For me, archaeology is not a just a job. It combines everything that I could want - imagination, intellect, action, and adventure.

— Zahi Hawass

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  • Press Release - Two new tombs discovered at Saqqara
    July 8th 2010

    Two rock-hewn painted tombs considered as two of the most distinguished tombs ever found from the Old Kingdom were discovered last week at Saqqara necropolis.

  • Opening of Tutankhamun exhibit in Denver
    July 5th 2010

    I returned this week from opening the exhibit: Tutankhamun the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs at the Denver Art Museum in Colorado. This exhibition contains fifty pieces from Tutankhamun’s tomb, including a pair of his golden sandals and a canopic jar. In addition to items from king Tut’s tomb, objects from some of Egypt’s greatest rulers are on display.  

  • Press Release- Tunnel in Seti I Tomb
    July 1st 2010

    The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that a tunnel in the tomb of King Seti I (1314-1304 BC) has been discovered by Dr. Zahi Hawass and his team in the Valley of the Kings. They’ve been searching for this tunnel for over twenty years in the West Bank necropolis.

  • My Favorite Things - Statue of Kai
    June 29th 2010

    JE 99128; limestone; H: 58cm; Fifth Dynasty; Western Cemetery, Giza

    Another one of my favorite pieces in the museum is the statue of Kai. This statue is amazing and I found it in the tomb that I nicknamed the "Nefertari of Giza" because of its vibrant colors and beauty.

  • The mummy of Ramesses III
    June 27th 2010

    The mummy of Ramesses III, whose famous mortuary temple, Medinet Habu, resides on the West Bank in Luxor. This beautiful temple is one of the best preserved mortuary temples and features detailed scenes of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley, as well as the famous battle against the Sea Peoples. The mummy of Ramesses III can be seen in the Royal Mummy Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. (Photo: Sandro Vannini)

  • Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt. By Zahi Hawass and Franck Goddio
    June 23rd 2010

    Beautiful, mysterious, and tragic, Cleopatra remains one of the most mesmerizing women of all time—and here is her story, based on the latest archaeological research. Secrets unfold in the official companion book to the new exhibition cosponsored by National Geographic, opening in Philadelphia in May 2010 and touring the United States for several years.

  • Wonders of Abu Simbel: The Sound and Light of Nubia
    June 23rd 2010

    One of the highlights of a visit to the remote and imposing temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt’s far south is the famed Sound & Light Show, a spectacular show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played on the ancient statues and temple façades.

  • Wonders of the Pyramids: The Sound and Light of Giza
    June 23rd 2010

    A visit to the magnificent Pyramids of Giza, the one remaining Wonder of the ancient world, is incomplete without enjoying the performance of the spectacular Sound & Light Show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played out on the ancient stones themselves and on the eternal Sphinx.

  • Inside the Egyptian Museum with Zahi Hawass: Collector's Edition
    June 23rd 2010

    The Egyptian Museum houses the world’s greatest collection of Egyptian treasures and antiquities, tens of thousands of stunning and fascinating objects dating from the earliest Predynastic times right through to the Greek and Roman Periods. Visitors to this great storehouse may become easily overwhelmed by the vast number of objects on display.

  • Wonders of Karnak: The Sound and Light of Thebes
    June 23rd 2010

    One of the highlights of a visit to the historic monuments of Luxor, and ancient Thebes, is the famed Sound & Light Show in the great temple complex of Karnak. As visitors arrive after sunset at the first pylon and walk through the magnificent hypostyle hall, they are treated to the first part of this spectacular show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played on the ancient walls. The experience continues as they reach their seats and view the culmination of the spectacle on the ancient stones across the sacred lake.

     

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