The Witham Shield of 1826 might be the most artistic shield you’ll ever see. Let’s take a closer look at the shield’s composition and the story of how such treasures found their way underwater.

The Babylonian map of the world is the oldest map of the world, in the world. Written and inscribed on clay in Mesopotamia around 2,900-years-ago, it is, like so many cuneiform tablets, incomplete.

Take an in-depth look at the conservation processes involved in getting a crocodile mummy ready for display for the first time in 75 years.

The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, England in 2009, containing over 3,500 martial artifacts dating back to the 7th or 8th centuries.

How does one go about dating an artefact that was found in a field in England by a metal detectorist? And by dating we’re not talking dinner and a movie with your favourite curb chain…