One should be aware that Hawass is all about
covering up Egyptian secrets, and not about uncovering/revealing them. (to the
public) I went to one of his lectures many years ago at the University of Iowa,
it soon became apparent where he was coming from... And, it wasn't from
revealing truths about this issue. I take what he says with a grain of salt.
But, there is much more to this story... stay tuned. Gary
http://www.viewzone.com/pyramidcaves.html
Egyptian authorities try to hide the cave discovery
According to Collins,
"Dr Hawass [Secretary General for Egypt's Supreme Council of
Antiquities] actually denied the existence of the caves. He has done this
publicly. Why he has done this is a matter of debate.
The most easiest explanation is that the preliminary investigations that
he did following our visit to inform him of the discovery of this cave, in April
2008, meant that his people went in the tomb overlooked the entrance, as we did
initially."
Fifteen months later, bowing to the inquiries made by the press and Egyptian
scholars, Dr Hawass confirmed that he has ordered an all-Egyptian team to
explore the tomb at the center of the "controversy". Controversy? How could a
discovery on such a scale be controversial?
"We are clearing this system now, and it is a Late Period
catacomb, like many others around Egypt," he stated this week. "There is no
mystery about it, and there is no connection with esoteric topics. We will
publish our results as part of our normal process."
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