Eastern US Metal Detecting: Trading Posts & Artifacts
I still remember the first time my metal detector buzzed over something significant. It was a small copper pendant, buried […]
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Treasure Hunting
How to Get Your First Metal Detector: Beginner’s Guide
Let’s be honest—metal detecting can feel pretty overwhelming when you’re just starting out. I mean, walk into any detector shop
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How to Use Historical Documents and Maps for Metal Detecting
The cold morning air bites at my fingers as I unfold a tattered county plat map from 1883. Beside it
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Metal Detecting New England Shipwrecks: A Coastal Guide
I’ve spent twenty years combing New England’s beaches with my metal detector, and I can tell you there’s nothing quite
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Podcast Episode 6 – Finding Treasure With a Metal Detector
Detector For Metal Podcast Episode #6: Finding Treasure with a Metal Detector. Watch the podcast below. Listen for the best places to go metal detecting!
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How To Find Great Sites To Metal Detect: The Complete Guide
Last weekend, I watched a guy spend six hours at the local park. Six hours! Swinging his $800 detector back
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7 Metal Detecting Finds That Changed History
Metal detecting has revolutionized archaeological discovery, and with it, incredible items recovered with metal detectors have rewritten our understanding of
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Railroad Metal Detecting: My Adventures Along Forgotten Tracks
Last summer, I spent three sweltering days exploring an abandoned Baltimore & Ohio line that cut through rural Ohio farmland.
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Unearthing Relics: Metal Detecting Historic River Crossings
I first became fascinated with river crossing sites after finding a bent wagon pin near the banks of the North
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Digging into the Past: Metal Detecting Midwest Farmsteads
I’ll never forget the first time I unearthed a brass button from the soil of an abandoned Illinois homestead. As
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