From a Saxon warlord‘s burial site to Roman urns filled with more than six thousand coins – these are some of the extraordinary discoveries Britain’s growing army of metal detectors have stumbled upon as they scour the country searching for hidden treasure.
Now a new TV programme – Great British History Hunters – on More 4 every Wednesday at 9pm is featuring some of these amazing finds as part of a four-part series looking at how so many artefacts of historical significance can be found with a simple metal detector.
Here we talk to five of the avid detectorists appearing in the show on why they are so hooked…
