Making Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting Cool Again with Roman Found's Lucie and Ellie

Roman Found: The Women Smashing Stereotypes in Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting

This one’s for anyone who’s ever looked at a male-dominated space and thought, “Nah—this needs shaking up.”

Ellie and Lucie, aka Roman Found, didn’t just pick up a metal detector during lockdown for a bit of fun—they accidentally unearthed a full-blown passion, a badass community, and a whole new way to tell the stories of the past.

What started as two cousins tagging along in muddy fields has turned into a creative movement—bringing history, storytelling, and a whole lot of girl power to a hobby people often assume is just old blokes in camouflage trousers.

We talk treasure laws, ancient finds, intuition, social media backlash, and what it really takes to build something meaningful—when the world isn’t quite expecting you to.

Whether you love history, collect weird hobbies, or just enjoy watching women unapologetically do their thing—this episode’s got something for you.

💣 Hit subscribe for more women breaking norms and digging deeper (literally). And tell us in the comments—what’s YOUR hidden treasure?

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👇 Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro: Meet Roman Found

02:30 – From Mudlarking to Metal Detecting

07:00 – Breaking Stereotypes in a Male-Dominated Hobby

12:15 – Treasure Laws, Land Permissions & Unwritten Rules

18:30 – The Magic of Finds: Iron Age Coins & Sixth Senses

24:50 – Community, Confidence & Creating Something Bigger

30:30 – The Hidden Work Behind Social Media Success

36:40 – Intuition, Storytelling & What Makes a Great Find

42:30 – Controversy, Comments & Coping with Visibility

48:10 – Finding Your Tribe (Even in a Field of Camouflaged Blokes)

53:00 – Future Dreams: Roman Hoards, Posy Rings & Building Legacy

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

✔ Why following your curiosity matters more than being “qualified”

✔ How two creative women carved a niche in an unexpected world

✔ What people get wrong about metal detecting

✔ How passion, storytelling and community can turn any hobby into a movement

✔ That your intuition might just lead you to gold—literally and metaphorically

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