Oak Island Artifacts: Every Discovery Catalogued (354 Finds)

Documents Colonial

John Edwards books: Josephus (1812) and Holy Week (1763)

1763 AD – 1824 AD (medium) Off-Island

S11E19 Hi Ho Silver

Artifacts Colonial

Musket Flintlock Mechanism

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

S13E12 A Fort Knight

Coins Colonial

Copper coin, pre-1816 (Lot 6, Samuel Ball property)

Pre-1816 (described as 200+ years old) Island General

S04E06 Circles in Wood

Artifacts Colonial

Starburst Button (silver-plated)

1650 AD – 1675 AD (medium) Shoreline Lot 20

S05E01 Forever Family

Structures Colonial

Oak log platforms (multiple)

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S01E01 What Lies Below

Materials Pre-Discovery

Charcoal layer

Undated; in place before the 1795 discovery Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1804 (Onslow Company excavation)

Coins Colonial

Unusual coin or token with webbing design, undated (Money Pit)

Dating Unknown Money Pit

S06E12 Slipway When Wet

Materials Medieval

Coconut fibre (Money Pit)

1036 AD – 1374 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Coins Colonial

Copper coin, late 17th-early 18th century (swamp stone pathway, S8E10)

1670 AD – 1720 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E10 Connecting the Lots

Carved Stones Searcher Era

Inscribed stone (90-foot stone)

Unknown origin Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Coins Colonial

Britannia coin, 17th century (Lot 32, S09E13)

1600 AD – 1699 AD (low) Island General Lot 32

S09E13 Go Big or Go Home

Artifacts Searcher Era

Parchment fragment

1645 AD – 1764 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E06 Remains of the Day

Tools Colonial

Felling Axe

1680 AD – 1840 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Coins Colonial

Folded copper coin, post-medieval (Lot 5 round feature)

1500 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S13E08 Into The Fold

Artifacts Medieval

Anchor Fluke

1300 AD – 1499 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Coins Colonial

British Tudor portcullis coin, 1500s (Lot 5)

1500 AD – 1599 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Tools Searcher Era

Cornish miner's pick

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S05E07 The Lot Thickens

Coins Ancient

Roman coin, 100-300 AD (Lot 5)

100 AD – 300 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Coins Ancient

Roman coin, pre-100 AD (Lot 5)

100 BC – 100 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Colonial

Human bone fragments (2 individuals)

1678 AD – 1764 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden Stakes

1600 AD – 1826 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S07E11 The Eye of the Storm

Artifacts Colonial

Leather book binding fragments

1690 AD – 1890 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Rose Head Spike (Karma-1)

1640 AD – 1750 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E18 Breaking the Seal

Artifacts Medieval

Parchment scrap (H8)

1500 AD – 1700 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Iron Hook (Lot 5 Well)

1725 AD – 1775 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Artifacts Modern

Purple-stained wood fragment

1100 AD – 1499 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Structures Colonial

Stone Well (Lot 5)

Pre-1795 Other Lot 5

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Structures Medieval

Arcadia Stone

Dating Unknown Eye Of The Swamp Lot 12

S07E09 An Eye for an Eye

Artifacts unknown

Bone fragment (Borehole S-6)

Not tested; no result reported Money Pit Lot 18

S06E17 Clue or False?

Structures Colonial

Square Swamp Vault

1630 AD – 1750 AD (low) Eye Of The Swamp Lot 12

S12E09 Brick By Brick

Artifacts Modern

Metal fragment with gold traces

1488 AD – 1650 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S09E02 The Gold Metal

Artifacts Medieval

Stone Shot (Peacock 1)

1300 AD – 1500 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E21 A Sacred Symbol

Structures Colonial

Rock Wall (Lot26)

1464 AD – 1474 AD (high) Other Lot 26

S10E16 Striking Gold

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Lot 16)

1400 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Other Lots Lot 16

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged chain links (Karma-1 shaft)

1650 AD – 1750 AD (high) Money Pit

S13E17 The Missing Links

Structures Searcher Era

Chappell Vault

1897 AD (medium) Money Pit

S02E04 The Breakthrough

Structures Colonial

Garden Shaft

1735 AD – 1835 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S10E01 On Their Marks

Structures Medieval

Sand Road (Western Swamp)

Pre-colonial The Swamp Lot 12

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Materials Medieval

Coconut fibre (Smith's Cove)

780 AD – 840 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Artifacts Colonial

Cap Badge Fragment (Money Pit Dunfield spoils)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E24 Overseaing the Dig

Coins Colonial

William III sixpence, 1697-1701 (Lot 18)

1697 AD – 1701 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E03 Obstruction

Artifacts Searcher Era

Stained Wood Fragment

Undetermined Money Pit Lot 18

S13E25 Pure Gold

Artifacts Colonial

Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft)

1770 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Structures Colonial

U-shaped wooden structure

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E16 Seeing Red

Coins Colonial

Britannia copper, 1673 (Charles II, Lot 16)

1673 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 16

S05E03 Obstruction

Structures Colonial

Slipway (wooden)

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E11 Wharfs and All

Structures Modern

Lot 5 Standing Stone

Dating Unknown Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S13E04 The Smoking Gun

