Archaeologist and Egypt’s former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass holds a press conference in the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king’s “secret keeper” were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

A collection of pharaoh statues is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king’s “secret keeper” were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

A recently discovered artifact is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king’s “secret keeper” were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

A recently discovered artifact is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king’s “secret keeper” were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)