!
About 20 years ago, on Ebay, I found a listing with ever book, letters, notes, and maps.
Nothing important was in there, but it re-captivated me, as it took 6 months to pour through the material.

Of course, I got hooked on the show, and havent missed an episode.
Ive been blown away with the recent finds of human bones, leather, and pottery at 155 feet. (approx)
I understand the show is ending, with speculation of the Treasure Found!

I hear from family that visits Nova Scotia frequently, and came back last month with news the area was a buzz,
with stories of the Treasure and mystery being solved!!

What do you think? Are you watching? Is it Pirate Treasure worthy of a marker on a Pirates Pin?

X marks the spot.....Im excited!....52 years waiting......

I agree, the announcer just killed me, but I block him out now.
I am trained in this skill from 43 years with my wife!

But, Im so into Archaeology, Anthropology, and Theology, from my family in Europe and Middle East,
that the show fills my TV viewing with baited enthusiasm!

After going on only a few "digs" in my life, this is one I wish I could be involved in.

Im becoming that old man in the shorts walking the beaches here with a metal detector!

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I think she knows my wife!

Nothing like a Good Dig.

Ive done Gems, Meteors, Mineral Specimens, Fossils, Out house, and Archaeology digs. Along with Metal detecting, and Shark tooth Diving
All are very rewarding to me to discover, to pull out a dinosaur bone, or a chunk of crystals!

For many of us, Id highly recommend, especially if you have kids, a search on the web for local fossils.
Its a great reward and a stepping stone in inspiring their imagination to learn about what to find, and what they do find.

On a trip to Nashville, Next to a park on #100, west of Nashville, is a fossil wall, with marine fossils that fall to the ground, and
the Joy of kids who were finding them pleased me.

Could be just me, but Id hope we all have some degree of Treasure Hunting in all of us....seeing we hunt for Pins and games today too.

OK, for kicks...OAK ISLAND PIN!

Call Outs: One must Die!

Chapel Vault Multiball!

Swamp Captive Ball!

OK, its campy, but there have been worse themes before....

Oh yeah! Tons of Subway Tunnels! More than any game, and Random Kickouts!

Go in one Hole/Tunnel, Who knows which one it will come out from!

Yes, Kellyco. For metal detector s.

Do you remember season 1 or 2 an old man came out with high end metal detector equipment?
The last time I saw him he had a shotgun pointed at me....I was dating his daughter 45 years ago!
He hunted treasure extreme in the 60s and 70s, and his business grew from the house to the biggest today.

Treasure hunting has always been around me

Heres a tidbit thats in conflict with common theory.

The Knight Templar, or Gaurds of the Temple, started with a Hebrew movement
to return to Israel, both for the Treasure, as reiterated in the Copper Scroll, but as
always written, to restore Jerusalem. (The Kaballah and the Tree of life mentioned in last nights episode, came back too)

The Cover story and common History, is 100% for Christian Pilgrims to travel.
Thats what it grew in to and became true nonetheless.

I believe there was an original treasure, and the wood planks.
Important stuff, but not the Ark...thats another story.

I believe Samuel Ball found it, or some of it.

The Island and material above bedrock was deposited as Terminal Moraine from Glaciers.
Plenty of pockets in this formation, and the digs flooding is because of this natural formation.

I hope they find something, I have heard people in Nova Scotia have been a buzz about what was found.

Any pin heads nearby?

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The Temple Menorah, was taken by Rome as spoils, and commemorated in the still standing Arch of Titus. Recently scanned, and restored, many details now show as it looked 1900 years ago.

Yet the copper scrolls indicate there may be more, if the Templars found.

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Add two human bones from the late 1700's at 155 (approx. feet) Pottery, a British Military settlement with more coins, and military hardware found.

Maybe they need Nicolas Cage!

The cross found was quite a revelation!

I wonder the "something magnetic" didnt pull up?

Stuff found on Oak Island, I had not seen, or seen in show:

http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/photos/artefacts-found-on-oak-island/

I was bitten by the Treasure bug even earlier.....
My first camera in 65, and a book was brought to me with tales from far away.
My cousin was involved with the discovery of the dead sea scrolls, and other archaeology in the region.
Gosh, can I remember him telling stories 50 years ago, about mummies, treasure, the tunnels under Jerusalem....
It got in my blood, and never left.

