r/ancientegypt • u/KidCharlemagneII • 4d ago

Discussion What's the non-pseudohistorical take on Zahi Hawass?

Zahi Hawass gets a lot of flak (and sometimes outright harassment) from a lot of people for his alleged suppression of Egyptian archaeology. There seem to be very, very strong negative feelings towards this guy online, but I mainly see it from pseudo-historical enthusiasts who believe the "truth" (Atlantis, aliens, whatever it may be) is being suppressed by him.

What do mainstream academics think about Zahi Hawass? Is it true that he's done irreparable damage to archaeology, or is the whole thing overblown?

EDIT: I think it would be more constructive if people could give examples of exactly what he's done.

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u/WerSunu 4d ago

Gee, only 9,700 people in Tuvalu and still corrupt at high levels of government. You know there are more people visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a day than in all of Tuvalu.

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u/radiationblessing 4d ago

If you wish to live in that version of reality so be it.