Chris Jenkins heads to Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island, or IOP, about four times a week. He isn’t sunning, walking his dog, or gazing into the deep blue sea. He’s searching for treasure. “I find a lot ...

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 ...

History in the River Valley covers the Civil War, the days of cowboys and outlaws, and beyond. Artifacts from these eras can be left behind and forgotten by time, but metal detectorists like to seek ...

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.

A trove of gold and silver artifacts worth an estimated $1.6 million was discovered in Staffordshire, England, by a hobbyist with a store-bought metal detector, according to an announcement made ...

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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 ...

Editor's Note: December 12, 2025: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. We’re preparing for a new round of metal detector testing, which ...