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Joyce Tyldesley
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Joyce Tyldesley in 2011
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| Born | February 25, 1960 |
| Education | Bolton School |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Employer | University of Manchester |
| Awards | Felicia A. Holton Book Award (2014) |
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| Thesis | The latest handaxe industries of the British Palaeolithic, with reference to their affinities in north-west Europe (1986) |
Joyce Ann Tyldesley is a British archaeologist and Egyptologist. She is also a writer and broadcaster. She is known for her research on the lives of women in ancient Egypt. In 2022, she was interviewed about Egyptian pyramids on the TV show Cunk on Earth.
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Early Life and Education
Joyce Tyldesley was born on February 25, 1960. She grew up in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and went to Bolton School.
In 1981, she earned a top degree in archaeology from the University of Liverpool. She focused on the history of the Eastern Mediterranean region. Later, she studied at the University of Oxford, first at St Anne's College, Oxford and then at St Cross College, Oxford. In 1986, she completed her DPhil, which is a very high-level university degree. Her research was about ancient stone tools called bifaces (handaxes) from the Paleolithic period in Northern Europe.
Career and Research in Egyptology
After finishing her studies, Tyldesley taught Prehistoric archaeology at the University of Liverpool. She then became a freelance Egyptologist and archaeologist. This meant she wrote books, worked with TV companies, and taught students both in person and online.
In 2007, she joined the University of Manchester. As of 2023, she is a Professor of Egyptology there. She helps run online courses for students who want to learn about Egyptology. She has also created free online courses called MOOCs (massive open online courses) about ancient Egypt. She even created a series of lessons for younger children called Mumford the Mummy.
Tyldesley is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also the President of the Bolton Archaeology and Egyptology Society.
Exploring Ancient Sites
Joyce Tyldesley has a lot of experience working at archaeological sites. She has excavated in Britain, Europe, and Egypt. In Egypt, she worked with the British Museum at Ashmunein and with the University of Liverpool in the Eastern Nile Delta. She also did her own research at Tuna el-Gebel.
She has appeared on TV shows like Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2001) and The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes (2019).
Publications and Books
Tyldesley has written many books for both adults and children. These include academic books and popular books that go along with TV series. For example, she wrote books for Private Lives of the Pharaohs (Channel 4) and Egypt (BBC).
In January 2008, her book Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt was chosen as the "Book of the Week" on BBC Radio 4. Her play for children, The Lost Scroll, was first performed in 2011. In 2014, her book Tutankhamen's Curse won the Felicia A. Holton Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America.
Women in Ancient Egypt
A big part of Tyldesley's research focuses on the important role of women in ancient Egypt. She has written about powerful female rulers like Hatshepsut, who was a female pharaoh in the 18th dynasty.
Tyldesley has explained that women in ancient Egypt had more legal, social, and personal freedom than women in ancient Greece or Rome, or even most women until the late 1800s.
She noted that Hatshepsut seemed to know how special she was. Hatshepsut had inscriptions on monuments that said: "Now my heart turns this way and that, as I think what the people will say—those who shall see my monuments in years to come, and who shall speak of what I have done."
Tyldesley was also part of a discussion panel with Bettany Hughes. They talked about how women like Nefertiti, Cleopatra, and Hatshepsut became powerful leaders. They discussed how these women used bravery, cleverness, and the ability to control their public image to gain and keep power.
Selected Books by Joyce Tyldesley
- Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt
- Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
- Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen
- The Mummy: Unwrap the Ancient Secrets of the Mummy's Tombs
- Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh
- Pyramids: The Real Story behind Egypt's most Ancient Monuments
- Egypt: How a Lost Civilization was Rediscovered
- Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt
- Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt
- The Pharaohs
- Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
- Tutankhamen's Curse: The Developing History of an Egyptian King
- Stories from Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Myths and Legends for Children
- Nefertiti's Face: The Creation of an Icon
Awards and Recognition
In the 2024 New Year Honours, Joyce Tyldesley was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). This award recognized her important contributions to Egyptology and heritage.
Other awards she has received include:
- 2014 - Felicia A. Holton Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America
- 2019 - Outstanding Technology Enhanced Learning Award
- 2011 - The University of Bolton gave her an honorary doctorate for her work in education.
Personal Life
Joyce Tyldesley has two children.
See also
In Spanish: Joyce Tyldesley para niños