Carved Stones Medieval

Goose Paw symbol (Valkenburg, Netherlands)

Off-Island

S11E23 Cone E Island

Artifacts Medieval

Boatswain's whistle (bone/ivory)

1100 AD – 1500 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S12E02 Whistle While You Work

Tools Pre-Discovery

Wrought iron scissors

1800 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S11E04 Shear Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Black Glass Jewel

1730 AD – 1775 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S13E08 Into The Fold

Carved Stones Medieval

Glooscap Stone

Off-Island

S04E10 About Face

Tools Colonial

Ruler/set square

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Historical

Materials Colonial

Piece of wood containing traces of gold

1640 AD – 1806 AD Money Pit Lot 18

S10E15 Wood You Believe It?

Artifacts Medieval

Lead cross

900 AD – 1300 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E10 The Signs of a Cross

Carved Stones Medieval

Bedford Petroglyph of an Eight-pointed Star

Dating Unknown Off-Island

S02E03 The Eight-Pointed Star

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden Ship's Plank

1680 AD – 1735 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S04E03 Swamp Things

Carved Stones Colonial

New Ross Herm Stone

Dating Unknown Off-Island

S04E01 Going for Broke

Artifacts Colonial

Iron hinge (massive)

1600 AD – 1630 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E16 Detour

Buttons Colonial

Military-style Cuff Button

1750 AD – 1850 AD (medium) The Swamp

S05E16 Seeing Red

Structures Colonial

Possible box drain entrance

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E10 Fingers Made of Stone

Structures Colonial

Pine Tar Kiln

1550 AD – 1620 AD (medium) Lot 15 Lot 15

S08E01 Remote Control

Structures Colonial

Fireplace Hearth Foundation

1700 AD – 1850 AD (low) The Swamp Lot 14

S08E20 Fire in the Hole

Coins Colonial

Gold-plated coin, 18th century (Smith's Cove)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Artifacts Colonial

Iron Fire Grate Fragment

1600 AD – 1850 AD (low) The Swamp Lot 14

S08E21 Off the Railing

Structures Medieval

Paved Area / Stone Wharf

1150 AD – 1250 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 13

S07E13 Bromancing the Stones

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

REDDEM Stone

Dating Unknown Other

S03E06 Carved in Stone

Structures Colonial

Stone Road

1474 AD – 1668 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 15

S08E14 A Bend in the Road

Artifacts Medieval

Pigmented Parchment Fragments

1300 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S06E13 The Paper Chase

Artifacts Colonial

Charcoal from the Stone Road

1474 AD – 1668 AD (high) Other

S08E15 Cask and You Shall Receive

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden ship's railing

660 AD – 770 AD (high) The Swamp

S08E21 Off the Railing

Artifacts Colonial

Copper Nameplate

1650 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Island General Lot 4

S12E11 Best Caisson Scenario

Tools Colonial

Plumb Bob

1600 AD – 1799 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E09 Rock, Paper, Serpents

Artifacts Medieval

Ancient trade weight

900 AD – 1500 AD (low) Island General

S10E01 On Their Marks

Tools Colonial

Wooden T-square / masonic tool

1632 AD – 1668 AD The Swamp Lot 14

S08E22 Be There or T-square

Artifacts Colonial

Pick Axe (Eye of the Swamp)

1740 AD – 1770 AD (medium) Other

S07E13 Bromancing the Stones

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ox shoes (multiple)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

S08E03 If the Ox Shoes Fit

Artifacts unknown

Ring Bolt Rock (Lot 13)

Dating Unknown The Swamp Lot 13

S08E06 Seaing Is Believing

Artifacts Colonial

Silver Spanish ring

1500 AD – 1699 AD (medium) The Swamp

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Coins Colonial

Spanish 8 maravedis copper, 1652 (swamp)

1652 AD (high) The Swamp

S01E05 The Find

Structures Medieval

Nolan's Cross (5 boulders)

1125 AD – 1275 AD (medium) Island General

S01E01 What Lies Below

Artifacts Colonial

Hidden wooden box (Smith's Cove, Blankenship 1969-70)

Undated; found beneath the U-shaped structure Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-October 1970

Carved Stones Modern

Head Stone (human face/sword)

Dating Unknown Other

S01E01 What Lies Below

Structures Searcher Era

Stone Triangle

Dating Unknown Shoreline

S03E08 Phantoms of the Deep

Artifacts unknown

Drilled Stone (Money Pit Area)

Dating Unknown Money Pit

S03E11 Sword Play

Carved Stones Colonial

1704 stone

1704 AD (high) Island General

S01E03 Voices from the Grave

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

H+O stone

Dating Unknown Island General

S03E06 Carved in Stone

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Masonic 'G' stone

1660 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Structures Modern

Square-shaped hatch

Dating Unknown Island General

S04E01 Going for Broke

Coins Ancient

Half Roman coin, c. 300 BC-600 AD (Lot 5)

300 BC – 600 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Structures Colonial

Round stone feature (Lot 5)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Artifacts Colonial

Jewelled brooch (rhodolite garnet)

