The monuments of Egypt are the heritage of everyone around the world.

— Zahi Hawass

Writings by Zahi Hawass

Dr. Hawass is a prolific author. He shares his knowledge about ancient Egypt along with the thrill of his discoveries in his many books. You can learn even more from the articles that he writes just for drhawass.com, and from his web diary, through which you can follow him on his adventures!

  • July 29th 2010

    Dr. Zahi Hawass gives his first public lecture in Spain:

  • July 28th 2010

    I wanted to share with all of you a couple photos that I received from a colleague of mine.

  • July 26th 2010

     Mr. Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture, made a major announcement today that one of King Tutankhamun’s chariots would travel to New York City. This is the first time that a chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamun will be allowed out of Egypt. The High Council of Culture decided to sent the chariot to be part of the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Exposition. Dr.

  • July 26th 2010

    I’ve just returned from New York where I was on a publicity tour for Chasing Mummies, my new show on the History Channel. My first interview was for the Today Show with Matt Lauer. It was very nice to see him and Ann Curry, who has been a friend of mine since she came to visit Cairo a few years ago.

  • July 15th 2010

    As part of the Ministry of Culture’s initiative to refurbish and develop museums around Egypt, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is reorganizing the layout of the Beni-Suef museum in Upper Egypt.

  • July 13th 2010

    Every year I arrange a meeting for all the archaeologists working for the SCA. The meeting takes place at the office in Zamalek over a two day period. At this meeting, everyone who managed a project over the previous year is invited to give a presentation of their work. The topics range from archaeological excavation, conservation and restoration work and site management. All the presentations from this meeting are published in Arabic for use in future research.

  • July 11th 2010

    I was recently honored by Cape Breton University/Canadian International College at their Convocation for the Class of 2010. It was a beautiful event hosted at the Fairmont Towers in Cairo. Dr. Ken MacLeod, Ph.D. the Director of International Programs and Partnerships at Cape Breton University, and I were recipients of the CBU Special Award for our dedication to ours careers and our service as role models in our fields.

  • 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.

  • 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.  

  • 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.

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