The Egypt Exploration Society
@theees.bsky.social
Explore everything #Egypt with the EES! We promote Egyptian #archaeology and #heritage, because we envisage #Egyptian cultural heritage preserved for posterity!
🏛️🚨Historic news! We’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a £2.03 million grant from
The National Lottery Heritage Fund!
#SavingHeritage #NationalLottery #HeritageFund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund!
#SavingHeritage #NationalLottery #HeritageFund
January 23, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🏛️🚨Historic news! We’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a £2.03 million grant from
The National Lottery Heritage Fund!
#SavingHeritage #NationalLottery #HeritageFund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund!
#SavingHeritage #NationalLottery #HeritageFund
Our solution to Blue Monday? Game night!♟️🎲
This blue faience game board was used to play senet in #AncientEgypt, and was originally found during an EES excavation at Abydos (@metmuseum.org 01.4.1a-p).
Download our ancient board games to try at home: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/gam...
This blue faience game board was used to play senet in #AncientEgypt, and was originally found during an EES excavation at Abydos (@metmuseum.org 01.4.1a-p).
Download our ancient board games to try at home: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/gam...
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Our solution to Blue Monday? Game night!♟️🎲
This blue faience game board was used to play senet in #AncientEgypt, and was originally found during an EES excavation at Abydos (@metmuseum.org 01.4.1a-p).
Download our ancient board games to try at home: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/gam...
This blue faience game board was used to play senet in #AncientEgypt, and was originally found during an EES excavation at Abydos (@metmuseum.org 01.4.1a-p).
Download our ancient board games to try at home: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/gam...
Judge like an Egyptian⚖️Legal processes and dramas in the Pharaonic courts
📅Tues 3 Feb⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬
Alex Loktionov introduces ideas and institutions that shaped #AncientEgyptian justice with examples ranging from a royal tomb robbery to a disputed jar of fat!
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
📅Tues 3 Feb⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬
Alex Loktionov introduces ideas and institutions that shaped #AncientEgyptian justice with examples ranging from a royal tomb robbery to a disputed jar of fat!
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Judge like an Egyptian⚖️Legal processes and dramas in the Pharaonic courts
📅Tues 3 Feb⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬
Alex Loktionov introduces ideas and institutions that shaped #AncientEgyptian justice with examples ranging from a royal tomb robbery to a disputed jar of fat!
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
📅Tues 3 Feb⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬
Alex Loktionov introduces ideas and institutions that shaped #AncientEgyptian justice with examples ranging from a royal tomb robbery to a disputed jar of fat!
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
🗺️Level up your GIS skills!🗺️
Join us this February for a 1-week Skills School teaching you how to create and prepare GIS data for an online map to share publicly. Perfect for researchers ready to go beyond the desktop.
Learn, create and share your work: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Join us this February for a 1-week Skills School teaching you how to create and prepare GIS data for an online map to share publicly. Perfect for researchers ready to go beyond the desktop.
Learn, create and share your work: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
🗺️Level up your GIS skills!🗺️
Join us this February for a 1-week Skills School teaching you how to create and prepare GIS data for an online map to share publicly. Perfect for researchers ready to go beyond the desktop.
Learn, create and share your work: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Join us this February for a 1-week Skills School teaching you how to create and prepare GIS data for an online map to share publicly. Perfect for researchers ready to go beyond the desktop.
Learn, create and share your work: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
🚨📢 Call for Papers: #Ottoman research in #Egypt
Join the BIRI collaborative "Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions" Symposium, 13-14 April 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, in partnership with Sabancı University.
⏰ Deadline extended to 23 January 2026
ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/cfp-ottoman-...
Join the BIRI collaborative "Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions" Symposium, 13-14 April 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, in partnership with Sabancı University.
⏰ Deadline extended to 23 January 2026
ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/cfp-ottoman-...
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🚨📢 Call for Papers: #Ottoman research in #Egypt
Join the BIRI collaborative "Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions" Symposium, 13-14 April 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, in partnership with Sabancı University.
⏰ Deadline extended to 23 January 2026
ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/cfp-ottoman-...
Join the BIRI collaborative "Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions" Symposium, 13-14 April 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, in partnership with Sabancı University.
