... Magnetometers locate ferrous metals such as the thousands of pieces of junk iron objects buried just about everywhere. Basic GPR units show changes in the soil composition that are highly likely to have nothing to do with treasure. High powered metal detectors pick up a signal from any and all junk. The bottom line is that you have to dig to find out what is in the ground.
I have dug, and dug, and dug, and dug, and dug some more. This weekend I am going to dig, and dig, and dig some more. I freely admit I have not found the treasure I seek. I could lie about it, put some pictures of treasure on here and claim I am a great treasure hunter like so many others on TN seem to claim that they are...