Fieldwork and Projects 

The SSEA undertakes a number of projects in Egypt and also in Canada. A number of scholars and members of the Society are involved with these projects, participating in the fieldwork or supporting the projects through various Society activities. 

The PTAH Project

SSEA Trustee Dr. Casey Kirkpatrick is the team leader for the Preserving Theban Archaeological Heritage (PTAH) Project. Its purpose is to excavate, document, conserve, and study the Kampp -23- tomb complex and its contents. The tomb is located in the Tombs of the Nobles / North Asasif area of Egypt’s famed Theban Necropolis (a religiously significant area near the causeway leading to the monumental mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri). Through multidisciplinary methods, this project aims to reveal new information about the tomb owner (Amenmose, Mayor of Thebes, Councilor to the King, and God’s Father of Amun) and his role in the decline of the pharaonic empire during the pivotal reign of Ramses IV. The project also aims to study the secondary burials in the tomb to learn more about how living conditions and funerary practices changed over the following centuries, including periods of political instability, war, famine, and foreign rule.

For more information, see: The PTAH Project  

Dakhleh Oasis Project

The Society has been working for many years at the Dakhleh Oasis. Details of the work by the project can be found at: http://dakhlehoasisproject.org

In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada/À la recherche de l'Égypte ancienne au Canada

The Society has not forgotten that there is Ancient Egyptian material in a number of Canada's museums, libraries and universities, as well as a number of architectural and artistic items of note throughout Canada and North America. It therefore has been involved with the Ancient Egypt in Canada project for a number of years, aimed at 're-discovering' such links to Ancient Egypt and bringing them to the attention of scholars and the Canadian public.
For more information, see: Ancient Egypt In Canada

The Tod Temple Project

The Tod Temple Project was supported by the SSEA. The work involved restoring and conserving massive decorated loose sandstone blocks from the temple at El-Tod, some 20 km south of Luxor. Dedicated to the god Montu, the temple has origins dating back to the Old Kingdom and extending into Ptolemaic times, and on into the Byzantine and Islamic periods.The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities named the site in its List of Priorities for conservation work, to protect it from salination and other causes of deterioration. The project successfully wrapped up its work in 2023.

For more information, see: The Tod Temple Project