All rights reserved. [33], Hawass also worked alongside Egyptologist Otto Schaden during the opening of Tomb KV63 in February 2006 – the first intact tomb to be found in the Valley of the Kings since 1922. Chinese Zodiac: Zahi Hawass was born in the Year of the Rat. [56], CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (. [citation needed] Regarding the Egyptian Museum looting, he said that "The museum was dark and the nine robbers did not recognise the value of what was in the vitrines. [54], Criticism of Hawass, in Egypt and more broadly, increased following the protests in Egypt in 2011. His team is continuing to CT scan mummies, both royal and private, and hopes to solve some of the mysteries surrounding the lives and deaths of such important figures as Hatshepsut and Nefertiti. Hawass’s frequent outspoken denunciations of the alternative theorists, whom he termed “pyramidiots,” established his international reputation. The Hawass family name was found in the USA in 1920. STUDY CONFIRMS KING TUT’S DAGGER WAS MADE WITH IRON FROM A METEORITE, Tourists visit the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, November 28, 2015. [49] In January 2009 Hawass wrote in Asharq Al-Awsat that "The concept of killing women, children, and elderly people ... seems to run in the blood of the Jews of Palestine" and that "the only thing that the Jews have learned from history is methods of tyranny and torment — so much so that they have become artists in this field." "[25] but resigned on July 17, 2011,[citation needed] after Sharaf informed him he would not be continuing in the position. [12], On February 13, Mahmoud Kassem of Bloomberg reported Hawass as saying that "18 artifacts, including statues of King Tutankhamun," were stolen from the Egyptian Museum in January; Kassem, paraphrasing Hawass, continues, "The missing objects include 11 wooden shabti statuettes from Yuya, a gilded wooden statue of Tutankhamun carried by a goddess and a statue of Nefertiti making offerings. "King Tut's Mystery Tomb Opened", video documentary, Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Letter from Cairo, The Pharaoh: Is Zahi Hawass bad for Egyptology? "We are sure there is a tomb there, but we do not know for sure to whom it belongs," Hawass told LiveScience, via email. ", "The Rise and Fall and Rise of Zahi Hawass", "Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World (AAMW) Alumni: Dissertations related to Mediterranean and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology (since 1898)", "Explorers, Bio: Zahi Hawass, Archaeologist, Explorer-in-Residence, 2000–2011", "Arts Link: Egypt's Antiquities Fall Victim to the Mob", "Archaeologists Hold Their Breaths on Status of Egyptian Antiquities", "Middle East: Antiquities Chief Says Sites Are Largely Secure", "Supreme Council of Antiquities - Principal Mission", "Egyptian Museum Says Two King Tut Statues Missing", "Middle East: State TV in Egypt Offers Murky Window Into Power Shift", "ArtsBeat: Egyptian Antiquities Chief Says He Will Resign", "ScienceFair: Egyptology: Zahi Hawass Confirms Resignation", "Hawass Loyalists Call for Him to Stay On", "ArtsBeat: Egyptian Antiquities Minister Returns Less Than a Month After Quitting", "Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquities Sworn In", "Dr Zahi Hawass (@ZahiHawass) [6:47 AM - 30 Mar]", "Opinion, You Told Us: Sacking Zahi Hawass Is a Sign of Egypt's Ongoing Revolution", http://www.thameshudson.com/en/1/9780500051511.mxs?4d1cff8d28c67731007099a18c196d97, "King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Exhibition: London", "The Death of King Tut: Murder or Accident? We will continue to update information on Zahi Hawass’s parents. Zahi Hawass (Arabic: زاهي حواس‎; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs.