Archaeological excavations are not looting.
Looting is what is carried out (and advocated here on FR) by folks who think they should carry off whatever they find, screw everyone else, y'know, like BLM does.
—> Archaeological excavations are not looting.
They simply have approved looting credentials and carry away what they loot to institutions, screwing local communities of their cultural patrimony.
The tomb is disturbed, and those who do it carry off the valuables. Call it what you want, the result is the same.