⏰ Deadline extended to 23 January 2026
ℹ️ biaa.ac.uk/cfp-ottoman-...
Get a glimpse into the life of the everyday person who lived thousands of years ago through the objects they used in their daily lives. You might be surprised how similar ancient Egyptians were to us today!
🎧 #AwayWithThePharaohs with @beketaten.bsky.social
📸 Pottery in @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
🎧 #AwayWithThePharaohs with @beketaten.bsky.social
📸 Pottery in @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Get a glimpse into the life of the everyday person who lived thousands of years ago through the objects they used in their daily lives. You might be surprised how similar ancient Egyptians were to us today!
🎧 #AwayWithThePharaohs with @beketaten.bsky.social
📸 Pottery in @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
🎧 #AwayWithThePharaohs with @beketaten.bsky.social
📸 Pottery in @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
Our volunteers have been digitising Lantern Slides recently. A collection that belonged to Anthony John Arkell reveals how he presented his excavations in lectures during the 20th Century.
ℹ️ buff.ly/ZGsxOGJ
📸 Container housing LS.12 with A.J. Arkell written on the bottom
ℹ️ buff.ly/ZGsxOGJ
📸 Container housing LS.12 with A.J. Arkell written on the bottom
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Our volunteers have been digitising Lantern Slides recently. A collection that belonged to Anthony John Arkell reveals how he presented his excavations in lectures during the 20th Century.
ℹ️ buff.ly/ZGsxOGJ
📸 Container housing LS.12 with A.J. Arkell written on the bottom
ℹ️ buff.ly/ZGsxOGJ
📸 Container housing LS.12 with A.J. Arkell written on the bottom
Will your New Year's resolution be to learn something new? #newyearresolution
Make it easy.
Book one of our online courses available in early 2026, ranging from introductory to advanced learning. We can't wait to 'see' you there!
ℹ️ buff.ly/72Ejxma
Make it easy.
Book one of our online courses available in early 2026, ranging from introductory to advanced learning. We can't wait to 'see' you there!
ℹ️ buff.ly/72Ejxma
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Will your New Year's resolution be to learn something new? #newyearresolution
Make it easy.
Book one of our online courses available in early 2026, ranging from introductory to advanced learning. We can't wait to 'see' you there!
ℹ️ buff.ly/72Ejxma
Make it easy.
Book one of our online courses available in early 2026, ranging from introductory to advanced learning. We can't wait to 'see' you there!
ℹ️ buff.ly/72Ejxma
🤔Ever wondered what work was like in #AncientEgypt?
Discover the real people behind the pharaohs in our 'Life at Work on the Nile' resource – from farmers to craftsmen and more! Dive into #history that feels surprisingly familiar.
Read now: buff.ly/2cuO7qQ
Discover the real people behind the pharaohs in our 'Life at Work on the Nile' resource – from farmers to craftsmen and more! Dive into #history that feels surprisingly familiar.
Read now: buff.ly/2cuO7qQ
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🤔Ever wondered what work was like in #AncientEgypt?
Discover the real people behind the pharaohs in our 'Life at Work on the Nile' resource – from farmers to craftsmen and more! Dive into #history that feels surprisingly familiar.
Read now: buff.ly/2cuO7qQ
Discover the real people behind the pharaohs in our 'Life at Work on the Nile' resource – from farmers to craftsmen and more! Dive into #history that feels surprisingly familiar.
Read now: buff.ly/2cuO7qQ
Egypt’s Breadbasket: Pharaonic Settlement Patterns in the Nile Delta📅29 Jan-26 Feb⏰6pm🇬🇧8pm🇪🇬
Trace the development of #AncientEgyptian cities and settlements, learning how political and economic changes impacted urban development with Nicky Nielsen.
🎫 buff.ly/UfOzrCW
Trace the development of #AncientEgyptian cities and settlements, learning how political and economic changes impacted urban development with Nicky Nielsen.
🎫 buff.ly/UfOzrCW
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Egypt’s Breadbasket: Pharaonic Settlement Patterns in the Nile Delta📅29 Jan-26 Feb⏰6pm🇬🇧8pm🇪🇬
Trace the development of #AncientEgyptian cities and settlements, learning how political and economic changes impacted urban development with Nicky Nielsen.
