Egypt Exploration Society
The Egypt Exploration Society (EES) is a British non-profit organization. The society was founded in 1882 by Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole in order to examine and excavate in the areas of Egypt and Sudan. The intent was to study and analyze the results of the excavations and publish the information for the scholarly world.
The logo of the Egypt Exploration Society | |
| Abbreviation | EES |
|---|---|
| Established | 1882 |
| Founders | Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Charity |
President | Prof Alan B. Lloyd |
Chair | Dr Campbell Price |
Director | Dr Carl Graves |
Staff | 6 |
| Website | ees.ac.uk |
Formerly called | Egypt Excavation Fund (1882–1919) |
The EES have worked at many major Egyptian excavation and sites. Their discoveries include the discovery of a shrine for the goddess Hathor, a statue of a cow from Deir el-Bahri, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the sculpted model of Nefertiti from Amarna. The Society has made major contributions to the study of the ancient Egyptian world. The Society is based in London and is a registered charity under English law.