The Egypt Exploration Society (EES) was founded in 1882 by Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole, in order to examine and excavate in the areas of Egypt and Sudan. The intent was to study and analyse the results of the excavations and publish the information for the scholarly world. The EES have worked at many major Egyptian excavation and sites. Their discoveries include the discovery of a shrine for the god Hathor, a statue of a cow from Deir el-Bahri, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the sculpted model of Nefertiti from Amarna. The Society has made major contributions to the study of the ancient Egyptian world and many of their discoveries have allowed for other great discoveries. The Society is based in London and is a registered charity under English law.