<P> In the United States, the founding of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and the expedition of James Henry Breasted to Egypt and Nubia established Egyptology as a legitimate field of study . In 1924, Breasted also started the Epigraphic Survey with the goal of making and publishing accurate copies of monuments . In the late 19th and early 20th century the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the University of Pennsylvania; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Brooklyn Institute of Fine Arts; and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University also conducted excavations in Egypt, expanding American collections . </P> <P> Some universities and colleges offer degrees in Egyptology . In the United States, these include the University of Chicago, Brown University, New York University, Yale University and Indiana University - Bloomington . There are also many programmes in the United Kingdom, including those at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Swansea University, the University of Liverpool, and the University of London . While Egyptology is widely studied in continental Europe, only Leiden University offers English taught degree programs in Egyptology . </P> <P> Societies for Egyptology include: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt </Li> <Li> The Society for the Study of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities, Canada </Li> <Li> Sussex Egyptology Society Online </Li> <Li> Egypt Exploration Society </Li> </Ul>

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