Tomb raiding stems from grave robbing, just with an extra layer of historical research and luck. It’s been a huge problem in China and also Egypt throughout the years. Partly because of poverty but also driven by the entertainment industry and the antiques market/black market.
Apprehensive_Floor78 t1_j6nbh4l wrote
Reply to TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys
Tomb raiding stems from grave robbing, just with an extra layer of historical research and luck. It’s been a huge problem in China and also Egypt throughout the years. Partly because of poverty but also driven by the entertainment industry and the antiques market/black market.