Ashotep Posted March 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Looks like a lot of Egypt's tombs are being ransacked because of the bad economy and lack of guards on the historic sites. Egyptian tomb raiders persist under poor economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitchp Posted March 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 24, 2013 this has been happening since the egyptian times have began Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted March 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yeah nothing new here. Torusim will still be strong in Egypt and guards will stay because of the tourism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted March 24, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I am surprised there is anything left to raid. Most of it is either in the museums or the thieves have sold it over the centuries, unless they are now stealing the stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted March 24, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted March 24, 2013 There aren't many guards on the tombs anymore and they are digging up burial sites that haven't been touched in the past. Tourism is dead in Egypt. This is from the article. Dozens of burial tombs untouched for millennia lie open and ransacked of their contents. Mounds of earth signal the location of other illicit excavations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted March 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 24, 2013 There aren't many guards on the tombs anymore and they are digging up burial sites that haven't been touched in the past. Tourism is dead in Egypt. This is from the article. its not dead, lots of British people go every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted March 24, 2013 #7 Share Posted March 24, 2013 its not dead, lots of British people go every year Not too sure about that now. Been a bit of a ruck over there lately, doubt the travel agencies will be mentioning it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted March 25, 2013 #8 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Tourism went under after all the fighting started in Egypt. It is listed as a dangerous travel destination for tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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