American Child Gets Hawass Surprise Gift

For the fourth year in a row, world-renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass gave lecture in Kentucky, United States.

More than 1,000 enthusiasts attended the lecture, including children, who were keen to talk with their role model, Hawass.

A four years old girl, who was wearing a Hawass hat, presented a papyrus that holds her name written in hieroglyphics to the prominent archaeologist. "I wish I could be an archaeologist like Hawass," she told the audience.

Hawass signed a group of publishing works for more than two hours, such as "Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt's Past, The Golden Pharaoh, Giza, and the Golden Mummies."

The Egyptologist said that he is currently searching for the tomb of King Tutankhamun's wife and Queen Nefertiti in the Valley of the Apes at the western branch of the Valley of the Kings.

During his lecture, he talked about the royal mummies, the story of the death of King Tutankhamun and the harem conspiracy, which was a plot to murder the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III.

"Egyptians built the pyramids and there is no such thing as the lost city beneath the Sphinx," Hawass stressed, adding that the curse of the Pharaohs is nothing but a myth.

"The secret behind the death of the discoverers of the Pharaonic tombs is due to the corrupt air and germs.

He pointed out that the papyrus archive of King Khufu, discovered at Wadi El-Jarf port, 119 km south of Suez governorate, is the most significant discovery of the 21st century, which shows in full detail of the construction of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, and the names of the construction workers, confirming the high capacity of the administrative apparatus during that era.

He added that Tutankhamun did not die from injury but, he rather died from another unknown reason at the age of 19.

Following the first CT scan of the golden pharaoh's mummy, the laboratory test found no evidence to support the theory of King Tutankhamun's murder. "The scientific team did not find any proof that the young king was hit on the back of his neck, nor is there any indication he had an accident that led to his death," Hawass stressed.

For Ramesses III, The mummy of Pharaoh was scanned using a very sophisticated technique "computed tomography (CT)."

Hawass stated that the Pharaoh, who ruled Egypt from 1186 to 1155 BC, was brutally stabbed using various weapons, which led to the cutting of his toe and his throat.

Contributed by: Taarek Refaat