Hidden in a forest of southeastern Poland sat a collection of objects. The artifacts had been abandoned and forgotten for centuries — not anymore. Mateusz Filipowicz was at a state forest in ...

A metal detectorist swept their device across the ground of eastern Poland. The device beeped at one spot, then another and then a third. Treasure after treasure reemerged. The metal detectorist, who ...

An untreated metal coin from the Northern Song Dynasty (left image) got rustier after a resin coating was applied and then exposed to light and heat (right image). Conservators and museum technicians ...

MANCHESTER, England — A red-brick Edwardian church on a leafy residential street might not look like the natural destination for contemporary art treasure. But head down the stairs and into its ...

A man noticed some rusty items in a forest of Hrubieszów and found a set of 15 weapons from 1,500 years ago, photos show and archaeologists said. Photo from Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments ...

Conservators and museum technicians protect precious archaeological metal objects, such as tools and weapons, with clear coatings, leaving preserved and unobstructed views of these detailed treasures.