Egypt Exploration Fund

LC name authority rec. n. 85215279

Credo Reference- "Egypt Exploration Society" :

The Egypt Exploration Society is the principal British archaeological institute involved in excavations in Egypt....

The Egypt Exploration Society was established (as the Egypt Exploration Fund) in 1882 with scholarly backing from Reginald S. Poole, keeper of coins and medals at the british museum in London. The society had the financial support of many private donors, chief of whom was Sir Erasmus Wilson, an eminent surgeon who had already defrayed the cost of the transport to London of the obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle....

The main focus of the society’s work has, however, been that of excavation in Egypt, and occasionally in the Sudan, and the publication of the results of this work....

The results of the society’s work in Egypt are published in various series of memoirs. The society also publishes the prestigious annual Journal of Egyptian Archaeology and, since 1991, a color magazine, Egyptian Archaeology, which presents articles on fieldwork and research in a more popular style.

The Egypt Exploration Society has offices and a library in London, and membership in the society is open to anyone with an interest in ancient Egypt. Lectures and social events are held in London and Manchester. In 1992, an office was opened in Cairo to provide support for field expeditions and an increased level of activities for members in Egypt.

Spencer, Patricia. 2001. "Egypt Exploration Society". In Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries, edited by Tim Murray. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, accessed August 17m, 2015, www.credoreference.com.