Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass met with a high-ranking Spanish delegation for the first time after the Corona pandemic, among them intellectuals, university professors and public figures in front of the Great Sphinx.
Hawass told the delegation that the statue of the Sphinx belongs to King Khafre, founder of the second pyramid, stressing that those allegations that there is a lost city under the Sphinx are not made with any connection to reality, and they have no scientific evidence at all, and we have pictures of the excavation that was done Below the Sphinx it turns out that the "Great Sphinx" is a deaf rock with no paths below.
Hawass talked about the recent archaeological discoveries made by the Ministry of Antiquities and his excavations in the Valley of the Monkeys in the Western Valley, adding that he would announce the archaeological discovery in Saqqara in January 2021.
Zahi Hawass talked about Tutankhamun's opera, which will be shown next March at the Egyptian Opera House, and it will also be shown on the anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 2022.
Hawass added that the most important discovery in the 21st century is the discovery of the Wadi Al-Jarf papyrus, which told us about many secrets in the construction of the pyramid of Khufu, explaining that the archaeological discoveries made by the Ministry of Antiquities greatly promote Egyptian tourism in all countries of the world.
Tourism expert Mohamed Hassan said that the delegation was keen to meet Dr. Zahi Hawass, and that he founded the Ancient Egypt Club in Barcelona, out of love for the Egyptian civilization.
Sun, Dec. 6, 2020
