south america

Hello all, Carson here, country boy from Montana turned treasure hunter. I grew up metal detecting parks and beaches, prospecting gold with my grandpa, and having treasure-hunt themed birthday parties. Going back to day one, it's been an unparalleled passion in my life. About one year ago, I...

30 December 2025 3:13pm GMT Qhara Qhara people say they are rightful owners of treasure mined by their enslaved ancestors Samuel Flores Cruz said he would ‘love to personally thank King Charles’ for the sinking of the San Jose High in the Andes of landlocked Bolivia, the dilapidated mining...

Hello, I recently identified a site in Central Brazil with hundreds (more probably thousands) of ceramic shards of the most varied pottery and manufacturing styles. Below (attached) are some photos (macro - 23 x 23 square cm) and light microscope details (micro - some few square mm) with temper...

It was found in South America. Front, back, and overhead view. Thanks! artifact collectors, artifact, Identifaction, identify, south america, ancient artifact, ancient, decipher,

I recently got a metal detector and I'm very excited to start using it. I am in the Coast Guard and will have a chance to find stuff in lots of different places. Any advice on metal detecting abroad? I am particularly interested in places like Panama, the Caribbean Islands and coastal Central...

Hello all I just signed up on this forum, hopefully it's ok for me to make a new thread already :) A little back story. I used to live in Guyana, South America (NOT Africa) in a gold mining town for several years. I was not there for mining so i never really did any myself, but I have really...

I am thinking about going down to Ecuador to do some prospecting. Does anyone have any information on this. links? Has anyone done it? Is there a forum Im missing? magazine articles? books? I cannot find much on the web beyond lonely planet guide and hippy rain forest tours, stuff like that...

Hello all, I have really enjoyed looking around this wonderful website during my research. I thought it might be a good idea to ask if anyone has a good suggestion for a story I could base a documentary television episode on about myth hunters. Each episode of the series focuses on a particular...

Hi Guys!!! I used to be an archaeologist, and have since become obsessed with applying that experience to treasure hunting. To that end, I developed a methodology (which has since become a book which I hope will be available later this year) which will enable anyone to find ancient treasure...