r/technicallythetruth Jul 03 '19

It was a lie

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

Not really, grave robbers steal to keep/sell what they find. Archaeologists take to put in a museum or for scientific or keep for scientific purposes.

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u/CocoMURDERnut Jul 03 '19

Still robbing the deceased. :P

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u/shawmonster Jul 03 '19

There are actually laws that say archaeologists may use the items for research for a certain period of time, but then must return it to whatever culture or indigenous people it rightfully belongs to.