The life-sized terracotta soldiers protecting the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC-210 BC), were accidentally found by well-diggers in 1974. Since the discovery of the First ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A man pleaded guilty on Nov. 6 to breaking into and stealing body parts from a private mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County, according to court records.

But he’s the most famous because his largely unlooted tomb revealed its wealth of golden artworks to a stunned world in 1922. Most famous among them all was his extraordinary death mask.

Archaeologists haven’t dared look inside the tomb of China’s first Emperor. Chances are you’re aware of Qin Shi Huang’s final resting place, even if you’ve never heard of him. He was the first person ...