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What did tomb robbers want?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The tomb robbers wanted gold and money. They did not have precious stones and gems such as diamonds, rubies, or sapphire, which they wished to have. They had semi-precious gems like turquoise, garnet, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and amethyst.

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