Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds on MSN

Pulling Mauser Rifles and Forgotten Relics From a WWII Battlefield Pond

Returning to a muddy World War II battlefield pond after a year, the team trades forest soil for cold, dark water, using ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Looters hit civil war battle site in Virginia, officials say

Looters hit civil war battle site in Virginia, officials say (Reuters) - Looters ripped up parts of Virginia's Petersburg National Battlefield in an apparent search for relics from a siege that led to ...
Fairfax Times

Relic hunter showcases finds at Bull Run Battlefield Museum

History is all around us, but most people don’t know what they are looking for. Jon Hickox, owner of the Winery at Bull Run, not only knows where to look, he knows how to look. Hickox began hunting ...
PBS

Revolutionary War relics found at Princeton Battlefield site

Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of artifacts at the Princeton Battlefield State Park in recent weeks, some dating to the Revolutionary War era, thanks to a $1.3 million state-funded grant. NJ ...
PBS

Peleliu: WWII's Most Well-Preserved Battlefield

The remote island of Peleliu is the most well-preserved WWII battlefield anywhere. The remote island of Peleliu is considered the most well-preserved battlefield in the world. It is illegal to remove ...
Adventure Archaeology on MSN

I Came Looking for Trinkets… Found a Relic From a Soldier’s Worst Day

Mudlarking this old battlefield felt like stepping into the past, but nothing prepared us for the moment the detector rang ...