Metal detecting on land can feel harmless, but in some areas it carries extreme risk. Old conflict zones still hide unexploded landmines beneath the surface. A single metal signal can mean history — ...

BOONSBORO, Md. — When Sean Haardt moved to Boonsboro from Houston in 2007 to teach social studies at Middletown High School, he said he didn’t know how much history the area held. “I knew it was a ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was the perfect day for finding treasures as a group of metal-detecting enthusiasts gathered on Midland Beach on Sunday, bathed in warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. More than ...

At first, this old house from the 1700s felt quiet and ordinary. Once we started metal detecting, the ground told a different ...

NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- Preserving history through the art of metal detecting. That's what one woman nicknamed "The Jersey History Hunter" is doing. She uses metal detectors to find and preserve ...