Egypt Exploration Fund
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The Egypt Exploration Society (usually abbreviated EES) is the foremost learned society in the United Kingdom promoting the field of Egyptology.
The Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF), as it was originally known, was formed in 1882, largely at the instigation of passionate amateur Egyptologists such as Amelia Edwards and concerned professionals such as Reginald Stuart Poole of the British Museum. It took on its current name by the end of the First World War.[1]
The EES has excavated at a large number of archæological sites in Egypt. These have included Deir el Bahari, Amarna and Saqqara.
Current projects are located at Amarna and Qasr Ibrim.
The offices of the EES are located at 3 Doughty Mews, London, while a secondary office operates in Cairo.
The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä
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Saqqara or Sakkara, Saqqarah (Arabic: سقارة) is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid ().
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The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä
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The Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF), as it was originally known, was formed in 1882, largely at the instigation of passionate amateur Egyptologists such as Amelia Edwards and concerned professionals such as Reginald Stuart Poole of the British Museum. It took on its current name by the end of the First World War.[1]
The EES has excavated at a large number of archæological sites in Egypt. These have included Deir el Bahari, Amarna and Saqqara.
Current projects are located at Amarna and Qasr Ibrim.
The offices of the EES are located at 3 Doughty Mews, London, while a secondary office operates in Cairo.
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References
External links
- Egypt Exploration Society - the home page of the society
Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Egyptology is the study of Ancient Egypt and Egyptian antiquities and is a regional and thematic branch of the larger disciplines of ancient history and archaeology. A practitioner of the discipline is an Egyptologist, though Egyptology is not exclusive to such practitioners.
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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s
1879 1880 1881 - 1882 - 1883 1884 1885
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Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
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1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s
1879 1880 1881 - 1882 - 1883 1884 1885
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Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
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Egyptology is the study of Ancient Egypt and Egyptian antiquities and is a regional and thematic branch of the larger disciplines of ancient history and archaeology. A practitioner of the discipline is an Egyptologist, though Egyptology is not exclusive to such practitioners.
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Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards (7 June, 1831–15 April, 1892) was an English novelist, journalist, lady traveller and Egyptologist.
Born in London to an Irish mother and a father who had been a British Army officer before becoming a banker, Amelia was educated at home by
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Born in London to an Irish mother and a father who had been a British Army officer before becoming a banker, Amelia was educated at home by
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Reginald Stuart Poole (27 January, 1832–8 February, 1895) was an English archaeologist and orientalist.
Born in London, he was the son of the Rev. Edward Poole, a well-known bibliophile.
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Born in London, he was the son of the Rev. Edward Poole, a well-known bibliophile.
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The British Museum
Established 1754
Location Great Russell Street, London WC1, England
Collection size 13+ million objects
Museum area 13.5 acres/ 588,000 ft²/ 94 Galleries[1]
Visitor figures 4,600,000 (2005–2006)[2]
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Established 1754
Location Great Russell Street, London WC1, England
Collection size 13+ million objects
Museum area 13.5 acres/ 588,000 ft²/ 94 Galleries[1]
Visitor figures 4,600,000 (2005–2006)[2]
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Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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Arab Republic of Egypt
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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Deir el-Bahri (Arabic دير البحري dayr al-baḥrī, literally meaning, "The Northern Monastery") is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.
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The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä
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Saqqara or Sakkara, Saqqarah (Arabic: سقارة) is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid ().
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The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä
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Qasr Ibrim (Arabic: قصر ابريم) is an archeological site in Lower Nubia. Originally it was a major city perched on a cliff above the Nile, but the flooding of Lake Nasser after the construction of
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
Coordinates:
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Cairo
القـــاهـــر?
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Seal
Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center)
Coordinates:
Government
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القـــاهـــر?
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Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center)
Coordinates:
Government
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Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS (3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942), known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology.
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