Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Archaeologist

[Ludovicus]

Here's an interesting post from National Geographic online about Egypt's most famous contemporary archaeologist.

 

 

"He is responsible for many recent discoveries, including the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza and the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya. At Giza, he also uncovered the satellite pyramid of Khufu. In 2005, as part of the National Geographic Society-sponsored Egyptian Mummy Project to learn more about patterns of disease, health, and mortality in ancient Egypt, he led a team that CT scanned the mummy of King Tutankhamun. 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."

 

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/ex...ahi-hawass.html

Edited May 28, 2008 by Ludovicus

[DecimusCaesar]

Isn't Hawass suppose to be leading an expedition to uncover the tomb of Cleopatra?

 

Unfortunately I can't get the link to load...although your link isn't broken, it's just that the computer's been rather slow recently.