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From the Field: The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project…Crusader castles, ancient cities, and desert valleys!
By Daniel Kwan, Gallery Facillitator and Volunteer The excavations of my unit have come to an end! We have revealed a considerable amount of Iron Age architecture (walls, a blocked doorway, and a possible staircase), discovered a modest amount of pottery, discovered a few very interesting objects
From the Field: The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project… Weekend Off!
By Daniel Kwan, Gallery Facilitator and Volunteer Our first week of digging is finally complete! My students and I have uncovered the remains of what may be an Iron Age storage room. Excavations have yielded the remains of a stone wall, which would have served as a foundation for a mud brick
ROMWalks: Coming soon to a neighbourhood near you!
Every time you turn a corner in Toronto, you discover another venerable stone building resplendent with arches, turrets, gables, or statues perched in a niche. Some are nestled between the encroaching skyscrapers of the banking district, others sit proudly on their original estate. The heritage
Five Questions with Krishna
Submitted by Netta Kornberg, Intern with the Institute for Contemporary Culture. In 2008, when Srinivas Krishna ’s When the Gods Came Down to Earth was installed in front of the ROM, we had no idea he’d be back three years later, this time for Bollywood stars rather than Hindu Gods. On Sunday
Hungry Like the Frog
Deep in the darkest depths of the ROM’s herpetology department lives a miniature but fearsome predator: the Pacman frog. Yes, you read that correctly: the Pacman frog, or Ceratophrys ornata to those who study him and his voracious ways. His name is Gracie, and he’s 17 years old (not bad for an
ROM Research: Permian trackways from P.E.I.
By Kirstin Brink and Jessica Hawthorn, PhD candidates, University of Toronto Many impressive fossils have been found in eastern Canada: the spectacular Precambrian fossils of Mistaken Point, Newfoundland; the Carboniferous early amniotes (egg-laying vertebrates) from the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova
David Krause & our FINAL Dinosaur Day!
Just like the non-avian dinosaurs, our Dino Days have come to an end. This Saturday December 8th, marks our last Dinosaur Day of the 2012 season. Majungasaurus trying to take flight. #forevertrying It’s been a remarkable pleasure to bring world leading palaeontologists out of their work in the
ROM Research Colloquium: Dr. Peter Kaellgren
Name: Peter Kaellgren Title: Curator Emeritus, Department of World Cultures (Speciality European decorative arts from 1500 onwards) On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and
ROM Research Colloquium: Arthur Smith
Name: Arthur Smith Title: Head, Library and Archives On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy & Cléophée Eaton
ROM Research Colloquium: David Rudkin
Name: Dave Rudkin Title: Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy &