The Animals of Ancient Egypt, Then and Now: A Book Launch

Richard Hoath

Richard Hoath is a leading naturalist based in Egypt, having traveled extensively throughout the Middle East. He is the author and illustrator of The Birds of Egypt and the Middle East (2021), A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt (pbk edition, 2009), and many other books and articles on the wildlife of the region. He is a founder member and serves on the Egyptian Ornithological Rarities Committee, is a long-time member of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), and is currently on the faculty of the American University in Cairo.

Salima Ikram

Distinguished University Professor of Egyptology

Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, The American University in Cairo

Salima Ikram is distinguished university professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. She has directed the Animal Mummy Project and the North Kharga Darb Ain Amur Survey, among other truly exciting projects and excavations, throughout Egypt and in Turkey, Sudan, and Greece. She has worked in museums around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. She has published extensively, for both scholarly and general audiences, including Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt (AUC Press, 2015) and Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2015).