🎫 buff.ly/UfOzrCW
Trace the development of #AncientEgyptian cities and settlements, learning how political and economic changes impacted urban development with Nicky Nielsen.
🎫 buff.ly/UfOzrCW
Were there helicopters in #AncientEgypt? #ConspiracyTheory
Kelly Accetta Crowe explains that the symbol suspiciously similar to a helicopter was caused by a king carving his name over another!
🎧 Listen to #AwayWithThePharaohs today
📸 Brand, Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh
Kelly Accetta Crowe explains that the symbol suspiciously similar to a helicopter was caused by a king carving his name over another!
🎧 Listen to #AwayWithThePharaohs today
📸 Brand, Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Were there helicopters in #AncientEgypt? #ConspiracyTheory
Kelly Accetta Crowe explains that the symbol suspiciously similar to a helicopter was caused by a king carving his name over another!
🎧 Listen to #AwayWithThePharaohs today
📸 Brand, Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh
Kelly Accetta Crowe explains that the symbol suspiciously similar to a helicopter was caused by a king carving his name over another!
🎧 Listen to #AwayWithThePharaohs today
📸 Brand, Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh
@theees.bsky.social has closed for the holiday season, and we wish you a great one!
Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule
ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ
Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule
ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@theees.bsky.social has closed for the holiday season, and we wish you a great one!
Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule
ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ
Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule
ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ
Looking for something special this holiday season? Explore our merch – beautifully designed gifts inspired by the wonders of ancient Egypt. From mugs to notebooks to tote bags, we've got something for everyone.
#GiftIdeas that connect past and present!
🎁 buff.ly/BABcmza
#GiftIdeas that connect past and present!
🎁 buff.ly/BABcmza
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Looking for something special this holiday season? Explore our merch – beautifully designed gifts inspired by the wonders of ancient Egypt. From mugs to notebooks to tote bags, we've got something for everyone.
#GiftIdeas that connect past and present!
🎁 buff.ly/BABcmza
#GiftIdeas that connect past and present!
🎁 buff.ly/BABcmza
🌍We've launched our Experience Egypt portal!🌍
#Travel #Egypt #Cairo
An exclusive area of your Member Zone packed with personal recommendations, curated travel ideas and insider tips on historic sites for exploring Egyptian cultural heritage!✈️📜🏺
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/member-homep...
#Travel #Egypt #Cairo
An exclusive area of your Member Zone packed with personal recommendations, curated travel ideas and insider tips on historic sites for exploring Egyptian cultural heritage!✈️📜🏺
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/member-homep...
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌍We've launched our Experience Egypt portal!🌍
#Travel #Egypt #Cairo
An exclusive area of your Member Zone packed with personal recommendations, curated travel ideas and insider tips on historic sites for exploring Egyptian cultural heritage!✈️📜🏺
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/member-homep...
#Travel #Egypt #Cairo
An exclusive area of your Member Zone packed with personal recommendations, curated travel ideas and insider tips on historic sites for exploring Egyptian cultural heritage!✈️📜🏺
ℹ️ www.ees.ac.uk/member-homep...
Reposted by The Egypt Exploration Society
New issue of The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 111, Nos. 1-2 (2025) journals.sagepub.com/toc/egaa/111... @suzannearnold.com @christianknoblauch.bsky.social @richardbott.bsky.social
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology - Volume 111, Number 1-2
Table of contents for The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 111, 1-2
journals.sagepub.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New issue of The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 111, Nos. 1-2 (2025) journals.sagepub.com/toc/egaa/111... @suzannearnold.com @christianknoblauch.bsky.social @richardbott.bsky.social
2025: Digitising Doughty Mews #EESTimeCapsule
Our appeal aims to create a digital time capsule before our premises are redeveloped into an accessible, innovative and sustainable heritage centre.
We've hit our first milestone! Help us to reach even more: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/202...
Our appeal aims to create a digital time capsule before our premises are redeveloped into an accessible, innovative and sustainable heritage centre.
We've hit our first milestone! Help us to reach even more: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/202...