1500 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S05E18 Amazing Discoveries

Tools Medieval

Iron swages (2 blacksmith tools)

1300 AD – 1399 AD (medium) Island General Lot 21

Found: 2019

Artifacts Colonial

Metal bits with fleur-de-lis design

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 21

S06E05 Homecoming

Buttons Colonial

Dandy button

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 24

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Tools Colonial

Iron scissors handles (Lot 5)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S13E04 The Smoking Gun

Artifacts Colonial

'Ball' name tag

1766 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 24

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Coins Colonial

Spanish 11 maravedis, 1598 (Smith's Cove)

1598 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E02 Dead Man's Chest

Tools Pre-Discovery

Wrought iron scissors (Nolan's property)

Undated; compared by Nolan to the Blankenship pair from Smith's Cove Island General

Found: 1963-1964 (Fred Nolan)

Coins Pre-Discovery

George III "Cartwheel" twopence, 1797 (Lot 2)

1797 AD (high) Island General

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Coins Medieval

Coin with possible cross design, medieval (Money Pit)

Medieval Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Coins Modern

Submerged coin, undated, possibly Chinese (shoreline)

400 BC – 900 AD (low) Shoreline

S11E01 On the Money

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Sandstone survey monument ("Spanish galleon" stone, Nolan)

Undated; Nolan argued pre-search survey marker Island General

Found: Before 1993 (Fred Nolan), while tracing the median line of the arrowhead triangle of stone piles

Artifacts Medieval

Crossbow bolt (Wroclawski/Dunfield)

1000 AD – 1299 AD (medium) Island General Lot 26

S06E03 Depth Perception

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative keyhole plate

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Other

S05E15 Steel Trapped

Artifacts Colonial

Skeleton key

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Documents Modern

Borehole 10-X camera images

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E09 A Dangerous Dive

Structures Colonial

Samuel Ball Foundation (Lot 25)

1787 AD – 1845 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

S07E18 The Turning Point

Artifacts unknown

Iron anchor (Beamish survey, 1965)

Undated Island General

Found: August 1965

Artifacts unknown

Iron finds Smith's Cove (Beamish survey, 1965)

Mixed; undated Smith's Cove

Found: August 1965

Materials Pre-Discovery

Copper sheathing (Lot 4 beach)

1100 AD – 1750 AD (low) Shoreline Lot 4

S09E12 The Silver Liner

Samples Modern

Red dye emerging at Smith's Cove

Money Pit Lot 18

S06E15 Dye Harder

Structures Medieval

Stone well (never freezes)

1028 AD – 1172 AD (high) Other Lots Lot 26

S13E24 Overseaing the Dig

Carved Stones Colonial

Evans Stone - 13-branched tree carving in rock

1650 AD – 1899 AD (low) Shoreline Lot 14

S06E22 Lost and Founding

Structures Modern

Large boulder (TEFERET location)

Dating Unknown The Swamp

S11E20 Wet and Wild

Coins Medieval

Portuguese Tornes, 1369-1371 (Pitblado coin)

1369 AD – 1371 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E01 The Comeback

Artifacts Colonial

Folded copper/brass piece (decorated)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

S10E06 Over The Muon

Artifacts Medieval

Gold-plated brooch (leaded glass gem)

1200 AD – 1399 AD (medium) Island General Lot 18

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Silver tassel piece (90% silver)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E19 Hi Ho Silver

Artifacts Medieval

Hand-wrought iron spike (12th-13th century)

1100 AD – 1330 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Venetian glass beads (multiple)

1400 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E10 Chain Reaction

Artifacts Medieval

Wound glass bead (forest glass, Normandy)

1100 AD – 1499 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S12E21 The Solution Solution

Buttons Colonial

Gold-gilded copper button

Unknown (colonial era or earlier) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - London, I. Lloyd Army Packers

1700 AD – 1808 AD (medium) Island General Lot 32

S11E05 Muon The Horizon

Artifacts Medieval

14th-century barter token

1300 AD – 1400 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Artifacts Colonial

Copper ship nails (pair, 1720-1760)

1720 AD – 1760 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 14 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Handmade nail (barrel or treasure chest)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S12E17 Boots on the Ground

Tools Colonial

Ramrod (musket rifle)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Kingdom Stone (Malkuth)

Unknown (predates modern search era) Island General Lot 28

S01E04 The Secret of Solomon's Temple

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Goose Paw symbol (Brooklyn, NS)

Unknown (possibly medieval) Off-Island

S10E11 Oh, Well!

