Grave Robbers
Roger describes his experience with looters in South Lima who would break into burial mounds and use metal poles to locate valuable textiles. They would trash everything else they found, including important information about ancient societies. Jordan questions if these are just grave robbers, to which Roger confirms.In this clip
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480: Roger Atwood | Stealing History
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