It may be said of some very old places ... the nearer we approach them, the more remote they seem; the more we study them, the more we have yet to learn. Each season beholds the exploration of new sites, and each explorer has some new thing to tell ... The interest never flags – the subject never palls upon us – the mine is never exhausted.
Amelia Edwards, 1892
Since 1882, the Egypt Exploration Society has supported and promoted Egyptian cultural heritage around the world. Today, we continue to support current research including archaeological fieldwork and survey, as well as research in museums, archives, and collections. Below are some of the projects that we are supporting or affiliated with currently. You will find details of some of our previously supported projects here.
The area between the Upper Terrace and the Flood Plain. EES concession. Project director: Martin Bommas, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Read more
Following in Petrie’s Footsteps. EES concession. Project director: Scott Haddow. Read more
(Centenary Award). Project director: Jun Wong, University of Toronto Read more
(Sa el-Hagar, with Kom Rebwa and Kawady). EES concession. Project director: Penny Wilson, Durham University. Read more
(Centenary Award). Project director: Bart Vanthuyne, KU Leuven Read more
Merimde Beni Salama (EES Delta Survey). EES concession. Project director: Joanne Rowland, University of Edinburgh. Read more
Documenting the endangered rock art from West Bank Aswan (Centenary Award). Project director: Dorian Vanhulle, Université libre de Bruxelles Read more
The collection of archive material concerning the tomb of Ramesses III in the Valley of the Kings. Project director: Anke Weber, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Read more
(Egypt Exploration Society-British Academy). Project director: Penny Wilson, Durham University Read more