Three decades ago, a man took up metal detecting as a hobby-and now, it has certainly paid off. Along the Root River in Racine, Wisconsin, 65-year-old Dick Banaszak stumbled across a 3,000-year ...

If you think of a metal detector, you’re probably thinking of a fairly simple device with a big coil and a piercing whine coming from a tinny speaker. [mircemk] has built a more modern adapta… ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past — with his metal detector. The 64-year-old history teacher is devoted to finding remnants of the Seminole Wars, and has ...

If you think of a metal detector, you’re probably thinking of a fairly simple device with a big coil and a piercing whine coming from a tinny speaker. [mircemk] has built a more modern ...

He uses metal detecting tools to comb beaches and other sites of lost valuables across southern England. "People never understand why I do it for free, because they don't do it," Wiles said.

Described as "almost Shakespearean" by the LA Times, the gentle UK comedy about metal detecting has wowed audiences worldwide. What's the secret of its success, asks Neil Armstrong.

A metal detectorist who is in recovery from drink and drug addiction says his hobby "saved him". Karl Monks, 40, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, believes metal detecting is the "best ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past — with his metal detector. The 64-year-old history teacher is devoted to finding remnants of the Seminole Wars, and has ...

A metal detectorist who is in recovery from drink and drug addiction says his hobby "saved him". Karl Monks, 40, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, believes metal detecting is the "best ...