A remarkable discovery of 2,584 silver coins, dating from the turbulent period of the Norman Conquest of England, has become the most valuable treasure find ever in British history. Unearthed in 2019 ...

A collection of more than 800 Iron Age artefacts found in a North Yorkshire field has now found a permanent home. The Melsonby Hoard is believed to be one of the UK's largest finds from the period, ...

An archaeologist has shared the excitement he felt after the biggest discovery of his career – only to have to keep it a secret for four years. Unsuspecting metal detectorist Peter Heads stumbled upon ...

Convinced that the Met possessed the Lydian hoard but was refusing to acknowledge it, Acar continued his investigation year after year, visiting Usak and, when he could, questioning the Met. (In ...

A little over a year ago, a group of metal detectorists found a hoard of 21 coins in a field near Okehamption Castle in Devon, England. The find was just recently brought to light due to laws ...

For thousands of years, humans have buried hoards of artifacts. They've been hidden for a variety of reasons, such as religious offerings to deities or safekeeping from advancing armies. Metal ...