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Archaeological traces of tombs

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International audience The techniques of modern excavations highlight not only the artifacts but also traces of desecretion. Despite of security systems, thieves often demonstrated venturesomeness and professional skill to access the funeral treasure. Thus some « crime scenes » remained frozen for millennia. They are silent witnesses of this illegal activity which raged throughout ancient history. Whether the targets were the same (jewellery, metal, ointments or cosmetics), technical burglary and architecture evolved side by side. To the pyramids up to loculi in Alexandria, tools, footprints or fingerprints, holes and galleries are irrefutable evidences of a break. The papyrus of the late New Kingdom are also precious to learn about the social status of our thieves, their relationships and their ways to sell their loot.

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