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Top 4 ROM Blogs of 2013
We’ve covered a range of stories on the blog over the last 12 months. From Ancient Egyptian cat mummies, to new apps, to landmark discoveries by our curators and tons in between. This year we introduced new series that offered readers a closer look behind the scenes. Brian Boyle showed us wha
Go with the Flow: Technology & Early Glass
as a flux makes a glass of lower softening temperature and high density. Possibly the oldest fragment of glass in the ROM (photographed in the Egypt gallery), other fragments *may* be older, but this is from the reliably-dated occupation of Tell al-Amarna in Egypt, Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty
Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Tell el Amarna is a remote desert outpost in the centre of Egypt between Cairo and Luxor on the east bank of the River Nile. Arriving here is like landing on the moon – a desolate and vast expanse of hills and red, cratered sand. There is little human settlement for miles, save a
I found the Baby Bison and now I’m on my way to Grasslands National Park
am very interested in the kind of things that are there. This past winter, my class went on a trip to the ROM to see the Maya exhibit and the Ancient Egypt stuff. We entered through the school entrance, so I never saw the sign that said, “Find the Baby Bison”. After our Maya tour there was
Erasing Mankind’s Heritage: the Monuments of Palmyra and their Devastation
Toronto and Associate Curator for the Ancient Near East at the ROM. He has excavated and surveyed extensively on sites in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. Between 2004-10 he has co-directed excavations at Hamoukar, a large Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age site in northeastern Syria, excavate
Green with Envy
part of the olivine-group, and was first discovered on small island (4.5 km squared), St. John’s Island (also known as Zabargad), off the coast of Egypt, in the Red Sea. Myanmar has been a known source of peridot for hundreds of years and recently production has tapered off making it increasingl
Mummies, mummies, mummies!
Ancient Egypt weekend was all about mummies, mummies, mummies...and more! Here are some of our favourite activities from the weekend that you can do any time, at home and at the ROM. Our experts Zoe and up-and-coming Egyptologist Sarah displayed two mummy hands: a linen-wrapped hand and an unwrappe
Museum Monday with Melissa- June 22, 2015
on the Early Indian Ocean Textile Trade. The talk will discuss the ROM’s unknown and early collection of Indian cotton textiles that were traded to Egypt during the medieval times. This is truly going to have some intriguing information and lots to learn. Speaker of this event is Dr. Ruth Barnes.
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Can you see how a drill was used to carve his lifelike hair? A Famous Pharaoh Thutmose III, nephew of the famous female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, ruled Egypt from 1479 to 1425 BCE. He is known for his military campaigns that expanded the empire of Egypt into Asia and Africa. One legend says that he co
#ROMSpace Weekend is out of this world!
t’s do this! Let’s be bold! See you at Space Weekend! Upcoming Family Fun Weekends 2012 to watch for… May 5-6: Space Weekend May 12-13: Ancient Egypt Weekend May 19-21: Awesome Animals Weekend June 9-10: Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend Follow ROMkids on twitter and tumblr for the latest news