Rolling Surf......

[Charl]

....can sometimes spit out unusual things. Made of antler, and apparently having eroded out of a nearby embankment. On a public beach in southern New England. Seen by an expert who ID'd it as antler, white shade considered appropriate, and likely from the Middle Woodland Jack's Reef Phase.

 

[gunsil]

Pretty cool!! Looks like a harpoon tip. Don't see much antler stuff surviving, must have been preserved in optimum conditions!!

 

[Charl]

I think it's a jaw dropping find. I would have keeled over into the waves right then and there. But I would have had a death grip on that harpoon if I did, lol. Find of a lifetime. Here's a smaller bone harpoon tip from the Jack's Reef Site itself in upstate NY....

 

[Buckleberry]

Wow, fantastic find! Did you find it?

A harpoon?

 

[creekhunter]

Pretty darn close to a banner find if you ask me!

 

[GaRebel1861]

That is a really cool find!

 

[justonemore]

Sweet, really unique find Charlie, Congrats.

 

[Charl]

No, not my personal find. Found a couple weeks ago on a public beach on the Atlantic. I heard about it that day. It was found by a collector, and not just a tourist enjoying our beaches.