Zahi Hawass

New excavation unearths tombs and sarcophagus in Egypt

An excavation team finds artefacts dating back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, spanning from roughly 2500 BC to 2100 BC.

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist says Nefertiti’s mummy may have been found

Zahi Hawass, an archaeologist who has been in the field for decades, has announced that he may have discovered the mummy of famed queen Nefertiti of Ancient Egypt.

Five ancient Pharaonic tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis unveiled

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the five tombs northeast of the pyramid of King Merenre I, who ruled Egypt around 2270 BC.

Sleep well, oh king: pharaoh remains undisturbed by CT scan technology

Researchers in Egypt use CT scanning technology to digitally unwrap the second pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, Amenhotep I’s mummy without disturbing its beautifully decorated exterior.

Egypt to unveil part of ancient 'lost golden city'

An archaeology team began excavations in September between the temples of Ramses III and Amenhotep III near Luxor, some 500 kilometres south of Cairo.