Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass is the modern face of Egyptian archaeology in the essay — the Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, who supervised the 2005 CT scan. He is shown as deeply invested and protective of Tut's legacy: he leans over the body for a long first look, is openly critical of Carter's damage, and admits he 'didn't sleep last night, not for a second' out of worry that something might go wrong during the scan. …