Charlotte Booth

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Charlotte Booth

Charlotte Booth (born April 6, 1975 in London , United Kingdom ) is a British archaeologist , Egyptologist and author of popular science works .

Career

Charlotte Booth was born in 1975 in Willesden , a neighborhood in the London Borough of Brent . She studied Egyptology at University College London (UCL), where she received her bachelor's degree in 2000 and her master's degree in 2002. She then went on to teach at Birkbeck (BBK), a college at the University of London . The focus of her studies at the university was the Hyksos period in ancient Egypt.

In 2015 she worked for the Museum of London Archeology (MOLA) as an on-site archaeologist on the Bethlam excavations on Liverpool Street in London. Since 2017 she has been working as a research assistant at the University of Birmingham , where she is writing her doctoral thesis ( Ph.D. ).

Booth has written a number of popular science books on various aspects of Egyptology. In addition, she regularly writes articles for magazines and journals.

Works (selection)

  • 2005: The Hyksos period in Egypt. Princes Risborough, Shire 2005, ISBN 0-7478-0638-1 .
  • 2005: The role of Foreigners in Ancient Egypt. A study of non-stereotypical artistic representations. Archaeopress, Oxford (England) 2005, ISBN 978-1-8417-1865-1 .
  • 2006: People of Ancient Egypt. Tempus, Stroud 2006, ISBN 0-7524-3927-8 .
  • 2007: The Ancient Egyptians for Dummies. John Wiley, Chichester 2007, ISBN 0-470-06544-3 .
  • 2007: The Boy Behind the Mask: Meeting the Real Tutankhamun. Oneworld, Oxford (England) 2007, ISBN 1-85168-544-8 .
  • 2008: Traveller's Guide to the Ancient World: Egypt: In the Year 1200 BCE. David & Charles, Cincinnati (OH) 2008, ISBN 0-7153-2921-9 .
  • 2009: Horemheb: The Forgotten Pharaoh. Amberley, Stroud 2009, ISBN 1-84868-687-0 .
  • 2009: The Curse of the Mummy: And Other Mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Oneworld, Oxford 2009, ISBN 1-85168-606-1 .
  • 2010: The Nile and Its People: 7000 Years of Egyptian History. History Press, Stroud 2010, ISBN 0-7524-5506-0 .
  • 2011: The Myth of Ancient Egypt. Amberley, Stroud 2011, ISBN 978-1-4456-0274-5 .
  • 2014: An Illustrated Introduction to Ancient Egypt. Amberley, Stroud 2014, ISBN 978-1-4456-33657 .
  • 2015: In Bed with the Ancient Egyptians. Amberley, Stroud 2015, ISBN 978-1-4456-43434 .
  • 2015: Lost Voices of the Nile: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt. Amberley, Stroud 2015, ISBN 978-1-4456-42857 .
  • 2016: The Pyramids in a Nutshell. Barnes & Noble, 2016, ISBN 978-8-4944-89310 .

TV programs (selection)

  • 2006: Mummification (The Paul O'Grady Show)
  • 2009: Sex in the Ancient World - Egyptian Erotica (The History Channel)
  • 2016: Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen ( Channel 5 )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Booth, Charlotte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British archaeologist, lecturer and writer on Ancient Egypt
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK