Aidan Dodson is both an Egyptologist and a naval historian, and has taught at the University of Bristol since 1996, where he is now honorary full Professor of Egyptology; he was Chair of the Egypt Exploration Society from 2011 to 2016. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, he is the author of more than twenty-five books and some four hundred articles and reviews, covering both his academic interests. He has lectured all over the world and often appeared on television and radio.