Joyce Tyldesley facts for kids
Joyce Ann Tyldesley (born February 25, 1960) is a British expert who studies ancient history and Egypt. She is an archaeologist, meaning she studies human history by digging up old things. She is also an Egyptologist, which means she focuses on ancient Egypt. Joyce Tyldesley is a professor, writer, and TV personality. She is known for her work on the women of ancient Egypt. In 2022, she was on the TV show Cunk on Earth, talking about Egypt's pyramids.
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Her Life and Studies
Joyce Tyldesley was born in Bolton, England. She went to Bolton School. In 1981, she earned a top degree in the archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean from the University of Liverpool. She then went to Oxford for her advanced studies. In 1986, she received her doctorate degree in Prehistoric Archaeology from Oxford. Her research was about ancient stone tools found in Northern Europe. After this, Tyldesley taught Prehistoric Archaeology back at Liverpool.
Later, Joyce Tyldesley worked on her own as an Egyptologist and archaeologist. She wrote many books, worked with TV companies, and taught students. She taught in colleges and through online courses.
In 2007, she started working at the University of Manchester. She worked with both the Manchester Museum and the Faculty of Life Sciences. As of 2023, she is a Professor of Egyptology there. She leads and teaches several online courses about Egyptology. These include a three-year Certificate, a two-year Diploma, and a two-year Master's degree. She has also created free online courses about Egyptology. One of her projects is Mumford the Mummy, which teaches primary school children about ancient Egypt.
In 2011, the University of Bolton gave Tyldesley an honorary doctorate. This was to celebrate her important work in education. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is the President of the Bolton Archaeology and Egyptology Society.
Joyce Tyldesley has worked on many archaeological digs. She has excavated in Britain, Europe, and Egypt. In Egypt, she worked with the British Museum and Liverpool University. She also did her own research at a place called Tuna el-Gebel.
She has appeared on TV shows like Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (2001). She was also on The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes (2019).
Joyce Tyldesley has two children. In 2024, she was given the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) award. This was for her important contributions to Egyptology and preserving history.
Publishing Books
Joyce Tyldesley is also a trained accountant. For 17 years, she used her accounting skills to support her writing career. She worked as a small business manager.
In 2004, Tyldesley started a publishing company called Rutherford Press Limited. She created it with Dr. Steven Snape. This company published books about ancient Egypt that were easy to understand. It also raised money for archaeological fieldwork in Egypt. Rutherford Press gave £3,000 to the Manchester Museum and other archaeology projects. The company closed in 2017 so Tyldesley could focus more on teaching.
Her Writings
Tyldesley has written many books for both adults and children. Some of her books were written to go along with TV series. These include Private Lives of the Pharaohs (Channel 4) and Egypt (BBC). In 2008, her book Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt was chosen as the Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.
She also wrote a play for children called The Lost Scroll. It was first performed in 2011. Her book Tutankhamen's Curse won the 2014 Felicia A. Holton Book Award. This award is given by the Archaeological Institute of America.
Women in Ancient History
Joyce Tyldesley has written a lot about the role of women in power in ancient Egypt. She studied powerful female pharaohs like Hatshepsut from the 18th dynasty. She has written about the daily lives of Egyptian women. She also explored the powerful roles women held in ancient societies.
Tyldesley was part of a discussion panel hosted by Bettany Hughes. They talked about how Nefertiti, Cleopatra, and Hatshepsut ruled. These women were able to take and keep power through "bravery, cleverness... and the ability to control their own image."
Awards She Has Won
- 2014 - Felicia Holton Book Award
- 2019-2020 - Outstanding Technology Enhanced Learning Award
See also
In Spanish: Joyce Tyldesley para niños
