Dr joann fletcher biography of barack
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Dr joann fletcher biography of barack
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“I became fascinated by ancient Egypt, largely as a result of my parents’ book collection. They’d got several Egyptian books and the visuals drew me in as a small child and I was totally smitten by these beautiful looking people.
Of course in 1972 the big Tutankhamen exhibition came to London and again everyone went Tutankhamen crazy including me, I was totally hooked.”
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"a total ancient Egyptian anorak, that was it, I’ve never looked back, I just live and breathe it and I have a real passion for it."
Joann Fletcher
When Joann’s mother told her she could become an Egyptologist and actually earn a living studying ancient Egypt she couldn't believe it.
From the age of six she says she was “a total ancient Egyptian anorak, that was it, I’ve never looked back, I just live and breathe it and I have a real passion for it.”
At school, careers advice was a bit thin on the ground, but Joann persevered and went to University College London to stu