Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' to Reveal Details of Tutankhamun's Death in Sofia Lecture

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass promised on Monday to reveal "for the first time how Tutankhamun died" at his public lecture in Sofia.

Hawass, whose lecture will mark the 90th anniversary of relations between Egypt and Bulgaria, will talk about "Pyramids, Mummies and New Discoveries" at 18:30 local time (EET) on Tuesday at the Central Military Club. Adel El Masry, Counsellor to the Minister to Tourism of Egypt, is also on a visit to Sofia on the occasion.

Egypt's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Ms Manal El Shinnawi, noted at a press conference ahead of the event that bilateral relations in 2016 will be marked by more intense cooperation in the fields of tourism and culture.

For his part the archaeologist, often described as a present-day Indiana Jones due to his passion for spectacular discoveries and his media fame (he has taken part in a number of TV programs for the BBC, CNN, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, History Channel, and others) touched several key topics he is to discuss during the lecture.

"There is a theory among many people that [Tutankhamun] was murdered. It was not true," Hawass said, adding he will also shed more light on his team's discovery of the pharaoh's family, done through a DNA analysis.

More will also be told about work in progress as he is taking part in the search for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony at a temple site. "We found [at the site] many important statues of Cleopatra, coins that have a face in the name of Cleopatra, we found a mask that maybe belonged to Mark Anthony... Next month we are using a Russian radar... inside and outside the temple to see what's hidden there."

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