Sameh Iskander received his PhD in Ancient Egyptian History from the New York University in 2002. He has been the co-director of the NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World’s Expedition of the Temple of Ramesses II Project in Abydos since its inception in 2008, is the President Emeritus of the American Research Center in Egypt, and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Sameh Iskander is co-author of The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos, (3 volumes, Lockwood Press, 2015-22).