# If something was buried, who buried it? · Oak Island money pit > Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:19+00:00 --- **0** # If something was buried, who buried it? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What is the Oak Island money pit?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X2WA4BV7/what-is-the-oak-island-money-pit)·4 answers·0·0 following **Four answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. ## Why it matters Candidates have multiplied for 150 years. The question only has content if Q-WHAT is answered in favour of a worked shaft, but the candidates make different predictions about date and materials⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WQ5A7JGY/the-secrets-of-oak-island). ## Answers 4 [**A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XHRW6HMD/a-colonial-power-british-french-or-spanish-cached-pay-or) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**Medieval Europeans (Templars or others) deposited something in the 1300s to 1400s.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XJ8G1G5X/medieval-europeans-templars-or-others-deposited-something-in) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XJR40JNS/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52XH9851J3/pirates-or-privateers-kidd-is-the-usual-name-buried-loot-in) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 1895[DesBrisay puts forward: pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WMZ008BP/history-of-the-county-of-lunenburg) 1. 1895[DesBrisay: the pirate reading is the one DesBrisay records as local belief.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WMZ008BP/history-of-the-county-of-lunenburg)For: Pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s. 1. 1895[DesBrisay: nova Scotia was a war zone through the period, and Halifax a naval base from 1749.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WMZ008BP/history-of-the-county-of-lunenburg)For: A colonial power (British, French or Spanish) cached pay or plate during the wars of 1740 to 1783. 1. 2014[Prometheus Entertainment / History (A+E Networks) puts forward: medieval Europeans (Templars or others) deposited something in the 1300s to 1400s.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WS3T0R69/the-curse-of-oak-island) 1. 2014[Prometheus Entertainment / History (A+E Networks): television has presented the lead cross and radiocarbon dates on wood as medieval.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D52WS3T0R69/the-curse-of-oak-island)For: Medieval Europeans (Templars or others) deposited something in the 1300s to 1400s. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it%23add-source) Where it fits Oak Island money pit [**What is the Oak Island money pit?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X2WA4BV7/what-is-the-oak-island-money-pit)Key question · most likely the depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were… [Did the inscribed stone exist, and what was on it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X3BY6DCH/did-the-inscribed-stone-exist-and-what-was-on-it)Most likely · a plain or naturally marked stone was found, and the inscription was read into it or added later **If something was buried, who buried it?** You're here · 4 answers, inconclusive [What do the Lagina-era finds show?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X3VJ0CBS/what-do-the-lagina-era-finds-show)Most likely · the finds are a mix of ordinary colonial and later debris from farming, logging, military use, shipbuilding… [ Ask a question under this one ]