[First posted in AWOL 2 August 2011, updated 21 September 2015]
The Egypt Exploration Society YouTube Channel
The Egypt Exploration Society YouTube Channel
The EES was founded in 1882 by the writer and traveller Amelia Edwards to explore and document ancient Egyptian sites and monuments, and to create a lasting record of the remains as a means of preserving them. This work, begun by Amelia, Flinders Petrie, Howard Carter and many other great archaeologists, continues to this day.
In the last 130 years the EES has explored hundreds of sites in Egypt, uncovering temples, tombs and entire towns and cities.
Part of our mission is to generate enthusiasm for Egypt's past and to raise awareness of the importance of protecting its sites and monuments. We are captivated by the stories of the great pharaohs and their people and want to share what our experts have learned about how they lived with as wide an audience as possible.
We rely almost entirely on public support to fund our work and we need your help to ensure that we continue to carry out our mission at a time when Egypt's heritage is as threatened as it has been since Amelia's dayCurrent content includes (among other things) the EES Oral History Project
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Amarna Films
Among the many treasures kept in the Egypt Exploration Society's Lucy Gura Archive is the 'film record' of excavations at Tell el-Amarna, which was made over the course of three seasons from 1930 to 1933.
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Great things our colleagues are doing!
Many institutions like ours are now uploading very similar content to ours such as archive footage, conversations with staff and others, and public lectures. We think there's no better way to improve what we do than by taking inspiration from like-minded friends and colleagues with similar material to show to the world. Here are a few of our favourites.
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