The two men had been sweeping a plowed farm field in Innlandet County, in central-eastern Norway, when they realized something was off. Their metal detectors were not just pinging occasionally. They ...

Relic hunters scouring a farm field south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were turning up the usual Civil War artifacts when ...

Why would you want to detect metal? Oh, I don't know … maybe you want to find some gold in the ground. You could dig up ALL the dirt, or you could find the location that has the gold before you dig.

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's safe to say, metal detecting isn't a hobby that works for everyone. While some are out searching plowed fields for colonial relics, ...