and I use Google Earth

to find where ancient artifacts are buried.

Most people, when they start detecting,

you find a nail.

You find a beer can.

Average stuff.

And then you find your first coin

and that's where the interest

starts to grab you.

I thought, "There's something in this,

organizing digs for people."

So I formed the Weekend Wanderers.

We quickly grew to be

the largest metal detecting club in the country.

It's not just about finding things.

It's research, conservation

and studying history.

When you're on the ground

you cannot see

where people from prehistory lived.

So with Google Earth

you can trace a crop mark

because it shows you

signs of ancient occupation

like buildings, roads.

That's where the interesting stuff lies.

Our most significant treasure find

was in 2014 on our Christmas dig.

One of the guys came back

and said, "Oh, I've got a hoard of coins."

So I looked down the hole

and there were two or three

stacked coins.

And I said, "Oh my God,

it's Anglo-Saxon."

I had to go and tell the farm owner.

He was busy with the sheep.

And he said, "Oh, yeah, whatever."

"We need to sort this out."

And he stood there with his mouth wide open

couldn't believe what he was seeing.

It's a million pound hoard

on his table.

Ultimately it goes on display in the museum.

There's a lot more land to search.

One day we might strike it big again

and I'm pretty sure it won't be long.

To all those unearthing history

Search on.