A Metal Detectorist Went Digging for Fun—and Discovered a 2,000-Year-Old Trove of Ancient Artifacts
A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.
Seeing Silicon: Archaeologists have a cool, magic wand
Archaeology is having a moment, thanks to technology like LiDAR, satellite mapping and artificial intelligence.
A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact
Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...
Fossil hunter accidentally uncovers 4,000-year-old ax in Poland. See the discovery
In the forests and farmland of eastern Poland, Grzegorz Wróbl set out on a mission to find fossils. Instead, he found an ancient weapon. Wróbl stopped by the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments ...