Artifact Modern

Purple-stained wood fragment

Unknown

Purple-stained wood fragment — Modern Artifact found at Money Pit, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Dated: Unknown
Purple-stained wood fragment — Unknown
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Borehole H8 spoils, Money Pit (Lot 18)
Discovered Season 5+
Dating Unknown
Category Artifact
Era Modern

About This Artifact

Color resembles Tyrian blue dye used by royalty/church; possibly fragment of bookbinding

Historical Context

Lagina team

Where It Was Found

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

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