Metal detectors

Iron Age hoard rewrites history of wagons in Britain, may have been part of royal memorial - study

The collection's careful arrangement is indicative of a “noisy, symbolic acts of deliberate destruction," showing that the Melsonby Hoard was not just a collection of abandoned valuables.

Excavation of the Melsonby Hoard in Yorkshire, England, April 1, 2026.
Coins seized by Border Police from vehicle of Palestinian doctor after attempted smuggling into Israel, March 23, 2026.

Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem

Rare Roman vehicle ornament depicting a panther with its paws atop a bearded man’s severed head discovered in Essex in 2024.

'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'

 Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man.

Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man


Temple Mount metal detector saga first began with innocuous statement

“It was decided that metal detectors will be placed at entrances to the Temple Mount, and that cameras will be set up outside the mount to cover what is happening on it.”

POLICE OFFICERS man a metal detector placed this week at an entrance to the Temple Mount

Erdogan accuses Israel of violating democratic rights over Temple Mount row

Turkish President Erdogan commented on the security situation at the Temple Mount once more, bashing Israel for what he deems to be a violation of basic democratic rights.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.

Arab League: 'Israel is playing with fire in Jerusalem'

The organization denounced Israel's "Judaization" of the city.

THE TEMPLE MOUNT in Jerusalem

Jewish groups slam PA over Temple Mount violence

"We demand that the Palestinian Authority take immediate measures to crack down on the incitement."

A Palestinian woman argues with an Israeli border policeman at the entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City

Netanyahu calls Halamish terrorist ‘beast incited by unfathomable hatred’

Cabinet to weigh metal detector alternatives.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 3, 2017.