Artifact Pre-Discovery

Pottery shard with raised leaf design

Pre-1795

Pottery shard with raised leaf design from H-8 borehole at 150 feet
Pottery shard with raised leaf design — Pre-1795
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Borehole H-8, approximately 150 feet depth
Discovered Season 5
Date Range 1600 AD – 1795 AD
Category Artifact
Era Pre-Discovery

About This Artifact

Fine piece of pottery with a raised leaf design recovered from the spoils of borehole H-8 at around 150 feet, within the ten-foot void where the team believed they had encountered the collapsed Money Pit. The decorative nature of the piece suggests it was not utilitarian ware left by previous searchers.

Historical Context

The Curse of Oak Island Season 5 Episode 10

Where It Was Found

Found at Borehole H-8, approximately 150 feet depth — the original 1795 excavation shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

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