What is important to me is that I have the great good fortune to spend my days doing something I love, and being given the opportunity to make a difference in the world.

— Zahi Hawass

Video - US President Barack Obama tours the Pyramids with Zahi Hawass

On his recent visit to Egypt, President Barack Obama toured the pyramids of Giza, escorted by Zahi Hawass. View footage of the tour, and hear Dr. Hawass' reaction to this historic event!

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The Cemetery of the Pyramid Builders

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The Crowd Gathered for my Atlanta Lecture
Taposiris Magna Finds
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Isisnofret
Decorated carttonage from the new excavations at Saqqara
Fan Art
Inscription with Cartouches of Thutmose II from the Newly Discovered Temple in the Sinai
Shabtis from Bahariya
Mummies discovered in the tomb of Amun-em-Opet