Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society, 1882-1982

by T.G.H. James

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226391922
• ISBN13: 9780226391922
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A HISTORY OF THE EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

This collection of essays on the E.E.S., its history and excavations in Egypt, since its foundation by Amelia Edwards up-to 1982, is a most welcomed addition to the History of Egyptology and a "quarry" of information about those early, romantic times of British archaeology. Each contribution is due to the hand of a different, leading British scholar and the book is divided in succesive chapters - following the various places where E.E.S. excavated, beginning with "The Early Years" and ending with a note on the "Graeco-Roman Branch" of the society. There are testimonies of every kind: letters, reports, journals, etc. One can follow even the rivalry existing among professionals as how to excavate a site! Marvellous, a gift for your library!