The Longyou Caves in China were carved out 2000 years ago. But no one knows by who, or why, or even what they were for. Could this incredible accidental find by some farmers be an alien scultpure? Or is it just another weird ask from an Emperor? To help you Chief Detectives with this case, Athena and Tiernan dig deep into all of the evidence.

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