Metal detecting enthusiasts are uncovering incredible Civil War relics, shedding light on history in unexpected ways. From buttons to bullets, these finds offer a glimpse into the past that can't ...

While metal detecting the historic Port Hudson battlefield, we uncovered Civil War relics that may mark the final position of a fallen cavalry officer. The siege of Port Hudson in 1863 was the ...

But it wasn't until 1925 when Gerhard Fischer created the first hand-held metal detector that was available to the wider market. By the 1930s, metal detecting had become the well-loved hobby it is ...

Steven Brann was out Wednesday on the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania, sweeping the ground with a metal detector ahead of crews that are rehabilitating a famous part of the Civil War park.

Previously found war relics. Relics from the Civil War have been discovered in South Carolina before. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew unearthed Civil War cannonballs from the sand on Folly Beach. A ...

Metal detector in hand, Andy Thaxton marches the rows and pasture of countless acres, hunting coins, keys, bullets, ... a Civil War belt plate inscribed by the soldier-owner: ...

"The Metal Detector" began airing on PBS and on PBS.org starting on Nov. 11, 2023. 'The Metal Detector' Reunites Descendants of a B-17 Crew Shot Down in World War II | Military.com Profile ...

Coins found by a metal detectorist which were minted in Oxford during the English Civil War are now up for auction. ... "It was brilliant and I decided to buy a second-hand metal detector on eBay." ...

On the hunt with high-tech treasure hunters 03:59. A man using a metal detector to search for World War II relics found a medieval artifact in Poland, a local museum said.