“I put my hand in, pulled out a bit of clay and there was a little radial, a little bronze Roman coin very, very small, about the size of my fingernail,” Crisp said.

Orvin Farmer Jr. finds history in England, some amazingly beautiful finds including a Romano/British bronze razor back pig with red emerald eyes

Ironically this gold pendant (the size of a stamp) was found by a amateur metal detectorist only a few inches below the soil. This pendant is estimated to be dated from around the 15th century. It depicts the Holy Trinity and is in remarkable condition.

Ever since Scott Mitchen unearthed his first Indian-head nickel at the site of an old country store parking lot in Benoit at the age of 10, he has been infected with allure of treasure hunting.

For the past five years Horst H. Liebner has been uncovering the mystery behind 1,000-year-old artifacts recovered from two sunken treasures in the Java Sea. Since1987, the German scholar has been researching maritime culture and the history of the Malay Archipelago. As scientific advisor, Liebner, 49, who is based in Makassar, Sulawesi, has painstakingly pieced [...]

LAFAYETTE — Once undisturbed for more than 1,000 years, the cache of rare items making up the River of Gold exhibit at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum beckons visitors with its eclectic pieces and beauty. On loan from the University of Pennsylvania, the exhibit will be displayed until May 3, when it [...]

Bus driver unearths £80,000 hoard of Bronze Age Axe heads with metal detector Last updated at 17:31pm on 21st January 2008 Printed in the Daily Mail Bus driver and metal detector fanatic Tom Peirce is in for a bumper pay day after unearthing 500 Bronze Age artefacts – one of the largest ever ancient finds. [...]