[bkopto]

To me, he always came across as a publicity hound, a flim-flam archeologist, horning in and co-opting the work of others.

[pillut48]

I’ve always had a girl-crush on Zahi’s chainsaw accent—somehow that endears him to me. :-)

Plus being a teacher and his rambunctious enthusiasm toward learning about ancient Egypt—well, this makes me very sad.

I sincerely hope that he’s ‘hidden away’ some of the rarest/most important artifacts where plunderers can’t find them! :*(

[Tallguy]

To me, he always came across as a publicity hound, a flim-flam archeologist, horning in and co-opting the work of others.

Hawass is a 'popularizer' of Egyptian antiquities as Carl Sagan was for US Science Space Exploration. That is their main function.