In last week's episode, "Hi Ho Silver," researcher John Edwards shared his theory that Nolan's Cross is part of a larger feature and could be the key to finding the Ark of the Covenant. In this week's episode, "Wet and Wild," Edwards rejoins the team to provide more information. With this new lead, the Fellowship proceeds to investigate. RUNDOWN The episode begins with blacksmith expert Carmen Legge analyzing two metal artifacts which were recovered from the swamp. Legge identified the first as a backing bolt which would have been used on ox hitches. He further identified the backing bolt as French in origin and dating as early as the 1600s and no later than 1760. Such an artifact is indicative of hauling cargo. The southeast corner of the triangle-shaped swamp, where it was found, is the location of a stone road and a causeway where ships would have docked to load and unload cargo which may have included treasure. The second artifact was identified as a wharf pin predating the 1700s. Based on its metallic composition, archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan traced its origin to Sweden, further connecting the Vikings to Oak Island. As mentioned above, researcher John Edwards revisited the War Room to present his recently gathered information on Nolan's Cross and the possible location of the Ark of the Covenant. As other researchers have pointed out, Nolan's Cross was designed using sacred geometry, with all measurements equalling, and divisible by, numbers of significance to the Knights Templar and the Freemasons who would later follow. He shared information on the structure of the Kabbala Tree of Life, of which the Nolan's Cross feature may be a part. The Tree of Life is made up of numerous points called Sefirot (see my diagram below). Edwards directed the Fellowship to specific Sefirot that could reveal the location of the Ark of the Covenant. Billy Gerhardt, Jack Begley, and Gary Drayton set out to the northern area of the swamp where a marker indicating the Sefirot of Tiferet should be located. We'll have to wait until next week's episode to find out what they had uncovered. Back in the War Room, new information regarding a copper artifact recovered by Begley and Drayton in 2022 on Lot 8 was presented. Researcher Doug Crowell shared his findings of an Icelandic astronomical manuscript depicting symbols matching those on the copper artifact, indicating more Viking connections! He also shared information on a French astrolabe dating between 1291 and 1310 which also featured the symbols. Since astrolabes were used in navigation and construction, it is possible that such tools were used by the Vikings and Templars in sailing to Oak Island and in constructing Nolan's Cross/Tree of Life. The information will be sent to archaeoastronomer Prof. Adriano Gaspani for evaluation.
Lastly, there was good news and bad news regarding the excavation of the Garden Shaft. The good news is that representatives from Dumas Contracting, Ltd. have begun horizontal probe drilling at the bottom of the Shaft to find an adjacent tunnel. The bad news is that in doing so, a leak was sprung and rapidly began to flood the Shaft. The Garden Shaft was evacuated and no one was harmed. Tasting a sample of the floodwater, Rick Lagina noted its salinity, suggesting that they could have encountered one of the flood tunnels, a booby trap previous search teams had encountered. CONCLUSION I am curious to see what will be revealed about the Kabbala Tree of Life connection and what the Fellowship will uncover at certain points across the island that mark the Sefirot. In regards to the Garden Shaft, I am wondering if the flood tunnel could be sealed in the same way as another section of the Shaft was to prevent leaks. Could it be the tunnel they were searching for that itself was flooded? I'll be tuning in next week to find out and post my Rundown with all my thoughts! Share your theories in the comments and thank you for reading!
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