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

Articles by Dr. Zahi Hawass

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  • April 29th 2010

    Last week I was in New York City for the opening of the King Tut exhibit: “King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.” It was a very good trip to open an incredible exhibition.

  • April 26th 2010

    In April we held a very important conference here in Cairo concerning looted antiquities, where we gathered countries together to discuss problems that each country faces, and try to find solutions.

  • April 20th 2010

    I had a very nice experience the other day, when a group of children from Indiana came to visit my excavations at the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza. These children were visiting Egypt in association with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis with the President of the museum, Jeff Patchen. 

  • April 11th 2010

    The Great Sphinx at Giza is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. Perhaps this is one reason why it has attracted so much attention from both scholarly and non-scholarly researchers. Many people have always tried to find mysteries surrounding the Sphinx.

  • April 1st 2010

    I recently travelled to Canada and America for two lectures and to bring back to Egypt an important artifact: the coffin of Imesy. I am glad I was able to attend this repatriation ceremony and return this treasure to Egypt.

  • March 24th 2010

    Recently I went to the Egyptian Museum for an interview with an Egyptian talk show, called “Talk of the City.” This is a very popular one-hour program in Egypt that features stories and events that are being talked about around the city.

  • March 14th 2010

    One of the most famous sites in Egypt has always been the Valley of the Kings, which has revealed to us such wonders as the tomb of Tutankhamun. However, all of the major discoveries of the past were made by foreign archaeologists. I was determined that Egyptian archaeologists should become part of the process of excavation and discovery, so in November 2007, the first all-Egyptian team to ever work in the Valley began excavating the area behind the tomb of Merenptah.

  • March 9th 2010

     

    When I went to the Dominican Republic, the only person I knew was Carlos Morales Troncoso, the minister of foreign affairs. I consider him to be a great man and I believe he will be a leader of the Dominican Republic in the future. When you meet him, you will instantly be attracted to his personality, strength, and kindness.

  • February 26th 2010

    When Omar Sharif kissed Barbara Streisand in his famous movie Funny Girl, the entire audience screamed. The kiss caused much anger throughout the Arab world, because at the time the Arab-Israeli conflict was going on, which had begun soon after the war of 1967. Arab people did not like to see Sharif kissing a Jewish woman, and so they began to criticise him. What could he say? Sharif is an Egyptian Christian who converted to Islam after marrying his love, Faten Hamama.

  • February 22nd 2010

    The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most of it was covered with modern housing.