What a wonderful story the land has to tell!

I’ve wanted a metal detector since I was a boy, reading comic books and dreaming of lost pirate treasure. When I finally received one for my birthday a few years ago, I couldn’t wait to get started. Of course, you can’t just run outside and start digging—there are permissions, memberships, and national databases to navigate. But those necessary steps are simply the groundwork for a far more rewarding adventure.

I should tell you right away that you won’t find Roman hoards, Spanish pieces of eight, or gold bullion on this blog. What you will find are the real treasures: the everyday bits and pieces of life from centuries gone by. A simple coin, a broken bit of pottery, a humble button—each one is a fascinating artifact that hasn’t seen the light of day in a hundred years or more. My imagination runs rampant as I try to piece together the life of the person who once owned it, and how it came to rest just beneath my feet.

I hope you find these stories as interesting as I do.

 

My detecting journey; “Every Find Tells a Story” is now available as an Ebook on Amazon, and monthly in the Dun Valley Magazine.

 

Find 1: Pewter school bell

Find 2: A glimpse of Roman turmoil

Find 3: The Bovine Barrier

Find 4: The Glorious First of June

Find 5: First Hole Silver!

Find 6: The Highs and Lows of Metal Detecting

Find 7: Laundry Day, 1936

Find 8: The Dagger out of Time

Find 9: The Weight of the Mystery

Find 10: Nearly 3 grams, nearly 4 millennia