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To support our expert teams to carry out ground-breaking archaeological fieldwork in the Nile Delta and Valley. The high water table, caused in part by climate change, is causing environmental changes throughout Egypt and impacting on the archaeological sites, making our work a race against time.
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Situation
The archaeological sites in Egypt are at risk and our teams of professional volunteer archaeologists work closely with the Egyptian authorities and other international field teams to help safeguard the future of a number of ancient sites across the Nile Delta and Valley. This really is a race against time, if left unrecorded, many of these ancient sites will simply disappear, a disaster for future generations of enthusiasts, historians and scholars alike.
Solution
At such an important time in Egyptian history, the Egypt Exploration Society is well placed to undertake cutting-edge research and to support young Egyptian students who wish to work in the field. We increasingly set up Field Schools which train young Egy