People often ask me, ‘well, it’s not really as exciting as Indiana Jones, now is it?’
I reply, ‘to an archaeologist, yes, it certainly is!’

— Zahi Hawass

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Shabtis from Bahariya
Shabtis from Bahariya

Shabtis found in Bahariya Oasis.  Shabtis, small statues such as these, were meant to represent the deceased in the afterlife, and were often placed in tombs. (Photo: Sandro Vannini)

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Bahariya Oasis
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A Night in the White Desert

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Egypt
28° 24' 3.834" N, 28° 53' 58.3296" E

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Royal Statue found at Taposiris Magna
Canopic Jars Discovered at Dahshur
A Coffin from the Newly Discovered Necropolis in Illahun
The Entrance Gate to the Enclosure Wall of Taposiris Magna
On Top of the Great Sphinx
Dr. Hawass and his team working inside the newly discovered tomb at Saqqara
A Coffin Found in the Newly Discovered Necropolis at Illahun
Something that Happened on my Birthday

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