in Archeology, why do some discoveries get hidden for years before being made public?
Examples of this:
The Riace Bronzes were discovered in 1972 but wasnt released to the public until 1981, close to a decade later.
Another example, King Tut Tomb, which after its discovery, the Tutankhamun’s ‘Guardian’ Statue was pretty much hidden from public for a while before going public.
But why do this? I dont get that.
Makes me wonder what other stuff been discovered out there that simply never been published to the public yet
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The reports have to be published, the reports contain maps, and information on what was found in each trench, which means the publication of the document will require not only the information about the dig but about every item found and where, information on the finds would also require research and data gathering such as carbon dating, anything big and import will probably take a substantial amount of time to confirm the find as something significant
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