Metal detectors work by transmitting an electromagnetic field from the search coin (that round part that detectorists sweep back and forth) into the ground. If a metal object falls within the pulse, ...

A metal detectorist found the Hallaton treasure near the village of Hallaton, England, in 2000. It contains about 2,500 coins, a silver-gilt iron cavalry helmet, the remains of brooches, and many ...

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 ...

A hoard of Viking Age treasure dated to around 1,000 years ago has been discovered by metal detectorists. John Crowe and David O'Hare uncovered the hoard in May this year while metal detecting on the ...

A hoard of 18 Iron Age gold coins discovered in a field by a metal detecting history professor has sold for £33,200 at ...

A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more modern currency in his pocket after the treasure was auctioned off for ...

A pastime in a farmer’s field led to the discovery of Norman-era coins valued at more than $5 million. By Ali Watkins The group huddled together in the farmer’s field, staring at the dozen or so ...

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 ...

A little over a year ago, a group of metal detectorists found a hoard of 21 coins in a field near Okehamption Castle in Devon, England. The find was just recently brought to light due to laws ...

A 800-year-old cache of gold jewelry and silver coins was discovered in northern Germany. And where there’s newly unearthed gold, there’s quite likely an amateur metal detectorist who located it.

I began history hunting when I was four years old, and it all started from watching Indiana Jones. I used to go fossil hunting, searching my family's farm for relics. Of course, the relics I found ...

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 ...