Thanks for the mention of these other shows! More to watch!!!

Weird, They did the magnetic testing in the small holes.
Then took what must have been months to a year, to order the big drill from Korea.
THEN, they see the 3D readings?

Am I missing something?

I had family that escaped Europe during the war and settled in South America.
Starting when I was young, 50 years ago, when he visited, he often told stories of all the Nazis living in
South America....This included Hitler. It was an interesting debate among elders when I was a kid.
Funny that it was about the same time I got hooked on Oak Island.

The network of tunnels is a natural formation of the last 2 Glacier movements and the remaining moraine.

The fork in long Island, all they way up to Cape Cod are the remnants as well, as the Hudson Grand Marine Canyon.

Layers of Gravel and stone from the glacier movement and melt, so the flooding and caverns are normal for this geology in the region.

I too, think whatever Treasure is long gone.
I think the last show will contain enough info to show something was there, but no longer.
The End.

Variations of the cross symbol exist throughout many cultures to the east, west, and North through time, pre Christ, that vary by the dozens, with debatable meanings.
But I agree, Im skeptical of the trailer quote.

The purple wood was interesting.
Not just for its color, but it appeared to be unweathered or decayed.....all other wood darkens heavily, unless a fresh break.
Any ideas?

With the show ending soon, I hope the answers will satisfy us all.

In other conversations, the dating of it as a Phoenician symbol of Tanit or Asherah, or the Tree of Life in the prison from Metatron/Reincarnation,
from 1300BC, and 1100 AD, seem to shake people.
The Tree of Life was part of early Christianity, through exiled Alexandrian Hebrews, and was reintroduced in the Kabbalah in the crusades.
Asherah/Tanit was part of Jewish sects, through the Samaritans, and possibly the Essene/Nazarene lore.
Essentially a counterpart to the male God figures as a female consort, both from Persian and Greek.

Some of the group outside Pinside, have trouble accepting any other meaning of the cross, other than Christianity, so we had series wide
doubt, insults, and slander seen, as a defensive posture.

If it does show an earlier prescience of Templars landing in the US....that would be an insane new theory to address.

The view and creation of Templars, is not without debate.

Common statements were to protect the Christian Pilgrims who wish to visit Jerusalem.

While this was inherently true at the end of the history, in the beginning it was about the oral history of the Temple Treasures
hidden in the tunnels under the city (Copper Scrolls), as well as a return to their homeland.

The original movement, funding, etc, is in one theory, originally underwritten by the Jewish population,
and than propagandized through the Church, to become true. What was brought back, soon lead to the Protestant movement and indulgences.

Christianity during the years of say 800-1300 in the period of the Templars, was very different than we think today, and changed again, in the 1500's to the
King James Bible, which changed everything, yet again.
An easy example is the Star of David, found on churches, and is a Christian Symbol, prior to it being a Jewish symbol. (even the word "Jew", did not appear in writing until the middle 1700's!)
No idiolatry, but hard to say if this cross, say found in Jerusalem, would have been considered an ancient Christian Cross...a relic, thought to have been from Christs time. The peddling of Christ relics, took on full business after Queen Helena went on tour in 300 AD, so in the souk, as today, one can find a table with real and fake pottery, crosses, oil lamps, etc.

A bunch of dialogue I have is with personal friends..puzzle guys on this, but heres some for much more:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/oak-island/

https://www.reddit.com/r/OakIsland/

http://forum.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/

Perhaps they will find Mormon Plates, and mess everything up!

Tonight I think they reveal the keyhole plate.
I have a degree of skepticism when hinges, keys, and keyholes appear in a single
season.

I do hear second hand from the inside, that there still is a big reveal.

If one would like to know about more of what the Templar Treasure was, when they went to find it, look into the copper scrolls that have been found.
Good historical and fiction writing, and debate.

Of course I wanted "more", and annoyed with editing, but I was pleased for the season.
Bones, Purple wood, Cross, Dump, All show lots of activity there to justify a burial.
Maybe its gone, and thats OK too.
But the U shape structure....A dock?
More in the swamp?
Sure, Coffer Damn, and metal detect more....many shows find nothing....still no Alien proof, so I feel a bit more rewarded here.

Did others see the end of 2nd extended program, where they showed what was found digging in the ribbon area for next season?

I guess you guys didnt see the original shaft uncovered in the corner of the screen, and covered at the end of the episode?

For me, its something ive been interested in for over 50 years!
Whether Im combing the beach for sharks teeth and fossils, diving for same, or spending 8 hours in a quarry,
Ive come to expect little, and get excited over finds that I see no one else in the family cares about.

So I tolerate/hate the announcer and editing, I can understand why only a big payoff would satisfy others.

In that regard, I wont watch the new show, because I am reversed....no interest in story background....only the payoff
of a find.

.....Gold Story......Makes me think of the treasure hunting in a families home.....story to tell.

In the 1930s, my family became successful with several Jewelry stores in the New York/Brooklyn area.
Run by brothers, they pooled their money and bought a grand Victorian home in Far Rockaway, that used to belong
to a Prominent Politician.
I grew up as a Kid playing there.
A full Wrap around porch, a basement I want allowed to go into, cubby holes, storage, secret rooms, and hidden stairways were built into
the home over time.
Where else would a 9 year old want to explore!?!
My uncles stashed their wealth in the house.....gold....coins....antique pocket watches, rolexes, diamonds.
These were items people sold through the decades that they hoarded.

When the last living family member there passed, it became a Mad Mad World to rush over, and find the "Treasure".
Notwithstanding all the family drama, we found gold and coins, diamonds, and gems, hidden everywhere!

A false panel inside the fireplace flue.
A secret compartment built into the grand piano
Under floorboards in closets and in secret stairs
In the ceiling
Two of the secret crawl spaces produced more hidden in the back, one crawl space had 3 hidden rooms, with flush doors!
A bathroom remodel in the 60s, had the plywood build out screwed together, and covered with wallpaper. We stripped the paper and unscrewed
wood to find jars of Coins in many of the bathroom walls.
Finally saw the basement, no gold, but filled with antique clocks.
Boxes of Gold Coins hidden in extra spaces made behind and attached to furniture...false backs.
Cigar boxes of $20 Gold Coins were hidden throughout the house.

Treasure hunting in one form or another....like hunting for a pin, real estate, antiques, fossils, etc.....always gets me going, but another show done
in the same format.....not so much.

The find at the end of the confederate gold in the trailer of Oak Island was enough for me to watch another season.

Ive been enjoying Snake Island...If you havent seen this season, each episode is a concrete find to the season finale last week.....very rewarding.....

Couldnt agree more....Damn good opening episode....Now they will sprinkle artifacts through the rest, but changed
the whole scope of operation.....

Im quite certain, that the editing of 40 hours of metal detecting, and a couple finds down to minutes, it would appear this way.

They have managed to prove some British encampments from the late 1700s.

To me, all other finds are not proven yet, but a cross and crossbow arrow, show much earlier dating so far.

I believe a good deal of answers, or I hope, this season.

Personally, after reading everything that came out in books over the last 40 years, I believe there was, but Samuel Ball found it.
The material pulled up from voids, I believe washes in, as the island is a porous creation from Terminal Moraine.

I still hope I am wrong,as they have human bone, leather, parchment, broken bits of China from 160-180 ft below the surface
as well as 2 pieces of Jewelry from the surface.

I think it was a repair dock.....

OK...An Oak Island Pinball! Think of the Callouts! Holy Shammoly!

Metal detect mode
Bore Hole mode
Jackpot Treasure Mode....Not much there.
Coffer Damn Multiball

Play for years, could have been done in an hour!

Laws

If you are hungry for more, here is a site I visit weekly.

http://www.archaeologica.org/NewsPage.htm

Even if the final answer is to show an earlier Atlantic crossing from Roman Europe, that would be a milestone
to History, and the issues with "Columbus".
It would also explain the Maps drawn of the East Coast of America in the Vatican Museum, prior to 1492.

