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6. A Secret Mummy Found in a Statue
Place: China Year Found: 1990 Approximate Value: $80,000*
Even though this thousand-year-old Buddha statue was precious, what was discovered within startled scientists in 1990. The goal of these historians was to bring the Buddha idol back to its glistening former state; therefore, they were testing it. They would learn the optimum course of action for the restoration from the testing.
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Inside a Statue: A Hidden Mummy, @angelhalo2/Pinterest
Scientists were shocked to discover a human skeleton when they performed an X-ray to ascertain what material the statue was composed of. The statue was actually a mummy's sarcophagus, rather than a statue at all. The scientists made the decision to leave the burial site as the ultimate resting place that it was meant to be.
