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 ...

A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewelry using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the ...

A new exhibition of "phenomenal" finds by a metal detecting husband and wife team has opened at a museum. Lorraine Stanley ...

Join Adam and Ed as they explore an incredible Celtic and Roman site during one of the UK's largest metal detecting events. This video showcases a variety of ancient treasure finds and features the ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal ...

I feel like every child dreams of uncovering buried treasure at some point in their lives. For me, as a child who spent a lot of time in Florida growing up, I was always digging for pirate booty.

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 ...

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Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. Shane Houston, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was on a ...