Wreckage believed to be the remains of a ship from the 1800s washed up on the beach at a resort on North Carolina's Bald Head Island. Photo courtesy of Shoals Club on Bald Head Island/Facebook
The post said the wreckage washed up during a high tide in January, and archaeologists who visited the club this week determined the items were the pieces of a ship dating to the 19th century.
"We are asking that all beachgoers stay away from these remains as we discover more," the post said.
The waters off the North Carolina coast are known to be home to hundreds of shipwrecks, and experts said it will take time to identify the washed-up wreckage.
