January 18, 2006
"S.K. Iman" - not his real name, which he hides as best he can - is applying for a Treasure Trove Licence to dig up Oak Island some more. I have learned to trust neither his opinions nor his evidence. He wants to attack the weblog author all ways: claiming that he did not consult for Triton, yet quoting O'Connor who admits that he did. I have read the Triton-Bartram correspondence, in the academic section of the blogger's website. It was copied contemporaneously to another archaeologist, Richard Joltes of Critical Enquiry fame. The relationship was ended by the blogger because Triton put its Oak Island interests up for sale and this is fully described in the blog: 'My email today to members of Oak Island Tours Inc.' - dated 25 of Jun, 2005 The attack by 'Iman' is just another attempt by a treasure hunter to stifle scientific enquiry in general and archaeology in particular in relationship to his venal interests.
January 16, 2006
The owner/author of this blog has made repeated claims for having an archaeological consultant agreement with the holder of a treasure trove license for Oak Island. Never once has he provided any document that can back this claim. Here is a post by a world renowned four time Oak Island author, Wall Street Journal reporter, and close personal friend with the holder of said TTL. “The person you are referring to was never hired as "a consultant to Triton", even though he suggests he was. He contacted Triton, presented some ideas, and a brief dialogue and exchange of letters ensued. In fact, as I've been told by people who supposedly "hired" him, he was long ago written off by that group as a nuisance with ill-informed "facts" about the history of Oak Island or even of Nova Scotia. But I guess he did get his requisite 15 minutes of fame. For whatever that's worth. D'Arcy (O'Connor)"
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