Joachim Willeitner

Joachim Willeitner (* 1957 in Hof ) is a German archaeologist , non-fiction author and tour guide .

Joachim Willeitner studied Egyptology , Near Eastern Archeology , Provincial Roman Archeology and Hittitology from 1977 and graduated in 1985 with a master's thesis on the subject of the Egyptian influence on the art of Western Asia . He has been traveling to the Middle East since 1980. From 1990 to 1995 he was editor of the magazine Antike Welt . Since then he has been working as a freelance author and editor and runs an image archive. He published numerous non-fiction books on archaeological topics.

Publications (selection)

• Nubia . Hirmer, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7774-7500-9 .
• Libya. From the rock carvings of Fezzan to the ancient cities on the Mediterranean . Hirmer, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7774-8180-7 .
• Libya. Tripolitania, Syrtebogen, Fezzan and the Cyrenaica (= DuMont art travel guide ). DuMont, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-7701-4876-2 / 4th updated edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-4876-9 .
• Yemen. Incense Route and Desert Cities . Hirmer, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-7774-8230-9 .
• The Egyptian oases. Cities, temples and tombs in the Libyan desert . Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-8053-2915-6 .
• Abu Simbel. The rock temples of Ramses II from the time of the pharaohs until today . Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2010, ISBN 978-3-8053-4226-1 .
• Abu Simbel and the temples of Lake Nasser. The archaeological guide . Philipp von Zabern, Darmstadt, Mainz 2012, ISBN 978-3-8053-4457-9 .
• The Incense Route . Philipp von Zabern, Darmstadt 2013, ISBN 978-3-8053-4680-1 .

Web links

• Joachim Willeitner - editorial office and picture archive