Oliver Humphrys Myers was born in Shoeburyness on 27 June 1903. He began his archaeological career in Palestine in 1927 before studying hieroglyphs under Gardiner in 1929. In 1930, he began a distinguished association with Sir Robert Mond at Armant, becoming excavation director in 1936. During the Second World War, he served in the Intelligence Corps across the Middle East. After the war, he returned to archaeological research and teaching in Sudan and later Nigeria. His major publications include _The Bucheum_ and _The Cemeteries of Armant_. He died in Berkhamsted on 26 November 1966.