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

The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed
Date: 
November 27, 2006

by Zahi Hawass

Published by Thames and Hudson

 

The royal tombs, tunnelled deep into the Theban cliffs, represented both the gates to the Netherworld and the womb of the Great Goddess. Many of them contain outstanding wall paintings of the king with various gods and goddesses, as well as papyri, mummies, decorated coffins and other artifacts...Beautifully illustrated in full colour, with thirty foldouts, this sumptuous volume will enable you to join the pharaohs of the New Kingdom on their journeys to immortality. 

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Jewelry Found in TT11, the Tomb of Djehuty
Overview of Taposiris Magna
Zahi Hawass and the Statue of Aphrodite that Sparked his Love of Archaeology
Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara
Seti I Tunnel
Dr. Hawass Speaks at the British Museum
President Obama in his Replica Dr. Hawass Hat