W elcome to the hobby of treasure hunting. I hope you find it somewhat interesting. It's truly a unique hobby.
Treasure hunting is a general term used for the hobby of searching for anything lost or hidden.
Metal detecting seems to be the most common method associated with this hobby. Other forms include prospecting for gold with dredges or gold pans or using nothing more than a shovel to dig for old bottles. Some people merely browse yard sales and flea markets for that bargain price on an item they consider treasure while others may consider arrowhead hunting or rockhounding a form of treasure hunting. Treasure can be anything from lost coins in a park to old bottles buried at the bottom of a filled in privy. From civil war relics lost in battle to lost jewelry in the surf.