Monthly Archives: July 2026

Where Treasure Really Begins

Posted on July 28, 2026 by David

The most important discoveries are made long before you start searching. People often ask me where the best places are to search for buried treasure. They expect me to name an ancient field, a deserted village, a forgotten footpath or perhaps a stretch of coastline. My answer usually surprises them. Treasure doesn’t begin in a […]

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The Day I Stopped Looking for Treasure

Posted on July 21, 2026 by David

The best sites don’t always look special; it’s the history beneath them that matters. People often ask me what changed after more than fifty years of metal detecting. They usually expect me to talk about technology. Perhaps a better detector, a new search technique, or some secret that transformed my results. But the biggest change […]

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Why the Best Detectorists Walk Past Most Fields

Posted on July 14, 2026 by David

Imagine you’re standing on a hill looking out across a landscape of fields. Somewhere below lies a Roman coin. Somewhere else, a medieval brooch. One field may even conceal a hoard of gold. Most contain very little. From that hill, every field looks much the same. Back at your desk, they don’t. The secret isn’t […]

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Why Some Detectorists Always Seem to Find More

Posted on July 7, 2026 by David

Every successful search begins long before the detector is switched on. Every detectorist knows someone who always seems to make good finds. Over the years I’ve often been asked what their secret is. Is it luck? Is it the latest detector? Or is there something else? Looking back over more than fifty years, I think […]

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