Egypt Exploration Society
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The Egypt Exploration Society (abbreviated EES) is the foremost learned society in the United Kingdom promoting the field of Egyptology.
The EES 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.
The EES has excavated at a large number of archaeological 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 in London, England. A secondary office operates in Cairo, Egypt.
Web Links
Egypt Exploration Society (http://www.ees.ac.uk/) - the home page of the society