Ancient Cultures

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Does the Museum appraise or authenticate objects?

In conformity with national and international museum standards, it is contrary to the practice of the ROM to offer financial appraisals or evaluations of objects to the general public, to give evaluations, assist in the disposal of private property or to express opinions regarding the merits of appraisal firms. The ROM accepts no legal or other responsibility for any opinion that may be expressed about an object presented to a curator for identification.  

Posted: 3 Mai 2013 à 14 h 39 , by Gwen Adams
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In China the colourful and beautiful sounds of the Eurasian Magpies (Figure 1) historically have been described in many poems and throughout literature...

Posted: 23 avril 2013 à 13 h 56 , by Kate Cooper
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How do curators put together a museum display?  Find out in my third installment of this behind-the-scenes tour.

Mesopotamia

The acclaimed exhibition highlighting ancient Sumer, Assyria, and Babylon, makes its North American debut at the ROM.

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Member Preview: Mesopotamia

Vendredi 21 Juin 2013 à 10 h 00 à à 18 h 30

For ROM Members Only. No registration required.

ROM Members will be among the first to preview our upcoming blockbuster exhibition, Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World: Extraordinary artifacts from Sumer, Assyria and Babylon, before it opens to the public.  Member viewing takes place between 10 am and 6 pm on Friday, June 21.

 

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Posted: 11 avril 2013 à 14 h 37 , by Rae Ostman
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ROM Archaeology weekend, April 13-14 2013, will feature local archaeologists who work across Canada and around the world.

Posted: 10 avril 2013 à 22 h 25 , by Kiron Mukherjee
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Here’s THREE reasons to come out to the ROM this weekend (April 13/14) for Archaeology Weekend!

Posted: 10 avril 2013 à 16 h 17 , by Robert Mason
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Humans would have been aware of the other creatures that shared their world from earliest times. At first they would have had an eye towards possible predators or competitors, then possible prey as they became hunters.  As the cognitive ability of Early Humans developed, they would observe the nature of the animals which co-habited this Earth with them.

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