Egypt
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
- Can A Tomb Bring Egyptian Tourism Back To Life?
The Independent, UK (Patrick Cockburn) Egypt has opened to the public the tombs of leading retainers of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun at Saqqara, south of Cairo, in a desperate bid to lure back tourists who have avoided the country since the revolt in February...
- Hawass - Current News On Sites And Objects
drhawass.com Hawass comments about findings at Dashur, Abusir, and five objects recovered from the looting at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. On Sunday I went to Dahshur to visit my excavations in an area south of Saqqara. We began this work when satellite...
- Video: Underneath The Step Pyramid With Dr Hawass
drhawass.com A video is now showing on Zahi Hawass's website at the above address. Here's the caption: Djoser, the first king of Egypt’s 3rd Dynasty, was buried inside a massive, red granite sarcophagus at the bottom of a 30 meter-deep shaft...
- New Tactics To Secure Return Of Egyptian Artefacts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/17/international/i151634D53.DTL New tactics are being employed concerning the return of items to Egypt that are alleged to have been removed without permission: "Egypt demanded that institutions...
- Newly Restored Tombs Open
Seven newly restored tombs in the new kingdom cemetery at Saqqara are now open for tourists to visit including those of Tutankhamun's treasurer Maya and Horemheb who later became king himself. Other tombs open include the tomb of Meryneith who was...
Egypt
Hawass - Recent Trip to Saqqara
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
Yesterday, I went to Saqqara to open the New Kingdom tombs for visitors. This new set of tombs includes the tombs of Tutankhamen’s treasurer, Maya, and his general who would become king, Horemheb. I want to encourage the tourists to come back, especially to visit these spectacular tombs that have never been opened to the public before. That is the great thing about Egypt, you can come here a dozen times and see different things each time.
When I got to Saqqara at 8:30am, I went to see how the work was going at the restoration of the Step Pyramid. I was very impressed when I saw the Egyptian team working very hard and I found out that they had been working there since 5 am! The project has been going for the last two years and we are successfully working to restore the world’s first pyramid.
- Can A Tomb Bring Egyptian Tourism Back To Life?
The Independent, UK (Patrick Cockburn) Egypt has opened to the public the tombs of leading retainers of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun at Saqqara, south of Cairo, in a desperate bid to lure back tourists who have avoided the country since the revolt in February...
- Hawass - Current News On Sites And Objects
drhawass.com Hawass comments about findings at Dashur, Abusir, and five objects recovered from the looting at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. On Sunday I went to Dahshur to visit my excavations in an area south of Saqqara. We began this work when satellite...
- Video: Underneath The Step Pyramid With Dr Hawass
drhawass.com A video is now showing on Zahi Hawass's website at the above address. Here's the caption: Djoser, the first king of Egypt’s 3rd Dynasty, was buried inside a massive, red granite sarcophagus at the bottom of a 30 meter-deep shaft...
- New Tactics To Secure Return Of Egyptian Artefacts
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/17/international/i151634D53.DTL New tactics are being employed concerning the return of items to Egypt that are alleged to have been removed without permission: "Egypt demanded that institutions...
- Newly Restored Tombs Open
Seven newly restored tombs in the new kingdom cemetery at Saqqara are now open for tourists to visit including those of Tutankhamun's treasurer Maya and Horemheb who later became king himself. Other tombs open include the tomb of Meryneith who was...