Dr. Zahi Hawass has led Presidents and first ladies on tours of the pyramids and he is arguably the most famous archaeologist in the world. He has a impressively lengthy title – Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities – and he even wears the same hat as Indiana Jones!
On Monday, March 8 at 7:30pm, Dr. Hawass will present “Mysteries of Tutankhamun Revealed” at the War Memorial Opera House. He will present the findings of the recently announced CT scan and DNA study, “Ancestry and Pathology of King Tut’s Family,” published in the recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (findings). A book signing will follow the lecture.
I have three five pairs of tickets to give away to the event, courtesy of the de Young. For a chance to win, find the answer to the trivia question below, then send it in using our contact page. We’ll pick three winners from the correct entries.
What is Dr. Hawass’ birthdate (month, day and year)?
Deadline for entries is midnight, Monday March 1. Tickets for Dr. Hawass’ lecture are also available on Ticketmaster.
And you still have about a month to check the treasures of Tut’s tomb here in San Francisco at the de Young — Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs runs through March 28.
Good luck!
Sarah B.