Zahi Hawass

World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass currently serves as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directs ongoing excavations at Giza, Saqqara, and in the Valley of the Kings. Dr. Hawass received his PhD in 1987 from the University of Pennsylvania. He has written numerous scholarly articles and books, and is highly respected as an Egyptologist. Over the course of his long career, he has been presented with numerous awards and honors. In addition, Dr. Hawass is known for his charisma and his ability to reach out to the public, raising awareness of archaeology and the preservation of Egypt’s precious heritage.

Dr. Hawass has made a number of major discoveries over the course of his career, including the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders at Giza and the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis.

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Publications

A Secret Voyage

 

Heritage World Press (2010)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

Inside the Egyptian Museum with Zahi Hawass

 

Heritage World Press (2009)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini, Garry Shaw

The Lost Tombs of Thebes

 

Thames & Hudson (2009)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

Wonders of Karnak

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2009)

by Zahi Hawass

Silent Images

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2009)

by Zahi Hawass

John Ransom Philips

 

Hudson Hills Press (2009)

by Zahi Hawass, Wendy Doniger, John Ransom Philips

Going Forth by Day

 

John Ransom Phillips (2009)

by John Ransom Philips, Zahi Hawass, Wendy Doniger

King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb (Hardcover)

 

Thames & Hudson (2008)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

Old Kingdom Pottery from Giza

 

Supreme Council of Antiquities (2008)

by Zahi Hawass, Ashraf Senussi

Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs (Hardcover)

 

National Geographic Society; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2008) (2008)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

The World of Ancient Egypt

 

American University in Cairo Press (2007)

by Khaled Daoud, Sawsan Abd El-Fatah, Zahi Hawass, M. Abd Elkader, Randa Baligh, Ladislav Bares, Miroslav Barta, Edda Bresciani, Magdi Fekri, John P. Gnaedinger, Mahmoud El-Hamrawi, Hany Helal, Jaromir Krejci, Yahya El-Masry, Abd-el-Gawad Migahid, Shawky Nakhla, Ahmad El-Nassari, Frank Preusser, Sherif El-Sabban, Hassan Selim, Kveta Smolarikova, Ali M. Taha, Miroslav Verner, Hana Vymazalova (all editors or contributors)

The Archaeology and Art of Ancient Egypt

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2007)

by Zahi Hawass, Janet Richards (editors)

Annales Du Service Des Antiquites De L'Egypte v. 80

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2007)

by Zahi Hawass, Khaled Daoud, Sawsan Abd El-Fatah (editors)

Pyramids

 

White Star (2007)

by Zahi Hawass

The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed

 

Thames & Hudson (2006)

by Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

How the Great Pyramid Was Built

 

Harper Paperbacks (2006)

by Craig B. Smith, Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner, Andy Ryan

Realm of the Pharaohs

 

White Star (2006)

by Zahi Hawass

The Golden King

 

National Geographic Books (2006)

by Zahi Hawass

Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders (Audiobook)

 

Doubleday (2006)

by Zahi Hawass

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition (Hardcover)

 

National Geographic (2005)

by Zahi Hawass

Secrets from the Sand

 

Thames & Hudson (2005)

by Zahi Hawass

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

 

National Geographic Books (2005)

by Zahi Hawass

Tutankhamun

 

National Geographic Children's Books (2005)

by Zahi Hawass

The Island Of Kalabsha

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2005)

by Zahi Hawass

Cradle & Crucible

 

National Geographic (2004)

by Daniel Schorr, David Fromkin, Zahi Hawass, Milton Viorst, Sandra Mackey

The Curse of the Pharaohs

 

National Geographic Children's Books (2004)

by Zahi Hawass

Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt

 

National Geographic Books (2004)

by Zahi Hawass

The Golden Age of Tutankhamun

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2004)

by Zahi Hawass

Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2002)

by Zahi Hawass, Lyla Pinch Brock (editors)

Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2002)

by Zahi Hawass, Lyla Pinch Brock (editors)

Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2002)

by Zahi Hawass, Lyla Pinch Brock (editors)

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2002)

by Zahi Hawass

The Mysteries of Abu Simbel

 

The American University in Cairo Press (2001)

by Zahi Hawass

Valley of the Golden Mummies

 

Harry N. Abrams (2000)

by Zahi Hawass

The Secrets of the Sphinx

 

The American University in Cairo Press (1999)

by Zahi Hawass

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