Graduate Student, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
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John Coleman Darnell
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About
I received a BA in Ancient History and Anthropology/Archeology, and a BSc in Biological Sciences, (2003) from Auckland University. Then I completed a MA in Egyptology and Anthropology/Archaeology (2006) under Prof. Anthony Spalinger, Dr. Jennifer Hellum, and Dr. Lisa Matisoo-Smith. My master's thesis bridged Egyptian archaeology and the sciences, in which I evaluated the theory of independent cattle domestication in ancient Egypt as proposed by Wendorf and Schild in conjunction with recent DNA analyses on modern cattle populations.
I am currently a PhD candidate at Yale University, in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department. My interests are wide-ranging and encompass almost all aspects of Egyptology. I am currently focusing on the Letters to the Dead, specifically their grammatical use, lexicography, and how they may augment our understanding of the ancient Egyptian's view of death and the afterlife.
