The painting is Thoughts of Liberia by Edwin White (1861) One of the interesting things on this reddit is how some people really stick to their favourite theories, just because they possibly could have occurred. My level of confidence in this one is very high. My theory on Samuel Ball. A very quick little Oak Island update this week, as we start emerging (hopefully) from the COVID madness: Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel I look forward to reading all about it in the excavation report. As shown by an exploration using a snake camera, it is a long, low cavity, covered with flat stones. So, they searched the McGinnis … A very quick little Oak Island update this week, as we start emerging (hopefully) from the COVID madness: Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel, https://archeothoughts.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/oak-island-archaeology-update-samuel-balls-secret-tunnel/. Very interesting stuff. You may be interested that some of us arguably solved the Money Pit mystery in early 2019. https://www.reddit.com/r/OakIsland/comments/g6bxaw/in_the_spirit_of_prometheus_reuse_of_animations/. ( Log Out /  In another episode, the team was sure that Daniel McGinnis's discovery of the 13 feet depression near the oak tree, back in 1795, was not an accident and that they were actually looking for something. Find out now!And be sure to watch the previous episodes. Dig 6' deep trench, create tunnel with flat stones supported on either side, back fill trench. Similar trenches were discovered in the Louisburg Fortress of Canada, which was one of the French military’s focus areas on the American continent. In the previous episode, they investigated Samuel Ball's property and found a mysterious tunnel, which was blocked. The team … The illustrations on pages 30 and 36 are especially relevant to the interpretation of the drain near the Ball foundation. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. How does a human dig something that goes that far if it’s not big enough for him to enter and do the digging? What might still be There are many reasons to continue this work if there was. S 7 E 22 "Marks X the Spot" Apr 21, 2020 This comment in your interesting post says it all: “That would be true whether it was … Oct 25, 2020 - On S07E22 (Marks X the Spot), following a tip from the ground penetrating radar survey of Samuel Ball’s property, the team uncover what they describe as a tunnel, which they speculate may have been related to the hiding of treasure near Ball’s house, or perhaps even to the Money Pit itself. ( Log Out /  Laird finds pottery and a clay pipe stem. That way, he could come and go as he pleased to retrieve more treasure. You are right that the appeal of the possible is key to pseudoarchaeology in general. Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel On S07E22 (Marks X the Spot), following a tip from the ground penetrating radar survey of Samuel Ball’s property, the team uncover what they describe as a tunnel, which they speculate may have been related to the hiding of treasure near Ball’s house, or perhaps even to the Money Pit itself. I really hope Laird follows this up and finds out where the drain goes and whether/how it is connected to the house itself. Recovered by Samuel Ball, Maybe it's still survives him and it's somewhere around that foundation well in any event. On The Curse of Oak Island, the treasure hunters led by Rick and Marty Lagina have often referred to Samuel Ball, a former landowner on … Judging from the television images, it seems to be about 40 cm wide, by perhaps 20 cm deep. Could it be? It is clear from the images that Samuel Ball didn’t carry gold to and from the Money Pit using this secret tunnel, and neither did anyone else. This is your place to discuss the mysteries associated with Oak Island. Upon digging, discovers the back-door tunnel to the money pit (he has no clue what the money pit is nor why there would be a tunnel) and decides to walk down the tunnel... One of … 3 minutes ago. It is refrenced that Samuel had several daughters in addition to his son William. Spoilers ahead!Government permits for Samuel Ball's property have arrived. This is the story of Samuel Ball told by Charles Barkhouse when we went on a tour of Oak Island last week. Marty theorises that it may be the work of Samuel Ball, who previously owned the lot. Now that it's a protected site, they're not allowed to dig there. Close • Posted by. Next Article Cooper’s Ferry part 2: Battle of the Bayesians. If I remember correctly, the main question at Maison Nivard was whether this drain was intended mainly for domestic sewage, or simply for agricultural runoff. 72: 9 "As Above, So Below" January 15, 2019 () Chemical analysis of the soil inside the drains might help answer the question. Samuel Bull was one of 18 people on board the Super Puma L2 when it ditched on its approach to Sumburgh Airport, Shetland at around 6.20pm on August 23, 2013. However, that did not lead Rick and Marty Lagina to the 225-year-old treasure. 