Zahi Hawass

Benson Harer-an Egyptologist and medical doctor- was given permission by Dr. Hawass to review the 2005 CT scans and according to his research, he too surmises that King Tut was likely killed by injury. Depending on who you believe, the missing chest pieces have been explained away by grave robbers. The notion was that during WWII…

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most valuable pieces of art that is dated back to 196 BC. The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 by Napoleon’s French troops in present day Rashid, Egypt. The troops quickly realized its high value and it was taken to France, where it was examined by Thomas Young and Jean-Francois Champollion. Young and Champollion were two of the first people to decipher the ancient Egypt hieroglyphs by using the, “texts carved upon it… written in three languages: ancient…

Pyramids. All archeologists started digging in three parts South, East, and West. Since then some other archeologist have also done some excavations and discoveries about the tombs and landscapes. In 1980s Mark Lehner American archeologist and Zahi Hawass conducted discoveries about the tombs and landscape of the…

in California. This marble and limestone statue was returned to Sicily in 2011. (Povoledo) The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that they would return 19 items to their rightfully home in Egypt. Hawass claimed the return "a wonderful gesture" and applauded the Met for its "ethical behavior.” Hawass is responsible for the return of over 5,000 antiquities. Many museums have been under pressure to return stolen or illegally bought artifacts. The return of theses items can spark financial…

In the Brooklyn Museum, on the fourth floor, lives Fred Wilson’s “Grey Area (Brown Version”. Part-sculpture, part-installation piece, “Grey Area (Brown Version)” depicts five busts of Nefertiti, the egyptian queen, each painted a different shade of “nude”, from a pale custard to a deep brown. The shelves the busts sit on and the wall behind them are painted a shade of tan. As a Black man himself, Wilson’s art often focuses on the representation and lives of African and Black people around the…

It was not until the 19th century, when Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by an English archaeologist Howard Carter. This discovery revealed the wealth that defined the Egyptian kingship and the rituals of the burial of Tutankhamun (Sayre Henry M. p 67). Since little was known about Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, there began to be many theories floating around about how he died. He was a young boy who ruled Egypt as a pharaoh for 10 years, until his death at age 19. King Tut’s sudden…

death. Their wealth will not only provide him, but also help his relatives, officials and pastors. How did pyramid build The pyramid is so large and ancient. As far as I know, there is no crane in ancient Egypt. Egyptian scholars Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass have been trying to solve the problem of where 20,000 or 30,000 laborers believe that the pyramids are built. In the end, they want to know more about…

previously unknown pyramids. The most recent one discovered belonged to Queen Sesheshet, mother of 6th dynasty Pharaoh Teti, found in Saqqara. The discovery was presented by the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, on November 11, 2008. Abu Rawash is the site of Egypt’s northerly pyramid. The most destroyed pyramid in Pyramid of Djedefre, son and successor of Khufu.It was said thet the pyramid was never completed, but archealogist proved it was…

In the early dynastic period of Egypt, huge burial complexes were built as tombs for the pharaohs (Kagan 16). These elaborate tombs were called pyramids and they still stand to this day in Giza, Egypt. These pyramids demonstrated the great power and enormous wealth of the pharaohs during this time (Kagan 16). The first version of the pyramid was called a step pyramid, which was originally built by Djoser (Kagan 16). Djoser was a king from the Third Dynasty in Egypt (Kagan 16). There are many…

Hatshepsut: a strong, courageous, and powerful leader. As a woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut went against the odds, as most pharaohs at her time were men. She built many renowned monuments. She also helped make Egypt’s trade more efficient by having ships that sailed to land and bring back goods. Despite not being accepted by some people as pharaoh because of her gender, Hatshepsut proceeded to become one of the greatest rulers ancient Egypt ever had. We are lucky to know about Hatshepsut especially…