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Hawass said that when he opened it, he found a body mummified in the style typical of the 26th Dynasty, covered in linen and resin.

"The tires are extremely worn, suggesting that this chariot was used frequently in hunting expeditions by the young king, " Hawass said.

At the present time, Hawass seems to concentrate most of his efforts in the Valley of the Kings, where he hopes to uncover tomb KV64.

"I thought before we started digging that Cleopatra would be buried facing the palace in Alexandria, in the royal tombs area, " said Hawass.

She headed for Cairo and eventually wangled an audience with Hawass through a guide who had worked for the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Hawass dismisses the idea, in part because Tut's penis is, as he puts it, "well-developed" .

Hawass had earlier found graffiti on the walls from workers calling themselves "friends of Khufu" - another sign that they were not slaves.

"What really changed is that, if it's fragile, we have to save it now, " Hawass said.

Hawass arranged for workers to drill test holes in the bedrock around the Sphinx.

'We've tried to Egyptianize Egyptology, ' said Mr. Hawass, who was promoted to minister of antiquities during the crisis.

Recent efforts to educate the public have helped to create more cultural appreciation, said Mr. Hawass.

This suggests that the two mummies mentioned by Dr. Zahi Hawass as being beheaded and severely damaged may be those of Yuya and Tjuya.

After she had photographed and walked the site, she again called on Hawass.

Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, has already threatened trouble.

If Lehner and Hawass are right, Khafre's architects arranged for solar events to link the pyramid, Sphinx and temple.

"These incidents show the ignorance of the vandals, " said Hawass.

Incestuous alliances were common among Egypt's royalty , said renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass .

"The bust of Nefertiti, upon its return, will be exhibited at the Akhenaten Museum in Minya opening in early 2012, " Hawass said.

Hawass granted her permission to visit sites in Alexandria, Giza, and Cairo.

In February 2010, Hawass and other scholars analyzed Tutankhamun's mummy and concluded that an infected leg fracture and malaria killed him.

FAITH LAPIDUS: But Mr. Hawass has recently come under criticism.

Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, will hold a news conference in Cairo on Wednesday.

Hawass asked when Martinez arrived in his office in the fall of 2004.

"I am happy to report that they all are safe and untouched, " Hawass said.

Egypt's chief Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass called American pop-star Beyonce a "stupid person" during her brief tour of the Giza pyramids