Patricia Usick

Honorary Archivist

The archives of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan.

Department: Ancient Egypt and Sudan

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8311
Email: egyptian @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Cataloguing the archive material and entering it on to the Merlin database. The storage, conservation, and eventual digitization of the material.  Researching internal and external inquiries on the history of the department, its collections, and Egyptology. Publishing research on archive material.

Current British Museum projects

P. Usick and D. Manley, Research Publication No. 164: The Sphinx Revealed: A Forgotten Record of Pioneering Excavations (British Museum Press, London, 2007 forthcoming).

R. Parkinson and P. Usick, an introductory chapter on Nebamun in the Archives for a forthcoming publication on the Conservation of the Nebamun wall-paintings.

Previous British Museum projects

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External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

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Publications

P. Usick, ‘An Architect’s Progress: Charles Barry’s Travels in Egypt’ in D. Fortenberry (ed.) Who Travels Sees More: Artists, Architects and Archaeologists Discover Egyptand the Near East (Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2007 forthcoming).

R. J. Demarée, with contributions by Bridget Leach and Patricia Usick, The Bankes Late Ramesside Papyri (British Museum Press, London, 2006).

P. Usick, Adventures in Egyptand Nubia: The Travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) (British Museum Press, London, 2002).