A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at £4.3million. The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now ...

In January 2019, Adam Staples and his then-partner Lisa Grace traveled to Chew Valley in Somerset, the U.K., to help a friend test their new metal detector. Walking across an unassuming field, it didn ...

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A treasure trove of 11th-century coins has emerged from the Suffolk soil, offering archaeologists “a rare and fascinating” look into Suffolk’s rich history and political landscape. Oxford Cotswold ...

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LONDON (AP) — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a ...

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 ...

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