This article from B.R. Howard Conservation explains what artifacts are, what it takes to conserve an artifact, who should conserve artifacts, and provides examples of artifact conservation and restoration.
The Museum Savvy website on artifact conservation explains the difference between conservation and conservation, and provides links for additional conservation resources such as The Canadian Conservation Institute, The International Institute for…
The American Institute for Conservation website details what conservation is, what conservators do, conservation specialties, as well as how to become a conservator and includes a guide for how to care for various kinds of objects and artifacts.