1. Samuel Ball was such a man. Templars used arched ceilings. … Despite the suggestion in The Curse of Oak Island, this is not Samual Ball. Jack Begley of the… 10 thoughts on “ Oak Island archaeology update: What is the paved area, and how old is it? Jack Begley of the… Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel, found a slightly larger but very similar structure, a 2001 article in Northeast Historical Archaeology, Oak Island Archaeology Update: Is there a tunnel on Lot 15? Previous Article Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel. This forces them to turn to excavating the home of a man who was once a slave but ended up super-wealthy. ” shaindlin (@shaindlin) says: May 12, 2020 at 3:41 pm. There are tunnels that lead water from swamp swamp to money pit 2. So it clearly isn’t any sort of passage way for humans. ( Log Out /  I would like to know how the ceiling of the tunnel was constructed. Jesse James Templar Baron didn't bring in the little people? On S07E22 (Marks X the Spot), following a tip from the ground penetrating radar survey of Samuel Ball’s property, the team uncover what they describe as a tunnel, which they speculate may have been related to the hiding of treasure near Ball’s house, or perhaps even to the Money Pit itself. The land records show that James Anderson owned lot #26, also Captain James Anderson the loyalist is confirmed to have been granted land in Chester, so it stands to reason that it could have been the same James Anderson to own land on Oak Island. Archaeology rarely has definite conclusions. On April 7th, from the spoils from the Borehole 8-A, a metal hand-forged “hinge” was found. – ArcheoThoughts. Press J to jump to the feed. Moreover, the team located a blocked tunnel in Samuel Ball’s property. Change ). Born in South Carolina in 1765 to a very poor black family, Samuel was on the very brink of a new age for men of his comparison. It looks like the journey will continue until Lagina Brothers find the great lost treasure. So what about this new channel structure? I believe Reddit user cancantcat identifies the feature correctly, albeit in terms not quite elegant enough to appear on this high-minded blog, as a sewer line, or more accurately, a covered drain. Working on information that an underground tunnel-shaped anomaly was under lot 25, Jack Buckley was handed a spade and told to start … Samuel Ball Will. Samuel Ball's secret tunnel (Feb 03, 2021) Jack Begley of the Oak Island team puzzling over Samuel Ball's secret tunnel and from the Money Pit using this secret tunnel, and neither did anyone else. A slave, cabbage farmer and eventually one of the richest men in Nova Scotia, the mystery of Samuel Ball may be as intriguing as anything else in the history of the Oak Island legend. Samuel Ball was a freed slave who moved to Nova Scotia after the Revolutionary War and became a farmer and landowner on Oak Island. But that is pure speculation. There’s also the tantalizing hint that the guys uncovered evidence that the 18th Century Oak Island landowner and former slave Samuel Ball might have been onto something big. I think the problem comes in when the general public hears the term "possible". At the money pit, a core taken from 118 ft (36 m) contains wood, indicating that the shaft 6 tunnel has been found. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Something big may be apparent because Alex shows up and a camera is snaked deep into the tunnel. Toward the end of season 7, the COOI team thought they might have found a secret tunnel leading from the basement of Samuel Ball’s house to the Money Pit area. Jack, Peter, and a professional metal detector search the site of Samuel Ball's home for artifacts in this scene from "The 90-Foot Stone. It was 1973 and for the first time since the treasure hunt began back in 1795, an organized, well received walking tour was being offered by the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism in conjunction with the current treasure hunting syndicate, Triton Alliance Corporation. Archaeologist Jennifer Bracewell and her team found a slightly larger but very similar structure at the 18th century Maison Nivard site on the island of Montreal in 2016. Both of these shafts were filled with water when an alleged flood tunnel was again breached. I mean we can let that all kick on in our brains, but we're done here … "Captain Kidd's pirate crew dug an extensive network of underground booby trapped flood tunnels and used an extensive layer of coconut fibres as a filtration medium ..." But a theory can certainly be highly improbable (and put forward with no supporting evidence). Of course I understand that we rarely can totally rule out a theory, i.e. There's no doubt about this is a man-made, something some sort of tunnel channel something what was hidden there. It's also the home of watch parties and memes for the television show, the "Curse of Oak Island" on the History Channel. Laird needed to file for “new” permit to excavate on Ball’s property, to