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MAP of Egypt

Horus - The Falcon god

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DISCUSS EGYPT ONLINE

Enjoy these Online Interviews with Dr. Hawass

Cairo Museum Centennial
Introduction: 100 Years of Cairo Museum

Isis - The Faithful and the Beautiful

Hidden Treasures on View

Hidden Treasures and A Mission Impossible

Welcome to the Official Website for Dr. Zahi Hawass
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities

Welcome to a website where you can learn all about Dr. Hawass, the monuments and antiquities of Egypt including the famous pyramids and Sphinx,  information about sites in Egypt, conservation and management of the Giza plateau, the excavation of the the Golden Mummies, and much, much more. Stay tuned and remain current with new information as it arrives directly from Dr. Hawass!

PRESS RELEASE: New Discovery in Saqqara (December 2008)

PRESS RELEASE: Feasibility Study for 1st Underwater Museum in Alexandria (Nov 2008)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Hawass Receives World Tourism Award (Nov 2008)

THIS JUST IN: Queen's Pyramid Discovered at Saqqara (Nov 2008)

ARTICLE: Zahi Hawass: vi mostrerò la vera tomba di Ramses VIII (Oct 2008)

ARTICLE: King Tut is the Son of Akhenaten (Oct 2008)

Adventures in the Valley of the Kings (October 2008)
   Read PART TWO HERE

New Articles (October 2008)

Dr. Hawass Visits Korea (August 2008)

NEW BOOK: Lost Tombs of Thebes (August 2008)

The Sphinx - Scientific Update Report (August 2008)

Examining Tutankhamun’s Children (August 2008)

Dr. Hawass Travels to Monaco for the Opening of “Queens of Egypt” (July 2008)

Getty Institute to Study Tutankhamen's Tomb (July 2008)

Video Display of the Second Solar Boat (July 2008)

2008 Spotlight Interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass (July 2008)
Read this latest discussion between Andrew and Dr. Hawass and get updates on King Tutankhamen, DNA tests on the 18th Dynasty mummies, the robotic exploration of the Queen Chambers shafts in the Great Pyramid, new discoveries at Saqqara, the Valley of the Kings, and more!

Special Award from Italy (June 2008)

New Discoveries in Edfu! (June 2008)

Laser Survey To Be Done of Step Pyramid (June 2008)

New Discoveries in Saqqara! (June 2008)

Secrets of the Valley of the Kings (May 2008)

Visit to Mexico City! (April 2008)

Meeting with Minister of Investment (April 2008)

Temple of Dendara Inauguration (March 2008)
(new pictures added!!)

The Zahi Hawass Prize in Egyptology (March 2008)

The Mystery of the Mummy From KV55 (February 2008)

Dr Hawass Receives Golden Medal Of Honor!  (February 2008)

Queen Sofia Visits Egypt (February 2008)

THIS JUST IN: Middle Kingdom Burial Found In Luxor! (February 2008)

NEW DISCOVERY: Neolithic Settlement and the Graeco-Roman village! (February 2008)

PRESS RELEASE: Graeco-Roman Mummies Found! (January 2008)

Dr. Hawass' Son Gets Married! (November 2007)

King Tut's Mummy Relocated! (November 2007)
READ ABOUT: New limitations on number of visitors to his tomb

Ancient Stones Returned (October 2007)

New Discovery in Tut's Tomb! (September 2007)

A Visit To Japan (August 2007)

Dr. Hawass Receives Prestigious Award (July 2007)
Dr. Hawass Gives Private Tour of Giza (May 2007)
PRESS RELEASES: New CT SCANS of Mummies (July 2007)
                                           Identifying Hatshepsut's Mummy (July 2007)
ATTENTION: Discovery of the Mummy Of Hatshepsut! (June 2007)
Three New Discoveries! (June 2007)
Update on Nefertiti's Bust (June 2007)
DISCOVERY: Intact Tomb at Al Barsha! (May 2007)

The Facts:       Princess of the Sun (March 2007)
                                 New Exhibition in the Egyptian Museum! (March 2007)

DISCOVERY:    Ancient Egyptian Dentists (Nov 2006)

UPDATE:          Appointed Ambassador for Dance and Life (Nov 2006)
                            Dr Hawass Receives an Emmy (Oct 2006)
                                2nd Mummy Room At Museum (August 2006)
                            Ramses 2 Statue Relocated (August 2006)

QUEST FOR THE MUMMY OF HATSHEPSUT! (June 2006)

Omar Sharif My Friend (June 2006)

UPDATE: Last Sarcophagus Opened at KV 63!!(June 2006)

PRESS RELEASE: Five Relief Fragments to Be Returned to Egypt! (May 2006)

PRESS RELEASE: Ramses statue to go to Grand Museum (May 2006)

PRESS RELEASE: Demand for Return of Stolen Artifact (May 2006)

Excavation in Ain Shams (MAR 2006)

NEW TOMB DISCOVERED IN THE VALLEY!! (FEB 2006)

2005 Spotlight Interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass
Read this discussion with Dr. Hawass  with Andrew Bayuk in Florida which covers the traveling King Tut Exhibit, new discoveries at Saqqara, the Valley of the Kings, the Giza plateau management plan, the opening of  Abu Sir, excavating the Bent Pyramid and more.
 

The Official Fan Club of Dr. Zahi Hawass

NEW DISCOVERY: Discovering Queen Tiye!

UPDATE! News on the Robot and the Secret Door

IMPORTANT MEMO: To Foreign Expeditions in Egypt

RECENT PRESS PROFILES:   N.Y. Times         L.A. Times          Al Ahram
Opening of the Quest of Immortality

See New Facial Reconstructions of the Face of King Tut!   3 teams give their rendition of the boy king!

PRESS RELEASE: New Discoveries at Abydos!! (May 2005)

FINALLY: Results from a Recent CAT Scan of King Tut!

New Examination of King Tut's Mummy!

KEYNOTE SPEECH: Dr. Hawass delivers the Keynote speech for the 9th International Congress of Egyptologists at Grenoble. You can read the whole speech here.

New Site Management & The Mummy of Ramesses    A Tribute To Mrs. Mubarak