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Previous Fieldwork

The Egypt Exploration Society has excavated in Egypt and Sudan since its foundation in 1882. Over the course of our history we have worked at over 100 sites in the Nile Valley, some of which can be explored here. 

The Amarna Coffins Project

The Amarna Coffins Project

Non-elite funerary belief in the reign of Akhenaten. Project directors: Anna Stevens and Anders Bettum, Amarna Project. Read more

Published: 25th August, 2017

Updated: 7th June, 2019

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
Buhen: An Egyptian fortress in Nubia

Buhen: An Egyptian fortress in Nubia

A guide to the Society's work at the site of Buhen during the 1950s and 1960s Read more

Published: 30th August, 2017

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
The Abydos Temple Paper Archive Project

The Abydos Temple Paper Archive Project

(Centenary Award). Project director: Nora Shalaby. Read more

Published: 4th June, 2018

Updated: 30th May, 2019

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
The tomb of Usermontu (TT382)

The tomb of Usermontu (TT382)

A re-discovered tomb in Qurnet Murei. Project director: Sayed Mamdouh. Read more

Published: 4th June, 2018

Updated: 30th May, 2019

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
Zawyet Sultan: a pyramid in context

Zawyet Sultan: a pyramid in context

Archaeology of a provincial capital. Project directors: Richard Bussmann, Cologne University, and Gianluca Miniaci, Pisa University. Read more

Published: 21st July, 2017

Updated: 30th April, 2018

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
The cemeteries and temples of Abydos

The cemeteries and temples of Abydos

A guide to the Society's work at the site of Abydos during the early twentieth century Read more

Published: 30th August, 2017

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
Amarna: Capital of the heretic pharaoh

Amarna: Capital of the heretic pharaoh

A guide to the Society's work at the site of Tell el-Amarna during the twentieth century Read more

Published: 30th August, 2017

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Previous Fieldwork
Pottery Analysis and Embalming Secrets

Pottery Analysis and Embalming Secrets

A view from the cemetery of Qubbet el-Hawa, Aswan (Centenary Award). Project director: Eman Khalifa, Cairo University. Read more

Published: 25th August, 2017

Updated: 30th May, 2019

Author: Carl Graves

Related topics:
  • Previous Fieldwork
Sesebi and Amara West: Temple towns of Nubia

Sesebi and Amara West: Temple towns of Nubia

A guide to the Society's work at the sites of Sesebi and Amara West during the 1930s and 1940s Read more

Published: 30th August, 2017

Author: Carl Graves

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  • Online course: Intermediate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

    Online course: Intermediate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

    Join Dr Penny Wilson to build on your knowledge of ancient Egyptian language in this ten-week intermediate course.

  • Introduction to GIS for Egyptologists

    Introduction to GIS for Egyptologists

    Join Dr Hannah Pethen in this online skills workshop about Geographic Information Systems.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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    Professor Obbink and missing EES papyri

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  • Egyptian Archaeology

    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.

  • Lucy Gura Archive

    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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    Apply for funding

  • Our mission

    Our mission

    is to SUPPORT and PROMOTE Egyptian cultural heritage, because we envisage a world where the cultural heritage of Egypt is preserved for posterity.

  • The Oxyrhynchus Papyri

    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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