SEASON 13, EPISODE 16, “RAISING THE STAKES” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “RAISING THE STAKES” , the show began in the WAR ROOM , where the Oak Island team met to discuss their current situation with the operation in the Money Pit Area. Since the drilling efforts in the Borehole TPF-1 have stalled due to the drill being unable to penetrate the backfill, the team decided to move to another nearby area that produced an old drill pipe. They named the new borehole, Karma 1 and will b
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17 hours ago6 min read
ARE OAK ISLAND AND SHAKESPEARE CONNECTED? THE GEOMETRIC FIGURE'S PART I BY DANIEL SPINO
Petter Amundsen – Cracking the Shakespeare Code Christopher Morford This author has written, “ THE MYSTERY OF NOLAN’S CROSS: QUAM PATENT, PLURA LATENT, MORE IS HIDDEN THAN REVEALED ”, which indicates that John Dee and Francis Bacon inspired and constructed Nolan’s Cross on Oak Island and details about it were hidden on the Shakespeare Funerary Plaque. What this author did not reveal is how Shakespeare is tied to this information. This became clear when several geometric figur
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4 days ago11 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 15, “SWAMPED” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “SWAMPED” , the show began in the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team welcomed SPC Canada and ROC and their equipment’s arrival to begin the big dig. The team is hoping to find the unusually high traces of gold and silver that reside in the area. They believe it is treasure that has fallen into the Solution Channel. The machinery that will be used is able to grab and work much faster than other equip
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Feb 256 min read
NEW OAK ISLAND WEBSITE A TREASURE IN ITSELF! BY DANIEL SPINO
www.thecurseofoakisland.com The distinguished Oak Island researcher and author, Corjan Mol , has launched a new website about the Oak Island Mystery. This site is an excellent resource for all things Oak Island. Detailed information regarding the Mystery, an Artifact Vault, Various theories, Information about the TV show, Interactive and Ownership maps, and much more. A lot of this information took quite a bit of time for this researcher to compile when first becoming an Oak
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Feb 241 min read
DRILLING DOWN, EPISODE 2, SEASON 13, “GROUND ZERO” SUMMARY BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel The episode began in the War Room where the Oak Island team met with Matty Blake to discuss their progress so far in Season 13. At about the halfway point of Season 13, it was stated that the Island tends to give up things and what they found was unpredictable. It was stated that the team has done more and accomplished more than any other season. They have been surprised by the findings. The 14 th Century Portuguese Coin was then
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Feb 184 min read
WHAT IS BENEATH THE LOT 8 BOULDER ON OAK ISLAND? BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel The question of what is underneath the boulder on Lot 8 has been pondered ever since it was first shown on the Season Premiere of Drilling Down for Season 13. The area under the boulder was teased with bearing gold. In last week’s episode, “The Shining” , it showed the snake camera pictures with this material of interest. This author from the beginning has suspected either pyrite or gold but wanted to get an expert opinion from a
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Feb 117 min read
SPECIAL REPORT: WHAT IS BENEATH THE LOT 8 BOULDER ON OAK ISLAND?
The Curse of Oak Island - The History Channel Compendium Investigations looks at what could be under the Lot 8 Boulder by asking a Professional Geologist with years of experience their opinion. Join us tomorrow, February 11, 2026 , for the report and what the geologist believes is under the boulder. They also will touch on where the gold and silver signatures in the Money Pit are coming from in their professional opinion. You can access the article at www.theoakislandcompendi
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Feb 101 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 14, “THE SHINING” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “THE SHINING” , the show began in the WAR ROOM , where the Oak Island team met with Vanessa Lucido of ROC Equipment and Adam Embleton of Soletanche Bachy (SB) Canada to discuss plans on putting cannisters in the Money Pit area. The team tells the two that they need cannisters to go down to 230 Feet. They will need to go through gypsum rock and Vanessa suggested a telescoping method. The first 130 Feet would
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Feb 48 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 13, “TESTING THEIR METAL” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “TESTING THEIR METAL” , the show began at LOT 8 , where the Oak Island team continued their excavation around the Boulder and surrounding feature. The team mentioned that it appears a trench may be below the boulder. This required a huge effort from whoever completed the work. Marty Lagina suggested it may be functioning as a plug to hide something underneath it. Archaeologist Fiona Steele mentioned that th
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Jan 287 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 12, “A FORT KNIGHT” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “A FORT KNIGHT” , the show began at the WAR ROOM , where the Oak Island team met to discuss their plan for their continuing investigation of the Boulder area on Lot 8. The team discussed that the feature had been altered by humans, but they weren’t sure who it was that altered the site. Pictures from the snake camera were shown and revealed what was speculated to be an iron spike or fastener. It was then th
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Jan 216 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 11, “A KNIGHT’S JOURNEY” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “A KNIGHT’S JOURNEY” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team began to drill in a new borehole called BN-14. The team reached a depth of 150 Feet and in a core sample found loose soil. It was stated by Geologist Terry Matheson that the sample had too much sediment in it and they did not hit the void. The goal of this borehole is to hit the void and penetrate the Solution Channel.