Buttons Colonial

Starburst button (lead-tin)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S11E22 Abbey Road

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Leather Boot Sole

1830 AD – 1900 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: 2025 (Season 12)

Artifacts Colonial

Clay Pipe Stem with "O" Inscription

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S12E18 If The Shoe Phips

Buttons Colonial

Flower Button

1700 AD – 1750 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 9

Carved Stones Ancient

Hornfels Rock

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: 1998

Carved Stones Ancient

Tory Martin Stone

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S06E10 Fingers Made of Stone

Tools Colonial

Pick Axe

1500 AD – 1700 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S08E02 The Boys Are Back

Structures Medieval

Stone Cairns

1150 AD – 1275 AD (medium) Island General Lot 15

S11E16 Dark and Stormy

Artifacts Medieval

Barrel of a hand cannon

1350 AD – 1525 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 12

S13E04 The Smoking Gun

Artifacts Medieval

Lead Decorative Piece

1100 AD – 1400 AD (high) Island General Lot 21

Found: Season 6, Episode 18

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - Leeds, with Golden Fleece

1662 AD – 1724 AD (high) Island General Lot 8

S13E10 Boulder And Wiser

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - Norwich Cloth

1638 AD – 1714 AD (medium) Other Lot 32

S08E25 The Silver Spooner

Coins Ancient

Roman coin (Claudius II), 268-270 AD (Lot 5)

268 AD – 270 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S13E03 Medieval Intentions

Structures Medieval

Quadrilateral boulder formation

1100 AD – 1500 AD (medium) Other Lot 13

S10E18 A Quadrilateral Move

Artifacts Medieval

Iron Staple (Quadrilateral)

1200 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Island General Lot 13

Found: Season 10

Carved Stones Colonial

Overton Stone

1460 AD – 1580 AD (low) Off-Island

S03E03 Time to Dig

Carved Stones Colonial

Ardoise Hill Gravestone (C. Manulis, 1558)

1558 AD (high) Off-Island

Artifacts Colonial

Ramrod Guide

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S11E03 Taking Their Shot

Artifacts Colonial

Musket Ball (Lead Shot)

1600 AD – 1700 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

Found: Season 11, 2023

Artifacts Colonial

Ornate Faceted Glass Jewel

1734 AD – 1760 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

Found: Season 12, 2024

Buttons Colonial

Ornate Floral Button

1600 AD – 1700 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S12E22 Knight After Knight

Artifacts Colonial

McGinnis Gold Cross

1550 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S04E15 Blood Is Thicker

Carved Stones Modern

Flat Stone with Hooked X

Dating Unknown The Swamp Lot 12

S04E03 Swamp Things

Artifacts Colonial

Leaf/Fern Brooch

Island General Lot 21

S07E04 The Lucky Thirteen

Tools Colonial

Iron cargo hook (Lot 11 well)

1650 AD – 1690 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 11

Found: Season 10, Ep. 17 (2023)

Structures Colonial

Stone well (Lot 11)

1650 AD – 1690 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 11

S10E17 A Well of Secrets

Carved Stones Colonial

Masonic Stone of Port Royal (1606)

1606 AD (high) Off-Island

Found: 1827

Artifacts Colonial

Trapezoid-Shaped Wood Piece

1683 AD – 1735 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: 2022

Tools Colonial

Bush Scythe Fragments

1630 AD – 1670 AD (medium) Island General Lot 26

Found: 2022

Tools Colonial

Adze Head

1620 AD – 1740 AD (medium) Island General Lot 4

Found: 2021

Tools Colonial

Axe Head

1650 AD – 1730 AD (medium) Island General Lot 15

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Carved Stones Modern

Brooklyn Symbols

Off-Island

S10E11 Oh, Well!

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

New Ross Well Symbol

Off-Island

S04E02 Always Forward

Artifacts Medieval

Yarmouth Runic Stone

1000 AD – 1812 AD (low) Off-Island

S06E03 Depth Perception

Artifacts Colonial

Swivel Gun Metal

1400 AD – 1600 AD (low) Lot 4 Hole Under The Hatch Lot 4

S09E07 It All Adze Up

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Money Pit)

1400 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S08E14 A Bend in the Road

Tools Colonial

Divider Compass

1650 AD – 1750 AD Other Lot 15

S13E07 Walk The Line

Artifacts Colonial

1671 Order of the Garter Medallion

1671 AD (high) Off-Island

S06E20 Short Days and Tall Knights

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-Copper Alloy Fragments (Tumbaga)

300 AD – 1700 AD (low) Money Pit

S09E03 Stone Roadblock

Artifacts Ancient

Mi'kmaq pottery

500 BC – 1500 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E03 Stone Roadblock

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged rose head spike

1600 AD – 1780 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E01 Forever Family

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Possible booby trap spike

Unknown (possibly original construction) Money Pit

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Coins Colonial

British copper coin, 17th century (Lot 32, S09E11)

1600 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 32

S09E11 A Boatload of Clues

Structures Pre-Discovery

Lot 8 Giant Boulder

1200 AD – 1750 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S13E10 Boulder And Wiser

Artifacts Ancient

Iron projectile (Lot 26, possible Roman pilum)

100 BC – 500 AD (low) Shoreline Lot 26

S06E03 Depth Perception

Artifacts Medieval

Leather Shoe Fragments

1148 AD – 1216 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 13

S13E15 Swamped

Artifacts Colonial

Heart-Shaped Stone (Smith's Cove)

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove

Found: 1967 (Dan Blankenship)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Heart-Shaped Stone (Nolan's Property)

Dating Unknown Other Lots

Found: Late 1960s–1970s (Fred Nolan)

Coins Pre-Discovery

George Washington funeral urn medal, 1800 (swamp)

1800 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S13E16 Raising the Stakes

