Author

Joann Fletcher

professor at the University of York, is a founder member of the University’s Mummy Research Group and ‘Ancient Adornments Project’. Specialising in human remains, her PhD thesis Ancient Egyptian Hair: a Study in Style, Form and Function was obtained in 1995. Her most recent book Cleopatra the Great was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2008, and she is currently filming her next series about ancient Egypt for the BBC.

Articles by this author

issue 7

The Most Democratic Form of Adornment

Hair and Wigs in Ancient Egypt

Through their hairstyles and wigs, still visible in art and preserved on mummies, much can be gleaned about the ancient Egyptians' fashion, health, diet and lifestyle across time.