The Stone Road
With the COVID-19 pandemic closing the US-Canada border, the American team members coordinate remotely while the Canadian crew pushes forward. The swamp delivers the season's biggest revelation: a massive stone road stretching over 460 feet along the eastern border, built with cobblestones laid over wooden cribbing in a style consistent with medieval European construction. An iron ringbolt pulled from between the stones and ox shoe nails found along the pathway suggest heavy cargo was once hauled across the island. On Lot 15, archaeologists uncover a stone structure that predates known colonial activity. At the Money Pit, water samples from deep boreholes reveal the presence of silver, giving the team a chemical trail to follow into the earth for the first time.
Key Discoveries
Evidence of SILVER in Money Pit water, stone pathway excavation continues, ox shoes and heavy hardware, tar kiln confirmed, COVID-delayed operations. Corjan Mol and Christopher Morford introduce the global alignment of Nolan's Cross to the palace of Versailles in France and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Key People
Rick Lagina, Marty Lagina, Craig Tester, Alex Lagina, Gary Drayton, Billy Gerhardt, Scott Barlow, Charles Barkhouse, Doug Crowell, Steve Guptill, Laird Niven, Dr. Ian Spooner, Carmen Legge, Tom Nolan, Jack Begley, Peter Fornetti, Terry Matheson, Dan Henskee, David MacInnes, Aaron Taylor, Erin Helton, Corjan Mol, Chris Morford, Judi Rudebusch
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25 episodesRemote Control
The two-hour Season 8 premiere opens with the COVID-19 pandemic having shut down the US-Canada border, forcing the American treasure hunters to coordinate operations remotely.
The Boys Are Back
With the American team members still completing their mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine on the Nova Scotia mainland, work on Oak Island continues under the Canadian crew.
If the Ox Shoes Fit
In the War Room, the fellowship reviews plans following the Lagina brothers' return to Oak Island.
Alignment
On Lot 15, the Lagina brothers and Doug Crowell meet with archaeologists Laird Niven, David MacInnes, Aaron Taylor, and Liz Michels at the stone structure.
The Master Plan
At the Money Pit area, Choice Drilling arrives on the island and sets up its rig while Steve Guptill and Doug Crowell use GPS equipment and a survey map to loca...
Seaing Is Believing
At the Money Pit area, Choice Drilling continues its pattern drilling operation while Terry Matheson, Charles Barkhouse, and Rick Lagina inspect a core sample extracted from borehole H5.5.
Mounding Evidence
At the Money Pit, Rick Lagina, Charles Barkhouse, and Terry Matheson oversee a drilling operation that yields a striking result: 28 feet of loose material from 179 down to 207 feet in depth.
High on the Bog
In a War Room video conference, GIS expert Erin Helton presents a new theory built on the La Formule cipher, the coded document Zena Halpern shared with the team in Season 4.
Rock, Paper, Serpents
The team launches its first excavation of the triangle-shaped swamp after receiving government permits to drain and dig in the southeastern corner.
Connecting the Lots
Excavation of the stone-paved pathway in the southeastern corner of the swamp reveals wooden cribbing beneath the massive stone surface.
Rocky Road
In the triangle-shaped swamp, excavation of the stone pathway continues under the supervision of archaeologists Dr.
Digging Their Heels In
At the wash table near the Money Pit, team members Alex Lagina, Peter Fornetti, Dan Henskee, and Michael John process spoils from borehole 8-B, located just ten...
The Fellowship of the Ringbolt
In the southeastern corner of the swamp, Rick Lagina, Tom Nolan, Scott Barlow, and archaeologist Dr.
A Bend in the Road
Rick Lagina shares the recently discovered iron ringbolt with Tom Nolan in the swamp, a deeply personal moment given that Tom's father Fred spent decades investigating the triangle-shaped bog.
Cask and You Shall Receive
Along the eastern border of the swamp, metal detection expert Gary Drayton joins Rick Lagina and Craig Tester to sweep the stone pathway, pulling a square ox shoe nail from between the cobblestones.
Leather Bound
In the swamp, Rick and Marty Lagina join archaeologists Dr.
Staking Their Claim
Terry Deveau, former president of the New England Antiquities Research Association, visits the swamp to inspect the massive stone road uncovered along its eastern border.
Cannon Fodder
In the swamp, Rick Lagina, his nephew David Fornetti, archaeologist Miriam Amirault, and heavy equipment operator Billy Gerhardt investigate whether the stone p...
A Loose Cannonball
Near the eastern border of the swamp, archaeologists Aaron Taylor and Miriam Amirault continue excavating the stone pathway, which now appears to be branching i...
Fire in the Hole
Rick Lagina gathers the team to report on a stone foundation unearthed near the swamp's northeastern border, adjacent to the stone pathway now estimated by Steve Guptill at 460 feet.
Off the Railing
At Smith's Cove, Rick Lagina, Steve Guptill, Terry Matheson, and Charles Barkhouse oversee the team's effort to drill into targets identified on the Barringer s...
Be There or T-square
Rick Lagina calls Marty with news of the possible ship's railing recovered from ten feet below sea level in the swamp.
Old Wharf's Tale
Along the stone pathway near the northeastern border of the swamp, Rick Lagina, Dr.
Silver Lining
With the final week of the season underway, Rick Lagina, Steve Guptill, and geologist Terry Matheson direct the drill rig to borehole C-11.5, positioned north o...
The Silver Spooner
Following the detection of silver in Money Pit water samples, Dr.