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Excavations at Collota, a Wari-influenced site in the Cotahuasi Valley of Southern Peru

Over the past 20 years, archaeologists have become increasingly aware of the complex nuances of culture contact and the difficulties in distinguishing between a broad range of interregional interactions based solely on the archaeological record. This situation is particularly relevant to the Middle

Theban Tomb #89 Epigraphic Project

Theban Tomb #89 was built by Amenmose who served King Amenhotep III (1391 -1353 BC), King Tutankhamun’s grandfather. The tomb is located on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, Egypt, among some 500 tombs that dot the hillside, dating roughly from 1500 - 1200 BC. The project’s goal is to record

The Shandong Project

Upper Palaeolithic microblade technology Begun in 2000, this research project investigates the origin and development of microblade technology in the Upper Palaeolithic of north-central China (30,000 - 8,000 BC). The microblade technique is a unique flint-knapping method of manufacturing thin

The Luonan Project

Lower Palaeolithic settlement of the Middle Pleistocene The Luonan Basin is located about 1000 meters above sea level, in the valleys of the Qingling Mountains. This research project investigates the settlement pattern of Lower Palaeolithic sites in the small basin. Prior to 1995, little was

Chinese Coins

The ROM is one of few museums in the world with a collection of comprehensive Chinese coins. The collection was researched to create a numismatic timeline for the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China . The display of 88 coins includes the best examples from the 3rd century BC to the end of the

James Menzies Chinese Research Fellowship

The James Menzies Chinese Research Fellowship was established in 2009 to promote scholarly research as it relates to the Royal Ontario Museum’s Chinese collection, with particular emphasis on the ROM’s Menzies collection. The Fellowship is open to Ph.D. candidates, both junior and senior

Decor & Decorum

Printed Textiles in the 20th Century Printed textiles have been used extensively for interior furnishings and dress fabrics. The fact that printed designs could be made fairly quickly by block printing, screening or roller printing and less expensively than woven fabrics, has made them a fertile

Couture & Commerce

The transatlantic fashion trade in the 1950s Alexandra's book Couture & Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s , University of British Columbia Press and the Royal Ontario Museum (2001) discusses many couture dresses in the ROM collection and traces their histories from

Fashion: A Canadian Perspective

Historical essays on Canadian fashion Fashion: A Canadian Perspective is a book of historical essays on Canadian fashion that is the first to draw together new research on Canadian fashion design, fashion advertising and consumption. This book breaks new ground in that it discusses not only the

20th Century Couture in Toronto

Social and Cultural History of Couture in Toronto, 1900-1937 This project explores the historical role, cultural meaning and function of European and Canadian couture for the makers, merchandisers and consumers in Toronto in the first half of the 20th century. It provides an earlier context for