Remarkable discoveries that prove Britain's fields are still full of treasure
Terry Herbert was detecting a friend's farm when his machine gave a signal that would change history. What he found was the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered...
Read the full story →A metal detectorist in Cumbria uncovered one of the most spectacular Roman artefacts ever found in Britain — a cavalry parade helmet with an eerily lifelike face...
Read the full story →Dave Crisp's detector gave a strong signal in a Somerset field. After careful excavation, archaeologists lifted out a pot containing the largest coin hoard ever found in Britain...
Read the full story →Cliff Bradshaw was detecting near Sandwich when he found a crushed piece of gold. It turned out to be one of only six Bronze Age gold cups known in Europe...
Read the full story →James Mather's discovery rewrote history books. Among the Viking silver were coins bearing two kings — including one historians thought was just a puppet ruler...
Read the full story →During a detecting rally in Buckinghamshire, Paul Coleman hit a signal that led to the third-largest Anglo-Saxon coin hoard ever found...
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