Curriculum Vitae ACADEMIC: 1969-70     Institute of Incorporated Photographers degree (Manchester University). 1987-90     BA degree in Ancient History and Egyptology (University College London). 1987-93     Completed degree courses on Mycenaean and Minoan Archaeology and Levantine Archaeology (Institute of Archaeology, London). 1991-96     Postgraduate research in the Department of History at UCL. 1992-93     Awarded the W. F. Masom History Research Scholarship by the University of London. 1993-95     Assistant Tutor in Ancient History for the Department of History at UCL. 1986-98     Director of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences. 1998-00     Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences. 1986-02     Editor of the Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum. 1996-03     President of the Sussex Egyptology Society. 2001-04     President of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences. ARCHAEOLOGY: 1988-92    Excavated at Kadesh-on-the-Orontes (Tell Nebi Mend) in Syria with the Institute of Archaeology, London. 1997-05    Director of the Eastern Desert Survey and Field Director of the EDS archaeological missions. ACADEMIC & PUBLIC LECTURES: 1988    Egypt Exploration Society, London. 1989    Institut für Ägyptologie, Vienna.             Egyptology Society of the University of Vienna. 1991    Sixth International Congress of Egyptology, Turin. 1992    ISIS Fellowship Lecture, Institute of Archaeology, London. 1990    High, Middle and Low? Second International Colloquium on Absolute Chronology, Schloss Haindorf, Austria. 1996    Wort und Wissen Conference, Switzerland.             A Test of Time Conference, University of Glasgow. 1997    Mycenaean Seminar, Institute of Archaeology, London.             Milstatt Forum International Symposium, Salzburg, Austria. 1998    Cork Literary Guild, Ireland.             Royal Geographical Society, London.             Questing Conference, Conway Hall, London. 1999    Exeter Literary Festival, Devon.             A Test of Time Conference, Buckfast Abbey, Devon (three lectures).             Archaeology Department, University of Bristol (two lectures).             Questing Conference, Institute of Education, London. 2000    The Egyptian Genesis Conference, University of Glasgow.             The Egyptian Genesis Conference, Buckfast Abbey, Devon (two lectures).             CESHE Conference, Paris. 2001    The Amarna Heresy Conference, Reading University (three lectures). 2002    Kana/IBM keynote lecture at the British Museum, London.             Ramesses Conference, Reading University (two lectures). 2003    The Bible: Myth or History? lecture series, St. Petersburg, Florida.             Warrior Pharaohs Conference, Manchester University (two lectures). 2004    The Exodus Conference, Reading University (debate with Professor Kenneth Kitchen).             The Luxor Conference, Egypt (two lectures). 2005    The Followers of Horus EDS Conference, Reading University (two lectures).             The Cairo Conference, Egypt (two lectures). 2006    The Pharaohs Conference, Reading University.             The Nubian Conference, Aswan, Egypt (two lectures) 2009    The Luxor Conference, Egypt (two lectures)             SIS Lecture, Harlequin Theatre, Redhill Numerous lectures on various Egyptological subjects for UK Egyptological societies, historical societies, schools and educational establishments. Public lectures throughout Europe (UK, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) and the Near East (Egypt, Israel) on many different subjects related to Ancient World Studies. ARTICLES AND PAPERS: 1988     'Apis and the Serapeum' (co-authored by Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim), JACF 2. 1989     'The Early Third Intermediate Period: Some Chronological Considerations', JACF 3. 1991     'A Test of Time: The New Chronology of Egypt and It's Implications for Biblical Archaeology and History', JACF 5. 1992    ‘The el-Amarna Letters and Israelite History' (co-authored by Dr. Bernard Newgrosh and Dr. Peter van der Veen), JACF 6.             'Some Chronological Conundrums of the 21st Dynasty', Ägypten und Levante, Vol. III. NEWSPAPERS: Sunday Times Colour Magazine: front cover story (27 August 1995) ‘The New Book of Revelations’ by staff writer; cover story (11 October 1998) ‘The Secret Garden’ by Peter Martin; feature article (13 October 2002) ‘How Myth Became History’ by Peter Martin. The Daily Express: Archaeology Correspondent, 1999-2001, writing twenty-four feature articles. The Jerusalem Report: front cover story (1 February 1999) ‘Paradise Found’. Der Spiegel: front cover story (3 June 2006) ‘Die Suche Nach Dem Garten Eden’. BOOKS: 1995     A Test of Time: The Bible from Myth to History (published in the USA as Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest). Stayed at no. 2 in the Sunday Times bestseller list for eight weeks.     1998     Legend: The Genesis of Civilisation. Stayed in the top ten Sunday Times Bestseller list for nine weeks. 2000     The Followers of Horus (a catalogue of Eastern Desert rock art published by the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences). 2002     The Lost Testament: From Eden to Exile – The 5000-Year History of the People of the Bible. 2007     The Lords of Avaris: Uncovering the Legendary Origins of Western Civilisation. These books have to-date been variously published in English, German, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Korean and Japanese. TELEVISION: 1995    Writer and Presenter of the three-part documentary series Pharaohs and Kings (co-commissioned by Discovery Channel and Channel Four). 1998     Subject of a Worldwide Television News feature documentary entitled The Sands of Time. 1998     Subject of a four-hour documentary series Pharaonen und Propheten for German, Austrian, Swiss and Dutch television. 2002    Writer and Presenter of the one-hour documentary In Search of Eden for The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. 2007    Writer and Presenter of the two-part documentary series The Egyptian Genesis. Appeared in history and archaeology documentaries broadcast by the BBC, ITV, Channel Four, The History Channel, Discovery Civilisations and National Geographic Television.

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