Known today as the Terracotta Army, the soldiers are part of Emperor Qin's intricate necropolis that encompasses more than 20 square miles.

In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve ...

Qin Shi Huang was also responsible for conceiving of the Great Wall of China. In 1974, the Terracotta Army was discovered by local farmers who were trying to dig a well roughly a mile east of the ...

The Terracotta Army as seen in the main pit, ready to fight. Credit: Jmhullot CC3 Wikipedia Ready to fight the First Emperor’s battles in the next life, each of the warriors has a unique face.

The exhibition features ten majestic terracotta figures, including a cavalry horse, among 130 works that tell the story of China’s birth and the First Emperor of China (Qin ...

(NEWSER) – Every member of First Emperor Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Army — thousands of replicas of Chinese imperial guards rendered in clay around 221 BC — is unique and incredibly realistic ...

Atlanta's High Museum of Art presents "The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army" featuring figures on loan from the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Lintong ...

The Terracotta Army was built around 2,200 years ago to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife. The army, which consists of an estimated 8,000 soldiers, over 500 horses and 130 chariots ...

Terracotta Army soldiers stand 6 feet tall and weight 600 pounds. During the second century B.C., King Ying Zheng of the Qin state conquered China’s other warrior states and unified the nation.

Lost and forgotten for over 2,200 years, this clay army, 8,000-strong, stands poised to help the First Emperor rule again beyond the grave. Now, a new archaeological campaign is probing the ...

(NEWSER) – Every member of First Emperor Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Army — thousands of replicas of Chinese imperial guards rendered in clay around 221 BC — is unique and incredibly realistic ...