Oops, I meant to show that this is some of what Hawass is hiding. The finds from 1935.

Hawass just strike me the same as many old tenured professors that are "experts" in their chosen field. Stuck in place and holding on, religiously, to old teachings. Slow to impossible in accepting new ideas or new theories that may change their beliefs that they have held so dear to themselves while teaching others.

He has an ego, but that's okay, and it shows every time he makes a public appearance. He is used to people defaulting to him from his position and knowledge. He just isn't going to change his attitude towards Egyptology as he considers himself to be the leading authority on this subject.

As for protecting the remaining history of Egypt, probably a very true statement. The whole region has a history of looting from historical times to just as recently as the last 100 years. You could blame the British or French, but they were just the latest in a long line of looters.

I think he is a little reluctant to discuss anything other than the old school version of History for the entire middle east as that would make him look foolish for holding onto past teachings. His ego will not allow that. That's not the same as saying the old teachings are wrong, but he just isn't open to other ideas produced by outsiders of his "expert" opinion.

Considering his past 'esoteric' friends, maybe his personal views and his 'proffesional' views are quite different. Maybe he was allowed to persue his personal beliefs in private, but publicly he has to act differently. Just a thought, either he's lying about and suppressing something, or he is just plain dogmatic in his views towards Egyptology, either wouldn't surprise me.

EMM