Barry Kemp (Egyptologist)
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Barry John Kemp, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt. His widely renowned book Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation is a core text of Egyptology and many Ancient History courses.[1]
Early life and education
Kemp was born on 14 May 1940.[2] He studied Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1962.[2][3]
Academic career
In 1962, Kemp joined the
professor emeritus.[2] Since 2008, he has been a senior fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge.[2][7]
From 1977 until 2008, he was the director of excavation and archaeological survey at
Jack Sasson. He is a co-author of Bruce Trigger's Ancient Egypt: A Social History, which incorporates the work of many leading Egyptologists and addresses recent trends in the subject.[10] Kemp states he is interested in developing a holistic picture of Ancient Egyptian society rather than focussing on the elite culture that dominates the archaeological record: "This holistic approach involves explaining the present appearance of the site in terms of all the agencies at work..."[11]
Honours
Kemp was elected
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to archaeology, education and international relations in Egypt.[12]
Publications
- Barry Kemp (2018). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation (3rd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781351166485.
- Barry Kemp. Amarna Reports, parts 1–5. Egypt Exploration Society.
- Barry Kemp (2015). Ancient Egypt: All that matters. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-44418620-8.
- Barry Kemp (2012). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Armana and Its People. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-29120-7.
- Barry Kemp (2007). The Egyptian Book of the Dead. Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-86207-913-7.
- Barry Kemp (2005). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation (2nd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23550-2.
- Barry Kemp (2005). 100 Hieroglyphs: Think Like an Egyptian. Granta Books. ISBN 1-86207-658-8.
- Barry Kemp (2000). Bricks and metaphor. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 10, 335–46. A comparative essay on the theme 'Were cities built as images?'.
- Barry Kemp (1998). More of Amarna's city plan. Egyptian Archaeology 13, 17–18.
- Barry Kemp (1992). Amarna from the air. Egyptian Archaeology 2, 15–17.
- Barry Kemp (1989). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation (1st ed.).
- Barry Kemp (1986). Tell el-Amarna, 4000 word entry in the Lexikon der Ägyptologie, ed. W. Helck and W. Westendorf, Band VI. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 309–19.
- Barry Kemp (1983). Tell el-'Amarna. In H.S. Smith and R.M. Hall, ed., Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilization, pp. 57–72. London: Egyptian Education Bureau.
- Barry Kemp (1981). The character of the South Suburb at Tell el-'Amarna. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft zu Berlin 113, 81–97.
- Barry Kemp (1977). The city of el-Amarna as a source for the study of urban society in ancient Egypt in World Archaeology 9, 123–39.
References
- ^ "Our Scholars". Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural Trips Inc. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Professor Barry Kemp FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Professor Barry Kemp". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "September 16th 2013 – Barry Kemp". Egyptian Study Society. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Professor Barry Kemp". Wolfson College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Jarman, Emma (26 February 2020). "Prof Barry Kemp". Department of Archaeology. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Barry Kemp honoured". Egypt Exploration Society. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Contact". Armarna Project. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Bruce Trigger, B.J. Kemp, D. O'Connor, and A.B. Lloyd Ancient Egypt: A Social History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
- ^ "Amarna Report 3 – Introduction" (PDF). Amarna Project, with permission by the Egyptian Study Society. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 24.
External links
- "Amarna, the Place". AmarnaProject. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- "Amarna Reports". AmarnaProject. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Grim secrets of Pharaoh's city". BBC. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
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