Name: Grave robber looted 2,400-year-old tomb in China — but left these treasures behind
Uploaded: 2024-01-23T11:34:23-05:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: In a cemetery in central China, a grave robber started to dig. The thief tunneled into an ancient tomb, stole some artifacts and vanished. The robbery, however, was only partially successful. When archaeologists excavated the looted tomb, they realized the robber had left some rare treasures behind. The Taosi Relic Site and Cemetery is a […]

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Grave robber looted 2,400-year-old tomb in China — but left these treasures behind

In a cemetery in central China, a grave robber started to dig. The thief tunneled into an ancient tomb, stole some artifacts and vanished. The robbery, however, was only partially successful. When archaeologists excavated the looted tomb, they realized the robber had left some rare treasures behind. The Taosi Relic Site and Cemetery is a […]

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