People often ask me, ‘well, it’s not really as exciting as Indiana Jones, now is it?’
I reply, ‘to an archaeologist, yes, it certainly is!’

— Zahi Hawass

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  • Chasing Mummies event in Los Angeles!
    August 30th 2010

    American Cinematheque Presents

    CHASING MUMMIES ONTHE BIG SCREEN 

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    Ramadan and the SCA iftar
    August 29th 2010

    Ramadan is a very special time for all people of Islam. Every year I look forward to this holy month of fasting, charity and good will. Ramadan is a month where all Muslims reflect on their connection to God and the rest of humanity by fasting from food and water from dawn to dusk.  

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    Stolen artifact returned to Egypt!
    August 19th 2010

    Today Egypt recovered a Greco-Roman bust from Canada!

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    The Hibis Temple in Kharga Oasis
    August 17th 2010

    The Hibis temple is oriented along an east-west axis and consists of a pylon, open court, pillared hall and sanctuary. The temple would have originally also had a lake and boat quay along its eastern side. The lake would have allowed access to the temple for festival purposes. Today the first thing a visitor encounters at the temple is the outer or Roman gate that contains several Greek inscriptions. The most important one is the decree that was by the Roman governor, Tiberius Julius Alexander during the second year of the reign of Emperor Galba (69AD).

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    Coins Through the Ages Exhibition open!
    August 15th 2010

     The Egyptian Museum, Cairo opened a new temporary exhibit entitled: Coins Through the Ages on August 10. Over the past eight years the Egyptian Museum has hosted a series of temporary exhibitions, the most recent of which focused on five artifacts which were repatriated to Egypt. The temporary exhibition space (Hall 44) has also hosted a series of exhibits on excavations under the direction of foreign teams. This includes teams from America, France, Poland and the Netherlands.

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    Howard Carter's House and Luxor
    August 10th 2010

    Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided that this was unacceptable and that the house of Howard Carter should be returned to its former glory.

  • A Day in New Damietta
    August 2nd 2010

    Damietta is my hometown. I grew up in a small village about 10km south of the town of Damietta. This town is beautiful, very clean and near to a very famous seashore where all the Egyptian movie stars and singers used to visit on their vacations.  

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    Dr. Zahi's First Public Lecture in Spain!
    July 29th 2010

    Dr. Zahi Hawass gives his first public lecture in Spain:

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    Chloe's Project
    July 28th 2010

    I wanted to share with all of you a couple photos that I received from a colleague of mine.

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    Press Tour to New York City
    July 26th 2010

    I’ve just returned from New York where I was on a publicity tour for Chasing Mummies, my new show on the History Channel. My first interview was for the Today Show with Matt Lauer. It was very nice to see him and Ann Curry, who has been a friend of mine since she came to visit Cairo a few years ago.

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