We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.

Quote by Zahi Hawass

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I will reveal the secrets behind these doors.

I will reveal the secrets behind these doors.

I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb,...

I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb,...

Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been...

Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been...

Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained -...

Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained -...

Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give...

Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give...

When we find something new at Giza, we announce it to the world. The Sphinx...

When we find something new at Giza, we announce it to the world. The Sphinx...

It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.

It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.

I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I...

I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I...

It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very...

It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very...

The sphinx will always have to be looked after.

The sphinx will always have to be looked after.

Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features...

Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features...

I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of...

I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of...

As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about...

As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about...