Science Of The Day
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Mummified monk found inside 1,000-year-old Buddha statue
The CT scan and endoscopy revealed more than just the mummified remains of Liuquan. Samples of a material that has yet to be identified were taken from the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and something else extraordinary was discovered: in the spaces once occupied by organs, the team found scraps of paper scribed with ancient Chinese characters.
- religion thread?sarahfailin
- more on the science side I thought.uan
- Archeology, anthropology. It documents the history of our species. I'm for it.jtb26
- In some way these guys were trying to reach out beyond their life and into some greater beyond. Documenting this does that in a way.jtb26