A Bicester metal detectorist is celebrating after discovering a hoard of Elizabethan coins and other treasure. Last year a magical medieval ring was auctioned.

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Cameron Anderson follows a well-trod adage from metal detectorists: “If in doubt, dig it out,” he told the BBC. That ...

However, if you find treasure you may be in line for financial compensation from the Government. In England, Wales and Scotland, you need permission from the landowner to go metal detecting, unless ...

This piece of gold measures nearly 7.5 inches across and weighs more than 9 pounds. It ended up in a private Swiss collection ...

A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back to the Early Middle Ages. In a statement ...

"I knew this was something very special and I did a bit of a dance," detectorist Malcom Weale told BBC. Weale found the ring ...

Want more fuel to buy that metal detector? Here's a story from last year on another fantastic historical find. Listen to NPR's Short Wave podcast for more discoveries, everyday mysteries and the ...

A Manx metal detectorist has discovered rare Viking gold in the form of an arm ring. The discovery of the island’s latest ...

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.

Police are investigating illegal metal detecting activity at a historic archaeological site in Devon, the BBC reported.