Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While walking with a metal detector this spring, 22-year-old ...

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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 ...

Redditors recently revealed their best finds while metal detecting, from a full safe with passports and money to numerous pieces of jewelry. The viral Reddit post, titled, "People who metal detect on ...

In early 2012, the National Geographic Channel launched a new show called Diggers, to the consternation of professional archaeologists. The show's hosts, hobby metal detectorists "King George" Wyant ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

Ruled by the Britons, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Normans, and eventually raided relentlessly by Vikings, the precariously placed British Islands have some of the most fascinating history in the ...

For most of us, the fantasy of finding buried treasure faded away along with other childhood passions, like my youthful ambition to set a Guinness World Record for building the world’s largest pillow ...