Indeed, which is why I mentioned the Roman World.
We have faiths, and theories, carvings and stones...none that I pass any judgement, that hints at earlier crossing.

The knowledge of the East Coast was important in a Treaty that split the Atlantic and Pacific Trade routes between Spain and Portugal. an abundance of info in the last 20 years, shows that Spain already had maps, and had explored the coastline, with
minimal records that support the detail of mapping.
One theory to support this knowledge that was secret, was earlier Templar Trips, and mappings.
This information was kept secret, as a shorter trade route to the East that was shorter, would be very valuable.

I agree, it was a Place where a Boat could stay hidden.
I dont believe in Flood tunnels, just the Loose packing of Glacier Moraine.
At best, Ill hope for evidence this week of earlier dock in the cove, and a few more pieces of metal.
People were there, treasure may have been there, but I believe Ball found it,
Earlier Atlantic crossing at the Best, is a good enough "ending" for me.

I found the last 2 episodes amazing! Yes, they are drawn out for TV, but now the "Folklore" is showing to be True, and even more
surprises have been found.
I think those that are disappointed in simply, "Heres the Treasure, Done", have not experienced an Archaeological, or Paleontological dig.

Some sites I have visited, the artifact can be grabbed and picked up, but take 2 weeks to brush away and document in Situ.
Or waiting weeks for approval and security, analysis, discussion, restoration and cleaning can take years.

Turning Digs into entertainment for an instant gratification seems to be a bit ironic, and our TV experiences have prejudiced our expectations.
(But I agree, on how stretched, and repeated this show is)

Several Major events occurred here....much more than just a Buried treasure in the 1700s...what that is is more intriguing to me, than a box of
treasure that would be like the spoils found from shipwrecks from the 1600s-1700s.

Finding man made Box Drains would blow me away.
I never believed they existed, simply flooding due to Geology.
Even still, to Peg and assemble the dock/wall discovered is a huge undertaking on a tiny island.
If not a Treasure, or a dock for repairing ships during war..... any other ideas?

Value? as in Gold Coins, Gems?
A few Coins, 1700s, likely from a British encampment.
Jewelry/Brooches, Semi Precious from the same time or earlier.
A lead cross, of date apparently earlier than 1600s.
A cross Bow Bolt, identified as Roman.

Archaeologically...enough to suggest one, or several landings, structures and activities
Earlier than the 1600s.

If Viking, its a pretty damn big find. If European/Templar/Roman....Ground breaking and a re-write of History......Priceless.

Heres one of my favorite "Treasures" Found

The Cave of Letters, 130 AD, 2nd (3rd) Revolt. To think the people that used these were part of that History.....

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They have stated this a few times, and repeated....last couple episodes.

I wonder the source of that carved stone...Was it Ballast from overseas? Seems Odd that it looks more ornamental, then a written language.
(BTW there is an entire exhibit in Museum with Hundreds of artifacts, with clearly written language, that no one can decipher...created and lost.
All different)

The "20 years" of construction is a supposition....Maybe it took 30.
Whats overlooked is without wealth accumulation through Currency...Egypt had none,
Society Farmed/Livestock, had a Military, and Built.
The Stones quarried and moved down the Nile werent Only and exclusively for Pyramids.
Buildings, Temples, were being built as well, so a large flotilla of boats were constantly going back and forth,
Thousands of workers at quarries, Thousands on site to build.
What gets messed up in terms of time, is if you look at the "length" of Rulers reign, where known, takes on "X" years.
All the Rulers, whose length of life was Not known, was defined in Chronology by Scalinger in the middle ages at 33 years....a filler.
(and adamantly fought by Isaac Newton)
This missing piece, distorts the BC Calendar, as well as the time it took to build, negating Tomb construction well Before
a rulers death.
By Scalingers Dating How could anything be built in a period longer than a rulers reign? Easy, they reigned longer than 33 years.

Perhaps thinking of the original, smaller Capitol building in DC took 33 years, and the Washington Monument 30 years, sans civil war.
Notre Dame took 300 years!

From an entertainment standpoint...."Wheres the Treasure?" and from a TV Production standpoint, its pretty low.
From an Archaeological and Historical view, its incredible what is being found.

The show had a slightly different title, I believe, which may be the reason....or the curses they were talking about!
It was an interesting episode, but for those wanting a big discovery, this wasnt it...It was about the paranormal, and a closer look at artifacts....

I Will be truly shocked, If they uncover the finger network of Box Drains made of Stone.
I still feel they dont exist as illustrated and the flooding is loose moraine.

The large Oak timbers, and Large Leather piece got me.
I am under the presumption of small pieces washing in through gaps, and a large leather piece, unless
from searchers, is unusual with its size and could not wash in.
The same with the large Oak section....Thats really unusual.
Between the metal detection of large objects, mapping the swamp, and this hole, its extremely robust to exhaust
as much leads as possible.
The dig deeper episode shared a wall, I was never aware of, with the theory it was a ramp....hmmm...

Purple wood piece much larger, a 17th to 18th century cabinet box lock, and wood structure with outcoming water under the crane pad.

Season Finale! They Drained the Swamp and Found a Wall!

Wasnt that on already? I know it says may 7th....Its the Pine/Conifer Stone....

They found a Large anomaly in the swamp, couple meters deep, that could be a ship, and at the higher end, what appears to be a shaft or tunnel.

Perhaps these shows arent worth your time?

In addition to Martys Money, He is also the Producer of the show, and receives a large sum from the Popularity
of the show, that he funnels back in.
With the Brothers, Craig Tester, Dan Blankenship, and Alan J. Kostrzew, they own 78% of the Island and the Tours,
This is also a tidy sum, along with any other royalties and products that are available or develop,
He is a pretty Good Business man, and Id say, he already has a nice ROI.

The info at 2 Million in Net Worth, seems to be in error. Click the next few links on Google, and the sale of his Oil Co, and Net Worth of his Wind Turbine Company, and Winery. I think the 2 Million was pulled from somewhere regarding from only "Oak island Ventures".....Estimates are 40-100 Million in Net Worth.

Gotcha...I read it wrong several times....Mybad...sorry.

Hey! Im from Brooklyn! CityLine!

Re theme a Gilligans?

Bore Hole Multiball?

So the show comes back in a couple weeks. Rumor is they find a ship.
Only thing for sure, is that History Channel ordered 36 new shows!

I think its time for more annoying announcements!

Gary Drayton shares that he uses a Minelab CTX 3030.
My uncle uses this on the beaches and parks in Florida.
He looks for current, lost Jewelry.
On average, 1-2 days a week, on and off, he scores $35K-$50K a year...not bad.

I was thrilled with the pre show and show.
Of course I know they will drag things out, but I know I personally dont care about a "treasure chest"

If you didnt watch, there is evidence of a stone paved dock in the swamp, a 200 foot anomaly in the swamp, under 50 feet they are doing core drills on, A dig started under Nolans Cross center Stone, A fine Hand held stone chisel found at end of Smiths Cove, along with a Silver veneer button, and extension of the Coffer dam 50 feet from the Slipway, and the discovery of the early 1800s mine site, which helps in mapping whats next by the money pit.
They also identified a heavy iron stone breaking tool, for tunneling or rock breaking.
Previews show additional Tunnels and it appears box drains found in cove.
The swamp gets drained as well.

My negative.....3 years worth of shows....good or bad, I am baited now, and expect controlled episodes for ratings.....

The amount of material pre 1600, and in theory 1400s, is amazing!

One theory, I can think of, is the 1492 Expulsion of 200,000 Jews from Spain.
Many went by boat, and some ended up south of US, in the Island of Granada that is known.
Yes, within 1 day of Columbus, but thats another story.
Who knows if a ship went north? They feared persecution, and could have buried the wealth they took.

Possible, but what do we have around from the 1600s being used?
I dont think so....Hundred years seems about Max

Really? Any example of a 1600s tool in the US being used Today?

I was impressed.
Finding pre pit wood, where there is drains, thats impressive.

