A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewelry using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the ...

A 22-year-old college student in Denmark uncovered an ancient find that turned out to be much larger than originally thought. This past spring, Gustav Bruunsgaard, an archaeology student from Aarhus ...

A man with a metal detector searching a freshly plowed carrot field in Switzerland found a large ornate jewelry set dating to the Bronze Age — as well as other surprising items including a bear's ...

Chris Jenkins heads to Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island, or IOP, about four times a week. He isn’t sunning, walking his dog, or gazing into the deep blue sea. He’s searching for treasure. “I find a lot ...

Treasure hunting is not unlike finding a stud in your walls. Rather than a stud finder, you just need a metal detector. Whereas finding treasure once meant locating an “X” on an ancient map, today’s ...