Beaches are beautiful! Sometimes the things you find on the beach are amazing or oddly strange. Here are 13 bizarre beach findings. Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr 5. Ancient Oil Lamp Lifeguard Meir Amshik runs on Ashkelon Beach in Israel every morning. One morning run in June would end up yielding Amshik something more than improved stamina. While running the man spotted some planks that had washed ashore and went to pick them up. While gathering the planks he saw an oil lamp lying next to a deteriorating section of the beach cliff. The object looked ancient, so he decided to contact the Israel Antiquities Authorities. An inspector came right away and estimated that the lamp dates back to the 12th century, or around 900 years. The artifact was likely uncovered thanks to the receding coastal cliffs. 4. Ancient Arrowhead When ten-year-old Noah Cordle was wandering on Long Beach Island in New Jersey and spotted a dark object in the sand, he thought it was a crab. Upon closer inspection, Noah’s parents realized that their son had found something special. The family took the object to a local archaeologist who was astonished to discover that it was a ten-thousand-year-old Paleoindian arrow point that Native Americans once used to hunt mastodon. About 25 such points have ever been located in the state, and archaeologists found most of these during digs. Only one similar incident has ever occurred when people found an arrow in the mid-1990's. 3. Jelly Creatures Weird creatures that seem to be jelly like are abundant in the sea and not very surprising to find on some beaches. Someone was walking down Huntington Beach in Southern California a few weeks ago and saw jelly-like creatures the likes of which he had never witnessed before in his many years wandering the very same beach. He took pictures and experts examining the images feel that the mysterious creatures are most likely sea cucumbers. The fact that they randomly appeared on the beach can be attributed to the effects of last year’s El Nino. 2. A Day At The Beach A few lucky souls make remarkable and exciting discoveries at the beach but most people that don't come back with anything more than a great memory and sand that seems to stick around for weeks. In this vein, I would like to celebrate the cleverness of the everyday beachgoer with impressive feats that can be done by anyone. Like these people who came up with a clever way to dig themselves in the sand. Or this amazing sand castle that is truly epic. 1. Skeleton Just days ago a skeleton was found on a beach near Mangonui, New Zealand. Authorities aren’t opening an investigation into the find as analysts concluded that the bones were several hundred years old. The skeleton was whole, and an adult female who experts believe died of natural causes. This incident isn’t the first time that a such a discovery has been made in the area. Pre-European bones are often uncovered by erosion on Northland beaches in New Zealand.

• published: 10 Jan 2017
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