Material Medieval

Blackened/burnt wood

Carbon dated: c. 1100 AD

Blackened burnt wood from Eye of the Swamp dated to 1100 AD
Blackened/burnt wood — Carbon dated: c. 1100 AD
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Location Eye of the Swamp
Discovered Season 7
Date Range 1050 AD – 1150 AD
Category Material
Era Medieval

About This Material

Burnt wood from swamp centre; evidence of very early human activity

Historical Context

Ian Spooner analysis

Where It Was Found

Found at Eye of the Swamp — the triangle-shaped swamp on Oak Island's southeastern quadrant.

More Discoveries

Other finds from The Swamp and the Medieval era

Barrel of a hand cannon
Medieval

Barrel of a hand cannon

1200s-1500s
Paved area / stone wharf
Medieval

Paved area / stone wharf

Radiocarbon: wood beneath dated to c. 1200 AD
Wooden ship's railing
Medieval

Wooden ship's railing

Carbon dated: 660-770 AD
Wooden cargo barrel fragments
Medieval

Wooden cargo barrel fragments

Dated as early as 15th century
Buried structure (14 ft, swamp)
Pre-Discovery

Buried structure (14 ft, swamp)

Unknown (possibly pre-Money Pit)
Lifting chain (wharf cargo)
Pre-Discovery

Lifting chain (wharf cargo)

Very old (pre-colonial, per Carmen Legge)
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