- John Romer
Born in 1941 in Surrey, John Romer is a British Egyptologist, historian and archaeologist, who has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series, including "Romer's Egypt", "Ancient Lives", "Testament", "The Seven Wonders of the World", "Byzantium" and "Great Excavations: The Story of Archaeology". Along with Michael Wood, he is probably the best known television archaeologist and presenter of ancient history. His trademark style combines gentle humour, expertise and respect for ancient peoples and he is perhaps best known for his
Indiana Jones -style large sun hat.Romer came to archaeology through his epigraphic studies of painting and drawing at the
Royal College of Art in London before working as an artist inPersepolis inIran , andCairo ,Egypt , drawing and studying ancient inscriptions.He began his archaeological work in 1966 by participating in the
University of Chicago ’s survey at the ancient Egyptian site of Thebes (modern-dayLuxor ).In 1979, John Romer and his wife, Elizabeth Romer, an archaeologist and designer, founded The Theban Foundation, in
Berkeley, California , a body dedicated to the conservation and documentation of the royal tombs of Thebes, which led to the creation of theTheban Mapping Project .Romer's books (some co-written with his wife Elizabeth Romer) include "Valley of the Kings", "Ancient Lives", "Testament" and "The Seven Wonders of the World", many of which were televised. His most recent work, "The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited", was published in April 2007. He lives in
Tuscany ,Italy .External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/athens/7171/romer.html John Romer: resource page, publications, etc]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1325988/ John Romer on the Internet Movie Database]Works
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