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Stürzt der Chef der ägyptischen Antikenbehörde Zahi Hawass?
No full textFragt man sich nach der Lektüre vorn: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/archaeologie-zahi-hawass-wut-auf-aegyptens-indiana-jones-1.106073
Interview with Zahi Hawass
No full textلقاء مع الدكتور زاهي حواس مدير عام آثار الجيزة حول أهمية إكتشاف الهرم رقم ٩٦ إلى جانب مجموعة من الآثار ذات القيمة الكبيرة كما بدأ رجال الآثار في الكشف عن مركب الشمس الثانية المدفونة بهضبة الأهرام. أجرى هذا اللقاء حسن شمس الدين.An interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Egyptologist and director general of the Giza monuments, about the significance of the discovery of pyramid No. 96 along with a group of antiquities of great value, like the second solar boat buried in the Giza plateau. Interview conducted by Hassan Shams El Din
Museums and Restitution: The Actions and Effects of Dr. Zahi Hawass
Get PDFThe topic of restitution, returning cultural objects to a museum in a country of origin, has produced a complicated debate. The factors concerning restitution are political, ethical, and emotionally charged. Leading this controversy is Dr. Zahi Hawass. He is concerned with both the return of artifacts and the protection of artifacts in Egypt. Hawass has developed a \u27wish list\u27 for the return of Egyptian artifacts from market nations. The museums currently housing the items feel they serve the purpose of allowing a global audience to view these artifacts. Hawass has made tremendous strides in retrieving other antiquities and making discoveries in Egypt. This study will show how Hawass\u27 actions will have a profound impact on cultural objects, the museum community, and how future debates over cultural heritage will be handled
Investigation on the Dental Identification of the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut
No full textRecently, an Egyptian archaeologist, Dr Zahi Hawass, found few mummies. He was convinced that one of them was Hatshepsut, the famous Egyptian queen. After many researches, this one was clearly identified thanks to a single tooth
The Power of Corrupt Political Environments and its Effects on Museums: A look at Egypt’s Modern-Day ‘Indiana Jones’: Dr. Zahi Hawass
Full text linkEgypt has been a nation plagued with political corruption since the early years of colonialism. After being under French and then British domination throughout the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, the 1952 Revolution under Egypt’s Free Officers gave, Egypt a rare opportunity for independent political and cultural growth. Although change occurred politically―as seen in the Suez Crisis―Egypt’s antiquities remained stagnant and still under the influence of foreigners. Egypt’s antiquities were directly supervised by the British and the French until that time, but remained influenced even after the political revolution. There were few Egyptians involved in preservation of antiquities or the establishment of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in 1897. It was not until Dr. Zahi Hawass, regarded by many as ‘Egypt’s Modern Day Indiana Jones,’ that a true transformation of the Egyptian Museum and its antiquities occurred. Hawass rose to the center of his field and became known internationally by his recognizable appearance, dressed in his denim shirts and jeans complete with ‘Indiana Jones’ hat. He also limited foreign access to the dig sites, and tried with some success to reclaim artifacts lost earlier. Yet, Hawass was dogged by corruption charges despite, or perhaps because of these successes. The times―at least in this aspect―never changed
Newsmakers
No full textThis week's Newsmakers are Zahi Hawass, who announced last week that he intended to resign his post as minister of Egypt's antiquities in the wake of the country's revolution, and three Hungarian-born scientists who have been honored with a new €1 million award from a Danish nonprofit organization for their contributions to European neuroscience.</jats:p
Pyramid causeway in the Old Kingdom: evolution of the architecture and definition of the relief decoration program
No full textIn the spring of 1994, an unexpected discovery to the North of the upper part of Sahure's causeway changed the long established belief that the mortuary complex of Sahure was excavated completely by L. Borchardt.1 Four huge limestone blocks decorated in basrelief of the highest quality bearing unique polychrome scenes were discovered during that spring, proving Borchardt's excavations of Sahure's complex were incomplete. These four blocks were evidence that more decorated blocks and fragments were still under the masses of sand surrounding the upper part of the causeway which had never been investigated by Borchardt? This surprising discovery was the result of cleaning being done in the area in preparation to open the Abusir necropolis for tourists. The work was under the supervision of Zahi Hawass. Hawass stopped the work at Abusir and reburied the blocks after they were photographed and drawn with the help of the Czech mission working at Abusir. Only a preliminary report was published by Zahi Hawass and Miroslav Verner to present the discovery to scholars.3 In their report, a survey of the causeways from royal funerary complexes was performed to alert scholars that many causeways are partially or completely unexcavated and need to be given more attention.4 In 2002, the present author was trusted by Hawass..
Newsmakers
No full textThis week's Newsmakers are Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, a soil scientist, who criticized the response by ExxonMobil, which owns the pipeline that burst under the Yellowstone River on 1 July, and cleanup efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency, and Zahi Hawass, who after nearly a decade as chief of Egypt's antiquities is out of a job.</jats:p
Pyramidová vzestupná cesta ve Staré Říši: vývoj architektury a definice reliéfního výzdobného programu
No full textIn the spring of 1994, an unexpected discovery to the North of the upper part of Sahure's causeway changed the long established belief that the mortuary complex of Sahure was excavated completely by L. Borchardt.1 Four huge limestone blocks decorated in basrelief of the highest quality bearing unique polychrome scenes were discovered during that spring, proving Borchardt's excavations of Sahure's complex were incomplete. These four blocks were evidence that more decorated blocks and fragments were still under the masses of sand surrounding the upper part of the causeway which had never been investigated by Borchardt? This surprising discovery was the result of cleaning being done in the area in preparation to open the Abusir necropolis for tourists. The work was under the supervision of Zahi Hawass. Hawass stopped the work at Abusir and reburied the blocks after they were photographed and drawn with the help of the Czech mission working at Abusir. Only a preliminary report was published by Zahi Hawass and Miroslav Verner to present the discovery to scholars.3 In their report, a survey of the causeways from royal funerary complexes was performed to alert scholars that many causeways are partially or completely unexcavated and need to be given more attention.4 In 2002, the present author was trusted by Hawass...Czech Institute of EgyptologyČeský egyptologický ústavFilozofická fakultaFaculty of Art
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