[decimon]

Not a single mention of Zahi Hawass in the article.

That was the first thing I thought of. He's on the outs with the current regime, whatever that is. Civ's fault.

[ComputerGuy]

IIRC, he's been sentenced to some hard time. Even though he can be a pompous ass from time to time, he certainly has a zest for discovery. His comment that all Egyptian artifacts, regardless of ownership and present location, should be returned to Egypt was a little over the top IMHO.
Could we in the U.S. lay claim to all Clovis points that have moved offshore?

[Gertie]

Here is one story about why he resigned.
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/why-dr-hawass-resigned