A thirty-meter metal structure, containing fuel, chemicals, and materials from the 1960s, lies buried under several dozen meters of compacted snow in Antarctica. This structure is the Roi-Baudouin base, a scientific station built by Belgium in the 1960s. After the station was closed in 1967, it was never dismantled, as the cost and difficulty of removing it from beneath the accumulating snow and ice were considered too high. The extreme cold has likely preserved the materials inside, but melting ice linked to global warming could one day expose the base and its potentially polluting residues. The Roi-Baudouin base is located thousands of kilometers from any permanent human presence and is now covered by tons of snow and ice. The structure, which once housed laboratories, dormitories, and technical equipment, remains at its original location, now buried under decades of snow and ice. The closure of the station was due to logistical and budgetary choices common in polar programs of that era, as maintaining a permanent presence in Antarctica was costly. The snow in Antarctica rarely melts, accumulating layer by layer and making the base increasingly inaccessible. This burial has likely played a protective role, creating conditions similar to a giant cold chamber that could have significantly slowed the degradation of materials. This situation offers a rare case study of a human installation frozen in its original state for nearly six decades. However, the pressure from successive layers of snow has transformed the immediate environment of the base, creating cavities and structural tensions whose evolution remains difficult to predict. The Roi-Baudouin base symbolizes a broader issue concerning all scientific programs that operated in Antarctica during the last century. Several other stations built by different countries during the same period are in similar situations, partially or totally buried under the ice. This accumulation of relics poses a non-negligible environmental question, especially due to the fuel and potentially polluting materials they may still contain. Global warming could eventually facilitate access to these forgotten structures or bury them further, depending on the areas concerned. This uncertainty fuels current reflections on the management of polar scientific heritage, a subject gaining increasing importance as Antarctica attracts attention for broader climate issues.