Dr. Zahi Hawass signs an autograph (Aug. 2003)
Dr. Zahi Hawass (born Damietta, Egypt, on 28 May 1947) is one of the world's foremost Egyptologists and, in recent years, has gained international notoriety through his frequent appearances in television documentaries pertaining to early Egyptian civilization.
He is currently the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities; prior to that, he was the Director of the Giza Plateau and has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert, and the Upper Nile Valley.
Hawass is currently spearheading a movement to return many prominent Ancient Egyptian artifacts, such as the Rosetta Stone, to Egypt from collections around the globe in which they are in safekeeping. He is also a vocal opponent of the Chariots of the Gods theories about a previous pan-Terran civilization.
External links
