Attack_the_sock t1_j6pihnh wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:48 PM 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 Oh the irony of Cao Caos tomb being looted. He literally financed his wars by looting tombs. Permalink 5
Attack_the_sock t1_j6pihnh 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
Oh the irony of Cao Caos tomb being looted. He literally financed his wars by looting tombs.