The Curse of Oak Island season 11 is off to a good start as work gets underway to reopen different areas of investigation. This week they started by going back down in the Garden Shaft.

The causeway to the island has been busy as more and more workers return to the island and large equipment is arriving.

Tonight they went down into the Garden Shaft and it showed that water was leaking into the shaft in the new area. There is a plan to slow the water down and there are many questions as to why the water is there.

The results of additional water testing were discussed, including the finding of organic material deeper that where it should be found in Aladdin’s Cave.

The metal pieces found by the archaeology team working around the circular stone structure were looked at by Carmen Legge and dated to before the Money Pit. One item was a flat headed nail and the other possible a handle for a ladle. They most likely have connection to maritime use as the metal has some chlorine content from salt spray.

They decided to drill another bore hole into Aladdin’s cave so they could again drop a camera and sonar scanner down to get a view from a different perspective.

The camera was dropped down first and they saw what looked like a bolt in the wall of the cave. They were not able to get a real clear look, but it was evident that there was a large void. They also notice that the water has a current which may point to openings in the cave.

At the circular stone structure the archaeology team found some more metal objects including some more fasteners. This may point to occupation there prior to the Money Pit.

Near the end of the show they showed some storm damage in the area after a large storm hit. From following the news, we know that this may be a recurring theme this year.

The Garden Shaft started to fill with water again. More than thirty feet of water was in the bottom of the shaft, and this would have not all come from heavy rain draining into the top of the shaft, but through underground hydraulics. Did they hit another booby trap or flood tunnel?

They also showed that the circular stone structure area was flooded from the rains.

They made it through another episode this week without a single mention of the Templars. Instead there were multiple mentions of William Phips. Is there a shift in focus happening?

In the preview for next week they showed some more excitement as they again dropped a camera down a bore hole into Aladdin’s Cave. They also showed some excitement in the Garden Shaft with mention of an offset chamber.  Did they run into a void?

Some interesting developments this week as they continue to hunt for the slippery treasure.

Steven

WwRI – Written with Real Intelligence