Robert Morkot is currently President of the Friends of the Petrie Museum. Previously, he was Chair of the Society for Libyan Studies and worked on the Eastern Marmarica Coastal Survey, and served for a long time on the Committee and Board of the Egypt Exploration Society. As an Ancient Historian, many of his interests are in interconnections in ancient societies. His best-known books are The Black Pharaohs, Egypt's Nubian Rulers and (along with colleagues)Centuries of Darkness.