In this episode of Depths of History, the team explores a fascinating site in New Jersey, uncovering an impressive collection of historical artifacts. Viewers can observe a variety of finds, including ...

There’s something undeniably thrilling about the hunt for hidden treasures beneath our feet. From coins with centuries of history to curious everyday relics lost to time, metal detecting captures the ...

As Christina McCree turns the pages of a book that documents her successful metal detecting searches over the years, she can’t help but smile. Her “Book of Smiles” holds a closeup photograph of each ...

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 ...

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. Shane Houston, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was on a ...

Between 100 and 150 pieces of Shaler’s coal mining history will displayed in November at the Shaler North Hills Library. Members of the North Pittsburgh Past Finders metal detecting club have found ...

I feel like every child dreams of uncovering buried treasure at some point in their lives. For me, as a child who spent a lot of time in Florida growing up, I was always digging for pirate booty.

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...