see if Samuel Ball found something relating to treasure and the Money Pit. Sherene Baugher, in a 2001 article in Northeast Historical Archaeology, provides an interesting overview of such drainage features on archaeological sites in the broader region. He is believed to actually have lived on Oak Island!, selling the lot to Samuel Ball in 1788. Jack Begley of the Oak Island team puzzling over Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel The first thing to note about the tunnel, is that it is actually quite small. Samuel is believed to have been a witness to the will of his brother Joseph in 1721. Yes, I remember reading that post at the time. So it clearly isn’t any sort of passage way for humans. Pretty convenient if you ask me. They think this could be related to Samuel Ball, who lived between 1791 and 1846. Personally, I tend to the run-off explanation for both the Maison Nivard and the Samuel Ball sites, as the slope and size of both drains seem to me insufficient to efficiently deal with household sewage. Also, the show brings in a whole lot of audience seeking wealth, which is there on The … in the swamp, or maybe Ball's lot..., judging by all the large boulders piled up around them. I suspect the reason there has been very little professional archaeology study of the Money Pit legend is that there is not enough evidence to suggest anything of note actually occurred. I believe Reddit user cancantcat identifies the feature correctly, albeit Archaeologist Jennifer Bracewell and her team found a slightly larger but very 'The Curse Of Oak Island' Season 7 Episode 22: Team finds another tunnel, fans joke it's a 'potato cellar' The Oak Island team discovers a cellar under Samuel Ball's property and fans joke saying it could be his potato cellar or even a grave pg 201 Samuel Ball's will made 16th Aug. 1751, probated 22d Nov 1751, Culpeper Co. Va. Will Book 1, p. 60. It's not mentioned again here (missed an opportunity to repeat, repeat, repeat !?). The archaeological examination at Lot 24 begins. Samuel Ball had something tunneling under his house. The Donny Wahlberg of the Frenetti Brothers is there sniffing after the red shirt archeologist who is after Miriam's airtime. Hi, I'm glad that a legit archaeologist has taken the time to stop by here on this reddit. They don't seem to understand the massive air gap between highly improbable theories and likely theories. I think he found the entrance to the tunnel and built his house smack dab on top of it to conceal it. 0 comments. … No "solid" conclusion. Ball was a black man in an age when that made it tough to … Samuel Ball’s property . Here is a bit of a cross-over post on that :), https://archeothoughts.wordpress.com/2020/03/11/the-appeal-of-pseudoarchaeology-the-possible-and-the-impossible-in-von-danikens-chariots-of-the-gods/. I appreciate that it loops right back to this sub calling it a poop pipe. The only record of his death … What do they discover? ( Log Out /  The ceiling is made of flat stones laid on top of the drain cavity. Judging from the television images, it seems to be about 40 cm wide, by perhaps 20 cm deep. The first one missed its intended target of an alleged flood tunnel, while the other intersected the original shaft via a branched-off tunnel at around 105 feet (32 m) deep. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. WILL: William & Mary College Quarterly. Jack Begley of the Oak Island team puzzling over Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel. On S07E22 (Marks X the Spot), following a tip from the ground penetrating radar survey of Samuel Ball’s property, the team uncover what they describe as a tunnel, which they speculate may have been related to the hiding of treasure near Ball’s house, or perhaps even to the Money Pit itself. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I figured that the only way this was made as a tunnel was if it was made for a mouse! A lot of speculating. Oak Island archaeology update : Samuel Ball’s secret tunnel. My theory on Samuel Ball. At one point, one of the platforms placed in the original shaft at 98 feet (30 m) collapsed and dropped to a lower level. Will The Curse Of Oak Island return for Season 8? The first thing to note about the tunnel, is that it is actually quite small. Is it domestic? Closer inspection shows it to be almost certainly a drain, either domestic or agricultural, of a type common in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. They will be freezing the ground so they can excavate and hoping to see the vault or tunnel at the bottom. On S07E22 (Marks X the Spot), following a tip from the ground penetrating radar survey of Samuel Ball’s property, the team uncover what they describe as a tunnel, which they speculate may have been related to the hiding of treasure near Ball’s house, or perhaps even to the Money Pit itself. Is it purely an agricultural drain? Laird unearths Samual (the cabbage king of Canada) Ball's underground sex torture dungeon. 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