I am an archaeologist and Egyptologist with over 20 years’ experience of research in the U.K., and Egypt.
I use digital humanities, GIS and satellite remote sensing to investigate, present and explain ancient society and culture, providing a new perspective on our shared past that informs our understanding of the present.
I believe that the past can illuminate every aspect of our lives, challenge our assumptions about ourselves and our world, and drive us to do better. But it is only when we approach the past on its own terms that we reap the benefits. We need to undertake archaeological research and present archaeological remains with respect for the people who generated them and a determination to hear their voices rather than our own preconceived ideas. Only when we present archaeological data in their physical and cultural context, can we expect to benefit as individuals and as a society.
Beyond research, I undertake freelance archaeological work as a post-excavation researcher, cartographer and geographic information systems (GIS) specialist. I also teach courses on geographic information systems (GIS) at the Egypt Exploration Society and Southend University, provide Egypt-themed workshops to schoolchildren and adult learners and am on the Friends of the Petrie Museum committee. I am an Honorary Fellow at the University of Liverpool. I believe that there should always be a place for Independent Researchers in academia and am a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars, and treasurer of its British partner group the Forum for Independent Research Endeavours (FIRE-UK).
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- Visiting the tomb of Meresankh III, Eastern Cemetery, Giza G7530-G7540Visiting the unusual tomb of Meresankh III, granddaughter of Khufu, princess and Queen of Egypt.
- Grand Egyptian Museum: Grand Staircase ReviewA review of the ancient Egyptian sculptures on the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.
- Grand Egyptian Museum Atrium and Immersive Tutankhamun: ReviewThe Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) at Giza will be Egypt’s modern, state-of-the-art, flagship museum for the country’s ancient past. Located just north of the Giza pyramids, the GEM will provide an opportunity for those short on time to visit both the Giza pyramids and some of the greatest artefacts from ancient Egypt. Over the last …
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- Orthorectifying Worldview-3 satellite imagery of Gebel Asyut el-GharbiIn my previous posts, I explained how to pan-sharpen and then mosaic Worldview-3 satellite imagery. The final phase of processing the ‘ortho-ready’ imagery is ‘orthorectification‘. To orthorectify the Worldview-3 imagery I used a 2m resolution digital surface model (DSM) generated by Digitalglobe from a stereo-pair of Worldview-2 satellite images of the same area of Middle …
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- Pan-sharpening a Worldview-3 satellite imagery of Gebel Asyut el-GharbiHow to pan-sharpen Worldview-3 satellite imagery of the Asyut region.
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