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Metal detector find of Roman artefacts: a gold ring, a hoard of coins and a lead coffin

A rare Roman gold ring has been unveiled in Somerset, England, and has now been declared a treasure. In 2018, Kevin Minto found it using a metal detector near Ilminster, where, a year earlier, he had discovered 250 Roman coins and a grave containing a lead coffin.

Instructional videos for the Manticore metal detector Minelab

This article provides a clear overview of all our instructional and other videos featuring the Minelab Manticore metal detector. Each video also includes a description of its content.

The LP ZERO 3 metal detector from Golden Mask is here!

Although for a while it looked as though there wouldn’t be a third Zero, the project was eventually completed and the first units will arrive next week (probably on Friday).

Extraordinary metal detector find 2026/06 – Copper axe

Copper axes are among the oldest metal objects to have been found in Central Europe.

The most beautiful metal detector find May 2026 - qualification

We have the winners of the April round and so we can move on to the May qualifier.

2,500-year-old unique neckwear from the Bronze Age

Archaeologists in Marby, Sweden, in the province of Östergötland have discovered two rare bronze neckpieces from the Late Bronze Age. Unlike others like them, these were discovered in a tomb, which is quite extraordinary in this context.

How Metal Detectors Work Part 6 - Why Metal Detectors are Godlike and Setting the Recovery Rate

In the not so distant past, you might have come across motionless metal detectors. Today, this system has been overwhelmingly replaced by motion (dynamic) metal detectors and the motionless mode has been left only in the pinpoint function for precise target acquisition.

The most beautiful metal detector find April 2026

Qualification is over and we have ten qualifiers for the finals. As always, everyone has only one vote.

Extraordinary discovery by metal detector 2026/05 - depot of denarii

The discovery of a coin depot is always an extraordinary thing. But if it is also a coin from the twilight of our age, it is an extraordinary experience for the seeker, which, let's face it, not everyone will experience.

Extraordinary find by metal detector 2026/04 - halstatic axe(s)

An axe with handles is a rare and technologically advanced type of iron tool and weapon. It dates from the older Iron Age, i.e. from the so-called Hallstatt period (approximately 750-500 years BC).

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