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  • Being Egyptian: A new collaborative event series

    Being Egyptian: A new collaborative event series

    A new seminar series exploring the experiences of ancient Egyptians in their homeland and in other parts of the Egyptian domain. Read more

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Museum of the Bible and missing EES papyri

Museum of the Bible and missing EES papyri

An update Read more

Published: 26th February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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Call for partners: EESCon6

Call for partners: EESCon6

Are you interested in hosting the sixth EES Congress in 2022? Read more and apply here. Read more

Published: 24th February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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George Hart (1945-2021)

George Hart (1945-2021)

The EES, and many friends and colleagues around the world, mourn the death of George Hart who suddenly and sadly passed away on Monday 15th February 2021. Read more

Published: 15th February, 2021

Updated: 22nd February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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Being Egyptian: A new collaborative event series

Being Egyptian: A new collaborative event series

A new seminar series exploring the experiences of ancient Egyptians in their homeland and in other parts of the Egyptian domain. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Updated: 19th February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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Celebrating Egyptology in 2022

Celebrating Egyptology in 2022

Several major anniversaries will be marked in 2022, and here’s how we will be celebrating at the EES! Read more

Published: 9th February, 2021

Updated: 16th February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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Who Was Who in Egyptology: Available again!

Who Was Who in Egyptology: Available again!

The fifth edition of Who Was Who in Egyptology is available to purchase again. This time in paperback! Read more

Published: 4th February, 2021

Updated: 16th February, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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Bringing you the latest research

Bringing you the latest research

Volume 106 of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology published Read more

Published: 11th January, 2021

Updated: 12th January, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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The difference you made possible

The difference you made possible

Look what your subscriptions and donations helped to achieve in 2020, and a commitment for 2021 Read more

Published: 16th December, 2020

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Carl Graves

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New hope for Egyptian heritage at risk

New hope for Egyptian heritage at risk

You smashed our target to make emergency funds available for Egyptian heritage Read more

Published: 24th November, 2020

Author: Carl Graves

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Egyptian Archaeology 57 is out

Egyptian Archaeology 57 is out

Find out what's inside the autumn issue, from ancient graffiti in Karnak to falcon gods at Kom el-Hettan. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2020

Updated: 2nd November, 2020

Author: Jan Geisbusch

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Local communities and heritage

Local communities and heritage

Bringing specialists together to discuss practices of community engagement in Egypt and Sudan Read more

Published: 24th October, 2020

Author: Carl Graves

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EES Library and Office Closure Notice - September 2020

EES Library and Office Closure Notice - September 2020

Changes to operations in response to COVID-19 Read more

Published: 23rd September, 2020

Author: Carl Graves

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    Online lecture: Between Egypt and Aberdeen

    Dr James Grant Bey of Cairo and his Egyptian Collection at the University of Aberdeen. Join Abeer Eladany as she traces fragments of wood from the Great Pyramid she recently rediscovered in Aberdeen.

  • Online lecture: Between Egypt and Aberdeen

    Online lecture: Between Egypt and Aberdeen

    Dr James Grant Bey of Cairo and his Egyptian Collection at the University of Aberdeen. Join Abeer Eladany as she traces fragments of wood from the Great Pyramid she recently rediscovered in Aberdeen.

  • Museum of the Bible and missing EES papyri

    Museum of the Bible and missing EES papyri

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    Egyptian Archaeology

    Our full-colour magazine, published in spring and autumn, reporting on current excavations, surveys and research in Egypt, showcasing the work of the EES as well as of other researchers and field directors.

  • Graeco-Roman Memoirs

    Graeco-Roman Memoirs

    An annual publication of translations of papyri discovered by Grenfell and Hunt at Oxyrhynchus, as well as other papyri and Graeco-Roman material held by the Society.

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    Lucy Gura Archive

    A unique record of the Society’s contribution to the field of Egyptology from the founding of the EEF in 1882, including thousands of items relating to the history of Egypt and the exploration of its heritage.

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    The Oxyrhynchus Papyri

    A collection of over 500,000 fragments of literary and documentary texts dating from the third century BC to the seventh century AD

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