On August 1, 2018, the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt announced an incredible new discovery in the Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara. During restoration work, the team discovered an incredibly valuable statue depicting the ancient Egyptian god, Osiris.
The discovery left scientists puzzled as to who had placed such a valuable figure in a hole in a pyramid, and why. The head of the archaeological excavations speculated that “the statue was probably hidden by a priest in the area in ancient times.”