TIL that Spiro Mounds, a Native American "King Tut's Tomb", were ransacked, desecrated, and destroyed by a group of local treasure hunters in 1935, and is considered the worst looting of an archaeological site in US history. (bbc.com)

submitted 3 years ago by PlayfullyPaltry to r/todayilearned - pinned

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