The DuPont City Council has banned unauthorized digging and excavating in city parks and property, as well as using metal detectors for that purpose. The unanimous vote came Tuesday. Although local ...

Ole Ginnerup Schytz, an engineer in Denmark’s sleepy Vindelev agricultural area, had used a metal detector only a handful of times when he found a bent clump of metal in a friend’s barley field. He ...

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 ...

Metal detectors allow you to search for treasure, coins, lost items and historical artifacts buried beneath the surface. The three groups who most enjoy metal detecting are history buffs, collectors ...

For some, the end of winter conjures thoughts of swimming at the lake or working in the garden. For others, the warm weather means it’s time to put fresh batteries in the metal detector. Retired ...

On a bright, yet blustery Saturday in April, a handful of members of the Mid Michigan Metal Detecting Club met up at Williams Township Park in Auburn. Outfitted with metal detectors, headphones, ...

History isn’t just taught — it’s unearthed. Meet the curator who finds Shreveport’s past in drawers, dirt and old outhouse ...

The History Seekers return to a haunted Civil War battlefield for Part II of our metal detecting adventure—this time digging relics both day and night! Armed with our Minelab Equinox 800 detectors, we ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you’ve lost a ring outdoors or have a hankering to go treasure hunting on your beach day, a metal ...

Children with a metal detector dug up a Civil War cannonball in Virginia. Screengrab from York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office Facebook page. How deep would a Civil War cannonball, lost and forgotten for ...