A rediscovered Roman coin hoard in northern Germany offers new clues about trade, risk, and daily life beyond the Roman ...

In January 2019, Adam Staples and his then-partner Lisa Grace traveled to Chew Valley in Somerset, the U.K., to help a friend test their new metal detector. Walking across an unassuming field, it didn ...

Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold and silver coins by the remains of a centuries-old synagogue in Israel, near the Sea of Galilee. The hoard of 364 coins, which was unearthed at the ...

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A treasure trove of 11th-century coins has emerged from the Suffolk soil, offering archaeologists “a rare and fascinating” look into Suffolk’s rich history and political landscape. Oxford Cotswold ...

A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at £4.3million. The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now ...

Five years after emerging from the grounds of Chelmsford, the U.K.’s largest recorded hoard of ancient gold coins has found a new home. Unearthed by a metal detectorist, the Great Baddow Hoard (named ...

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LONDON (AP) — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a ...

Finding treasures in a real-life setting might only sound like one of Captain Hook's pirate and burglary campaigns from ...

Metal detectorists in the east of England have discovered a cache of Roman silver coins that depict several emperors and even some of their wives. The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is ...