The Brooch or rope ornament find, was a stunner, for dating.

I have only seen one coiled rope piece of jewelry similar. No leaf,
but it was verbally dated by owner as revolutionary period.
It didnt have a hinge pin, but was worn tied into a scarf.

Slow, yes, but they 3 years of episodes to fill, so my expectations are low.

A real neat excavation continues at Gobekli Tepe, if anyone is interested....oldest find of its kind.
I ran into a small display at IAPPA, and it turned out a principal there was involved....we talked for an hour! Amazing Find!

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Sounds just like my childhood!

I read they have several years still under contract.
This leads me to believe there is a lot more to the Archaeology than a "Treasure" found.
Tomorrow they are back in the swamp, but finding shaft 2 the way they did was brilliant.

With the Templars being "outlawed" in 1307, some say the treasures fare from the Jerusalem temple 1187. (See Copper Scroll)
Along with other pillaging, this made them wealthy, and strong and became socio/political targets.
This is where some of the Templar Treasure Story may have originated.

They found the docs that showed a drainage sluice running vertical. This would be the only one dug, I believe.
They found that, and traced it back to shaft 2, using, as stated above, core samples where they hit cross beam.

Dont watch until its over.....Really some people find it fascinating.
There is a Whole religion out of Utah based on earlier Travels to North America,
our History books get changed, hopefully, with the Vikings now being earlier than Spain or Portugal.
The knights Templar is so rooted, you have a Seeing Eye...the Eye of Horus on Every Dollar Bill.
Same Hoaky BS that let our countries leaders put it all over our money and Capital....

But I do respect your view that you dont like the show...thats fine.

Late Night, Rob? too funny!

Too Good!!! LMFAO!

Rick took the Treasure and left the Doritos!
or was it pringles?

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Just Imagine, they find definitive proof of an earlier visit from Europe!

This would personally make me happy, after spending several days in the Map room in the Vatican.
I was floored to see coastal maps of the US pretty well drawn, prior to 1492, and our belief that NA was unknown. The Maps would have taken many visits to complete.
The theory for that is Portuguese ships in the late early to middle 1400s, and the basis for the treaty
that split the oceans between Spain and Portugal.
Could earlier ships under Templar funding have arrived? They had the Power and wealth.

The Text description for next week, which appears to wrap up the season, followed by a "look back"
shared that they find evidence the swamp was man made by the French.
The Encampments I believe were British?

Could be, the guide is only showing 2, and the last one deals with the Brothers, I believe....Filler, if not, they contracted 2 more seasons.
At least the annoying announcer seems to be quiet a bit.

Maybe its just the way Youtubetv displayed it for me....Ill accept my error in that case.

He brings the Weed.

Feel Free to mock, but others find every aspect fascinating.
Slow and redundant, yes. But Archaeology is like that.
Being on a dig site for several days and finding nothing is pretty boring for most all of us,
but the slow pace of recovery, documentation, restoration, display just take a long time.

We are use to a one hour show that unveils a whole city

Indeed, and the last 2 posts exemplify our society.... Patience, understanding, science, and knowledge vs
regurgitation of rhetoric being "easy" and not requiring much thought.
Same battle as always...Stoicism vs Epicurean.

Again, if you arent happy with the show, for whatever reason, Why do you keep watching?

Agreed! Finding the original flood tunnel, filled with coconut fiber for filtering is amazing!
I thought for sure the flooding was natural cavities around boulders.

That and some more boat metal.

Time utility prevented a Large wide, or braced dig to the depth they were going.
The brothers are very experienced on how to do this, they knew what and how they were doing it.

Well, Im still thrilled with the show, and pleased they finally appear to have a hole over the original spot.
I dont really care if a small chest of jewels or coins is pulled up. The show ends with that, and the
Archaeology has been fascinating enough, although slow, redundant, and annoying, as it might be.
(Digs take a looong time, and years can go into a one hour National Geographic entertainment show)

But here is some stuff I found interesting. If that is a Portuguese Cork Tree, when did the Portuguese
arrive?
"In 1520 or 1521, a Portuguese Explorer by the name of Joao Alvares Fagundes, brought a group of Portuguese settlers, mostly from the Azores, to Nova Scotia"

Early maps show them arriving in the 1470s, approx.