Coins Ancient

Chinese cash coin, 400 BC-900 AD (Lot 15)

400 BC – 900 AD (medium) Lot 15

S08E01 Remote Control

Coins Colonial

King George II copper coin, 1771 (south shore)

1771 AD (high) Island General

S02E03 The Eight-Pointed Star

Carved Stones Medieval

Goose Paw (Palazzo Falson)

Off-Island

S12E23 Family Ties

Tools unknown

Iron shackle or hook (northern swamp)

Undated The Swamp

S13E12 A Fort Knight

Materials Colonial

Pottery sherds (northern swamp, Tom Nolan's property)

1600 AD – 1850 AD (low) The Swamp

S13E12 A Fort Knight

Structures Colonial

Flagstone layer

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S04E01 Going for Broke

Coins Colonial

Possible silver coin, post-1730s (Smith's Cove slipway)

1730 AD – 1799 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S06E17 Clue or False?

Materials Pre-Discovery

Putty layer

1600 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Coins Searcher Era

Queen Victoria copper halfpenny, c. 1840s (Lot 21)

1837 AD – 1850 AD (medium) Island General

S07E04 The Lucky Thirteen

Materials Searcher Era

Eelgrass layer

1472 AD – 1650 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S03E11 Sword Play

Coins Colonial

Large copper coin, 1730s-1740s (Lot 25, Samuel Ball foundation)

1730 AD – 1749 AD (low) Island General

S08E17 Staking Their Claim

Structures Colonial

Spruce platform

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1849

Materials Searcher Era

Metal in pieces

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Artifacts Searcher Era

Gold chain links (3)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S03E13 Secrets and Revelations

Coins Pre-Discovery

George III penny or halfpenny, 1760-1820 (Lot 5)

1760 AD – 1820 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E13 Tea Time

Structures Searcher Era

Cement/concrete vault layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E04 The Breakthrough

Coins Colonial

Cut silver coin, 15th-18th century (Lot 5 round feature)

1400 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S12E01 The New Digs

Coins Colonial

Two copper coins, undated (Lot 5 round feature)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

S12E03 The Saga Continues

Artifacts Colonial

Lead coin weight (Lot 5 round feature)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

S12E04 Concrete Evidence

Materials Searcher Era

Blue clay layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S06E09 As Above, So Below

Artifacts Colonial

Miner's oil lamp (whale oil)

1600 AD – 1899 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S03E04 The Overton Stone

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (Staffordshire pearlware)

1780 AD – 1800 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Leather boot heel

1492 AD – 1662 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S08E12 Digging Their Heels In

Structures Modern

Unknown tunnel (east-west)

1640 AD – 1806 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S10E01 On Their Marks

Structures Colonial

Box drains (fan-shaped)

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf-Pin Ringbolt (Eastern Uplands)

1600 AD – 1760 AD (medium) The Swamp

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Artifacts Modern

Wood from 2A shaft

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S12E01 The New Digs

Structures Colonial

L-shaped wooden structure

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E11 Wharfs and All

Coins Colonial

Britannia copper, 1694 (William III, Lot 16)

1694 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 16

S05E03 Obstruction

Structures Modern

Concrete/cement wall

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E12 Slipway When Wet

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-wrought nail + nut/washer

1500 AD – 1799 AD (medium) South Shore

Found: 1966 or 1967 (sources disagree; during deepening of Dunfield south shore shaft)

Artifacts Colonial

Lead tag (Mediterranean origin)

1400 AD – 1499 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S07E10 Gary Strikes Again

Artifacts Colonial

Spike (1700s wrought iron)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden cargo barrel fragments

1400 AD – 1499 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E02 The Gold Metal

Artifacts Colonial

Annular ware pottery, early 1750s-1760s (swamp pathway, Lot 13)

1750 AD – 1765 AD (medium) The Swamp

S08E23 Old Wharf's Tale

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-colored knob

1400 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E13 The Fellowship of the Ringbolt

Artifacts Colonial

Wrought iron spike (swamp)

1650 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Colonial

Dutch Onion Bottle Glass

1630 AD – 1750 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E12 Digging Their Heels In

Artifacts Colonial

Ship spikes (numerous)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Clay pipe stem (Lot 5 stone feature, Miriam find)

1580 AD – 1899 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature

S10E11 Oh, Well!

Artifacts Colonial

Clay pipe stem (north shore seafloor)

1580 AD – 1899 AD (low) Off-Island

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Colonial

TD pipe stem (Thomas Dormer)

1740 AD – 1770 AD (high) Lot 5 Stone Feature

S12E07 It's All Your Vault

Materials Colonial

Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp)

1674 AD – 1700 AD (high) The Swamp

S07E03 Eye of the Swamp

Artifacts Colonial

Clay pipe stem (4/64ths bore, Lot 5 round feature)

1753 AD – 1800 AD (high) Lot 5 Stone Feature

S13E03 Medieval Intentions

Structures Medieval

Inclined ramp (Smith's Cove, Blankenship 1969-70)

1025 AD – 1245 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-November 1969; August-October 1970

Artifacts Medieval

Oak peg (Smith's Cove U-shaped structure, GX-1692)

