Hawass fick dock sparken 2011 i samband med att president Mubarak tvingades avgå. Han arbetar nu som arkeolog och medverkar återkommande i dokumentärer om olika utgrävningar.
Bibliografi
Scanning the pharaohs: CT imaging of the New Kingdom royal mummies, Red., American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, 2016
Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt, Red., National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 2010
King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb, Thames & Hudson, London, 2008
Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Unearthing the Masterpieces of Egyptian History, National Geographic Society, London, 2004
Silent Images: Women in Pharaonic Egypt, Cultural Development Fund, Ministry of Culture, 1995