Rise of the detectorists: how to hunt for treasure

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Tom Lucking lived up to his name in December 2014 when he and a fellow metal-detector enthusiast unearthed a hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure in a field near Diss in Norfolk. The treasure, the highlight of which was a spectacular gold pendant, proved to be worth £145,000, which Lucking, his co-discoverer Stuart Isaacs and the owner of the land where the find was made will share.

Lucking's lucky discovery was one of the highlights of the treasure report published this week, which details all the finds catalogued in 2016. It was a record-breaking year, with 1,120 treasure finds listed - the highest total since the Treasure Act was introduced in 1996. So, is this a golden age for detectorists, perhaps inspired by the award-winning BBC sitcom starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones, who play nerdy but loveable metal-detector obsessives?

Read more : https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/dec/05/rise-of-detectorists-how-hunt-for-treasure