# Nickell 2000: The Secrets of Oak Island

> Joe Nickell, 2000. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The standard sceptical reading; cited for the sinkhole and hoax readings.

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# The Secrets of Oak Island

Joe Nickell, 2000. _Skeptical Inquirer 24(2): 14-19_.

A sceptical investigation arguing that the pit is a natural sinkhole, that the artefacts are undocumented archaeologically, and that the legend follows the pattern of other treasure tales and Masonic allegory.

**Oak Island money pit** Article0

## What it's used for here

The standard sceptical reading; cited for the sinkhole and hoax readings.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[The depression was a natural sinkhole over a dissolved cavity in Windsor Group gypsum; the platforms were…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52X5J87DVK/the-depression-was-a-natural-sinkhole-over-a-dissolved)

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[The pit floods because it is dug below sea level into permeable, cavernous rock; no tunnel exists.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/answers/ANS0D52X9F84E4C/the-pit-floods-because-it-is-dug-below-sea-level-into)

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[Joe Nickell](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/people/FIG0D52WWS06KGG/joe-nickell)

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[The Oak Island money pit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island)

The mystery article

MYS

[If something was buried, who buried it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X43C0QAM/if-something-was-buried-who-buried-it)

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[What is the Oak Island money pit?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oak-island/questions/QST0D52X2WA4BV7/what-is-the-oak-island-money-pit)

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## Cite it

```
Nickell, J. (2000). The Secrets of Oak Island. Skeptical Inquirer 24(2): 14-19. https://skepticalinquirer.org/2000/03/the-secrets-of-oak-island/
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[Read it free at skepticalinquirer.org](https://skepticalinquirer.org/2000/03/the-secrets-of-oak-island/)

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