Charlotte Booth (born 6 April 1975) is a British archaeologist and writer on
ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...
.
Biography
Booth earned both her Bachelor's and her master's degrees in
Egyptian Archaeology at
University College London
University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...
. After graduating, Booth started teaching for
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a Public university, public research university located in London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the University of London. Establ ...
. Her focus of study at university was the
Hyksos
The Hyksos (; Egyptian language, Egyptian ''wikt:ḥqꜣ, ḥqꜣ(w)-wikt:ḫꜣst, ḫꜣswt'', Egyptological pronunciation: ''heqau khasut'', "ruler(s) of foreign lands"), in modern Egyptology, are the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt ( ...
period of Egypt. In 2018, she received her
Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...
(PhD) degree from the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...
:
her
doctoral thesis
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was titled "Excavating paper squeezes: identifying the value of nineteenth and early twentieth century squeezes of ancient Egyptian monuments, through the collections of seven UK archives".
She also provides online lessons on various topics of Egyptian history, like hieroglyphics, a day in Ancient Egypt, etc., on her online learning website, CharlotteEgypt. She has written a number of non-academic books about various aspects of
Egyptology
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Ancient Greek, Greek , ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian History of Egypt, history, Egyptian language, language, Ancient Egypt ...
.
In 2015 she worked for
Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) as an on site archaeologist at the
Bedlam dig Liverpool Street, London.
She has also appeared on several history television programs, including:
Channel 5 (UK)
5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division. It was ...
"Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen",
[Channel 5 (UK) - Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90cdfonqVJc] which aired April 2016;
The History Channel's "Sex in the Ancient World – Egyptian Erotica"
[The History Channel - Sex in the Ancient World – Egyptian Erotica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7HttHvJ8Gc] which aired in 2009; and also on ''
The Paul O'Grady Show'' – "Mummification",
[The Paul O'Grady Show - Mummification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyN066O9ssU] which aired in 2006.
Publications
*Charlotte Booth: ''How to Survive in Ancient Egypt '' (Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2020)
*Charlotte Booth: ''Hypatia: Mathematician, Philosopher, Myth '' (Stroud, Gloucestershire Fonthill Media, 2017)
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Pyramids in a Nutshell '' (2016)
*Charlotte Booth: ''In Bed with the Ancient Egyptians '' (Stroud, Gloucestershire Amberley Publishing, 2015) 288 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''Lost Voices of the Nile: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt '' (Amberley Publishing, 2015) 304 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''An Illustrated Introduction to Ancient Egypt '' (Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2014.) 93 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Myth of Ancient Egypt '' (Stroud : Amberley, 2011.) 192 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Nile and Its People: 7000 Years of Egyptian History '' (Stroud : History Press, 2010.) 191 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''Horemheb: The Forgotten Pharaoh'' (Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2009) 160 pp,
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Curse of the Mummy: And Other Mysteries of Ancient Egypt'' (Oxford : Oneworld, 2009.) 211 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''Traveller's Guide to the Ancient World: Egypt: In the Year 1200 BCE'' (Traveller's Guide to the Ancient World) (2008)
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Boy Behind the Mask: Meeting the Real Tutankhamun '' (Oxford, England : Oneworld Publications, 2007.) 176 pages.
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Ancient Egyptians for Dummies '' (John Wiley, 2007).
*Charlotte Booth: ''People of Ancient Egypt '' (Stroud : Tempus, 2006.) 288 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''The Hyksos period in Egypt''. (Princes Risborough, Shire 2005). 56 pp.
*Charlotte Booth: ''The role of Foreigners in Ancient Egypt.'' Oxford, England : Archaeopress, 2005 76pp.
See also
*
List of Egyptologists
References
External links
Archived version of CharlottesEgypt.com*
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Living people
1975 births
British women archaeologists
British Egyptologists
Alumni of University College London
Academics of Birkbeck, University of London
21st-century British writers
21st-century British women writers
21st-century British archaeologists
Biographers of Hypatia
British women historians