Five years after emerging from the grounds of Chelmsford, the U.K.’s largest recorded hoard of ancient gold coins has found a new home. Unearthed by a metal detectorist, the Great Baddow Hoard (named ...

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 ...

The Staffordshire Hoard is truly one of a kind as the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver found to date. There are around 4,000 items, most of which are military pieces. The discovery of ...

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 ...

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, ...

Centuries ago on the Black Isle of Scotland, an ancient community gathered their most precious items, wrapped them and buried them in the ground. It was a place for safekeeping, where the “highly ...

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 ...