Vintage Egyptologist

John and Colleen Darnell, better known online as Vintage Egyptologist, are American academics who make videos about Ancient Egypt.
==Personal life==
John and Colleen live in Durham, Connecticut, and have two dogs named Narmer and Kemi. Colleen and John are both into vintage fashion, which is discussed in this video.
===Yale scandal===
John and Colleen met at Yale, when John was an Egyptology professor, and Colleen was an Associate Professor under his supervision. Allegations of their affair emerged in January 2013, which led to Darnell’s suspension for one year without pay. The sanctions were later extended until autumn 2014. John was prohibited from holding an administrative position until 2023, and Colleen was prohibited until 2018. At the time, John and Colleen were Yale's only two faculty members in Egyptology. The university’s semi-annual report into complaints of sexual misconduct noted a formal complaint against the couple, charging them with "threatening, intimidating, or coercing a person or persons." Students reported that Colleen and John’s relationship “created a hostile environment,” and requested confidentiality.
==Academic work==
John studied Egyptology at Johns Hopkins and the University of Cologne, followed by a stint at the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute. In 2013, Colleen published a book about historical fiction in Ancient Egypt. In 2018, John and Colleen published the first complete English translation of the hieroglyphs found on the walls on Ancient Egyptian royal tombs.
Colleen has an Instagram account related to hieroglyphs.
==YouTube==
John and Colleen uploaded their first video, Cat Humor in Ancient Egypt, on April 17, 2020. In February 2021, Colleen produced a video with Rachel Maksy.
===Criticism===
According to one article, many Egyptologists make fun of John and Colleen’s branding for being “narcissistic and ridiculously colonial.” They have also been criticised for promoting “a sugar-coated, romantic, and Orientalist image” of the 1920s, as well as an “elitist, whitewashed version of vintage living.”
==References==
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