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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Most ancient Egypt tombs were looted well before the British

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tomb robbing, funny enough, was a problem as far back as Ancient Egypt itself.

Still, there's no denying that the British went at it with incredible enthusiasm themselves.

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait till you hear about how an Italian circus man did archaeology of the Sudanese pyramids!