Richard H. Wilkinson Ph.D. in Egyptology and cultures and languages ​​of the Middle East at the Center for Ancient Studies at the University of Minnesota, and later expanded his postdoctoral studies at the University of California in Los Angeles. Currently teaches Egyptian and Egyptian hieroglyphs and ancient culture at the University of Arizona. He has traveled regularly to the Middle East, and has participated in numerous excavations (the most recent, in the Valley of the Kings). Among his publications, highlights Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art (1994).