SEASON 13, EPISODE 22, “ROAD TRIP” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “ROAD TRIP” , the show began at the WAR ROOM , where the Oak Island Team met with Dr. Ian Spooner and Dr. Fred Michel to discuss the location of the next caisson to be installed. The Doctors were asked where they would put a caisson down to look for the precious metals they believe reside at the bottom of the Solution Channel. They said that the caisson should be put down where the highest readings have occ
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6 days ago9 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 21, “A SACRED SYMBOL” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “A SACRED SYMBOL” , the show began on LOT 8 , where the Oak Island Team continued its investigation and excavation of the area beneath the boulder. The team mentioned that the structure was special and unique and was purposeful and intentional. Archeologist Laird Niven remarked that it was not like any other structure on the island. Archeologist Fiona Steele talked about her work and finding larger stones a
Daniel Spino
Apr 87 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 20, “THE SANDS OF TIME” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “THE SANDS OF TIME” , the show began in the WAR ROOM , where the Oak Island team met to discuss their next location to lay down a caisson. The team was disappointed that the TPF-! Caisson did not produce any notable finds. They are frustrated wondering what happened to the Money Pit collapse materials. The team was hesitant to drop another caisson in the TPF-1 or K-1 caisson area because the ground is unsta
Daniel Spino
Apr 17 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 19, “AXIS OF MEDIEVAL” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “AXIS OF MEDIEVAL” , the show began on LOT 8 , where the Oak Island team is continuing their excavation of the area beneath where the large boulder was resting. Archeologist Fiona Steele had been working in the area and described that she removed what she called “Pinner Rocks” from the bottom of the cavity. She was having difficulty moving larger ones and asked if anyone could help her. Alex Lagina voluntee
Daniel Spino
Mar 2510 min read
Saint-Radegonde, Alignments and Talmont-sur-Gironde - S13-E18
In Episode 18 of Season 13 of The Curse of Oak Island , I presented research on a group of medieval churches, a saintly woman, and—more controversially—alignments to the island. I know what some people say about alignments. I’ve often heard the phrase “you can make any alignment with two points,” which is, of course, a perfectly valid argument; it wouldn’t be rational to draw a random line between two points and call it an alignment. Generally, I consider myself a relatively
Charlotte Wheatley
Mar 2013 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 18, “BREAKING THE SEAL” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “BREAKING THE SEAL” , the show began in the MONEY PIT AREA , where the Oak Island team has reached the bottom of the Karma I Borehole and into the Solution Channel at 212 Feet. The caisson was lifted allowing the spoils to settle and now the dig bucket retrieved some of the spoils. These selected spoils were searched on site at the caisson, and the rest were sent to the Wash Plant for cleaning, sorting and
Daniel Spino
Mar 197 min read
SEASON 13, EPISODE 17, “THE MISSING LINKS” EPISODE ANALYSIS BY DANIEL SPINO
The Curse of Oak Island – The History Channel In this week’s episode, “THE MISSING LINKS” , the show began on LOT 8 , where the Oak Island team continued its excavation of the area under the boulder that has been exposed. Archeologist Fiona Steele explained that the rocks looked like they were structured on one side of the depression but not the other side. It appeared that the stone side was holding up the boulder. The archeological team is working on removing layers of soil
Daniel Spino
Mar 118 min read
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
Daniel Spino
Mar 46 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
Daniel Spino
Mar 111 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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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.
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
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
Daniel Spino
Dec 24, 20256 min read