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If I'm not mistaken, and I rarely am, that appears to be a 14th century Templar revolver!
The map wasn't just to show where the coconuts traveled, but when.
Given that the Pacific coconut strain was in the Americas before Columbus, I would think that knowing what kind of coconuts that we're dealing with is pretty important. I would certainly want to establish that before stating an origin for the Nova Scotia fibers as fact.
I don't think that fibers were shipped from the Pacific to Nova Scotia. I'm saying that they may have been shipped from central or south America to Nova Scotia. A DNA test would pretty much settle the matter.
See above. You are fixated on fiber coming from the Middle East due to confirmation bias. What I'm saying is that depending on the coconut, it may not have come from there. I don't remember seeing anyone discussing this on this forum before. Why am I the first (possibly) one to bring it up? And if it was brought up before, why is it not being discussed?
Did you look at your map?
The Pacific strain only went to the Pacific side of Panama before the 16th century...
...and very interestingly only Panama.
It didn't (according to several experts of which I have posted their reports) cross into the Atlantic Basin that early.
There were no coconuts growing in any part of the Atlantic Basin including the Gulf of Mexico before 1500 when the Indian Strain was introduced by the Portuguese.
And while talking about "coir", nobody in the Americas had produced coir as did the Indians (of India).
Certainly a dna test would be conclusive, but even without and with the information we now have there is a proven mystery, which at this time, is my only point.
Oh, and I believe that is a Lone Ranger revolver like the one I had
when I was a kid a few years ago.
I posted it, so presumably yes.
How far before?
Coincidentally, the shortest land path between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans is in central America, specifically Panama. There's a reason that the canal was built there after all, and it wasn't because of the hospitable climate and excellent working conditions.
The nuts may not have. What about the dunnage made from the fibers? I'm just investigating alternatives. I haven't made up my mind with what we're dealing with here, because we haven't yet investigated every opportunity to prove what we're looking at is what we think it is. A DNA test would largely settle the question.
Probably. When more DNA testing has been conducted, I may amend that to "definitely." That's hard to do though. When the Europeans hit the Atlantic coast, they didn't look at every square inch of it.
So this rotten crap that is probably (but not definitely) coconut fiber is definitely coir, as made in India? And we know for sure that no one else did that?
That was not what you were originally saying, but I agree. It's a mystery. I also feel that it's a mystery that can be solved, but only with DNA testing. Stating that "X went to Y" as a fact before this testing has been done is premature. That's my only point.
I don't know much about that. I own two revolvers, and the Long Ranger used neither one of them. I'm quite certain of this.
Thanks for the share robot
The close up pics are interesting. Another map... With X marks the spot. It does look old.
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I Hope it does show the original hole... The whole exercise will be wasted if they do not find and drill in what was meant to be the original pit.
It is quite amazing that none of the earlier searchers marked a map... Still I suppose treasure seekers are a suspicious lot and not prone to share their maps....
Even if there was no treasure buried, there still is an original hole (The first one they started digging).The reason there were not more marked maps is due to the fact that a money pit never existed. Several diggers were digging holes they were claiming was the actual site of the hoax pit. Restall performed a scorched earth dig and scalped the island and still never found anything. Poor excavating/mining practices led to his death. All for a hoax...
Because Panama is a short land path between two oceans the coconuts floated to that area and seeded?
Dna was used to help determine when coconuts first appeared in the Atlantic Basin!
I don't know in what original form the fibre arrived in Nova Scotia.
I think that the only possible argument you could have to defend your case is questioning the identity and dating of what was found on Oak Island, the most recent of which was performed by an expert hired by the Lagina's. This is a source I take at face value but again I would very much like to see the documentation.
I didn't say the Lone Ranger used my revolver for crying out loud...
Btw, where are you located? you seem to post at ungodly hours.
Even if there was no treasure buried, there still is an original hole (The first one they started digging).
It is interesting on that old map that there is a second money pit marked at the other end of the island. I wonder if they start digging there now as well.
Coconuts do not grow in the Holy Land, but coconut fibers may have passed through there. How did they get there?
Did I say that he did?
Has anyone proven the date that anything was buried on Oak Island? I am quite sure the treasure was buried in the late 1600's and the coconut fibers came from Haiti.
if I win can I just keep the prepaid card and skip the trip?
Coconut 'coir' has been documented throughout the Eastern Mediterranean including Cyprus, as early as the 12th or 13th century. It came partially overland from India (where it was produced) brought there by Arab traders.
lol... my friend you are such a cynic.. I do not believe that every treasure seeker on oak Island just went looking to fleece investors (I am sure a fair bit of investor fleecing has happened over the years). I am sure that quit a few like the Reinstalls actually began their quest believing treasure may exist... Anyway."The first one who started digging"? Which hole are you referencing? Of course no empirical evidence has even been provided showing the location of an "actual" hole that the hoax is based on. The "who" is the question. All of the "companies" who dug on the island were constantly asking for investor's money and needed to show dirt piled up for the to keep the hoax going.
Yep.. It is hard to believe that anyone who has watched this show over the course of the 5 seasons that could still believe that treasure is buried there below 170+ feet…What treasure?............ What treasure?......... Someone still believes that something is buried 150+ feet down in a secret vault with flood chamber…..
When you arrive the give you a shovel and tell you to start digging to find you prize..Fans of The Curse of Oak Island can win an all-expenses paid trip to visit the legendary island in a sweepstakes being run by History.
If coconuts (or parts of coconuts) could be transported (partially) overland from India to the Middle East, could coconuts (or parts of coconuts) be likewise moved from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast? Again, I'm not saying that this happened, but I can't say that it didn't happen.
Since we can't be absolutely sure of the origin of the coconut fibers, does it make sense to construct a theory around how they got there that depends heavily upon knowing their origin?
For all the people that are convinced of where those fibers came from, it's merely speculation without a DNA test. Discussing possibilities based on speculation is...well, a bit premature.
Amen, brother. Let's not put the cart before the horse.