A return trip to the cave and old mine we discovered yields a few promising finds! We break out the Garrett metal detectors and do a bit of metal detecting. We find one item that leads me to believe ...

Metal detecting an old homestead is never just about treasure. It is about piecing together what once stood there from tiny ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

During a 2022 archaeological survey in July 2022 at nearly century-old concrete tent pads on South Post at Fort McCoy, the installation's archaeological team found dozens and dozens of artifacts ...

Have you ever wondered what might be hidden underground? A metal detectorist can help with that! Bruce Ratkowski is a local metal detectorist who travels the state finding homeowners who want their ...

British historians recently announced the remarkable discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking "wallet," thanks to two curious metal detectorists. Manx National Heritage, an organization based on the Isle ...

After being ordered not to sit on the couch all day by a doctor, Norwegian man Erlend Bore, who picked up a metal detector as part of a hobby, found an ancient gold necklace dating back to A.D. 500.

Between 100 and 150 pieces of Shaler’s coal mining history will displayed in November at the Shaler North Hills Library. Members of the North Pittsburgh Past Finders metal detecting club have found ...

Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday. The rare trove -- lying in two spots ...

A metal detectorist in Poland stumbled on an ancient tool that archaeologists identified as a 5,000-year-old copper ax head, photos show. Google Street View June 2012 ...

If you're like most people, you have a hobby that keeps you busy whenever you have downtime. Whether that's collecting highly valuable retro video games or going hiking with your favorite tech gadgets ...