There's often history just beneath your feet, waiting to be discovered. A long-forgotten button, an antique coin, or even a remnant from one of the wars that shaped our country. Trying to unearth ...

At the end of a long day, a metal detector enthusiast in England unearthed a 16th-century ring with eight diamonds. Stuart ...

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

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A metal detectorist found what he believes is the largest gold nugget ever found in England. Despite arriving late and using ...

An army veteran has paid off his mortgage after using a metal detector to find a rare gold Roman ring worth tens of thousands ...

Treasure hunters scanning what lies beneath the soil may find a few scattered coins or discarded hardware with a metal detector, but one lucky man who wasn’t searching for long hit a jackpot. David ...

A man using a metal detector found a box of explosives buried in a forest on the North Shore of Massachusetts on Thursday, authorities said. Officers were called to a state-owned forest in Rowley near ...

Abby Narishkin's husband lost his wedding ring while searching for shells on their honeymoon — and she paid a stranger $200 ...

A Dutch historian found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities ...