in Archeology, why do some discoveries get hidden for years before being made public?

Question

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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Answer 1

Little known fact – The best archeologist are usually female because they excel at digging up the past.