How Roman Britain and Ur came to Ontario

Welcome to the virtual exhibit for 

The Lost Collections 

of the Ancient World 

This is the story of a collection of artefacts from Mesopotamia and Roman Britain, which were re-discovered buried deep in the Museum of Ontario Archaeology's collections storage in January 2011. 

A lucky set of circumstances led the Museum's education co-ordinator, Katie Urban, and archaeologist, Paige Glenen, both of whom have backgrounds in Greek, Roman and Near Eastern archaeology, to uncover these ancient treasures. 

The big question - how did they come to be in Ontario, Canada?

Please note: Today artefacts, such as these, should never be removed from their countries of origin; for more information reference the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property