720 AD – 1000 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-November 1969 (sampled October 1969)

Artifacts Modern

Cylindrical metal object (Borehole 10, Warnock Hersey)

Undated; possibly Warnock Hersey drilling equipment per the borehole log Money Pit

Found: November 1-2, 1969

Samples Colonial

Oak buds in puddled clay (Becker Hole B11)

Undated; embedded in clay interpreted as man-made puddled clay Money Pit

Found: 1967 (Becker drilling program)

Materials Colonial

Axe-cut wood slivers (Hole 201X)

Undated; too little wood for radiocarbon dating per Pickford Money Pit

Found: January 1971

Artifacts Modern

Bone fragments and periwinkle shell (Borehole 10X sieving)

Undated; recovered in a mixed context that included modern searcher debris Money Pit

Found: February 1971

Artifacts Colonial

Slag-like metal piece (Bowmaster dewatering hole)

Undated; possible casting fragment per Dr. Cooke Money Pit

Found: Late October 1970

Coins Ancient

Roman coin, 200-300 AD (Lot 5)

200 AD – 300 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S12E02 Whistle While You Work

Materials Medieval

Axe-cut tree stumps

1296 AD – 1396 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S11E15 On Target

Artifacts unknown

Drilled Stone (Lot 15)

Other Lot 15

S08E02 The Boys Are Back

Artifacts Colonial

Square nails

1750 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Modern

Drilled Stone (Nolan Property)

Other

S11E15 On Target

Coins Colonial

Spanish half-real silver, 1781 (Lot 5)

1781 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S12E10 Graves Concerns

Artifacts Modern

Drilled Stone (Lot 27)

Other Lot 27

S13E07 Walk The Line

Artifacts unknown

Ring Bolt (Smith's Cove, Historical Account)

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove

Found: Reported by early searchers; investigated unsuccessfully 1909 (Captain Henry Bowdoin's Old Gold Salvage and Wrecking Company)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Copper sheeting (decorative)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Colonial

Lead ingot (musket ball making)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 24

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Structures Modern

Man-made stone tunnel

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 25

S07E18 The Turning Point

Coins Colonial

Silver Spanish coin, 1785 (Graves road, Joudrey's Cove)

1785 AD (high) Island General

Found: 1930

Buttons Searcher Era

British naval officer's button

1804 AD – 1825 AD (high) Island General Lot 25

S08E23 Old Wharf's Tale

Artifacts unknown

Brass buckle (Nolan shaft, 1963-64)

Undated Island General

Found: 1963-1964 (Fred Nolan)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Railway trolley (swamp, Nolan)

1850 AD – 1950 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: 1969 or later (Fred Nolan, after draining the swamp)

Tools unknown

Branding iron (swamp, Nolan)

Undated The Swamp

Found: 1969 or later (Fred Nolan, after draining the swamp)

Artifacts unknown

Lock with cross-shaped keyhole (Nolan)

Undated Island General

Found: Before 1992 (Fred Nolan); findspot not disclosed

Artifacts unknown

Dishes and cutlery (Joudrey's Cove hole, Nolan)

Undated Island General

Found: Before 1992 (Fred Nolan)

Coins Colonial

Small coin, 17th century (Lot 16)

1600 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 16

S05E08 Dan's Breakthrough

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Hand-cut wood with iron hinges (swamp, Nolan)

Undated; Nolan believed it came from an old treasure chest The Swamp

Found: 1969 or later (Fred Nolan, after draining the swamp)

Artifacts unknown

Sellers dagger (Head Stone groove, Nolan)

Undated Island General

Found: Acquired by Fred Nolan from the heirs of Sophia Sellers; date of acquisition not recorded

Artifacts Colonial

Rusty hook

1600 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 26

S12E10 Graves Concerns

Materials Pre-Discovery

Yellow-painted barrel bottom and timbers (1861 Money Pit collapse)

Believed by the searchers to be part of the original deposit; undated Money Pit

Found: Autumn 1861, during the collapse of the Money Pit (Oak Island Association)

Artifacts unknown

Hand-forged chain link (Borehole S-6)

Not tested; no result reported Money Pit Lot 18

S06E17 Clue or False?

Coins Colonial

Copper coin, 1713 or 1317

1713 AD (low) Island General

Found: After 1895 (year not recorded)

Artifacts Colonial

Treasure chest hinge

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Artifacts unknown

Violin-shaped whistle (1901)

Undated Island General

Found: 1901

Artifacts Modern

Small horseshoe (mule/pony)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 16

Found: Season 5, Ep. 8

Materials unknown

Free mercury (Baker drill-hole, Money Pit)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Before 1934

Artifacts Colonial

Grapeshot (iron cannon ball)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 16

S05E08 Dan's Breakthrough

Artifacts unknown

China fragments below 123 ft (Canadian Oak Island Treasure Company, 1934)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1934

Buttons Colonial

Silver button

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Other

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts unknown

Bright metal disc (Bowdoin drill core, 1909)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1909

Materials unknown

Granite boulder with wood beneath (Chappell Shaft, 119 ft)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931 (Chappell expedition)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ornate metal ring (flowered)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (low) The Swamp

