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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 […]

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Gold Hoards Found in Bizarre Places

Posted on July 29, 2023 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/these-huge-gold-hoards-were-found-in-bizarre-places/ss-AA1eiDbW?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d3e2f5bff4534c7f8e397f7132a48e87&ei=22#image=1 The Folkestone gold mini bars (1 ounce and 2 ounce) I suspect were buried using an auger to take them out of range of metal detectors and encourage deep digging to sculpture the beach. I did make a couple of searches there but found little other than washers which had been liberally scattered to […]

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1800 Years Old Roman Signet Ring Found

Posted on February 9, 2023 by David

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/a-1800-year-old-roman-signet-ring-engraved-with-the-goddess-of-victory-found-in-a-field-in-somerset

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More Treasure Finds

Posted on July 30, 2022 by David

https://www.newsweek.com/two-ships-found-near-spanish-galleon-full-gold-worth-17-billion-1714432 https://www.livescience.com/roman-penis-pendant-found-uk https://www.archaeology.org/news/10699-220725-england-medieval-shipwreck

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Ten of the most valuable treasures ever found

Posted on May 29, 2022 by David

https://interestingengineering.com/10-of-the-most-valuable-treasure-troves-ever-found

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Largest Treasures

Posted on November 11, 2021 by David

https://nypost.com/2021/11/02/worlds-largest-treasure-hoard-worth-over-20-billion-may-soon-be-found/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/03/norfolk-treasure-newly-declared-as-englands-biggest-anglo-saxon-coin-hoard

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More Treasure Finds

Posted on October 6, 2021 by David

Roman gold coins in Spain https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/roman-coins-spain-divers-scli-intl-scn/index.html Gold and Emeralds in Columbia https://www.livescience.com/ceramic-jars-emeralds-found-temple-el-dorado Bronze Age gold bowl in Austria https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/10/discovery-of-a-lifetime-golden-sun-bowl-discovered-in-prehistoric-settlement/141559

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Incredible Treasures Found in US, France, and Denmark

Posted on September 11, 2021 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/incredible-treasures-found-across-america/ss-BB1ejEeb?li=BBnbklE#image=1 https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/brittany-builders-discover-gold-coins-intl-scli/index.html https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/06/enormous-treasure-trove-of-sixth-century-gold-found-in-denmark

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More Interesting Articles

Posted on August 24, 2021 by David

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/ornate-silver-horde-discovered-in-forests-near-old-ryazan/139889 https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-sword-pyramid.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/archaeologists-discover-mercian-monastery-from-anglo-saxon-period/139938#aoh=16295198731128&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritagedaily.com%2F2021%2F08%2Farchaeologists-discover-mercian-monastery-from-anglo-saxon-period%2F139938

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Stunning treasures found by people using metal detectors

Posted on August 15, 2021 by David

Many thanks to Gregg for the links: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/stunning-treasures-found-by-people-using-metal-detectors/ss-AAL4eVQ?li=BBnbklE&fullscreen=true#interstitial=1 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/ancient-coin-mint-discovered-in-china-from-over-2500-years-ago/139852 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-mound-english-manor-reveal-medieval-castle-remains-180978390/

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