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

A single German forest hides history from two eras — medieval and modern. What begins as a WWII relic hunt turns into the discovery of a centuries-old coin hoard buried beside the remains of wartime ...

Teeth frozen in a ghastly grin of death, the skull emerges from the mud where it has lain since 1941. It's the latest find for Russian metal detectorist Sergei, who scours the forests of western ...

A new restoration project by Nueces County at the I.B. Mcgee Beach Park in Port Aransas is highlighting World War II relics. You can find some artifacts from early 1940. In January 1942, there was a ...

Relic-hunting is prohibited on state historical sites, so Stephen Ward jumped at the chance to be an amateur archaeologist and dig in the striated soil around the Harper House at Bentonville ...

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 ...

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — Across the commonwealth lies a treasure trove of history, but much is still waiting to be uncovered. You might be surprised at what can be found right under your feet. One ...

CHESTER, Va. — Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown. As an adult, he ...

OFF KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Shrouded by smoke from detonated explosives, a former World War Two U.S. troop ship was sunk off the Florida Keys on Wednesday to become a massive artificial reef ...