Metal Detecting

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 […]

Categories: Detecting Skills, Metal Detecting, TIPS | Tags: Archaeology, Detecting Strategy, Landscape History, metal detecting, Metal Detecting Tips, Productive Sites, Site Research

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 […]

Categories: Detecting Skills | Tags: Equipment, Research, Site Selection

What Fifty Years of Detecting Has Taught Me

Posted on May 26, 2026 by David

When I first started metal detecting in the early 1970s, the hobby was very different from what it is today. Detectors were crude by modern standards. Most required constant adjustment, depth was limited, and discrimination was basic or non-existent. There were no online videos, no forums, no downloadable maps, and very few books dedicated to […]

Categories: Metal Detecting, Treasure Hunting, Uncategorized | Tags: metal detecting, treasure hunting

Metal Detecting in Denmark

Posted on June 22, 2025 by David

https://www.yahoo.com/news/denmark-let-amateurs-dig-treasure-130000766.html

Categories: Metal Detecting | Tags: Archaeology, coins, finds, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting

13 July 2024 Detecting & Archaeology Roadshow Exhibition in Dover Kent

Posted on April 8, 2024 by David

Categories: Metal Detecting | Tags: Archaeology, finds, metal detecting, treasure hunting

Metal detectorist unearths ancient king’s 1,500-year-old gold ring

Posted on February 26, 2024 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/metal-detectorist-unearths-ancient-king-s-1-500-year-old-gold-ring-in-surreal-moment/ar-BB1iSl1Z?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b6dff68e30734f1d9c296ffb778ee0c4&ei=26

Categories: Finds, Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting | Tags: finds, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting

Spectacular treasure trove of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark

Posted on June 8, 2023 by David

Spectacular treasure trove of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark | Euronews

Categories: Archaeology, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Recent Finds

Posted on March 14, 2023 by David

Roman Shipwreck Found https://coinsweekly.com/roman-shipwreck-found-in-the-adriatic-sea/ Hiker Stumbles Across Roman Hoard https://www.newsweek.com/hoard-roman-coins-hiker-stumbles-lost-ancient-site-1786875 Dutch Metal Detecting Find https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-historian-finds-medieval-treasure-using-metal-detector-2023-03-09/ Israeli Treasure Found https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/israeli-teens-discover-trove-of-1100-year-old-gold-coins

Categories: Archaeology, Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting | Tags: finds, gold, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting

Treasure Reports

Posted on August 16, 2022 by David

One of the most exciting archaeological finds in the history of Irish art was unearthed on Tipperary’s Derrynaflan Island by a man and his son using metal detectors. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220731-irelands-priceless-treasure-hidden-by-monks Billionaire Explorer Reveals Lost Treasures of the Wonder Ship https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/wonder-ship-0017088

Categories: Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Latest Treasure Reports

Posted on March 1, 2022 by David

Incredible treasures that washed up on beaches https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/incredible-treasures-that-washed-up-on-beaches/ss-AAUjHlx?li=BBnb7Kz&fullscreen=true#image=1 Buried Treasure Discovered Near USA Confederate Monuments https://medium.com/the-haven/buried-treasure-discovered-near-confederate-monuments-900d6cc38b7d#id_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjllYWEwMjZmNjM1MTU3ZGZhZDUzMmU0MTgzYTZiODIzZDc1MmFkMWQiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QifQ.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.dcXB7wt0ms9B8uQXO5bGRedM2IgD4qyijT2srMKAyy-EDZ6597Y8e1vhiYo734oK3dpfgeMTTFvSB3QJyHsPQM34S-vPkKlimnHz1YR1Oo7z68O9xNbqUDdnCUIpEYGVeqqUpvBmQiK-dGuWiSb7sRPk6bv2siXGpeuUFmN7frGlVQeG8A7G8Sk6g4KzDKd6TxD7LatePO4wx4GlWY09bSNyGn4p9jmEmMoDEdyrr1uO6iPgh6mNx0vTtRNxK4uTnif4XCP-CL4mBJ5gYcN16MlOPIGLYSRJU7xOfsawDAlKqYspXKCYgaJk7-LpQXRt1VYGW6Fqx9L–mk8rOCRqg Archaeologists stunned by China’s ‘unique underwater world’ shrouded in mystery https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1551974/archaeology-news-china-underwater-world-lion-city-ancient-history-spt