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Jan 158 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 10, “BOULDER AND WISER” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “BOULDER AND WISER” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team began to drill in a new borehole called DN-13. The team has moved a short distance from the last borehole, BN-13.5 within the area that has been identified as, “ THE PEACOCK ”. It is unknown why this area was labeled as such. The team is hoping to find some sort of underground structure that was manmade and perhaps also
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Jan 97 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 8, “INTO THE FOLD” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “INTO THE FOLD” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team began to drill in a new borehole called H-9.25. This location is on the western side of the Solution Channel and near the RF-1 and H-8 shafts that the team previously explored. The team believes that this area is in the Chappell Shaft and may contain the alleged Chappell Vault that was speculated to contain a hidden treasur
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Dec 24, 20256 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 7, “WALK THE LINE” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “WALK THE LINE” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team began to drill in a new borehole named I-9.5. It was mentioned that this location could get to a depth of 210-230 Feet. The material should be soupy, and the hope is that some loose coins are found in this material. A core sample was brought up from 168 Feet, and it appeared to be a denser material, having too much volume.
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Dec 17, 20256 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 6, “THE HEAT IS ON” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “THE HEAT IS ON” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team was drilling a new borehole identified as F-8.5. They reached a depth of 208 feet and brought up a sample from 205 feet. This is the same area where previous water tests showed high levels of gold and silver, with Dr. Ian Spooner’s famous declaration of a “ Dump Truck full of Silver” being located in this area. The team an
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Dec 10, 20256 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 5, “KEEP ON ROCKIN” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “KEEP ON ROCKIN” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team continued their sonic drilling program. They began drilling in a new borehole called G-4.5. The current depth was at 168 feet, and the bottom was projected to be around 212 feet. The team is hoping this location will produce an artifact that can prove their theory of falling treasure into the Solution Channel. The Curse of
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Dec 3, 20256 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 4, “THE SMOKING GUN” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “THE SMOKING GUN” , the show began at the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team continued their sonic drilling program. A new borehole was started named F- 5.5. This location is only a few feet from where the highest levels of precious metal content was found in the water samples. The team is hoping this is indicative of treasure being located in this area. The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channe
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Nov 26, 20257 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 3, “MEDIEVAL INTENTIONS” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “MEDIEVAL INTENTIONS” , the show began in the LAB , where the Oak Island team met to discuss the testing on the coin that was found on Lot 5 in last week’s episode. Archeometallurgist Emma Culligan said that an XRF scan revealed that the coin was made of copper, iron, calcium and silver. She indicated that this composition made it an older coin. The CT scan revealed that the coin appeared to be Roman with C
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Nov 19, 20257 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 2, “BILLION DOLLAR BABY” EPISODE ANALYSIS
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “BILLION DOLLAR BABY” , the show began in the MONEY PIT Area , where the Oak Island team began the core drilling of the new borehole J-9. The team reached a depth of 158 feet and encountered pieces of limestone. The target area of the borehole is the bottom of the Solution Channel which is at a depth of 210-215 feet. The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel The action took us to LOT 5 , where the Oak
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Nov 12, 20256 min read
THE ADDENDUM TO “THE MYSTERY OF NOLAN’S CROSS: QUAM PATENT, PLURA LATENT, MORE IS HIDDEN THAN REVEALED”. PART II
In Part 1 of the Addendum, the following hidden message was revealed from the first section of the Plaque: 1577, FROBISHER VOYAGES, BAFFIN ISLAND, ARCTIC, FOOL’S GOLD, NEW LAND, 44 LATITUDE, REAL GOLD MINE, FRANCIS BACON, JOACHIM GAUNSE, WHO DID, FREEMASONS, ROSI CROSSE, FIVE KNIGHTS, SEE TRIPLE TAU PIT, I AM. Continuing to the second section of the plaque, the following hidden message is revealed. This again, like the first section, it is a letter for letter rearrangement an
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Nov 11, 20257 min read