The American Digger Civil War Relic Show in Chattanooga brought together collectors, historians, and detectorists under one roof. Rare battlefield artifacts were identified and evaluated on the spot.

Using metal detectors, we explore ground shaped by railroads and the Civil War, uncovering relics that connect modern ...

Every now and then, the Gulf currents deliver something to our beaches that feels like it belongs in a museum rather than on the sand. This week, it was a rubber bale — an unusual find that looks like ...

Representatives of the Utah Knights of Columbus have tried for 20 years to arrange a viewing of the relics of six Catholic priests killed during Mexico’s Cristeros War, a crackdown by the Mexican ...

Maritime archaeolgists discovered a wealth of other artifacts, as well. A bronze war relic dating back to 241 B.C. has been discovered in Sicilian waters, one of the most complete examples of such a ...

Every now and then, the Gulf currents deliver something to our beaches that feels like it belongs in a museum rather than on the sand. This week, it was a rubber bale — an unusual find that looks like ...

Hephzibah Townsend, the wife of an Edisto Island cotton plantation owner, helped build a church for enslaved people. She also donated a silver chalice for a communion cap. Over a century later, her ...