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
2025: Digitising Doughty Mews #EESTimeCapsule
Our appeal aims to create a digital time capsule before our premises are redeveloped into an accessible, innovative and sustainable heritage centre.
We've hit our first milestone! Help us to reach even more: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/202...
Our appeal aims to create a digital time capsule before our premises are redeveloped into an accessible, innovative and sustainable heritage centre.
We've hit our first milestone! Help us to reach even more: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/202...
Join Charlotte Jordan and special guest Kelly Accetta Crowe to unpack how #Egyptian temples functioned—architecturally, spiritually, and politically. #AwayWithThePharaohs
Were Egyptian #temples built to honour the heavens—or to elevate earthly rulers? 👉 rss.com/podcasts/awa...
Were Egyptian #temples built to honour the heavens—or to elevate earthly rulers? 👉 rss.com/podcasts/awa...
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Join Charlotte Jordan and special guest Kelly Accetta Crowe to unpack how #Egyptian temples functioned—architecturally, spiritually, and politically. #AwayWithThePharaohs
Were Egyptian #temples built to honour the heavens—or to elevate earthly rulers? 👉 rss.com/podcasts/awa...
Were Egyptian #temples built to honour the heavens—or to elevate earthly rulers? 👉 rss.com/podcasts/awa...
✨Featured Merch Collection✨Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries (inspired by the book)
Bring to life some of the most fascinating finds from Egypt’s past — beautifully reimagined for modern Egyptophiles. #Egyptology #Archaeology
🛍️ buff.ly/CH9LTt9
📘 buff.ly/WyBu2uh
Bring to life some of the most fascinating finds from Egypt’s past — beautifully reimagined for modern Egyptophiles. #Egyptology #Archaeology
🛍️ buff.ly/CH9LTt9
📘 buff.ly/WyBu2uh
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
✨Featured Merch Collection✨Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries (inspired by the book)
Bring to life some of the most fascinating finds from Egypt’s past — beautifully reimagined for modern Egyptophiles. #Egyptology #Archaeology
🛍️ buff.ly/CH9LTt9
📘 buff.ly/WyBu2uh
Bring to life some of the most fascinating finds from Egypt’s past — beautifully reimagined for modern Egyptophiles. #Egyptology #Archaeology
🛍️ buff.ly/CH9LTt9
📘 buff.ly/WyBu2uh
Give a #gift that keeps on giving the whole year long…
We're offering a FLASH #SALE on EES membership for Christmas. Get 3 months free plus discounted online course tickets!
An #offer too good to miss – buy now: buff.ly/xnlaftG
#ChristmasGift #BlackFriday
We're offering a FLASH #SALE on EES membership for Christmas. Get 3 months free plus discounted online course tickets!
An #offer too good to miss – buy now: buff.ly/xnlaftG
#ChristmasGift #BlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Give a #gift that keeps on giving the whole year long…
We're offering a FLASH #SALE on EES membership for Christmas. Get 3 months free plus discounted online course tickets!
An #offer too good to miss – buy now: buff.ly/xnlaftG
#ChristmasGift #BlackFriday
We're offering a FLASH #SALE on EES membership for Christmas. Get 3 months free plus discounted online course tickets!
An #offer too good to miss – buy now: buff.ly/xnlaftG
#ChristmasGift #BlackFriday
These Thy Libations, Osiris! The Awakening of Osiris Ritual and #Tutankhamun's Tomb (KV62)
Nicholas Brown expands on how Tutankhamun's mud trays were used in a new funerary ritual linked to #Osiris!
📍 Online via Zoom 📅 Saturday ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
🎫 £10 for Members: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Nicholas Brown expands on how Tutankhamun's mud trays were used in a new funerary ritual linked to #Osiris!
📍 Online via Zoom 📅 Saturday ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
🎫 £10 for Members: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
These Thy Libations, Osiris! The Awakening of Osiris Ritual and #Tutankhamun's Tomb (KV62)
Nicholas Brown expands on how Tutankhamun's mud trays were used in a new funerary ritual linked to #Osiris!
📍 Online via Zoom 📅 Saturday ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
🎫 £10 for Members: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Nicholas Brown expands on how Tutankhamun's mud trays were used in a new funerary ritual linked to #Osiris!
