An adrenaline junkie needs a farmland fix. Metal detector in hand, Andy Thaxton marches the rows and pasture of countless acres, hunting coins, keys, bullets, and bells—the final testament of ...

James’ find features Chinese characters, but they aren’t a fluke. At that time, Japanese monetary design was largely ...

In this episode of Depths of History, Britain investigates a long-lost Civil War site that has remained undisturbed by relic hunters. The video showcases finds made with Minelab Metal Detectors on ...

A metal detectorist unearthed a rare 2,000-year-old brooch - and first mistook the Roman artefact for a children’s toy. Martin Williams discovered the decorative bronze item just 15 minutes into ...

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...

SCITUATE, MASS. (WHDH) - A good Samaritan who helps people with missing jewelry used his metal detector to locate a mother of three’s wedding ring that went missing while she was playing on a beach in ...

Amateur metal detectorist Bebe Mangeac unearthed a hoard of nearly 1,500 Roman coins, which were buried almost 2,000 years ago, Mangeac told What’s the Jam. Discovery Was Made with a Mid-Range Metal ...

As Christina McCree turns the pages of a book that documents her successful metal detecting searches over the years, she can’t help but smile. Her “Book of Smiles” holds a closeup photograph of each ...

A metal detectorist in Staffordshire, England, has unearthed a gold Bronze Age dress fastener, according to a recent report from the British Museum. Jonathan Needham, a 54-year-old retired tree ...

An amateur metal detectorist unearthed a massive Roman-era hoard buried almost 2,000 years ago. The hobbyist set out with his metal detector of choice, which he described as “average and neither cheap ...