Geoffrey Almeric Thorndike Martin[1] (28 May 1934 – 7 March 2022) was a British egyptologist,[2] Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology Emeritus, University College, London, Joint Field Director of the Amarna Royal Tombs Project and fellow commoner of Christ's College, Cambridge.
Martin received a BA in Ancient History from University College London in 1963.
He was field director of the Amarna Epigraphic Mission, of the Egypt Exploration Society in 1969 and 1980.
[3] Martin was most famous for his discoveries of the tomb of Maya, Tutankhamun's treasurer, and the private tomb of Horemheb,[4][failed verification][5][failed verification] but also more generally for his work in the Valley of the Kings and Saqqara.
[6] The discoveries in Saqqara include Tia, Ramesses the Great's sister and other dignitaries.