Zahi Hawass
Archaeologist
1947-05-28
Zahi Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist and former government official known for leadership roles in Egyptian antiquities administration. He became a widely recognized public advocate for excavation and preservation of ancient Egyptian heritage.
Quotes by Zahi Hawass
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The sphinx will always have to be looked after.
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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.
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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.
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I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected.
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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.
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It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.
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