Buried statues in Structures and Digsites (Archeology)

So, i absolutely love the concept of Archeology in Minecraft, being able to go out and search for rare items forgotten by time and displaying it truly sounds like the coolest thing in the world, so here is my idea. (Sorry for the long wording i can ramble a lot)

I would absolutely love it if there were Artifacts in minecraft, Something collectible that you could display and say "Hey, i visited this place and uncovered this lost treasure", i was thinking of a couple of things,but then it donned on me, what if you could find STATUES?

We all know about Monster heads at this point, a trophy created when a Charged creeper blows up a mob, and we all know about the armor stand, a very cool way to display your armor, what if they were combined?

These could act both like an armor stand and a statue, when uncovered from gravel/dirt using a brush you could find a Statue, could be of a drowned in water ruins, in a digsite maybe a zombie or skeleton, i mean a water ruins already have a healthy amount of gravel, plus there are a TON of mobs to choose from.

I love this especially because it gives otherwise less than impressive structures a chance to shine, and if we are going all in in this example, maybe you could find different material statues for that added treasure hunting aspect. (Ex. Drowned having oxidized copper)

Anyways that's my idea, TLDR; Statues that can be uncovered in structures/digsites, could act like armor stands and maybe have different stone/ore make ups.