"Curse of Oak Island" recap: Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton discover a gem brooch
The “Curse of Oak Island” team returned in a new episode of season six Tuesday night. Members of the team uncovered a gem brooch and other artifacts on Oak Island on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Island has been a place of mystery since teen Daniel McGinnis and two of his friends discovered a booby-trapped, flooding pit with wood every ten feet down in 1795. Other excavators found a stone slab with strange symbols rumored to translate to 40 feet below 200 pounds is buried.
The episode also recapped previous finds. They included another brooch with a semi-precious gem possibly from the 1600s. The team discovered a bone of Middle Eastern and a bone of European descent from drilling 160 feet down. Also, the team found 17th Century coins. Perhaps the most interesting find is a lead cross, which looks similar to a Templar cross carving in a Templar prison in Domme France.
Members of the team took the lead cross for a laser oblation test at the University of New Brunswick. The oblation test examines isotopes. Lead has isotopes which are specific to geographic locations. The test revealed the lead cross is mixed with silver and not from North America.
The Oak Island team used an oil industry technology called Seismic scanning to map underground.
Seismic scanning uses dynamite explosions to create sound waves used to measure underground.
The team revealed the massive Coffer Dam which they had built around the box drains in Smith's Cove. The box drains are believed to carry ocean water into the flooding trap on Oak Island.
Metal detectorist Gary Drayton and members of the team found a metal triangle. The lead artifact is a patch or like duct tape for Spanish galleons!
Gary Drayton discovered a 1797 King George coin called two pennies. Due to a lead shortage at the time, the coins are made from copper. According to the show, the coin is dated two years after Daniel McGinnis discovered the Money Pit.
Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton discovered a drilled stone on lot 2 with a carved triangle-a possible Free Mason mark. The drilled stone could have been used with a chain through a loop to transport treasure.
Money Pitt finder Daniel McGinnis lived on Oak Island farming and treasure hunting. His descendants said Daniel found three treasure chests. His descendants showed a gold-colored cross pendant from the trove. The foundation of Daniel McGinnis' house remains on the island as a historical site.
The “Curse of Oak Island” is on Tuesday evenings on the History Channel.
The episode also recapped previous finds. They included another brooch with a semi-precious gem possibly from the 1600s. The team discovered a bone of Middle Eastern and a bone of European descent from drilling 160 feet down. Also, the team found 17th Century coins. Perhaps the most interesting find is a lead cross, which looks similar to a Templar cross carving in a Templar prison in Domme France.
Members of the team took the lead cross for a laser oblation test at the University of New Brunswick. The oblation test examines isotopes. Lead has isotopes which are specific to geographic locations. The test revealed the lead cross is mixed with silver and not from North America.
The Oak Island team used an oil industry technology called Seismic scanning to map underground.
Seismic scanning uses dynamite explosions to create sound waves used to measure underground.
The team revealed the massive Coffer Dam which they had built around the box drains in Smith's Cove. The box drains are believed to carry ocean water into the flooding trap on Oak Island.
Metal detectorist Gary Drayton and members of the team found a metal triangle. The lead artifact is a patch or like duct tape for Spanish galleons!
Gary Drayton discovered a 1797 King George coin called two pennies. Due to a lead shortage at the time, the coins are made from copper. According to the show, the coin is dated two years after Daniel McGinnis discovered the Money Pit.
Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton discovered a drilled stone on lot 2 with a carved triangle-a possible Free Mason mark. The drilled stone could have been used with a chain through a loop to transport treasure.
Money Pitt finder Daniel McGinnis lived on Oak Island farming and treasure hunting. His descendants said Daniel found three treasure chests. His descendants showed a gold-colored cross pendant from the trove. The foundation of Daniel McGinnis' house remains on the island as a historical site.
The “Curse of Oak Island” is on Tuesday evenings on the History Channel.
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