'One of Our Cities is Missing!' lecture now online
A lecture given by the Director of the Survey of Memphis, Dr David Jeffreys, at the Society's study day on 25 June 2011, is now available to view online: The work of the Survey of Memphis has focussed...
View ArticleOxyrhynchus Papyri now available for translation!
The Society’s collection of papyri from Oxyrhynchus is now the subject of an exciting social science project. The papyri were excavated between 1897 and 1907 and the work of translating the texts...
View Article'Daily Life of the Pharaohs' seminar to be broadcast this Saturday
Our next event, the seminar on 'The Daily Life of the Pharaohs' will be broadcast live from Doughty Mews this Saturday at 11 am (see below).Tune in, and if you have any questions or comments please...
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Return to Minufiyeh
The Society's expedition to Minufiyeh Governorate in the Nile Delta, direct by Dr Joanne Rowland of the Free University, Berlin, will be resuming work next week, with a survey at the desert-fringe site...
View ArticleKhufu solar boat lecture added to programme
We are delighted to announce the addition of the following lecture to our autumn programme of free talks:Dr Afifi Rohim Afifi, The Solar Boat Sails Again...This lecture will showcase the current work...
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EES contribution to the 'Day of Archaeology 2011' and the CBA Festival of...
As part of the 'Day of Archaeology' http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/ on Friday 29 July 2011 the Society's Vice-Chair, John J Johnston, wrote a description of his day at the EES, since we had a meeting...
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Amarna Study-Day in York on 10 September 2011
There are a few tickets left for the EES Study-Day in York on Saturday 10 September. Dr Aidan Dodson, Chris Naunton, Dr Karen Exell and Stephen Cross will be giving talks on the theme of Heresey and...
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Appreciation of Margaret Tyzack who once portrayed Amelia Edwards, the...
It is with sadness that the EES notes the passing of the actor Margaret Tyzack, at the age of 79. Some of our older members may recall her portrayal of the Society’s founder, Amelia Edwards, in the...
View ArticleLetter to Members from the EES Director
Dear Members,At the end of 2011 I shall be retiring as Director of the Egypt Exploration Society, a post which I have been honoured to hold for 28 years - though with a succession of different job...
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EES Study Day in York on 10 September 2011
The EES hosted its first ever Study-Day in York on Saturday 10 September 2011, at the historic King’s Manor www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/kmanor/ in the city centre which houses the Archaeology...
View ArticleSolar Boat Lecture, 15 Sept POSTPONED
Unfortunately the dates of Dr Afifi’s visit to the UK from Egypt have unavoidably been revised and this has meant that this lecture has had to be postponed. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this...
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EES participation in the AERA Field School at Memphis
Dr David Jeffreys, the Director of the Society’s Survey of Memphis, and Judith Bunbury are teaching this autumn on behalf of the EES at the renowned field school run by Ancient Egypt Research...
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EES Field School at Quesna
In addition to EES involvement in the AERA Field School, the Society's expedition in Minufiyeh governorate, directed by Dr Joanne Rowland, is also running a Field School at Quesna to train young...
View ArticleEES Centenary Awards 2011
The Egypt Exploration Society invites applications for grants from its Centenary Fund. The total value of the Award will be in the region of £3,000. This sum may be divided among several projects. The...
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The EES Summer Sale is drawing to a close.
Autumn has descended and the nights are closing in, but perhaps most tragically it's time to draw the 2011 EES Summer Sale to a close. All of our reduced volumes will go back to their regular price on...
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Penelope Wilson's Sais I soon to be published.
We are pleased to announce the imminent publication of Penelope Wilson's Sais I: The Ramesside Third Intermediate Period at Kom Rebwa.Sais was Egypt¹s capital in the 26th Dynasty, but it also had an...
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Tell Basta - fieldwork resumes
The joint EES/University of Göttingen/SCA expedition to Tell Basta, led by Dr Eva Lange, has now resumed fieldwork at this important Delta site. Eva is writing a 'blog' and has posted the first update:...
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The EES at the Bloomsbury Festival
On the weekend of 22 and 23 October, the Society participated for the third time in the popular annual Bloomsbury Festival www.bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/ with an EES stall in the 'Children's Activity...
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Appointment of Chris Naunton as the next Director of the EES.
We are pleased to announce that the current Deputy Director, Chris Naunton, has been appointed to succeed Dr Patricia Spencer as Director of the Egypt Exploration Society.The selection panel,...
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