tomb robber

collocation in English

meaningsoftombandrobber

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tomb
noun[C]
uk
/tuːm/us
/tuːm/
a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, ...
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robber
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrɒb.ər/us
/ˈrɑː.bɚ/
someone ...
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(Definition oftombandrobberfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was no doubt an attempt to convince tomb robbers to look no further.
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The damage seen to the ears of many of the reserve heads is thought to be due mainly to rough handling by tomb robbers.
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The body was badly damaged by tomb robbers.
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All three mummies had been extensively damaged by ancient tomb robbers.
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The ridge had long been a dumping site for rubble for tomb robbers.
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They had been extensively damaged by ancient tomb robbers.
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Over 60 tombs are dug into the walls of the valley where the bodies and riches inside could be guarded from tomb robbers.
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This belief is today seen by archeologist as an important concept, for it spared their archaeological remains from tomb robbers.
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Her mummy was damaged, probably by tomb robbers.
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These bamboo manuscripts were fragmented, disordered, and blackened by fire, perhaps accidentally caused by tomb robbers.
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Many of the earlier archaeologists were little more than tomb robbers, less interested in scientific research than in gaining a high price for their plunder.
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The kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of building pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be interred in rock-cut tombs.
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