About the Author

Darrell Baker studied ancient Egyptian history, archaeology, and language with Professor Alexander Badawy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His experiences in field archaeology include work on the Early Man Site in Calico, California, the La Brea Tar Pits, two seasons at the Piramides de Guimar in the Canary Islands for Thor Heyerdahl and Donald P. Ryan, and the Pennsylvania State University Mendes excavations with Donald B. Redford in the Nile Delta. He served as a board member and officer of the Southern California branch of the American Research Center in Egypt. He is also the author of The Sir Harry Lauder Discography (1991).