Many people make the mistake of thinking that dreams cannot come true, but they can. You have to believe, and know that they are more than just imagination.

— Zahi Hawass

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Articles by Dr. Zahi Hawass

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  • Celebrating Hungarian Excavations in Thebes
    November 13th 2009

    This past week we were able to celebrate 102 years of Hungarian excavations in the Theban necropolis. Thursday we held a colloquium at the SCA offices in Zamalek, and Friday night we opened an exhibit at the Cairo Museum of pieces excavated by Hungarian teams in Thebes. These events occurred in conjunction with the Hungarian Culture Week in Cairo.

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    The Valley of the Kings Since King Tut
    November 8th 2009

    Wednesday, November 4, marked the 87th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings. To celebrate this occasion, there was a symposium held in Luxor entitled “The Valley of the Kings Since Howard Cater.” In addition to this, we opened the newly renovated Howard Carter Rest House as a museum.

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    A Morning at the Sphinx
    November 6th 2009

    Tuesday was a very busy day for me. I was honoured to meet a very important member of the Indian Parliament and I gave lectures in the morning and afternoon. Later I had an important business meeting and a wonderful dinner with some new friends.

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    Dr. Hawass Named Vice Minister of Culture of Egypt
    November 1st 2009

    This past week the President of Egypt signed a decree naming me the Deputy Minister of Culture. I was very honoured by his decision, as it shows his continuing support of my work to preserve the monuments of Egypt.

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    Press Release - Metropolitan Museum to Return Artifact
    October 28th 2009

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will return a piece of a red granite naos of the 12th Dynasty king Amenemhat I to Egypt on Thursday. Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced the return Monday, adding that the piece was purchased by the Museum from an antiquities collector in New York last October in order to return it to Egypt.

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    Palm Valley Hotel in Bahariya Oasis
    October 27th 2009

    When I arrived in Bahariya in 1999, I sat in a café and the owner came to see me and he asked that if I were to speak on the television to mention something about their town, el-Bawaiti, which is the capital of Bahariya Oasis. One month after this, Bahariya Oasis became the site of one of the most famous and important discoveries in the history of Egypt, the Valley of the Golden Mummies. This Valley is the burial site of over 10,000 mummies covered with gold. 
     

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    A Night in the White Desert
    October 25th 2009

    The White Desert in Egypt is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Shining white limestone covers the surface and makes amazing rock formations in the sand, giving this place its name. I call it Paradise in Egypt.

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    Bahariya Oasis
    October 21st 2009

    Last week I travelled to Bahariya Oasis, in the Western Desert of Egypt. I went to visit my excavations, especially those going on in an area known as Sheikh Sobey, in the capital town of el-Bawiti. Sheikh Sobey is the area where I made one of my major discoveries, the tomb of the governor of Bahariya, Djedkhonsu.

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    Herbert Winlock Book
    October 20th 2009

    Recently, I gave a lecture at the Sofitel Hotel in Cairo for a group of about 60 Americans. Before I gave my lecture I was sitting in the lecture hall waiting for the group to arrive, and a woman and her husband approached me.  The woman’s name is Sara Child Stevens, and she is the grandniece of the famous Egyptologist Herbert Winlock. She very kindly presented me with a first edition of his book “Excavations at Deir el-Bahri 1911-1931,” which had she signed for me.

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    Restoring Saqqara
    October 17th 2009

    Whenever I go to Saqqara I like to see the Step Pyramid, and when I visited recently I was very glad to observe the restoration work that the SCA is doing in several areas at this site.

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