The Egypt Exploration Society – The Early Years

edited by Patricia Spencer

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Extent: 262 pages

Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Occasional Publications

Series volume number: 16, 3

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(December 2007)

ISBN: 9780856981852

Price: $15.00

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Published in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now Society) in 1882, this volume gives a fully illustrated account of the earliest years (1883-1915) of the Society’s work in Egypt. It describes the conditions of ancient sites at the beginning of scientific archaeology in Egypt, life in excavations run by pioneers such as Flinders Petrie, and sets major discoveries in their archaeological and cultural contexts. The book contains 200 archival images, many of which have never before been published, and includes watercolors by artists such as Howard Carter who started his archaeological career on EEF Archaeological Survey expeditions.


Published in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now Society) in 1882, this volume gives a fully illustrated account of the earliest years (1883-1915) of the Society’s work in Egypt. It describes the conditions of ancient sites at the beginning of scientific archaeology in Egypt, life in excavations run by pioneers such as Flinders Petrie, and sets major discoveries in their archaeological and cultural contexts. The book contains 200 archival images, many of which have never before been published, and includes watercolours by artists such as Howard Carter who started his archaeological career on EEF Archaeological Survey expeditions.

  • Edited by Patricia Spencer