Regents Professor Richard H. Wilkinson

Director, University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition

(http://egypt.web.arizona.edu/)

Department of Classics
PO Box 210076
Tucson, AZ 85721-0076

Telephone: 520-621-1361

Fax: 775-254-6736

egypt@u.arizona.edu

Main Research Interests:

• Excavation and study of New Kingdom Egyptian monumental structures--tombs, temples and palaces
• Egyptian art, culture, religion and symbolism
• Egyptian interaction with surrounding cultures

Major Archaeological Projects:

• Excavation, study and recording of New Kingdom Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings
• Current Project: Excavation of the New Kingdom Memorial Temple of  Queen Tausert, Western Thebes

Professional Offices and Affiliations:

• Member, International Association of Egyptologists
• Founding President, Arizona Chapter, American Research Center in Egypt (1990-2000)
• National Board of Governors, American Research Center in Egypt (1994-1997)
• Editorial Board, KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt (1994- to present)
• Board of Trustees, The Amarna Research Foundation (1996- to present)
• National Board of Governors, American Research Center in Egypt, Second Term (1997-2000)
• Editorial Board, PalArch Foundation (2005-present)

• Publications (numerous articles, chapters and reviews, and the following books):

  • Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture (London and New York, 1992);
    Swedish, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic translations.
  • Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art (London and New York,1994);
    Spanish translation.
  • Valley of the Sun-Kings: New Explorations in the Tombs of the Pharaohs (Tucson,1995)
  • The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs, co-authored with C. Nicholas Reeves (London and New York,1996);
    German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch translations.
  • The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt: Eternal Symbols in Stone (London and New York, 2000);
    Dutch, German, Hungarian, Italian tranlsations.
  • The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (London and New York, 2003);
    German, Spanish, Japanese, French translations.
  • Egyptology Today (Cambridge, 2008)
  • Egyptian Scarabs (Oxford, 2008)

    Electronic Publications:

    • Editor: The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Directory of North American Egyptologists:
      http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/EGDIR_INTRO.HTML (1988-)
    • Editor, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections (2008-)

    Classes frequently taught :

    • CLAS 451A, Ancient Egypt: Language and Culture
    • CLAS 451B, Ancient Egypt: Language and Archaeology
    • CLAS 400/500, Topics in Egyptology
    • CLAS 596A (Graduate Topic in Egyptology)

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