To this day she is one of the most beautiful and magnificent warships ever built. But the Swedish Vasa sank shortly after sailing. She was not recovered from the Baltic Sea until 24 April 1961.
It sounds unbelievable. Sixty-three-year-old Debra McKenna lost her ring 47 years ago in Portland, USA, and a few days ago a metal detectorist found it near a forest in Finland. The jewel was given to the woman by her boyfriend and future husband in high school.
This February, an extremely valuable discovery of Bronze Age artefacts was made in Kallerup, Denmark, using a metal detector. The discovery was made by a volunteer worker at the county museum's archaeological ..
Scientists will search for rare meteorites in Antarctica. The British expedition hopes to find at least a few. Their exploration will take six weeks. They've gone to the region of permafrost and cold equipped with a special metal detector. Specifically, they're looking for meteorites called Siderites. They usually contain 20 percent iron and nickel.
