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

— 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!

  • January 10th 2010

    A collection of tombs that belong to workers who built Khufu’s pyramid has been discovered in the area of the workmen’s tombs on the Giza plateau, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced.

  • January 5th 2010

    Two large 26th Dynasty tombs have been found in Saqqara by an Egyptian excavation mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced today.

  • January 3rd 2010

    Last Thursday I visited the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) to view the progress of the construction of this important new museum for Egyptian antiquities.

  • December 30th 2009

    The National Committee for the Return of Stolen Artifacts, headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), met yesterday to discuss the procedures needed to make a formal request for the return of the Bust of Nefertiti now on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin.

  • December 29th 2009

    This Saturday I went to Khan el-Khalili to meet a reporter from a local newspaper that awarded me as Character of the Year. 

  • December 28th 2009

    In October, the Susan G. Komen Foundation held a Race for the Cure at Giza around the pyramids.

  • December 25th 2009

    Last Thursday, I went to Alexandria in order to remove an important artifact from the water of the harbor.   This was the tower of the pylon, likely from the Ptolemaic temple of Isis in the area known as Chatby.

  • December 24th 2009

    This past year we found a new tomb in Saqqara, in the Gisr el-Mudir area. I was there when we opened a sealed limestone sarcophagus.  Before the event, I could not sleep because I could not stop thinking about the excitement of that moment.  When I arrived, I came down about 11 meters underground, where we began to open the sarcophagus, which had not been touched in 2600 years.

  • December 23rd 2009

    My recent trip to London was exciting and very busy. I gave a lecture at the British Museum, celebrated the release of my two new books, had book signings and met with the press.

  • December 22nd 2009

    Culture Minister Farouk Hosni approved the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ (SCA) request to establish a museum for the revolution of July 1953 in Egypt. This will be the first ever museum for the revolution, and will be installed in the building used by the revolution’s leadership in Al-Gezirah on Zamalek Island.

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