The use of metal detectors in Mediterranean archaeology regularly generates a lot of discussion on the internet. The Gabii Project carried out a controlled experiment using metal detectors to check stratigraphically excavated soil with metal detectors in order to track the recovery rates of metallic artifacts - and we have some interesting and significant results to share! The first look at this evidence will be offered by Laura Banducci (Ph.D. candidate, IPCAA, University ofMichigan) and Jason Farr (Ph.D. candidate, IPCAA, University ofMichigan), who will present their study as a poster entitled "Coils over Spoil –Metal detecting and archaeological interpretation at Gabii." This presentation will take place as part of the 22nd Theoretical Roman ArchaeologyConference (TRAC) taking place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The poster will be presented on 30 March 2012, from 5.30 to 7.00 pm.