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Weapon Wednesday: The Long History of an Irish Bronze Age Sword
A bronze sword in the ROM's collection (ROM no.909.68.1) has an interesting history. It is of a type named after Ewart Park, a site in Northumberland in Northern England. The type seems to have developed in what is now Northern England, and became the main sword type of the Late Bronze Age of
'Globes Celestial and Terrestrial': the Science of Star-gazing
The study of celestial bodies is one of the oldest sciences. Meticulous observations of the night sky were made by many early civilizations who used the information for various purposes, including determining the right time for planting, harvesting, ceremonial events and tides. Early astronomy
Meteorite of the month: Springwater pallasite
The world's largest specimen of the Springwater pallasite meteorite. This is the first blog in a new series, Meteorite of the Month, that will feature meteorite specimens from the museums outstanding collection. We will also be putting up a Mineral and a Gem each month so there’s something
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, and to share that understanding with others. As a museum archaeologist, a good way to share that knowledge is at family weekends, like the ROM's Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend on June 15 th-16 th 2013! I
The Rules of Taxonomy: How Species Are Named
Why should ROM curators care about a proposal to create an organization that would make rules for how species of living things are named? Naming the things around us is a fundamental part of being human and using language. In fact, we do more than that; we bring order to the plethora of names by
Valentine's Day at the ROM: Unique Painting of Lovers
Guest blog by Sudharshan Duraiyappah, a scholar and instruction at the University of Toronto and the ROM A cursory glance at the 17 th century Kangra painting featuring Radha and her lover Krishna, who according to Hindu mythology is considered an incarnation of the god Vishnu, might elicit a
Exhibit A: Light of the Desert Cerussite Gem
At 900 carats, this magnificent gemstone is the world's largest faceted specimen of the mineral cerussite. Cerussite, a lead carbonate mineral, is extremely sensitive to heat and vibration—even warmth from the palm of a hand can damage it. Just imagine how much time and care the gem cutter
Erasing Mankind’s Heritage: the Monuments of Palmyra and their Devastation
Dr. Clemens Reichel speaks at the San Antonio Museum of Art about the impact that the current conflicts in Syria and Iraq have had on cultural heritage sites and museums zones and what their loss would mean to all of humanity. While focusing on the intentional destruction of temples, monuments and
Meteorite of the Month: Oriented Nose Cone
By Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin Figure 1: Meteorite showing ‘thumbprint’ features referred to as regmaglypts. As rocks from space come through the Earth’s atmosphere they are travelling at speeds as high as 70 km/s. At these speeds, air in front of large space rocks gets compressed and, in
"Of Angling, and the Art thereof": Fish Tails and Fish Tales
“Of Angling, and the Art thereof I sing, What kinde of Tooles it doth behoue to haue; And with what pleasing bayt a man may bring The Fish to bite within the watry waue.” Fishing has long been pursued to provide food for families and communities, but as early as the 17th century when I. D.