Mason, Robert B.

Robert B. Mason (PhD., U. of Oxford, 1994; Royal Ontario Museum, Collections Database Manager; Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department, University of Toronto) is an archaeologist, anthropologist, art-historian, geologist, and materials scientist whose experience and research has included study of the art, technology, trade, and industry from the beginnings of time to the industrial revolution around the world. A particular area of specialisation is the material culture and archaeology of the Middle East and Europe during the Islamic and Mediaeval periods (roughly 500 AD to the present).