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"Amateurish" and "clumsy" tomb raiders forced to return ancient artifacts

Allan Rose Hill
Nov 21, 2024
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Two men in Citta della Pieve, Italy were excavating their land when they found an incredible array of 3rd century BCE artifacts including eight urns, bronze mirrors, a perfume bottle, and two stunning sarcophagi—one of which contained a complete skeleton. See video. (In Italy, antiquities found on private land belong to the …

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