Howard Middleton Jones
Lead Archaeologist
Date of Birth – 17 November 1946 – UK
Howard is a retired archaeologist specializing in Egyptian Coptic heritage. Educated at Swansea University, Wales, (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology) and Oxford University England, (archaeology).He was the founder (2009) and director of the UK Coptic Research and Resource Centre, and was a corporate member of the Institute of Archaeologists and member of the International Association for Coptic Studies (AICS)
In 1999 Howard set up the archaeology Higher Education Certificate programme at the Department of Adult Continuing Education, Swansea University, Wales, and in 2008 set up and taught the Coptic Studies programme for the part time degree scheme at the same institute.
In 2004, Howard was instrumental in setting up modules for the first online ‘e-learning’ off campus courses via the Adult Continuing Education department at Swansea University. He continues to maintain and promote the Coptic Studies programme.
With over 35 years’ experience of visiting Egypt, Howard has built up a useful and reliable network of contacts, not only within the field of Egyptology, but in recent years, excellent contacts within the field of Coptology, including many Coptic Church senior members. He also attends regular Coptic conferences and symposiums presenting various Coptic related research papers. Howard is also a regular contributor to the series volumes of ‘Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt’ AUC press.
Academic qualifications:
Plumpton college – NCP 1967
Harper Adams University – NDP 1971
Swansea University BA (Hons) Wales (Classics, Egyptology and Ancient History)
Oxford University – Post Grad course Diploma Field Archaeology
Professional qualifications:
PIFA and MIFA (retired) Chartered Institute for Archaeologists – UK
IACS member (International Association of Coptic Studies)
Current occupation – retired lecturer at Swansea University, Wales UK
Publications:
1983 – Journey Through Gower – Archaeology and History of the Gower Peninsula Wales
1995- Flint to Fortress. Video of the History and Archaeology of the Gower Peninsula. Swansea university Media Department.
1998 – The Gower Database. Archaeological Investigation of a small area.
1998 – The Akhmim (Egypt) and Gower Database; Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology: Proceedings of the 26th Conference, Barcelona, March 1998
2001 – Giza Genesis the Best Kept Secrets. Galileo Publishing. Arizona
2002- The Sphinx Revealed. Galileo Publishing. Arizona
2012 – The Coptic Multi-Media Database Project. In Coptic Culture, Past Present and Future. Ed. Mariam Ayad, Oxbow.
2020 – El Antikkhana: 1835-2020: The Egyptian Museum – 185 years in the Making – Amazon
2024 – Life On the Nile. An Illustrated Journey. KDP AmazonVolume Contributions:Christianity and Monasticism in Egypt: American University Press in Cairo (AUC) Editors Gawdat Gabra and Hany N Takla
The Coptic Monasteries Multi-Database Project. Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt, Vol. 2, Nag Hammadi and Esna. AUC Press 2010
Towards the documentation of the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al-Muharraq, Asyut
Christianity and Monasticism in Middle Egypt, Al Minya and Asyut. AUC Press 2015
The Digital 3D Virtual Reconstruction of the Monastic Church at Qubbat el-Hawa Aswan
Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt, Aswan and Nubia, AUC Press 2016
Photographic contributions to Christian Aswan in the Modern era and the History of the Cathedral, Metropolitan Bishop Hedra
Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt, Aswan and Nubia. AUC Press 2016 Contributions to Egyptological Journal:
An Introduction to the Coptic Period in Egypt. The Early Christian Era, 1st Century AD – 7th Century AD. Edition 3 2011
Early Coptic Church and Monastic Architecture. The Link with the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman Past. Edition 4 2012
Coptic Heritage in Egypt. Qubbat el-Hawa. Edition 7 2012
1995-2016 – Lecturer in Archaeology, History and Coptic studies for the part-time degree programme.
Forthcoming Publications:
Coptic Cairo – A Rough Guide.
A Desert Adventure – Western Desert – Video production
Currently Archaeology advisor for the Archaeological Rescue Foundation.
Founder and director of the Coptic Research and Resource Centre UK
Contact:
howard@archaeologicalrescue.org
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Website: archaeologyinfocus.com