Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawassis an Egyptian archaeologist, an Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs. He has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert, and the Upper Nile Valley...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth27 May 1947
CountryEgypt
allow drape somewhere
Why should I allow them to drape it? If they want to make propaganda, let them do it somewhere else. They can do it in any other place in Cairo.
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Maybe they are mummies of kings or queens or nobles, we don't know. But it's definitely someone connected to the royal family.
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When I make a new discovery, every journalist in every newspaper wants to know, ... These are all important. To know of this greatest civilization - the greatest people, both rich and poor - it is the best thing we could know.
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This is a cachet (of mummies), which means that the ancient Egyptians since the end of the New Kingdom began to take the mummies out of the tombs and hide them. We don't really know what kind of people are inside but I do believe they look royal. Maybe they are kings or queens or nobles.
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This is the jealousy, ... of the followers of the evil god Seth.
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This item is among five archaeological collections to be presented by Egypt in the fair held in the United States for one year.
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Anyone can like their job, ... To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job.
egyptian hall museum open
A new hall for mummies will open at the Egyptian Museum in a fortnight's time.
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This cannot take place. The pyramid cannot be draped by any person in this world. Nobody is allowed to do this.
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We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.
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I will reveal the secrets behind these doors.
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Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons.
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When we find something new at Giza, we announce it to the world. The Sphinx and the Pyramids are world treasures. We are the guardian's of these treasures, but they belong to the world.
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I know that you have been aware of this for some time now, and am both surprised and disappointed that you did not contact me right away to set this matter straight.