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
announce belong pyramids sphinx
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.
pyramids people waiting
It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very important. People all over the world are waiting to solve this mystery.
pyramids khufu next
I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of Khufu. One is an intact tomb that I have not opened yet.
osiris pyramids feet
I have found a shaft, going 29 meters [95 feet, approximately] vertically down into the ground, exactly halfway between the Chefren Pyramid and the Sphinx. At the bottom, which was filled with water, we have found a burial chamber with four pillars. In the middle is a large granite sarcophagus which I expect to be the grave of Osiris, the god,
maybe quotes
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.
reveal
I will reveal the secrets behind these doors.
cannot covered hundred mummy shining
Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold.
The sphinx will always have to be looked after.
features five granite needs parts statues weighs
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.
connected definitely kings maybe queens royal
Maybe they are mummies of kings or queens or nobles, we don't know. But it's definitely someone connected to the royal family.
believe inside kings maybe people queens
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.
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.
buried rapidly reason small unknown
For an unknown reason they were buried rapidly in the small tomb.
court possibly protect taken temple
They were taken from the court of the temple and put underground, possibly to protect them from destruction.