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PEBBLE IN THE SAND

AIRED: Season 1, Episode 1
THE DETECTIVE: Elyse Luray
THE PLACE: Found on the beach, Mantoloking, New Jersey

THE CASE:

Just a pebble in the sand–with sculpted human features.

Is it possible that a rock found along the beaches of the Jersey Shore could be an artifact left behind by Native Americans?

The History Detectives head to the home of Mrs. Betsy Colie, the woman who stumbled upon the treasure, in an attempt to unlock the secrets held inside this stone with an etched face.

Is it really a link to an ancient civilization or just another pebble in the sand? To unlock this riddle, the team must travel through time, across borders and between cultures.

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