Barbara Adams (Egyptologist)

Barbara G. Adams
Adams c. 1980
Born19 February 1945
London, England
Died26 June 2002(2002-06-26) (aged 57)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEgyptologist

Barbara Georgina Adams, FRSA (19 February 1945 – 26 June 2002) was a distinguished British Egyptologist, archaeologist, and academic, who was a specialist in Prehistoric Egypt. She worked for many years at Hierakonpolis, where she was the co-director of the expedition. She worked at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London, latterly as curator (1984–2001), and also worked on excavations across Britain.