The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder.

DEEP in the ancient burial grounds of China’s first emperor, archaeologists made a discovery that could rewrite the story of ...

In Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archeologists recently unearthed remains of two chariots from the No 2 pit at the mausoleum ...

Archaeologists working at the vast tomb of the famous terracotta warriors ... discovered at the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, under which China was unified ...

New additions to the Terracotta Army have been unearthed in China, adding a drop more to the mystery of how ancient artisans ...

The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from the emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb, ...

The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.

its own terracotta army. In terms of appearance, the 4,000-strong Xuzhou army is significantly smaller (most stand at around 50cm) than their life-sized Qin Dynasty counterparts in Xi’an.

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

The terra-cotta army, as it is known ... According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after taking the ...

With 8,000 figures and 10 known officers, one might hypothesize that each general commanded 800 men, suggesting more figures ...

The Terracotta Army, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since ... showcasing the sophistication of Qin dynasty military technology. The statues were crafted using a combination of molds and hand sculpting.