📍 Online via Zoom 📅 Saturday ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
🎫 £10 for Members: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
We had a very exciting delivery here at @theees.bsky.social this week… Two of our Tell el-Amarna plaster cast replicas have returned from conservation! #ConserveTheEES
🔎Our archive includes a total of four plaster casts of objects discovered during our excavations at #Amarna in the 1930s.
🔎Our archive includes a total of four plaster casts of objects discovered during our excavations at #Amarna in the 1930s.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We had a very exciting delivery here at @theees.bsky.social this week… Two of our Tell el-Amarna plaster cast replicas have returned from conservation! #ConserveTheEES
🔎Our archive includes a total of four plaster casts of objects discovered during our excavations at #Amarna in the 1930s.
🔎Our archive includes a total of four plaster casts of objects discovered during our excavations at #Amarna in the 1930s.
Were #Egyptian statues carving out the truth—or just sculpting the facts?
Uncover the true purpose behind sculpted images of the pharaoh and his royal family in our podcast: #AwayWithThePharaohs with Campbell Price!
🎧 Available on all popular podcast platforms
Uncover the true purpose behind sculpted images of the pharaoh and his royal family in our podcast: #AwayWithThePharaohs with Campbell Price!
🎧 Available on all popular podcast platforms
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Were #Egyptian statues carving out the truth—or just sculpting the facts?
Uncover the true purpose behind sculpted images of the pharaoh and his royal family in our podcast: #AwayWithThePharaohs with Campbell Price!
🎧 Available on all popular podcast platforms
Uncover the true purpose behind sculpted images of the pharaoh and his royal family in our podcast: #AwayWithThePharaohs with Campbell Price!
🎧 Available on all popular podcast platforms
Our first intern project, funded by the 2024: Future plans for future generations appeal, has been completed!
The artefacts in @theees.bsky.social collections have now been catalogued and rehoused by Maia Nolan to safeguard them ahead of our redevelopment campaign.
ℹ️https://buff.ly/PpvKKki
The artefacts in @theees.bsky.social collections have now been catalogued and rehoused by Maia Nolan to safeguard them ahead of our redevelopment campaign.
ℹ️https://buff.ly/PpvKKki
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our first intern project, funded by the 2024: Future plans for future generations appeal, has been completed!
The artefacts in @theees.bsky.social collections have now been catalogued and rehoused by Maia Nolan to safeguard them ahead of our redevelopment campaign.
ℹ️https://buff.ly/PpvKKki
The artefacts in @theees.bsky.social collections have now been catalogued and rehoused by Maia Nolan to safeguard them ahead of our redevelopment campaign.
ℹ️https://buff.ly/PpvKKki
🚨📢 @theees.bsky.social Centenary Awards
#Funding for early-career scholars working on archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities related to Egyptian/Sudanese cultural heritage.
Apply by 5pm 🇬🇧 28 Nov
ℹ️https://buff.ly/nqmTaDw
#Funding for early-career scholars working on archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities related to Egyptian/Sudanese cultural heritage.
Apply by 5pm 🇬🇧 28 Nov
ℹ️https://buff.ly/nqmTaDw
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨📢 @theees.bsky.social Centenary Awards
#Funding for early-career scholars working on archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities related to Egyptian/Sudanese cultural heritage.
Apply by 5pm 🇬🇧 28 Nov
ℹ️https://buff.ly/nqmTaDw
#Funding for early-career scholars working on archaeological fieldwork, museum/archive-based research, publication/dissemination or engagement activities related to Egyptian/Sudanese cultural heritage.
Apply by 5pm 🇬🇧 28 Nov
ℹ️https://buff.ly/nqmTaDw
Our autumn issue of #EgyptianArchaeology features an exciting range of articles examining early archaeological practices, motivations for erasures throughout antiquity, and funerary practices from Pharaonic to Roman #Egypt.
Read it online today: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/egy...
Read it online today: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/egy...
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our autumn issue of #EgyptianArchaeology features an exciting range of articles examining early archaeological practices, motivations for erasures throughout antiquity, and funerary practices from Pharaonic to Roman #Egypt.
Read it online today: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/egy...
Read it online today: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/egy...