Zahi Hawass Videos

(http://heritage-key.com) Dr Zahi Hawass examines some of the finds being excavated from the bottom of the River Nile near Aswan, explaining that the river was used as a trade route, with boats carrying various materials and goods along the Nile. Sometimes, boats would sink and with them the goods they carried, which is what is being excavated. Dr Hawass explains that archaeological discoveries are not only found in the desert sands, but also in the waters of the river.

Join Zahi Hawass at the temple of Taposiris Magna near Alexandria, where he and Dominican scholar Kathleen Martinez are searching for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony!

(heritage-key.com) Dr Zahi Hawass and Dr Mark Lehner talk about the latest conservation tests being carried out at the Great Sphinx, Giza, to test whether this iconic Egyptian landmark is at risk of a rising water table. Assisted by the Cairo University, the team are making holes around the Sphinx to check the porosity of the limestone underneath, as well as a side-benefit of being able to test the theories of whether there are hidden chambers and tunnels underneath.

(heritage-key.com) On a journey through the Tombs of Thebes, Dr Zahi Hawass and Dr Janice Karmin explain the ongoing discoveries being made in the area, and how there are thousands upon thousands of "Lost Tombs" just waiting to be found! In the video, Dr Karmin shows us around one of the new discoveries to have been excavated, while Dr Hawass explains who really was behind the Golden Age of Egypt.

(http://heritage-key.com) Dr Mark Lehner, has given an exclusive video interview to Heritage Key in which he explains what he and his team are doing in their latest excavation - Dr Lehner wants to know the answer to questions that rarely gets asked - where and how did the workers who built the pyramids live?

(http://heritage-key.com) Giving us an insight to the latest discoveries made at the Valley of the Kings, Dr Zahi Hawaas - the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities - explains the importance and context behind some of the objects that have been found. He shows us diagrams and drawings from Ancient Egyptian times and hypothesises about what they may have meant.

(Heritage Key) Mummification Featuring Zahi Hawass is a video by Nico Piazza, featuring still-photography by Sandro Vannini. In the video Dr Zahi Hawass is examining an Old Kingdom mummy found quite by accident in a tomb at Saqqara in 2007. Dr Hawass explains the mummification process and why each stage was carried out, as well as why the heart was left inside the body.