WHOA LOOK AT WHAT ROAD WORKER IN CHINA FOUND UNDERGROUND WHEN WORKING WIDENING THE ROADS

Road worker in the eastern China were given the task of widening a road in the city of Taizhou, in the Jiangsu Province. They were digging about 6 feet below the surface when they came across something completely by chance that no one was expecting to find. They hit something solid while digging and after a bit of research they realized that they had actually hit a buried tomb. It was time to call in professional archeologists to unearth and reveal this mystery. They found that the chamber was over 700 years old. See more creepy photos after the cut

Here the team prepares to see what was inside for the first time after 700 years.

Encased in the stone tomb was a wooden box

After opening the box, they found that the contents were rare silks and linens lying in some sort of brown liquid.

They were amazed to see the body and contents in near perfect shape after being underground for over 700 years.

They think the mummy was a high ranking member of the Ming Dynasty.

The team carefully moved the woman out of her tomb for the first time.

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She was adorned with beautiful jewelry from the time period.

 What an incredible find to just stumble upon. This find will answer many questions about the Ming Dynasty and the forbidden city in China. After excavating the site, archeologists found 2 other coffins that they are researching now. I’m sure we will see more on this story as time passes and data is analyzed. Only time will unearth the beautiful secrets from the past.