Five years ago, a pair of prospectors with metal detectors discovered a burial site in a field in Lancashire. It was in use from the late Neolithic to the Middle to Late Bronze Age. First they came across several artefacts.
Ten years ago, an unknown buyer auctioned off a Roman bronze helmet found by a pair of metal detectors for two million dollars. The original estimate was several times lower.
A unique sapphire ring was found by Michael Greenhorn of Clifton Moor, York. And in 2009, eight years ago, experts published further information about the jewel. They found it was apparently made in France.
Two prospectors with metal detectors made an extraordinary find in 2012. They discovered 41 Bronze Age objects, including jewellery, in south-west England. Two years later, the artefacts were declared treasure by experts.
The jewellery and weapons are contained in a depot found by a metal detectorist near County Kidwelly. This was announced by the National Museum of Wales. The find was declared a treasure nine years ago.
The medal from the First World War was found by three searchers in Wales. They discovered it while they were resting and waved a metal detector around, which gave off a strong signal.
Adam Day has only been searching with a metal detector for three years and has already found a gold ring in a field. Probably belonged to the bishop. It was auctioned off for thousands of pounds three years ago.
The unique silver coin was found nine years ago by a metal detector. The cent was struck during the reign of William the Conqueror, when coinage was booming. Seventy mints were in operation.
Part of a dolphin skull and a medieval arrowhead are among more than 9,500 artefacts discovered by archaeologists seven years ago during research around Cardigan Castle in Wales. It was built in the 12th century and its early history is very wild.
In 2014, four schoolchildren found a rare gold pin that was only recently declared a treasure by the coroner. Only around ten similar pieces of jewellery have been found in the UK.