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Tools unknown

Wrought iron caulking tool (Smith's Cove, 1970)

Undated Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1970 (Triton Alliance cofferdam excavation)

Artifacts Searcher Era

Machine-cut nail (Smith's Cove, 1970)

After c. 1800 (machine-cut nail; Dove report of 25 September 1970, Mercer) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1970 (Triton Alliance cofferdam excavation)

Artifacts Searcher Era

Pipe stem

1810 AD – 1890 AD (medium) Money Pit

S06E18 Heavy Metal

Artifacts unknown

Iron plate in bedrock cavity (Becker Hole B25)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1967 (Becker drilling program)

Materials unknown

Wood, charcoal and clinker from bedrock void (Becker Hole B35)

Undated Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1967 (Becker drilling program)

Artifacts unknown

Drawn wire at 110 ft (Triton borehole, 1973)

1500 AD – 1899 AD (low) Island General

Found: 1973 (Triton Alliance drilling)

Artifacts Colonial

Spike coated in limestone/concrete

1500 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E10 The Signs of a Cross

Samples unknown

Pollen evidence of disturbed fill (Golder Borehole 103)

Contains recent and post-glacial pollen (Ritchie, 25 May 1970); date of disturbance not established Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1970 (Golder Associates drilling for Triton Alliance)

Samples Ancient

Charcoal and vegetation sample (Blankenship, 1970)

148 BC – 372 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: October 1970 (Dan Blankenship)

Artifacts Colonial

Porcelain fragments

1700 AD – 1799 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1965-1967 (Dunfield excavation and Becker drilling)

Artifacts Colonial

Metal pieces (200 ft depth)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1969-1971 (Triton drilling campaign)

Materials Colonial

Wood, clay, charcoal (various boreholes)

1490 AD – 1970 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1960s-70s

Samples Modern

Gold traces in water samples

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 9+ (multiple seasons)

Samples Modern

Silver traces ('dump-truck load')

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 8 (2020-21)

Tools Pre-Discovery

Lifting chain (wharf cargo)

1500 AD – 1650 AD (medium) The Swamp

S11E10 Chain Reaction

Artifacts Modern

Cast iron stove (starburst design)

1800 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Shoreline

Found: Season 12, Episode 6 (2024)

Structures Colonial

Rectangular structure (Lot 30)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 30

S10E04 Wharf And Pieces

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Chain link (Lot 5)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Colonial

Iron and lead strap (chest/box)

1600 AD – 1730 AD Island General Lot 5

S11E12 Digging Back In

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin nail (1700s)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 19 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged nail (pre-1795)

1500 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

English nail (1750s, Shaft 6)

1750 AD – 1759 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 12, Episode 16 (2025)

Samples Ancient

Peat deposits (Beach Pits 2 & 8)

425 BC – 50 AD (high) South Shore

Found: July 1995 (WHOI field investigation)

Structures Colonial

Stone and cement foundation (Smith's Cove)

Undated (pre-1795 based on context) Smith's Cove

Found: November 1969

Artifacts Colonial

Barrote Nail (Spanish Galleon)

1575 AD – 1600 AD (high) The Swamp

S04E15 Blood Is Thicker

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged iron pintle

1600 AD – 1700 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

S13E14 The Shining

Artifacts Colonial

Staffordshire slipware pottery

1675 AD – 1770 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S05E09 The French Connection

Artifacts Colonial

Cast-iron cooking pot fragment

1600 AD – 1780 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S13E02 Billion Dollar Baby

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Metal object from 171-foot void

Dating Unknown Money Pit

S03E12 Voices from Below

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden keg barrel pieces

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S13E14 The Shining

Artifacts Colonial

Bone-handled knife

1750 AD – 1799 AD (high) Island General Lot 21

S07E16 Water Logged

Artifacts Colonial

Iron box or chest strap

1675 AD – 1799 AD (high) Island General Lot 22

S09E08 Deeper Digs, Bigger Stakes

Artifacts Colonial

Rock stake (ship anchor)

1710 AD – 1740 AD (high) Island General Lot 32

S09E10 Chamber of Secrets

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Keg bottom (wooden)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Folding skeleton key (cross-shaped)

Dating Unknown Island General

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative iron hinges (pair, Spanish-style)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 12

S05E13 Unhinged

Materials Pre-Discovery

Oak leaf and acorn (Restall collection)

Pre-1795 (recovered circa 1960s) Smith's Cove

S07E21 A Leaf of Faith

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ship's wooden pin

1500 AD – 1795 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin (large iron)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S12E16 Open Sesame

Materials Colonial

Adze-marked wood

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S09E11 A Boatload of Clues

Coins Colonial

Cut Spanish maravedi, 17th-18th century (Isaac's Point)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Isaac's Point

S05E02 Dead Man's Chest

Structures Searcher Era

Iron barrier

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E09 A Dangerous Dive

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Barrel hoop (iron, large)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Tools Colonial

Forest Axe Heads (3)

1650 AD – 1750 AD (medium) Island General Lot 31

S08E04 Alignment

Artifacts Colonial

Marlinespikes (pair)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (medium) The Swamp

