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What do the Lagina-era finds show?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What is the Oak Island money pit?·3 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: the finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding…Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. The finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding… leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

Since 2014 hundreds of objects have been announced, from a lead cross to bone fragments to coins, and the public impression of the mystery now rests on them. Almost none has been published outside the programme⁠[1]⁠[2].

Answers 3

Evidence: 2 for
Most likely
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: 1 for, 1 against
Disputed

History

  1. DesBrisay: the island was settled, farmed and logged from the 1760s and has had continuous activity since.For: The finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding…
  2. Prometheus Entertainment / History (A+E Networks) puts forward: some finds are genuine pre-1795 objects deposited by whoever dug the pit.
  3. University of New Brunswick Newsroom: uNB's laser-ablation lab reported a European lead source for the Smith's Cove cross.For: Some finds are genuine pre-1795 objects deposited by whoever dug the pit.
  4. University of New Brunswick Newsroom: no Lagina-era find has been published in a peer-reviewed or museum report.For: The finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding…
  5. CBC News puts forward: the finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding…
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