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Cairo Univ. to Host Zahi Hawass's Lecture on Tutankhamun


Sat 09 Nov 2019 | 08:08 PM
Ali Abu Dashish

Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass will lecture at Cairo University on Tuesday under the patronage of the University's President Dr. Mohamed Othman Elkhosht.

The lecture will be about Tutankhamun Book. It will witness presence of a huge number of participants; professors, teachers, students and employees.

The lecture will contribute to increase knowledge level of Egyptian students about the most famous Egyptian King in the Ancient Egypt, according to Elkhosht

He stressed the importance of teaching young men about ancient Egypt's great characters.

The president of Cairo University noted that this lecture comes within the activities of the cultural season of the university for the current academic year 2019/2020.

The cultural season includes many seminars and meetings with prominent and important figures and personalities in various fields of scientific, political, cultural and religious.

Earlier, Hawass said that King Tutankhamun was not killed, as they could not determine the cause of his death till now.

During a press conference in London, the Egyptologist revealed that King Tutankhamun was suffering from flatfoot, as well as malaria.

"He is believed to have suffered from a lack of blood flow to his feet after he got injured in a chariot accident," Hawass added.

He added that they are using modern equipment to reveal the truth and uncover the cause of King Tutankhamun death, noting that he is currently searching for the tomb of Nefertiti.

It's worth noting that Hawass is the first Egyptian archaeologist to work in the Valley of the Kings.

He said that a British scientist examined a piece of Tutankhamun’s mummy in 1978 after it was stolen.

They said the mummy had been burned, but Howard Carter, the tomb’s discoverer, revealed that he had used tools placed in fire to remove the golden mask, so, parts of the mummy were burned.

Contributed by Nawal Sayed