Let's get Lot 15 cleared up, mate.
Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti
arrive in the uplands on Lot 15 to search for important clues
where the team believes a buried stone
path is running between the swamp and
the mysterious pine tar kiln.
Let's see what this one is.
[beeping]
It's hard to say.
[beeping]
It's in that area down there.
NARRATOR: Now that the team has obtained GPR evidence
of the pathway, it is Marty Lagina's hope
that if Gary and Peter can recover artifacts predating
the discovery of the money pit in 1795,
a special permit can be obtained to excavate the feature
and determine just where it leads.
Somewhere in there?
Let me try pinpointing it.
[beeping]
Wow.
Just there.
Right there.
There she blows.
Wow, look at that!
Is that a spike?
Yeah, that's a big spike.
You know, I'm not sure if that's square or it's a rose head
spike.
This'll be interesting when it's cleaned up.
I mean, it kind of looks like there's
even a little lip on it.
And what the heck's it doing out here?
That is really hefty as well.
So wrought iron, you would say?
Yeah.
And this is more than likely pre-searcher.
That's a cool find.
I'll be interested to see what this is when it's cleaned up.
I'm hoping it's a rose head spike.
All right, let's bag it and tag it.
I hope we can find more evidence of a path, a trail.
Then we have to make sure we have
the proper permits in place.
Let's go to the next one.
Yep.
And at that point, you know, we have to investigate it,
physically.
We have to perhaps conduct a dig.
[beeping]
Yo, that's a screamer, mate, just there.
[music playing]
You got it out.
Great.
We are very close.
Yeah, see what we got here, mate-- another
big, old, chunky piece of iron.
It's heavy-- really heavy for its size,
so you'd have to assume it's hand-forged iron.
I think this is a nice, crudely made hammer head.
It could be a claw hammer.
And if it is, it's a small one.
It's very small.
This would have served a purpose,
but to have this in this area--
Yeah.
--and on this trial, mate.
Maybe it was made on-island for quick repairs here
and there and it snapped off?
It'd be too small for farming.
Definitely.
It's an old one.
You don't get them looking like that.
I think a lot of this stuff that we're pulling up in this area
is pre-searcher.
I think we're in depositor era.
NARRATOR: Dating back to the early 16th century,
claw hammers were designed for building wooden structures
and were originally made of hand-forged iron,
as opposed to modern versions which are
typically composed of steel.
Since this iron claw hammer was found
near the believed 16th century pine tar kiln, which Laird
Niven suspects may have been connected to the construction
of the original money pit, could Gary
be correct that it was possibly used during an effort
to deposit something of value on Oak Island?
I think the interesting thing is, if you look at our flags,
it's right in this nice line that's
what you would think a trail.
Yeah.
We got the money pit there.
I think we're on the trail.
It's something good as well, mate.
Lot 15 is-- again, it's interesting.
These finds may indicate a path.
Well, that's what we're looking for, a path.
All right, let's go to the next one.
OK.
We need to come to a further understanding
of it and its importance.
[beeping]
Yeah, a more defined signal.
[beeping]
It should be right there, mate.
[music playing]
Let's see if we got it out.
[beeping]
Yep, you got it out.
Another-- that is a square one, by the look of it.
It's got a nice square end on it.
So what do you think this was used for?
They would have been used for a wide variety
of purposes on Oak Island.
And we've got the money pit--
maybe it was used for construction purposes as well.
And is this pre-discovery for 1795?
Something that heavy, I'm leaning towards it, but it it's
tough to know until it's cleaned up.
Great little find.
Another good one for the bag.
Let's follow the trail.
All right.