Field Director, The Cambridge Expedition to the Valley of the Kings.

From 1970 Professor Martin taught Egyptology at University College London, where he was ultimately Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology.  He is now Emeritus.  He has participated in and directed fieldwork and epigraphic missions (1963 to the present) in The Sudan (Buhen) and in Egypt (Saqqara, Amarna and The Valley of Kings, Luxor).

Author of numerous monographs (mostly concerning results of archaeological fieldwork, epigraphy and sigillography) and papers on Egyptological themes.