The Curse of Oak Island: ASTONISHING EVIDENCE in the Serpent Mound (Season 8) | History

Metal detection expert Gary Drayton joins archaeologists Dr. Aaron Taylor, Liz Michaels, and Miriam Emerald on Lot 15, where they are continuing to investigate a recently discovered 130-foot long earth and stone feature that has been dubbed the Serpent Mound due to its curious snake-like shape.

“Morning, guys.”
“Hey, Gary.”
“Hi!”
“Oh yeah, and looking forward to getting stuck in here.”

Two weeks ago, Dr. Taylor discovered burned charcoal offering evidence of significant human activity within the mound. But when Rick, Marty, and Craig had it carbon dated, the results were nothing short of astonishing.

“That one had a date of 1320 to 1440 period.”
“What? Wow! It might be the Knights Templar.”

“Do you want to give it a little?”
“Yeah, of course.”

Not detecting anything.

“Might be in that last bucket.”
“Alright, there’s something around here.”
“You’ve definitely got something substantial.”
“Oh yeah, that one’s definitely there.”
“Still in my hand.”
“Oh, that’s interesting.”
“I know it’s away from the feature, but it is another one of those old-looking spikes.”

“Wow, that’s a square one. It looks quite old, and it had a specific use. We don’t find many that come down to a point like this. That served a purpose.”
“Do you think that end might be broken?”
“It’s hard to say it was made that way, mate. It’s un-forged, though, but it could fall into that time frame of the other effects we’ve recovered in this area.”
“I’d say easily 1700s. You can just look at the size of the nail and figure that maybe there was some kind of decking around here, because that looks like a deck nail to me.”

A hand-forged spike discovered within the mysterious serpent-shaped mound and potentially dating back to before the discovery of the Money Pit. Could it be another important clue that could help explain this feature’s purpose and origin?

“That’s a great find, Gary, and the more work we do on this feature, the more finds we’re gonna recover.”
“I think you’re right.”

“Alright, well, I’m gonna get back at it.”
“Okay, guys, I’m gonna let you do your jobs.”
“Right, see you guys soon.”
“Alright, cheers.”