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Key evidence reveals the twists and turns of a lost Chinese treasure's U.S. sojourn

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More than 80 years after the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were discovered, optimism is riding high that they may at last be returned to where they belong: China. This is largely down to an unlikely informant: the lid of the box, which stored the manuscripts in the aftermath of their entry into the U.S. By carefully analyzing the names listed on this cover, researchers have literally been able to lift the lid on the secrets surrounding the tangled tale of the manuscripts' U.S. sojourn.

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