"When I held it in my hands, I could hardly believe it." When metal detectorist Constantin Fried was exploring a field near Petershagen-Frille, Germany, he came across a tiny object in the dirt that ...

The Medeco locks have a vertical row of six pins arranged like most pin tumbler locks. Unlike your average lock, the rotation of the pins is important. When the key is placed in the lock ...

A 1,600-year-old golden lock unearthed in Germany reveals Roman craftsmanship and sparks curiosity about its use and ...

Our method of construction would have been the envy of locksmiths in ancient Egypt. We used preprocessed oak, which we cut on the bandsaw and milled on the milling machine. We mounted our lock and ...