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World Renowned Egyptologist and Lecturer to Speak at TMCC

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WHEN: Thursday, March 8, 2007
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Truckee Meadows Community College Dandini Campus, 7000 Dandini Blvd. - V. James Eardley Student Services Center
COST: Free and open to the public

Truckee Meadows Community College is honored to host famed Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass in a public lecture on Thursday March 8, at 7:30 p.m., in the V. James Eardley Student Center. Dr. Hawass will share his expertise regarding ancient Egypt specifically the death of King Tut.

"He is passionate about Egypt and its antiquities and doesn't hesitate to use words like magical, thrilling and marvelous when describing his discoveries in the Valley of the Golden Mummies or his recent investigation of the battered mummy of Tutankhamen," said Dianne Cheseldine, TMCC humanities professor and chair of the TMCC Distinguished Lecturer Series.

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Dr. Zahi Hawass Appears on the Discovery Channel

Dr. Hawass was born in Damietta, Egypt in 1947. He studied in Alexandria Egypt, and the University of Pennsylvania earning his bachelors in Greek and Roman archaeology, and a diploma, masters, and doctorate in Egyptology.

Among his many other honors, this year Dr. Hawass has been honored by Time magazine as one of the top "100 most influential" people in the world, and was featured as an archaeologist in an exhibition at the Children's museum in Indianapolis.

Presently, Dr. Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, but has also been inspector of antiquities of many projects, as well as chief inspector, general director and undersecretary of the state for the Giza Monuments. He has been involved in many excavation and restoration projects including recently restoration on the chest of the Sphinx, and an important discovery of tomb KV63 just five meters from the tomb of King Tut, for which he was featured on the Discovery Channel.

Dr. Hawass will talk about his recent projects, and his vast knowledge of Egypt and archaeology. The lecture is a one-time-only and there is no cost to attend.