The Trust was formed in 1999 and is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom, no. 1077449.

Its declared aim is to advance understanding of the history of the environment and cultural evolution throughout the Quaternary Period in the eastern Sahara and particularly in the Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt.

At present the trustees believe that they can best achieve this aim by supporting the work of the Dakhleh Oasis Project whose current activities and plans are described in this website.

The trustees are:

Chairman, Mr. John Ruffle, MA, retired museum curator and Egyptologist

Treasurer, Judith Trowell

Sir Graham Boyce K.C.M.G.

Mrs Glenys Carter, M. B. E., retired director of a major national children's charity

Mr Simon deMare

Mr Anthony Harris

Mr Peter Mackenzie-Smith

Correspondance should be addressed to

The Chairman
Rockcliffe House,
Kirk Merrington,
Co. Durham,
DL16 7HP