Most ancient Egypt tombs were looted well before the British
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
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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.
Wait till you hear about how an Italian circus man did archaeology of the Sudanese pyramids!
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