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Monthly Archive: December
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend IV of IV: The Tunic
An important part of everyday life in the past, but one with very little impact on the archaeological record, is clothing...
Writing on Walls - conversation with Gallery Text Editor, Christine Caroppo
Gallery text is everywhere, but where does it come from?
Cloth hunting in Tanzania
In the 19th century, cloth was big business in East Africa. From present-day Somalia down to Mozambique, the whole eastern half of the continent was experiencing an economic boom as it exported elephant ivory, slaves, aromatics and spices to Asia, Europe, and North America. With their newfound wealth, East African consumers largely sought to acquire foreign cloth and beads.
Challenge your views at Rome & Greece Weekend
FInd out about two new displays that have been set up in the level 3 galleries for Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend (June 15th & 16th 2013).
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend III of IV: The Dagger
So in my project to recreate the equipment of a 3rd century Roman soldier from Dura-Europos, following the creation of the sword, I next moved on to the dagger. Little seems to be known about the daggers used by soldiers in the Roman World of the 3rd century AD.
Daily Life in Greek & Roman: Insights from our Interns
Student interns are a vital part of behind-the-scenes throughout the ROM...
Museums, stories and things.
Get ready for an insider's look at the ROM from someone who's usually very far outside of it.
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend II of IV: The Sword
The sword is one of the definitive weapons of the Roman soldier...
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend: I of IV
As an archaeologist the main goal in my work is to understand the people of the past...
Ontario Road Ecology Group - Protecting biodiversity from the threat of roads
Authored by Mandy Karch.
The Ontario Road Ecology Group (OREG) has been working to protect biodiversity from the threats of roads through research, policy and stewardship initiatives with our partners. The Heart Lake Road in Brampton cuts through protected wetland complexes, and OREG has been there to help.