Roy Arthur AdkinsFSA (born 1951) and Lesley AdkinsFSA (born 1955) are English writers and archaeologists. They are members of the Institute for Archaeologists and fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. They have both written several books.
Based in Devon,[1] near Exeter,[2] they devote much of their time to writing. Their first book was A Thesaurus of British Archaeology, better known by its paperback title of The Handbook of British Archaeology. They have written several other books on archaeological and historical themes, from detailed reference books to popular non-fiction. The latter includes The Keys of Egypt, an account of Champollion's successful deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.[3] They have also pursued individual writing projects – Lesley wrote Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon,[4] and Roy wrote Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle (US title Nelson's Trafalgar).[5]
^"Lesley Adkins".
^"Authors Roy and Lesley Atkins give a talk at Appledore Book Festival". North Devon Journal. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^"The Keys of Egypt by Lesley and Roy Adkins". The Complete Review. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^"Empires of the Plain Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon". Conville & Walsh. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^"Roy and Lesley Adkins's top 10 Nelson books". The Guardian. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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