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Materials Colonial

Crude lime mortar fragments (Becker Hole B33)

Undated; recovered from a partial cavity below the 192-ft wood layer Money Pit

Found: 1967 (Becker drilling program)

Materials Colonial

Flat decking wood (carbon dated)

1516 AD – 1674 AD (high) The Swamp

S09E10 Chamber of Secrets

Artifacts unknown

Iron Spike Boulder (Lot 2)

Dating Unknown Other Lot 2

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Tools Colonial

Shear handle (Lot 5 shoreline)

1600 AD – 1725 AD (medium) Shoreline Lot 5

S11E04 Shear Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Ashbury ware ceramic shard

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 19 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Glass fragments

1700 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Pottery shard with raised leaf design

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S05E10 The Signs of a Cross

Artifacts Colonial

Pink glass bead (17th century)

1600 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 20 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery fragments (Smith's Cove ramp, Blankenship 1969-70)

Undated; recovered from and beneath the inclined ramp Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-October 1970

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (mercury traces, Hedden find)

1936 recovery (age unknown) Island General Lot 12

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Lead spoon handle

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S05E11 Moving Targets

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-wrought iron hinge (small, chest)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Coins Colonial

King George II coins, 18th century (Lot 24)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 24

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Artifacts Colonial

Clay pipe bowl fragment

1760 AD – 1780 AD (medium) Island General

S08E24 Silver Lining

Artifacts Colonial

Copper shards (decorative box)

1600 AD – 1730 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E11 Plugged Up

Structures Searcher Era

1850 Cofferdam remains

1850 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1909; later

Artifacts Colonial

Nail from U-shaped structure timber (Smith's Cove, Blankenship 1969-70)

Undated; associated with U-shaped structure (dendro 1769) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-October 1970

Artifacts Modern

Brass fragment (Borehole 21)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1967

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery (18th century)

1700 AD – 1733 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Colonial

Pewter Spoon Bowl

1730 AD – 1770 AD (low) Shoreline

S08E02 The Boys Are Back

Artifacts Colonial

18th-century wharf nail

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 5, Ep. 5

Coins Colonial

Copper coin, late 17th-early 18th century (swamp stone pathway, S8E11)

1670 AD – 1720 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E11 Rocky Road

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Wrought iron pot-bellied stove and cutlery (under Cone B, Nolan's Cross)

1800 AD – 1950 AD (low) Island General

Found: 1981 or after (Fred Nolan and John C. O'Keefe)

Materials unknown

Ship's side timber with rope grooves (swamp, Nolan)

Undated The Swamp

Found: 1969 or later (Fred Nolan, after draining the swamp)

Materials Ancient

Wood slat and wooden stake (Triton Alliance, 1981)

170 AD – 350 AD (medium) Other Lots

Found: Pre-1981 (submitted March 1981)

Structures Colonial

Paving stone ramp/incline

1475 AD – 1575 AD (low) The Swamp

S10E19 Ramping Up

Artifacts Colonial

Crib spikes (multiple)

1650 AD – 1800 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E16 Detour

Artifacts Colonial

Iron chopping knife

1725 AD – 1775 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S13E14 The Shining

Tools Colonial

Block and tackle hook

1650 AD – 1690 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 11

S10E17 A Well of Secrets

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Drilled Stone (Smith's Cove)

Smith's Cove

S03E11 Sword Play

Artifacts unknown

Ring Bolt (South Shore Cove, Blankenship)

Dating Unknown South Shore

Found: 1965-1966 (Dan Blankenship, South Shore excavation)

Artifacts Colonial

Iron ship's timber brace (burnt)

1710 AD – 1790 AD (medium) The Swamp

S07E14 Burnt Offering

Artifacts Colonial

Toe tap (leather and copper)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 4

S10E16 Striking Gold

Buttons Colonial

Silver-gilt button, 1600s-1700s (Lot 5)

1600 AD – 1799 AD Island General Lot 5

S12E25 Uplifting Discoveries

Artifacts Colonial

Creamware plate base, c. 1762-1763 (swamp pathway, Lot 13)

1762 AD – 1763 AD (medium) The Swamp

S08E24 Silver Lining

Materials Colonial

Oak stumps (Mercy Point)

1450 AD – 1640 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S01E04 The Secret of Solomon's Temple

Artifacts Colonial

Metal pipe fragment (Smith's Cove, Blankenship 1969-70)

Undated; recovered six feet below the original beach level Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: August-October 1970

Artifacts Colonial

Lead artifact (scalloped, Sardinian lead)

1400 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Modern

Pottery pieces (Lot 12 dump site)

1650 AD – 1795 AD (low) Island General Lot 12

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Large-diameter pipe stem (Shaft 6)

1680 AD – 1710 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S12E18 If The Shoe Phips

Artifacts Colonial

Chain with oval hand-forged links

1600 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S10E06 Over The Muon

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative brass boat fitting

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S05E11 Moving Targets

Artifacts Colonial

Carved wood piece (possible tool handle)

1632 AD – 1700 AD (low) The Swamp

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

1700s spike

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 26

Found: Season 6

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