Artifact Colonial

Human bone fragments (2 individuals)

Carbon dated: 1678-1764 AD

Human bone fragments (2 individuals) — Colonial Artifact found at Money Pit, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Dated: Carbon dated: 1678-1764 AD
Human bone fragments (2 individuals) — Carbon dated: 1678-1764 AD
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Borehole H8, Money Pit, ~160 ft (Lot 18)
Discovered Season 5 (c. 2017)
Date Range 1678 AD – 1764 AD
Category Artifact
Era Colonial

About This Artifact

DNA sequencing: one European (haplogroup H), one Middle Eastern (haplogroup U); soft tissue and hair attached to one fragment

Historical Context

Lagina team; Dr. Timothy Frasier, St Mary's University

Where It Was Found

Found at Borehole H8, Money Pit, ~160 ft — the original 1795 excavation shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

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