Dr. Zahi Hawass: The Quest for Hatshepsut
June 27, 2007 (All day)
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Zahi Hawass Great Discoveries
· 26 Dec 2018
The Quest for Hatshepsut - Discovering the Mummy of Egypt's Greatest Female Pharaoh When the Discovery Channel contacted me to ask if I would appear in a documentary on Queen Hatshepsut, I did not believe that it would actually lead to one of the most important Egyptological discoveries in living memory. However, through a stroke of inspiration during the production of the film, I was able with the help of my all-Egyptian team to identify the mummy of the great queen, shedding new light on one of the most remarkable women in history. The Mysterious Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt during the Golden Age of the New Kingdom. She was not the fir...