HISTORIC treasures unearthed at a Forest Street building site and other sites in Bendigo will be the feature of a new exhibit at the Post Office Gallery early next year.City of Greater Bendigo city history and collections curator Sandra Bruce said the archaeological exhibit would be the first of its kind at the gallery.Most of the artefacts came from an archaeological dig at the site of the new RSD House building in Forest Street.The items, which include glassware, figurines, segments of clay pipe, buttons, coins and some house fittings, are being held in Melbourne by Heritage Victoria following the 2009 dig because no permanent space is available in Bendigo to house them.Ms Bruce said other artefacts would include items from the Chinese brick kiln in Thunder Street, an excavation in Golden Gully and the Catherine Reef United mine.“I think an exhibit such as this is really important, not just for visitors to understand our rich history, but so we can appreciate it as well,” Ms Bruce said.“Obviously the gold rush is a big part of our history.“It’s why we’re here, so it’s great that we can offer this exhibition to tell our story and bring our history to life.”The exhibition is in the early stages of planning but is likely to run from January to April next year.It will feature interpretative displays and a short film presentation.