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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their ...

The British Museum released its annual tally of archaeological items found by the public — and the newest list is record-setting, the museum said this week. Overall, 53,490 archaeological discoveries ...

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

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 ...