In the 1570s, the settlements Governor, Captain Francisco de Souza wrote, well versed, on the type of Nut and Fruit Trees in the Region.

Even this grave marker was found, dated 1558.

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There isnt any Salt deposits geologically to mine over there.
The Geology is all Glacier Terminal Moraine, above the bedrock.

My apologies, I reread, but still disagree with Kings supposition writing from 2010.

Salt indeed was important, but further inland to support the Fishing Industry, there were salt Mines.
Much easier and cheaper, even with Taxes.

https://novascotia.ca/archives/meninmines/salt.asp?Language=English

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

Elsewhere in news:

Treasure find:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/04/farmer-finds-roman-treasure-trove-scattered-across-field/127984

Most amazing Archaeological Site:
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/hidden-geometric-patterns-discovered-at-turkeys-gobeklitepe-site

Stunning Drone view of new digs at Pompeii:
https://dronedj.com/2020/04/29/drone-video-shows-new-excavations-at-pompeii/

Romes Virus Pandemic, 165 AD
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-rome-learned-deadly-antonine-plague-165-d-180974758/

Heres something I find funny in perspective.

I find the view that we have all hoped for, a "Treasure" to be found, to be the "hook"
Yet, I have been entertained, and pleased with all that they have found on the show.
All the new "unknowns" that the island has had in its history, is a treasure to me.

In the 60s, when I read this story too, in Readers Digest and Got "Hooked"
I too, became a kid looking for "Treasure".
I never found anything of value,
but when I did dig up an old bottle from a 200 year old outhouse well, or dove into a dusty basement for
a neat picture frame, or pinball, or even spent 6 hours chiseling out a Herkimer Diamond in NY,
each one of these came home as a forever treasure with great pride.
(I also share this, as Ive been going through boxes, and recently found all this!)

I hope for many years of this show, as opposed to all these years summed in a one hour special.

Heres my latest Archeology thrill.

It addresses the misinformation about clothing, for one thing, from the year 250 AD. Approx.

https://tinyurl.com/y3vv25w8

Its a site called Dura Europus

Greek, Roman, Persian and Hebrew archeology frozen in Time.
Awesome Hebrew Synagogue and Mithric Temple.

Coinage also supports Serapis as being prevalent, which disagrees with "History"

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Awesome!!!

Only Problem is The Ark was taken by the Babylonians from the first Temple, and likely melted.

The Menorah was taken by Rome, as displayed on the Arch of Titus. 700 years later

The Knights Templar, were searching for treasure, and may have been aware of the Hezekiah's Tunnel,
but no indication anything found, so some issues with what they were saying as the ark going with knights, is almost impossible.

I had a short trip in the tunnels, and missed an extensive tour with family who documented all of that and Scrolls, etc.

Not a great Season, but I'm impressed they even had one to film last summer, with Covid shutting down so much.
The paved road, and some new info shares how the island was a staging area during the war. Pine tar, cork, clay, all resources there, and a hidden shallow bay to a good degree, for unloading and loading provisions.
Was there a treasure? I think so, and long gone. It's archeology now, and that's all.
I hope for a good season next year.

I think Gary Drayton should have his own metal detecting show, traveling the US.

If one watches the show purely for "Wheres the Treasure?", likely you should give up, until something of gold or silver
pops up, and then you can catch up.

Other then the repetitive dragged out announcing, and editing, Archeologically, its still quite fascinating.

Im hoping that the Portuguese Cork trees, and other artifacts will show the Portuguese presence around 1470.
This is theorized from coastline maps in the Vatican museum, that shows US coastline by Portuguese, prior to 1492,
and helps explain the Treaty of Tordesillas, as part of secret knowledge, when Spain and Portugal divided the Oceans and the Planet between the 2.

Ive been briefly involved in a couple of digs around Jerusalem.

When we watch a new 1 hour show on Saqqara, or say Minoan/Mycenean digs,
2-3 years of footage is used for a single show.

