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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  • Battle of the Louvre
    October 14th 2009

    On Friday, the Louvre Museum in Paris announced that it would return the five fragments stolen from the tomb of Tetiky within the week, which made me very happy. I think this story is a lesson to museums all over the world not to buy stolen artifacts.

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    Museums in Alexandria
    October 7th 2009

    On Tuesday, I went to Alexandria to give a lecture at a geotechnical engineering conference. Afterwards I visited the National Museum of Alexandria to view a new statue that will be exhibited and went to the Jewelry Museum to view the progress of the restoration work.

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    Dig Days- Dreaming of Cleopatra
    October 6th 2009

     When I was 16 years old I attended the Faculty of Art's Greek and Roman Department at the University of Alexandria. During my first year I asked Fawzi El-Fakharoni, professor of Greek and Roman archaeology, about the tomb of Cleopatra. Laughing, he asked me why I had not enquired about the tomb of Alexander the Great since he knew of its location. He then speculated that Cleopatra might have been buried inside her palace, now submerged under the Mediterranean Sea.

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    My Trip to Moscow
    October 5th 2009

    Last week I journeyed to Russia for the first time for an International Egyptology Conference held in Moscow. On my trip to this beautiful city I saw many interesting sites, learned more about the history of Russia, met with fellow Egyptologists and held a press conference.

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    The Pyramids of Dashur 3: The Black Pyramid
    September 30th 2009

    The pyramid of Amenemhat III at Dashur is known as the Black Pyramid because of its dark colour. The Black Pyramid is not as well known as the Bent or Red Pyramids at Dashur, as it has been closed to tourists due to its collapsed condition.

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    Preserving Giza's Archaeological Heritage
    September 28th 2009

    The site of the Giza Pyramids is one of my favorite places on earth, and I support projects that work to preserve it, such as the Giza Archives Project. Many of my greatest discoveries occurred at Giza, including the lost cemetery of the pyramid builders, the mysterious Osiris shaft, the tombs and statues of Kai and the dwarf Perniankhu. I even had the privilege of living in a dig house in the Western Cemetery earlier in my career, waking up each morning to a glorious view of the Great Pyramid.

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    Email from my Friend Patti
    September 26th 2009

    I recently received an email that made me remember a group of friends I have not been able to see for a long time, flight attendants on the TWA airline. TWA used to fly into Cairo, and I flew with them all the time on my travels. 

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    Islamic Monuments Reopen with Ceremony at the Citadel
    September 22nd 2009

     When I went to the Salah el-Din Citadel on the 27th day of Ramadan for the opening of several important Islamic monuments in Cairo, I was happy to see the result of the restoration work and how much is being done to preserve Egypt’s Islamic history.

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    CNN Interview About the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue
    September 17th 2009

    This past Monday, I went for the third time to visit the synagogue of Moses Ben Maimon in Old Cairo, because my friend Ben Wedeman from CNN and I wanted to show the image of its restoration to the world.

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    Cultural Exchange with the USA
    September 15th 2009

    I was very pleased recently to meet with Helen Lovejoy, the cultural attaché from the US Embassy in Cairo. She visited me at my office, where we were able to discuss the cooperation between our countries in organizing study programs in the USA for young Egyptians. She also gave me some pictures from President Obama’s visit in June, including one with him wearing a copy of my signature hat.

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