New additions to the Terracotta Army have been unearthed in China, adding a drop more to the mystery of how ancient artisans ...

Rare statue of high-ranking officer is helping archeologists piece together military structure of the first empire in China.

The terracotta warrior is one of only ten high-ranking officials to be found among the 2000 warriors unearthed since 1974.

Archaeologists in Xi’an, China, uncover a rare terracotta statue of a high ranking general at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, ...

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

The tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, has remained a mystery for over 2,200 years. Discovered in 1974 by farmers in Shaanxi province, the site includes a vast underground mausoleum ...

Archaeologists in Xi’an, China have unearthed a rare terracotta statue believed to depict a high-ranking general. The discovery comes from Pit No. 2 at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the burial site ...

The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.

Qin Shi Huangdi, or the First Emperor of Qin, is usually credited with the unification of China. However, the Qin Dynasty ...

Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon ... of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin. During his rule, Qin ...

The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (the first Emperor of Qin) is five kilometers east of Lintong County, 35 kilometers from Xi'an City in ... Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum displays the skill and ...