A recent discovery of a ceremonial roman sword, along with other roman artifacts, suggests that roman legionnaires arrived in North America long before later Europeans like Columbus. Other evidence found on the island support this theory:

Petroglyphs carved on cave walls and boulders in Nova Scotia by the indigenous Mi’kmaq people, which depict what Pulitzer’s team believe to be Roman soldiers marching with their swords, and Roman ships.

The Mi’kmaq people carry a rare DNA marker, which can be traced to the eastern Mediterranean region.

Fifty words in the Mi’kmaq language that are nautical terms used by mariners from Roman times.

An invasive species of plant (Berberis Vulgaris) growing on Oak Island and in Halifax, which was once used by Romans to season their food and prevent scurvy on their voyages.

A Roman legionnaire’s whistle found on Oak Island in 1901

A metal ‘boss’ from the center of a Roman shield found in Nova Scotia in the mid-1800s

Gold Roman Carthage coins found on the mainland near Oak Island