Artifact From 10,000 Years Ago Found On New Jersey Shore

An artefact that is 10,000 years old was discovered on the shoreline of Seaside Heights in New Jersey, according to The Inquisitr.

Audrey Stanick, 58, a beachcomber who had been searching just for "sea glass", came upon the "projectile point" that had been created by the Paleoindians, the people who had been in North America during the Ice Age.

"I noticed it because it was very dark and shiny, and my sister from Florida who likes to collect sharks' teeth taught me to always look out for dark and shiny things at the beach. Then, I remembered a boy made a similar discovery last year, so I got in contact with the museum," she explained.

Immediately, the excited 58-year-old contacted the New Jersey State Museum in order to exhibit her artefact. Gregory Lattanzi, the assistant curator of archaeology and ethnography at the museum, examined it thoroughly with his team, and confirmed that it was a significant find.

It seemed to be a tool from the Middle Period, said the team. David Parris, curator of natural history, also probed it under a microscope and found out that the material was "flint", said USA Today