The Curse of Oak Island: UNUSUAL METAL Hidden Inside Mysterious Mound (Season 8) | History

Is it? Yup, I’m right over here. Oh, Mark David Fernetti joins metal detection expert Gary Drayton and Michael John on nearby lot 15, where they are about to excavate a mysterious mound located in the vicinity of the pine tar kiln discovered earlier this year.

Hi, Michael.
Hello, we’ve got a game plan, mate.
Yeah, there could be anything in there, mate, because this is a special area.
That’s right.

So, what is this thing, the pine tar kiln? In addition to the pine tar kiln, which could date back as far as the 16th century… well, this is historically important.
Wow.

The team also discovered a number of ox shoes in the area, potentially dating to the same time period, and which offer possible evidence of a large-scale operation to haul cargo between the swamp and the money pit.
And where you’re going to put the spoils?
And put them there.
I’m like, right here for you. Let’s do it right.
Yeah, that’s great.
Okay, let’s do it. We’ll keep your eye out, you never know, could be a piece of leather, hotter e-glass, anything that tells the story.
Sounds good.

Using the excavator, Michael John will carefully break up the hard compacted mound, allowing Gary to scan the loose spoils with his metal detector.
We’re going to find the treasure in here.
Would be nice, wouldn’t it?
It would.
There’s iron in the ground, come on, dig it up, David.
Let’s see what it is.

That’s grounds rocker, doesn’t it?
Yeah.
Could you take the scoop out of here, Michael?
Yeah, and we’ll get it.
Thanks.
Read about here.
Yeah, that’s great. Thanks.
Yeah, we got it out, mate.
Okay.
Alright, let’s see what the mystery item is.

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Oh, a little bit bigger than a tin can.
Oh, wow.
Wow, the heck is that?
I’ve never seen anything like this.
To get some of this crude off it.
Wow, it’s so heavy. Feel how heavy that is, David.
Oh.
I was not expecting that. Normally, the deeper an object is when you detect it and dig it out, the older it is.
Yeah, we won’t know until that’s cleaned up.

And I ain’t got a top pocket big enough to put that in.
I’d like to know what went on in this area.
We’ve found a large piece of iron, and this doesn’t disappoint.

Do I put that on that boulder, please, David?
Thanks.
Alright, mate, we’ll see what else is here.