Artifact Colonial

Iron chopping knife

Mid-1700s

Iron chopping knife dated mid-1700s from Lot 8
Iron chopping knife — Mid-1700s
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Lot 8, near boulder feature
Discovered Season 13
Date Range 1725 AD – 1775 AD
Category Artifact
Era Colonial

About This Artifact

Small iron chopping knife recovered by Gary Drayton near the massive boulder feature on Lot 8. Gary dated the artifact to the mid-1700s. Found in the same area where Billy Gerhardt had plowed topsoil to allow metal detection of artifacts connected to the boulder feature.

Historical Context

Gary Drayton; The Curse of Oak Island Season 13 Episode 14

Where It Was Found

Found at Lot 8, near boulder feature — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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