Major new discoveries expected in Egypt

I thought they were supposed to find Cleopatra's resting place last year? Problem is Zahi Hawass is charged with the responsibility of preserving the cultural integrity of Egypt as part of his many jobs, which when read between the lines means preserving the dogma of old yet accepted views on the history of Egypt. He will one minute debunk what experts have discovered, calling very highly respected scholars idiots etc, leave it a couple of years, then "discover" the exact same thing himself and waffle on incomprehinsibly about it on any number of Discovery / Nat Geo documentaries. He has even ... [More]

Ground breaking, I can hardly wait to see the contents of Cleopatra's tomb. She not only knew Julius Caesar but she bore him a child as well.

Why people are still obsessed with ancient Egypt is beyond me. If they had built their pyramids say just 10 feet high, nobody would even care that they existed. But heeey, have fun.

Problem is Zahi Hawass is charged with the responsibility of preserving the cultural integrity of Egypt as part of his many jobs, which when read between the lines means preserving the dogma of old yet accepted views on the history of Egypt. He will one minute debunk what experts have discovered, calling very highly respected scholars idiots etc, leave it a couple of years, then "discover" the exact same thing himself and waffle on incomprehinsibly about it on any number of Discovery / Nat Geo documentaries. He has even gone as far as banning certain findings from being published. So if Zahi t... [More]

Why people are still obsessed with ancient Egypt is beyond me. If they had built their pyramids say just 10 feet high, nobody would even care that they existed. But heeey, have fun. I guess you just as interested as we are since you put in your half sense ..

It is published. I published it just then. Yes, I was interested to see if theyd dug up solid evidence to convince me there's something to all these pyramids and curses and things. I spose I do like mummys.

Could you expend on the unpublished finding part? Since I trust Hawass about as far as I could trow him (and since I'm kind of handicapped it would be further than the dirt under my shoes) I'm very interested. Basically anything that goes on with regards to excavations etc in Egypt, it has to go through Zahi first, and if you don't follow his rules you will never be allowed to work there again, this goes for publishing anything relating to your findings before it has been approved by Zahi. People have published before without consulting the mightly (sarcastic) Zahi and have paid the price repu... [More]

I was just being cynical before but yes, that's interesting about that guy Zahi. Sounds like a real...well, hinderence to actual discovery. His time will come. Maybe an ancient curse will get him in the end

I love to watch the shows about Ancient Egypt. I think that it is very important to understand our past, how our ancestors lived and what they knew and understood. BUT, I really wish the Egyptian government would rein in Hawass. He seems to be an arrogant and mean tempered little man. He is rude to his teams and belittles everyone who has different views than himself. Napolean much Dr Hawass?

Basically anything that goes on with regards to excavations etc in Egypt, it has to go through Zahi first, and if you don't follow his rules you will never be allowed to work there again, this goes for publishing anything relating to your findings before it has been approved by Zahi. People have published before without consulting the mightly (sarcastic) Zahi and have paid the price reputation wise in Egypt for it, and have been publically slated for it. So therefore when people do make interesting findings that are sent to Zahi for approval before being published, they quite often find that c... [More]