The EES seeks a Fundraising Manager
The Society is currently looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual with a proven track record of generating sustainable income to join the team in London as Fundraising Manager.The full...
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List of letters etc. relating to Amelia Edwards & colleagues
A list of letters and papers relating to Amelia Edwards and her colleagues and kept in the Society's Lucy Gura Archive is now available online here.The writer, artist, traveller and Egyptologist,...
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Object discovered by the Society featured on BBC Radio Four
A clay model of cattle dating to the Predynastic Period (Naqada I) discovered by the Society at El-Amrah in 1900-1901 was recently featured in the BBC Radio 4 series ‘A History of the World in 100...
View ArticleUpdates from the 2010 Delta Survey season at Yetwal and Balamun
For the second season running, during March 2010, Dr Patricia Spencer, the Society’s Director, will be posting regular updates from the Northern Delta, Egypt via SMS from her mobile phone, and, for...
View ArticleNEW Events for Spring and summer 2010 announced
Announcing a series of new events for Spring and Summer 2010 including a study day on 'Histories of Egyptology', seminars on 'Navigating the Egyptian Nile' and 'Ptolemaic Memphis and Roman Oxyrhynchus...
View ArticleUpdates from the 2010 season of the Minufiyeh Expedition
Updates from the 2010 season of the Minufiyeh Expedition are now being posted by the project director, Dr Joanne Rowland: http://minufiyeh.tumblr.com/The Minufiyeh Archaeological Survey forms part of...
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Amice Calverley, the EES, and the temple of Sety I at Abydos
A fascinating article on Amice Calverley, who worked for the Society in the temple of Sety I at Abydos, has just appeared on the Heritage Key website here (see also the comment by Chris Naunton beneath...
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Egyptian Archaeology 36 (Spring 2010).
EA 36 (Spring 2010) has now been published and distributed to members. A list of the contents, some of which can be downloaded, can be found here. The wonderful cover photograph (reproduced courtesy of...
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Peet Lecture Notice
Public events have always been an important part of the Society’s activities, as this notice discovered by chance during some research in the archives on material relating to the Society’s work at...
View ArticleFREE London lectures on EES work at Buhen and Abydos
Details of two newly arranged events to be held at Doughty Mews have now been announced: Dr Jean-Pierre Patznick, The Seals from the Old Kingdom Town at Buhen: work in progress6.30 pm, Thursday 22...
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A visit to Emery's grave
William Carruthers is currently in Cairo to undertake research into archival sources for the history of Egyptology. Will’s trip has been made possible by a grant from the EES Centenary Fund, and he has...
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A busy morning at Doughty Mews
Doughty Mews is as busy as ever and this morning we were pleasantly surprised by a series of visitors, so we took the opportunity to take a few photos, such as this one: L-R: Morris Bierbrier, Geoffrey...
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News of Emery's death as reported in the Egyptian press
William Carruthers, whose research trip to Cairo is supported by the Society's Centenary Fund, has recently come across some interesting source material for the history of Egyptology. Will...
View ArticleNavigating the Nile seminar POSTPONED
We are very sorry to report that the seminar which was to be given by Dr John Cooper, on Navigating the Egyptian Nile (see here), has been postponed. Dr Cooper has had to rearrange a field season in...
View ArticleBuhen lecture rescheduled for 20 May
The following lectureDr Jean-Pierre Patznick, The Seals from the Old Kingdom Town at Buhen: work in progress...which had earlier been postponed when the speaker's visit to London was cancelled due to...
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A letter from the Valley of the Kings, 3 December 1907
A letter from Edward Ayrton to the Secretary of the Egypt Exploration Fund, Emily Paterson, recently came to light in the Society’s Lucy Gura Archive. The letter is dated ‘Dec. 3. 1907.’ and was...
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New EES Publications Now Available
Four new EES Excavation Memoirs have appeared recently and are now available to buy. Please note that EES members receive 15% off the price of all the Society’s memoirs. All orders should be directed...
View ArticleEES North Launch Event: Landscape Development and Climate Change in Ancient...
The Egypt Exploration Society will be launching EES North in October this year. EES North will run Society events in the north of England at various venues, beginning with a study day and reception in...
View ArticleBEC3: programme and abstracts now available online
The programme and abstracts for the forthcoming British Egyptology Congress (BEC3) are now available online:Programme: http://www.ees.ac.uk/userfiles/file/BEC3Programme01.pdfAbstracts:...
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New online bookshop now open for business!
The Society's new online bookshop, selling all EES titles still in print is now open for business:http://ees-shop.com/index.php
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