Its been another dazzling year of Metal detecting finds and information finally being reported to the public in 2019. Some fascinating additions to the UK’s history and inspirational to all Archaeologists and Detectorist’s seeing all that has been hidden and what could be remaining. And the Archaeology and Metal detecting magazine have been privy to…
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Happy New Year from the Archaeology and Metal Detecting Magazine
On behalf of the team at the Archaeology and Metal Detecting Magazine and the BIG Metal Detecting radio show, we would like to wish all our contributors and readers a healthy and prosperous New Year. We’ve had a number of highs and lows in 2019 but continued to evolve and add to our abilities to…
(WATCH) 3000 year old find of a LIFETIME – BRONZE AGE AXEHEAD by Digger Dawn
Congratulations to our pal Digger Dawn on he bucket list find, She doesn’t get excited….. Much! In Dawns words – OMG I found a 3000 year old FIND OF A LIFETIME, I’m absolutely BLOWN AWAY, I still cant believe it. Ive been dreaming of finding a BRONZE AGE AXEHEAD since I started detecting, we all…
Readers finds – A Medieval Groat hoard in Cumbria by Mike Wolstencroft
My detecting buddy Steve and I have been wandering the fields of Cumbria for around 20 years now. In summer, when the land is green and the birds are singing, it is God’s own country. In winter however, the hills and valleys can present a challenging day out. We have many permissions and there was…
Readers finds: Medieval matrix seal discovered in Norfolk. By Joe Edwards-Gill
Here’s my best recent find: a medieval lead matrix seal. I thinks it’s from the 1200’s. The Legend reads S’ ROBER’ DE GOSPLY or COSPLY The Symbol is a sword with a cross above and two incomplete crescents with dots either side of the sword. I wonder if they represent long bows? Could he…
The history of Christmas
Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin The church didn’t celebrate the birth of Christ until the third century because no one knew (or could agree on) the date. It was highly unlikely for shepherds to be watching their…
Readers finds: 14th Century medieval brooch by Mariusz Jazdzyk
One of our readers recently discovered a beautiful brooch and submitted the images to us for publication. Enjoy Mariusz Jazdzyk of Team of Yorkshires brooch. Mariusz writes ” this is a Medieval brooch, around the first half of the fourteenth century. The brooch consists of three arches, referring to Gothic architecture. Between each of them…
The Christmas Star? By Steve Mera.
Was the Christmas star a Supernova which is the name given to an exploding star ? Was it a Comet, a planet or a conjunction of planets. These are questions that for many years mankind has tried to answer. Eastern Christians believe that Christ was in fact born on January 6th. Other believe that…
The Mermaid Pool by Dave Sadler
Mermaid Pool or Black Mere Pool, in the North Staffordshire Moors near the town of Leek, is the site of one of the only inland mermaid legends in England. The small, remote hilltop lake, around fifty metres wide, is a particularly haunting site. Set on the craggy and barren southern edge of the Peak District,…
A Brief History of the Christmas Tree
There is no symbol more representative of Christmas than the twinkling lights, green branches and lovingly-decorated Christmas tree. However, this wasn’t always so emblematic, and its origins even date back before the advent of Christianity. Here’s a brief history of the Christmas tree, from its earliest roots in winter solstice celebrations, to Germany’s influence and…
Santa Claus: The History
On the 24th of December every year children around the world put out milk and cookies in the hopes of luring a magic fat man into their home who will leave presents behind before sneaking into the house next door. How did such an odd tradition begin? You can pretty much blame Northern Europe, where…
The Dyatlov Pass incident
Coordinates: 61°45′17″N 59°27′46″E61.75472, 59.46278 The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains. The incident happened on the night of February 2, 1959 on the east shoulder of the mountain Kholat Syakhl (a Mansi name, meaning Mountain of the Dead). The mountain…
A very happy Christmas from all at the Archaeology and Metal Detecting Magazine
On behalf of the team at the Archaeology and Metal Detecting Magazine, we would like to wish all our contributers and readers an very happy Christmas and healthy and prosperous New Year. We’ve had a number of highs and lows this year but continued to evolve and add to our abilities to cover a wider…
The Ark of the Covenant by Steve Mera
A number of modern writers and adventurers have claimed they have knowledge of the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant. From the more reputable Graham Hancock who has identified Axum in Ethiopia as the Arks resting place through the charlatan Ron Wyatt who claims to have found everything Biblical without offering a shred of…
The Cottingley Chronicles. By Tink Harris.
Elsie was the daughter of Arthur Wright, one of the earliest qualified electrical engineers. She borrowed her father’s quarter plate camera and took photos in the beck behind the family house. When Mr. Wright, upon developing the plates, saw fairies in the pictures, he considered them fake. After the taking of the second picture, he…
HOARD FOUND! METAL DETECTING in Arlington
South East Metal Detecting Rallies have published a new video from Sunday 15th December 2019 dig in Arlington, East Sussex. And, in their special pre Christmas event, along came a hoard. Watch below or visit the South East Metal Detecting Rallies YouTube page – THE REALITY OF METAL DETECTING
HE COULD HAVE DIED ! EXPLORING AN UNOPENED WW2 FORT
ADDICTED TO BLEEPS EXPLORES AN UNOPENED WW2 FORT !
Iconographic Medieval ring sold for £30,000 at Christies
*To update. This relic was sold for £30,000 at the Christie’s Auction on 27th November 2019* What seems like more than 3 years ago, a chap I know, who attended several metal detecting events I organised for the Mayor of Rochdale, hit quite the run of form, discovering gold items on a few back to…
ARE ARCHAEOLOGISTS DESTROYING BRITAIN’S HERITAGE? By Andrew Castleton
A recent publication ‘Archaeology in Development Management’ produced by the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers (July 2019) covering 2017/2018 states that 525,000 planning applications were submitted in that period of which 21,700 had archaeological implications requiring mitigation works to be undertaken by commercial archaeological units before planning approval can be given. The value of all…
Halloween. Whats it all about by Kirst D’Raven
Halloween had its beginnings in an ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of the dead. The Celtic peoples, who were once found all over Europe , divided the year by four major holidays. According to their calendar, the year began on a day corresponding to November 1st on our present calendar. The date marked the beginning of…