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Hotter than the sands of Egypt...
On Saturday 21st June 2014 we were delighted to welcome Jennifer Palmer and Steven Gregory to present their research surrounding the complex reign of Herihor in an event titled, ‘Return of the King:...
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English language tuition for Egyptian archaeologists & Egyptologists 2014-15
The Society is delighted to announce that it will again be providing English language tuition to Egyptian archaeologists and Egyptologists in 2014-15 thanks to the generosity of our colleagues at the...
View ArticleSix scholarships awarded to Egyptian archaeologists and Egyptologists
Following the news in April 2014 that the Society would be awarding scholarships to three Egyptian archaeologists and Egyptologists, we are delighted to announce that, thanks to generous support of the...
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Centenary Awards 2014: funding research at Saqqara and Tell Gumaiyima
In March, we invited applications from early-career Egyptologists for grants from our Centenary Fund. This year, the Society was able to make a total of £6,000 available for these Awards, an increase...
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A new North American distributor for EES books
For the past few years our presence in North America had been a bit patchy, but that should now change!In spring, the EES and distributor of scholarly books ISD agreed a cooperation, and we’re proud...
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Members Tour to the Western Deserts & Oases
In February and March 2014, the Society's Director, Dr Chris Naunton, and guide Medhat Saad, led a group of EES members on a tour of the Egyptian western deserts and oases.The EES group on the final...
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Animal Magic!
On Saturday 26th July we were very pleased to host four of the world’s leading experts on animals in Ancient Egypt to speak at our Summer Study Day: Prof. Salima Ikram, Dr Joanne Rowland, Prof. Dieter...
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The great archive retrieval mission
Gebel el-Silsila is a site of considerable interest to the EES. Ricardo Caminos together with Harry James and later others carried out work there for the Society between 1955 and 1982, yet little of...
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Meet the scholars, 2014
The Egyptian scholars researching in the EES London office, from L-R in order of their biographies below.The Society is currently playing host to six visiting Egyptian scholars who are using our...
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2014 London Study Day, AGM, Guest Lecture and party
Saturday October 11th is a busy day in the Society’s events programme, as we have a London Study Day, punctuated by our Annual General Meeting and a special Guest Lecture, and followed by a party, all...
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Statement on The Loss of Antiquities from Public Collections
The following is a statement by Dr Alice Stevenson, UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, and the Society's Director, Dr Chris Naunton.This Thursday 2 October 2014, the Archaeological Institute of...
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Egyptian Archaeology 45 contents
EA 45 (Autumn 2014) is now at the printers and will be mailed to members around the end of October. A full list of contents can be found on the Egyptian Archaeology page and there is more detail on the...
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Dynasties in disarray!
After the ground-breaking discoveries at Abydos earlier this year, the Society invited Prof. Josef Wegner (University of Pennsylvania) to present his findings at our London Study Day on 11th October...
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Happy Halloween: Myths and mysteries in the EES archives
The night of October 31 has been celebrated for hundreds of years with roots that can be traced back to ancient Celtic customs; Halloween or "All Hallows Eve" marked the end of the harvest season and...
View ArticleFieldwork and Research Grants 2015-16
The Egypt Exploration Society invites applications for grants to support fieldwork and research in Egypt. The total value of the funds available will be in the region of £40,000; the maximum that any...
View ArticleMinutes of 2014 AGM
The minutes from the Society's AGM, held in October, can be found here. Should any member have any comments, questions or corrections, please email them to contact@ees.ac.uk, or mail them to The Egypt...
View ArticleHelp support our work in 2014-15
As our major fundraising campaign this year we are looking for contributions to the Excavation Fund to enable us to continue and develop our fieldwork. The urgent need for us to ask for your help in...
View ArticleReminder: Grant applications due in 2 weeks
The Egypt Exploration Society recently invited applications for grants to support fieldwork and research in Egypt. The total value of the funds available will be in the region of £40,000; the maximum...
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That time of the year...
...pre-Christmas time, that is - the few weeks of meeting your last work deadlines and the office party, of having a mulled wine at your local Christmas market and going through your presents...
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Help support our work in 2014-15
As our major fundraising campaign this year we are looking for contributions to the Excavation Fund to enable us to continue and develop our fieldwork. The urgent need for us to ask for your help in...
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