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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...