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Over the course of more
than a century, American institutions and scholars have
played an important role in the exploration of ancient
Egypt. Outstanding early pioneers included Egyptologists
such as Charles E. Wilbour, James H. Breasted, George A.
Reisner, Harold H. Nelson, and Herbert E. Winlock. They
have been followed in more recent years by scholars and
researchers who have continued to make enormous contributions
to our understanding of Egypt's past.
Today ARCE's member institutions and affiliated
scholars, working closely with Egypt's Supreme Council
of Antiquities, conduct research expeditions throughout
the country: in the Delta, along the Mediterranean Coast,
in the Nile Valley, among the Egyptian deserts and oases.
These expeditions engage all periods of Egyptian history,
from the prehistoric through Islamic times.
In consultation with its Research and Expeditions Committee,
ARCE's Cairo Center provides administrative and technical
assistance to ARCE-affiliated expeditions, whose activities
include epigraphic work, documentation, mapping, scientific
research, and conservation.
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