Amandine Marshall (born 29 November 1980) is an Egyptologist, archaeologist and French author. She became an associate researcher at the French Archaeological Mission of Thebes West (MAFTO) in 2005.[1]

Dr.
Amandine Marshall
in 2023
Born (1980-11-29) 29 November 1980 (age 43)
NationalityFrench
EducationCharles de Gaulle University – Lille III
EHESS
OccupationEgyptologist

Early life and education edit

Marshall was born on 29 November 1980[2] in Toulouse, France. She graduated with a BA in Art History and Archeology from Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III in 2003 and a PhD in Social and Historical Anthropology, Egyptology from EHESS in 2013.

Career edit

In 2005 Marshall became an associate researcher at the French Archaeological Mission of Thebes West (MAFTO).[1]

Marshall is a doctor of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales of Toulouse (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) after having supported a thesis titled "The children in ancient Egypt of the predynastic times at the end of the New Kingdom", in 2013.[3] This research work has been the subject of a continuing publication by Éditions du Rocher.

One year after leading an unsuccessful project to create a museum in memory of the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, she published a biography of the French archaeologist in 2010.[4] She has written several other works, especially for adults and children. Marshall participates in the excavations directed by Christian Leblanc on the site of the Ramesseum.

Selected publications edit

Scientific works edit

  • Marshall, Amandine (2018). The Child and Death in Ancient Egypt. Toulouse: Antiques World. p. 541. ISBN 979-10-699-1748-4.
  • Marshall, Amandine (2015). Maternity and early childhood in ancient Egypt. Monaco: Editions du Rocher. p. 280. ISBN 9782268083155.
  • Marshall, Amandine (2014). Being a child in ancient Egypt. Monaco: Editions du Rocher. p. 352. ISBN 9782268081540.
  • Marshall, Amandine; Lichtenberg, Roger (2013). Egyptian Mummies: The Millennial Quest for a Different Technique History. Paris: Fayard. p. 272. ISBN 9782213680408.

Children's books edit

  • Thoth tales: fables, tales and myths from ancient Egypt, 2019[5]
  • Dudu and the Cat goddess, 2018 (with Vinciane Schleef)[6]
  • Welcome to the school of the little scribes, 2016 (with Thierry Plus)[7]
  • Ancient Egypt, 2011[8]
  • Diary of a child in Ancient Egypt: Meryra, Set Maat, 1480 BC., 2004 (with Michaël Welply, Caroline Picard, Jérôme Brasseur and Jean-François Péneau)[9]

Scientific articles edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Amandine Marshall". Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016..
  2. ^ "Notice d'autorité personne — Marshall, Amandine (1980-....)". Catalogue général de la BNF. Retrieved 21 December 2014..
  3. ^ "Les enfants en Égypte ancienne des époques prédynastiques à la fin du Nouvel Empire [Texte imprimé]". Catalogue SUDOC. Retrieved 12 August 2019..
  4. ^ Marshall, Amandine. (2010). Auguste Mariette. Paris: Bibliothèque des introuvables. ISBN 9782845753419. OCLC 718253204.
  5. ^ Marshall, Amandine (2019). Thot tales: fables, tales and mythes from ancient Egypts. Toulouse: La Châtaigne bleue. p. 128. ISBN 9782956909002.
  6. ^ Marshall, Amandine (2018). Dudu and the Cat goddess. Toulouse: Privat. p. 32. ISBN 9782708962880.
  7. ^ Marshall, Amandine (2016). Welcome to the school of the little scribes. Monaco: Editions du Rocher. p. 144. ISBN 9782268001951.
  8. ^ Marshall, Amandine (2011). Ancient Egypt. Paris: Gallimard. p. 96. ISBN 9782070638475.
  9. ^ Marshall, Amandine (2004). Diary of a child: in Ancient Egypt. Paris: Gallimard. p. 64. ISBN 9782070501151.