Robert Bauval

Robert Bauval was born in Egypt in 1948. A construction engineer, his interest in Egyptology is long standing, having lived in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East for much of his life. In the 1980s he developed a line of study linking the pyramids and the so-called Pyramid Texts with astronomy.

He has published several papers on this subject and his findings have been presented at the British Museum. His is the co-author of two international bestsellers: The Orion Mystery and Keeper of Genesis and more recently The Secret Chamber.