In this episode of Depths of History, the host explores a 1908 homestead, using the Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector to ...

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, ...

Don’t kid yourself: You’ve probably always wanted a metal detector. After seeing them in so many movies and television shows, and maybe even hobbyists at the beach using one, maybe it’s about time you ...

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 ...

Discovering little bits of history that have been left behind is what keeps Brandon Sutton swinging his metal detector ...

Editor's Note: October 8th, 2025: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. A new round of metal detector testing is currently under way, so you ...

"I'm a natural," I think, with unbearable smugness. "A bona fide detectorist!" I peer at the ground in anticipation as my companion, metal detecting guru Andy Sampson, cuts a square hole with a sturdy ...

My first morning as a detectorist had been a frustrating one. Sweeping the rocks and silt of Hessle Foreshore is not without its charms, even on a unsettled morning in late March, but with the tide ...