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175 grave robbers arrested in biggest-ever tomb raid

(Chinaculture.org) Updated: 2015-05-27 10:53 Comments

175 grave robbers arrested in biggest-ever tomb raid

Among the recovered artifacts is a coiled jade dragon, which dates to the Hongshan Culture (4700 BC to 2900 BC). [Photo/Xinhua]

Several artifacts dealers, who have certificates or run shops, helped with excavation of the artifacts and sales by doing real-time business at the excavation sites. An artifacts shop owner, surnamed Li, was engaged in illegal artifacts trading and was titled "president of the cultural industry fair association of Cazuo county in Liaoning province".

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