In an earthen pit in central China, under what used to be their village’s persimmon orchard, three middle-aged women are hunched over an ancient ... glory of the terra-cotta warriors.

The massive host of terra-cotta warriors charged with guarding the emperor’s tomb for eternity was discovered in 1974, when farmers near the city of Xi’an, China, dug a well and found a clay ...

When farmers digging a well in 1974 discovered the Terracotta Army, commissioned by China’s first emperor ... the figures are based on a real army of warriors. Knowing for sure will take time ...

The Perth public – and a landslide of anticipated visitors – will soon be able to see some of the world’s greatest ancient ...