Professor Joann Fletcher
Professor of Archaeology, University of York; Lead Ambassador for the Egypt Exploration Society
Professor Joann Fletcher is based in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and is Lead Ambassador for the Egypt Exploration Society. Having first visited Egypt in 1981, her research interests include the 18th dynasty, Cleopatra VII and the Ptolemies, mummification, personal adornment and ancient wine production. As a passionate advocate for the preservation and promotion of culture and heritage in her native Yorkshire, Jo has worked on excavations in the UK, in Egypt and in Yemen, and having undertaken research in museums around the world also curates museum exhibitions. She has published extensively on Egypt, the Near East and Greece both in archaeological and scientific journals, and as consultant to several international publishers has so far published 10 books translated into 7 languages, including 'The Story of Egypt', 'Cleopatra the Great' and 'The Search for Nefertiti' (all Hodder & Stoughton). She’s won a BAFTA, Royal Television Society Award and an award from the Association for International Broadcasting, and has written and presented several series for the BBC including 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings', ‘Egypt’s Lost Queens’ and 'Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher'. For more see: About | Immortal Egypt
