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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Articles by Dr. Zahi Hawass

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  • Restoring the Naos of Amenemhat I
    February 21st 2010

    The issue of returning stolen artefacts to Egypt is very important to me. I have worked for years on returning pieces that were illegally taken from Egypt, and there are many great institutions that support and assist me in my quest. Recently, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York brought a piece of a naos back to Egypt, and we replaced it in its original location in Karnak Temple.

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    Opening the Children’s Exhibit at the Cairo Museum
    February 12th 2010

    Recently we opened the new Children’s Museum exhibit at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This exhibit is very good, it is for children, and contains replicas of ancient Egyptian monuments, sculptures and artefacts using LEGOS.

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    Restoring the Monastery of Saint Anthony
    February 11th 2010

    The Monastery of Saint Anthony, located 250 km east of Cairo, on the Red Sea, is the oldest active monastery in the world. It was founded in AD 356, and remains an important part of the Coptic history of Egypt. I recently visited to reopen the monastery after an eight-year restoration project.

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    A Tribute to James Romano
    February 9th 2010

    On December 4, 2009, Diana Craig Patch, who is co-director of the mission to Malqata, spoke about her work at the site of Amenhotep III’s palace. I was asked to provide a few words about the project and my good friend, the late James Romano. I gave them these words, which were read aloud at the conference. I was glad to be able to give a tribute to this great man.

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    Opening the Tomb of Sa-Iset
    February 1st 2010

    Recently I went to Dashur to investigate the tomb of the vizier Sa-Iset and lift the huge sarcophagus lid to discover what it contained.

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    Festival of Archaeologists
    January 28th 2010

    Recently we celebrated the fourth annual Festival of Archaeologists at the Cairo Opera House. I began the idea four years ago of having a day to celebrate the achievements of Egyptian archaeologists, and making a place for them to meet together and with their foreign colleagues.

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    Dig Days- Omar Sharif and the Funny Girl
    January 20th 2010

    I travelled recently with Omar Sharif to the Dominican Republic by personal invitation of the president, Leonel Fernandez. I was invited to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the Catholic University in Santo Domingo, as well as to give a public lecture. 

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    Speech of Father Alonso
    January 18th 2010

    Recently I travelled to the Dominican Republic to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the Catholic University of Santo Domingo. The President of the University, Father Ramon Alonso, gave a very touching speech during the ceremony. His beautiful speech meant so much to me, I would like to share it.

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    New Tombs of the Pyramid Builders Found
    January 14th 2010

    Monday morning I went to Giza to hold a press conference about our new discoveries in the area of the cemetery of the pyramid builders at Giza. Press came from all over the world, including AP, CNN, Reuters, etc. The huge turnout at this conference shows how people all over the world are interested in the topic of the pyramids and the people who built them.

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    Grand Egyptian Museum
    January 3rd 2010

    Last Thursday I visited the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) to view the progress of the construction of this important new museum for Egyptian antiquities.

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