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Monthly Archive: December coll
A Pair of 18th Century French Panniers Arrives at the ROM!
![Storage platform for 18th century panniers](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_6482.jpg?itok=zv-jNXid)
Read along as I delve into the process of housing a set of newly acquired 18th century panniers!
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection
![Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection Gallery shot of Eye of the Beholder with collar and relief sculpture in foreground under spotlight, W. Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2007_9291_21.jpg?itok=-40k9PzM)
A look at the ROM's massive collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, specifically those from the Armana collection.
Discovery of jumping behaviour in a caterpillar, Calindoea trifascialis, in Vietnam
Former ROM grad student Kim Humphreys (lead author) and I recently published an article in the scientific journal Biology Letters describing yet another fascinating behavior of the caterpillar Calindoea trifascialis.
New Acquisition: Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer
![ROM staff inspect one of our newest acquisitions. L - R: Palaeontology technicians Brian Iwama and Peter Fenton as well as Contract Assistant Curator, Dr. Linda Tsuji Inside the shipping room, inspecting a wooden crate](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dscn1981_ps.jpg?itok=C6as8aIK)
Last week the museum acquired a Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer.
Let there be Light
![Image showing all of the detail.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2009_10833_16_0.jpg?itok=ZEtXSuH7)
Our Senior Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his process of photographing beautiful Baroque textiles.
Purple Wartybacks, Pink Heelsplitters, and Rayed Beans—Oh my!
![Freshwater mussels (scientific name: Unionidae) are an important part of the ROM’s invertebrate zoology collection. Many species in the Unionid family are imperiled or already extinct.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/untitled1.png?itok=UN8kHadu)
Freshwater mussels may have funny names, but the extinction risk faced by many species is no joke...
Meteorites
![Thin section of a meteorite](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13466_3.jpg?itok=FUr9hdYJ)
As the ROM's photographer, I get to see and handle some really neat things.
We’re More Ancient than We Think
![Artifacts grouped on a shelf for storage.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/photo.jpg?itok=vOfaDPMi)
We’re More Ancient than We Think: An afternoon with April Hawkins, New World Archaeology Collection Technician.
Old School Still Works
![Film hanging to dry. Film hanging on a string to dry.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13460_1.jpg?itok=eMaDg5Ps)
The ROM's Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his experience with processing film and why he put these skills to use after the big Toronto storm.
An Ivory Triptych
![15th century European ivory hinged triptych with Crucifixion and Baptism scene 15th century European ivory hinged triptych with Crucifixion and Baptism scene](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13454_1_2_7_9_0.jpg?itok=wPhe8TXn)
Every once in a while, well actually more on a very regular basis, some amazing artifacts come to our studio to be photographed.