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Archaeologists in Xi’an, China, uncover a rare terracotta statue of a high ranking general at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, ...
The terracotta warrior is one of only ten high-ranking officials to be found among the 2000 warriors unearthed since 1974.
The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.
With 8,000 figures and 10 known officers, one might hypothesize that each general commanded 800 men, suggesting more figures ...
Lines and drawings on ancient prison walls were likely art and a game board, researchers said. Photo provided by Alexander W.
As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the archaeological excavations of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, ...
Rare statue of high-ranking officer is helping archeologists piece together military structure of the first empire in China.
In Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archeologists recently unearthed remains of two chariots from the No 2 pit at the mausoleum ...
Archaeologists have discovered a rare Terracotta Warrior figure resembling a senior military officer in the No. 2 pit nearby ...
“It’s really a team-based undertaking,” he says. “That team stretches all the way from the person in the excavation pit holding a trowel to the dig director, to the laboratory ...