Most people walk on the ground without giving it much thought. Treasure hunters walk it listening for history. With their ...
A metal-detecting trip near Antietam started with flat buttons, bullets, and iron from an old Civil War camp. But the strongest moment came near the end, when one strange brass piece needed a closer ...
Marcin Wiśniewski was on a regular sweep of a forest near Gdańsk, Poland when his metal detector hit upon something. When he realized what he found, he cried tears of joy. In the sandy soil, a ...
The Soviet PFM-1, also known as the butterfly mine for its winged shape, was designed with chilling precision. Dropped from ...