The "Padding" of this show is what bothers me, and many others.
Its all for Money and a weekly show. But 2-3 months worth of work to fill 10 - 1 hour episodes,
Is why we have a bunch of garbage.

I think that in total, we have maybe 6 hours worth of meaningful work, if edited down without the announcer and rehash.

Does it surprise anyone that today we identify Norse settlements earlier than Europe?
or that Windover is 7000-8000 years old in Florida, with DNA indicating Asian ancestry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windover_Archeological_Site

Maybe this should be more an Archeology Thread.

Catch the Griffin Warrior shows....Really neat History, or this link I read weekly.

https://www.archaeologica.org/news
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Im fine with the show, and Im fine that people are disappointed in its length, and lack of "Where is the treasure", announcer, etc.

But if you hate it so much, why bother watching?

Why not just wait until you here they "Found something" that interests you, and Then watch?

I cant understand why you would waste your time watching something that disappoints you so much.

I agree. But I also know that the metal piece dug, that we see mentioned last night and weeks earlier, was one week, by their words, from find, to spectro report.

They cant bring in a big dig, until after covid, most of the Archeology areas are now off limits, and they are addressing this set back, while still trying to film a show, and make it interesting. Not easy. People want the show, their hands are tied, and they need "Something" to fill the space.

Had Covid not happened, they might have gone straight to a big dig, and ignored the swamp road.

So the Tree root found is the biggee this year, its date will show British or Portuguese construction likely.

No Mystery, they were both there. Burying a treasure 100 feet down, just seems not to make any sense, now that we know that British encampments alone, were enough to create the story.

Portuguese Occupation from the 1470s or so, would confirm what some historians have derived from secret info, that entered into Spain and Portugals ocean treaties. The Portuguese kept their trips "secret" from Spain.

Some great new archeology..... Because wood on Oak Island isnt exciting.

These tombs are all carved in place!
The Greek Symbolism from 450 BC, is pretty much, Drink, live, be healthy, and come back and do it again.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-long-overlooked-necropolis-in-naples-reveals-the-enduring-influence-of-ancient-greece-180979385/

And the worlds oldest Straws, Gold and Silver for drinking Beer! 5000 years ago!
https://gizmodo.com/these-5-000-year-old-drinking-straws-were-used-to-sip-b-1848378709

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An interesting feature, which is harder to answer is the opening above the stairs.
One might suggest it was to let air into the lower tomb, but once sealed, it doesnt matter to the dead.

In Greek Judaism, of the Babylonian side, these vents were to allow the deads soul to leave, and come back
in Physical Resurrections.

The Great Debate as Rome/Greece/Persia/Egypt battled what happens when you die.

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Watched Oak island and wondered why no one has mentioned that the ship wood, could have ended in the swamp from the Naval Battles between the French and British as Flotsam. King Williams War 1689.
Ships could have been in service for 20 years, made from earlier felled Lumber. All the Carbon dating matches.
So it was a staging island for supplies for this war....nothing more. Doesnt mean there wasnt/isnt a treasure,
it just means all the wood has a logical reason, as well as the road, etc.

Im hooked on Blind Frog Ranch and Growing Belushi.

Somehow, they work good together, and in 3D.

Just wanted to see if anyone was interested in 3 Oak Island Books in Good Condition.
The Black one was owned by someone who was planning a trip, and wrote Dan Blankenships Phone Number with Notes in the cover.

$20 All 3, including shipping....Maybe You will find the Treasure!

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Likely redone for tourists.

Maybe they will leave a 100 foot caisson open, and make it a freefall ride...lit up, with the announcer droning on!

For me, I hope they can prove a Portuguese presence, Earlier than Cabot in 1497,
which is a theory had happened.

Nothing is definitive, by they believe there was a rock wall around the hole, and it may have started as a fresh water spring fed well. Its also an assumption that the Portuguese used it in the early 1500s, as it is likely they planted cork trees on the island.
Its original use likely changed with the British Encampments, during the wars.

What the brothers have solved, is prior to their work, it was assumed no one had a reason to camp, bring ships,
and set up docks, although it was suggested.