Egypt
- Egyptology For Egyptians
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) In the past Egyptians have not been visible on the surface of Egyptology, but this is finally changing. For the first time Egyptology has begun to be a science performed by and for Egyptians, and for the benefit of Egypt....
- Hawass On Manfred Bietak
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) We as Egyptians believe that our monuments belong not only to us, but to everyone, all over the world. At the same time, the discipline of Egyptology was created by foreign scholars, and they solved many mysteries like the...
- Zahi Hawass On Egyptian Archaeologists
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Hawass on the subject of valuing Egyptian archaeologists: When I became secretary- general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), I stated that we must restore Egyptian archaeologists before we can restore the monuments....
- Excavation Team Formed
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouk Hosni named the first antiquities excavation team under Dr. Zahi Hawas Secretary General of the Antiquities Supreme Council to operate in Valley of the Kings in Luxor to unearth a number of tombs...
- Dr. Hawass Has Nothing To Explain
Dr. Zahi Hawass explains himself over criticism that he has been receiving but to a degree I still think Dr. Hawass probably is missing the point. As I am an avid reader and have read numerous articles and many of Dr. Hawass' books I can tell you...
Egypt
Zahi Hawass on the Valley of the Kings
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/797/he2.htm
Zahi Hawass's Dig Days column looks, this week, at the changing role of Egyptians in the recovery of their own heritage. He points out that while in the past the contribution of Egyptians was as members of foreign missions, there are now Egyptian-led teams working on sites: "The young Egyptian archaeologists were working with the foreign missions. This made me mad! I wondered why we could not do our own work. Later, I found out that we needed an excellent education. Education in all aspects of Egyptology is extremely important. For example, it is essential to know the best excavation techniques so as to carry out the best excavations and produce good publications. This is what encouraged me to leave Egypt and study for seven years on a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. The result of education is clear, because for the first time the leaders of Egypt's antiquities are Egyptian. Egyptians are now on an equal playing field with our foreign colleagues and we all work together for the benefit of the monuments."
See the above article for the full story, which is part IV of a set of installments, all looking at the Valley of the Kings.
- Egyptology For Egyptians
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) In the past Egyptians have not been visible on the surface of Egyptology, but this is finally changing. For the first time Egyptology has begun to be a science performed by and for Egyptians, and for the benefit of Egypt....
- Hawass On Manfred Bietak
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) We as Egyptians believe that our monuments belong not only to us, but to everyone, all over the world. At the same time, the discipline of Egyptology was created by foreign scholars, and they solved many mysteries like the...
- Zahi Hawass On Egyptian Archaeologists
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Hawass on the subject of valuing Egyptian archaeologists: When I became secretary- general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), I stated that we must restore Egyptian archaeologists before we can restore the monuments....
- Excavation Team Formed
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouk Hosni named the first antiquities excavation team under Dr. Zahi Hawas Secretary General of the Antiquities Supreme Council to operate in Valley of the Kings in Luxor to unearth a number of tombs...
- Dr. Hawass Has Nothing To Explain
Dr. Zahi Hawass explains himself over criticism that he has been receiving but to a degree I still think Dr. Hawass probably is missing the point. As I am an avid reader and have read numerous articles and many of Dr. Hawass' books I can tell you...