Joann Fletcher

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Full Name	Joann Fletcher
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1966(1966-08-30)
Age	58
Birthplace	Barnsley
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Joann Fletcher Biography

Joann Fletcher is one of the most popular and richest Archaeologist who was born on August 30, 1966 in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom. Fletcher was born on the 30th of August, 1996 in Barnsley. She attended Barnsley College which is which is a sixth-form along with a college for further learning located in Barnsley. She studied ancient history as well as Egyptology in University College London, specialising in the Ptolemaic Dynasty and Cleopatra and also in the ancient Egyptian hair, hair wigs and other forms of adornment.

The year 2003 was the time that Fletcher as well as a multi-disciplinary team of scientists of The University of York, including the Forensic Anthropologist Don Brothwell, took part in an excursion towards the Valley of the Kings in Egypt that was approved by Dr. Zahi Hawass, then head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the idea was put forth by Fletcher that one of the three mummies examined might be that of the Queen Nefertiti The three mummified bodies having been discovered within the mummies found in the tomb KV35 in 1898. This was in line with the team’s discoveries in the field, and the idea was also included as an official document that was submitted for Hawass as well as the SCA following an expedition in 2003. The expedition, which was the culmination from 12 years’ study, was supported through the Discovery Channel, which also produced a documentary about the findings.

Fletcher writes for The Guardian newspaper and the BBC History Online Web site (including major input into their multimedia project ‘Death in Sakkara’, which won the New Media Award in 2005) and has made numerous appearances on television and radio. She was lead investigator in the History Channel series Mummy Forensics and most recently was involved with Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret, a documentary for Channel 4 and Discovery, the subject of a long- term project that rewrites current understanding of mummification. This documentary won the 2011 Royal Television Society Award for Science and Natural History and also the BAFTA Award for Specialist Factual programme.

Fletcher got the Hawass ban lifted and was working again in the Valley of the Kings in April 2008.

She also participated in the brand new Egyptology galleries in the newly opened Great North Museum in Newcastle as well as the Ancient Egypt Daily Life galleries at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow as well as in mummification displays in Bolton and Burnley as well as at the Leiden Rijksmuseum in their exhibition in 1994 “Clothing of the Pharaohs”.

Joann Fletcher Net Worth

Joann Fletcher is one of the richest Archaeologist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joann Fletcher 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Joann Fletcher (born 30 August 1966) is an Egyptologist and an honorary visiting professor in the department of archaeology at the University of York. She has published a variety of academic papers and books which include articles on Cleopatra and has appeared on numerous radio and television appearances. In 2003, she made a controversial claim that she had identified the queen’s mummy. Nefertiti.

She graduated with the bachelor of art (BA) degree , in 1987. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) award was earned by the University of Manchester. Her dissertation was about hair and wigs. It was titled “Ancient Egyptian Hair: a study in style, form and function”. Her PhD was finished in the year 1996.

Fletcher designed the first UK GCSE equivalent qualification in Egyptology on behalf of the government education body in 2003 but the program ended in 2008. She is co-founder of the York University Mummy Research Group, with whom she has studied human remains from South America, Yemen, Italy, Ireland, the Canary Islands, and Egypt, including the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. She has undertaken excavation work in Egypt, Yemen, and the UK, and has examined mummies both on-site and in collections around the world.

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Joann Ranked on the list of most popular Archaeologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Joann Fletcher celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Joann Fletcher

1. Joann Fletcher is a British Egyptologist born in 1966.
2. She is a professor at the University of York.
3. Fletcher has written several books on ancient Egypt.
4. She presented the BBC documentary “The Hidden History of Egypt”.
5. Fletcher discovered the tomb of Queen Nefertiti’s sister.
6. She specializes in mummies and their preservation techniques.
7. Fletcher has appeared on numerous TV shows as an expert commentator.
8. Her research focuses on women in ancient Egyptian society.
9. Fletcher received her PhD from University College London.
10. She has conducted excavations in Egypt, including at Saqqara and Thebes.

What is Joann Fletcher doing now?

Career. Fletcher is honorary visiting professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and Head of the Local Ambassador Programme at the Egypt Exploration Society.

Who is the most famous Egyptologist?

Zahi Hawass زاهي حواس
Born| May 28, 1947 Damietta, Egypt
Nationality| Egyptian
Alma mater| University of Pennsylvania Cairo University Alexandria University
Profession| Egyptologist

Where is Nefertiti's mummy?

The mummy also has been given the designation KV35YL (“YL” for “Younger Lady”) and 61072, and currently resides in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

What was life like for a woman in ancient Egypt?

Egyptian women could have their own businesses, own and sell property, and serve as witnesses in court cases. Unlike most women in the Middle East, they were even permitted to be in the company of men. They could escape bad marriages by divorcing and remarrying.