Palestine Exploration Fund
Rock used by the PEF to mark the level of the
Dead Sea in the beginning of the 20th century
Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society, it is often simply known as the PEF.
History
Founded in 1865 by a group of Biblical archaeologists and clergymen , the most notable of these were the Dean of Westminster Abbey , Arthur P. Stanley , and Sir George Grove (who also founded the Royal College of Music , and was responsible for Grove's Dictionary of Music). It conducted many early excavations of biblical and postbiblical sites around the Levant , as well as studies involving natural history , anthropology , history and geography .
Among the most noteworthy individuals associated with the fund were:
The PEF Today
Today the fund is based in Marylebone , London , and holds regular events and lectures as well as providing for an annual grant for various projects. Their offices also house collections of photographs, pictures, maps and various antiquaries.
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