Relic hunting is one of the most rewarding ways to get into metal detecting. Instead of focusing only on modern coins or jewelry, you search for objects that can tell you something about the people ...

A Virginia man convicted of taking more than 9,000 artifacts from a Civil War battlefield was engaged in "heartbreaking" destruction of American history, experts say. John Jeffrey Santo, 52, has been ...

They are in prime Civil War ground, pulling bullets and unusual relics out of the dirt, when the day suddenly shifts. A tornado warning starts moving toward the area, and the hunt turns into a ...