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In this episode of Depths of History, we explore a Civil War battle site that lasted only 90 minutes, uncovering both Union and Confederate relics through metal detecting. The video features the ...

On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their scanners led them to an ornate 24cm dagger covered in stars and crescent ...

Don’t kid yourself: You’ve probably always wanted a metal detector. After seeing them in so many movies and television shows, and maybe even hobbyists at the beach using one, maybe it’s about time you ...