These 8-thousand clay statues of the Terracotta Army had an important role to stand guard, watching over the tomb that belonged to the first emperor. Now, in Xi’an within Shaanxi, it was deemed ...

Roger Federer is being immortalized as a terracotta warrior. The world number one's life-sized sculpture is among a collection of eight being made to mark the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai ...

Chinese terracotta warriors on display at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, on Friday, May 23, 2025. The new exhibit, “World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi ...

Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these unique artifacts?

China’s famed terracotta warrior army is adding to its ranks. Archaeologists recently discovered yet another statue, this one believed to depict a high-ranking commander—a rare find among the ...

Archaeology & History A Rare Terracotta Warrior Is Unearthed in China’s Legendary Imperial Tomb The figure is one of only 10 high-ranking officers found over the past 50 years.

A new museum for terracotta warrior statues discovered in the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) is expected to open in October in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The museum ...

Terracotta warrior from the burial complex of China’s Emperor Qin Shi Huang on view at World museum in Liverpool, the U.K., 2018. Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images.