Egyptian Archaeology

Cultural Heritage of the Nile Valley Through Time

Egyptian Archaeology is our full-colour magazine, published in spring and autumn, reporting on current excavations, surveys and research in Egypt and Sudan, showcasing the work of the EES as well as of other missions and researchers.

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Banner image: The capital of column 5 (after conservation) below the eastern part of Bay E (before conservation) at the temple of Esna, Hisham El-Leithy, Christian Leitz and Daniel von Recklinghausen, EA 63, 2023.

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We are expanding the digital elements of this magazine for EES Members, so check back for more content soon or visit our book reviews now available online. 

Book Reviews

The EA magazine’s book reviews make it easy to discover your next great read on ancient Egypt. From the latest research to accessible histories, each review highlights what a book offers and who would best appreciate it, helping readers choose with confidence and inspiration. We now share our most recent reviews online too, so take a look for yourself!

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Contents

Rediscovering the ‘Lost’ Arabic Excavation Diaries of the Harvard–MFA Expedition, Peter Der Manuelian

Reconstructing a Dig: The EEF Excavations in Montuhotep II’s complex at Deir el-Bahari (1903–1907), Maarten Praet

Sheikh El-Nebeishy: Rediscovering Petrie’s Egyptian Benefactor, Hamada Hussein and Nicky Nielsen

The Passion of Heritage Preservation: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s ICCROM-Sharjah Award-Winning Effort to Protect Ahmed Kamal’s Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Ahmed Mansour

Between Object and Archive: Archaeological Ephemera from the Petrie Museum, Lisa Randisi

All Eyes on Her!, Heba Abd el-Gawad and Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp

Fight at the Museum: The hippopotamus and its hunt on Predynastic artefacts in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Axelle Brémont

Newly-Discovered Rock-Cut Tomb of Bakenhori at Saqqara, Mostafa Waziri, Mohammad M. Youssef and Mohammad el-Seaidy

News from the Aga Khan Necropolis at West Aswan, Patrizia Piacentini and Alice Tomaino

Bookshelf
Carl Graves, Howard Carter: from tracer to Tutankhamun
Greg Jenner, Campbell Price and Rikin Parekh, Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly
Roberta Mazza, Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artifacts

Obituary
Professor Emeritus Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (1932–2025)

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Advisory Board

The volunteer Advisory Board provides scholarly and strategic input to the Egypt Exploration Society’s Egyptian Archaeology magazine.We are very grateful to the current members:
Charlotte Jordan (Editor), Ahmed Nakshara, Anna Garnett, Carl Graves, Campbell Price, Claire Malleson, Fatma Keshk, Jennifer Cromwell, Julien Cooper, Ziad Morsy