Material Colonial

Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp)

Carbon dated: 1674-1700 AD

Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp) — Colonial Material found at The Swamp, Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Dated: Carbon dated: 1674-1700 AD
Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp) — Carbon dated: 1674-1700 AD
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Eye of the Swamp
Discovered Season 7
Date Range 1674 AD – 1700 AD
Category Material
Era Colonial

About This Material

From possible 300-year-old clay mine in swamp

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.

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