Photos: Mini Terracotta Army Hidden in China Pit

[Judi Lynn]

By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | November 13, 2018 06:55am ET

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A 2,100-year-old pit containing chariots and small ceramic sculptures of infantry, cavalry, watchtowers, musicians and servants has been discovered in China. Containing about 500 artifacts in total it may have been constructed for a prince named Liu Hong who died in 110 B.C. [Read more about the 'Terracotta Army' discovery]

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https://www.livescience.com/64064-photos-mini-terracotta-army.html

[Rhiannon12866]

1. These are incredible! My parents visited Xi'an which has these terracotta armies

[Judi Lynn]

2. What a shock it would have been for the ones who rediscovered these soldiers!

Unbelievable array of wonderfully crafted images. News of the event went all over the world instantly.

It would have been tremendous for your parents to see it in person. It would be unlike all other experiences. Ancient Chinese 3 dimensional figures are phenomenal, far beyond any kind of price.

Had to look for the map:



and images of the city:

https://tinyurl.com/yc2pj9uq

xi'an china

The images of that area astounding!

Brief description of the Si'an soldiers from National Georgraphic:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/emperor-qin/

That would have been a spectacular trip for your parents, Rhiannon, or anyone thoughtful enough to choose it.

Thank you for sharing the information.

[Sunlei]

3. To carefully arrange & bury Terracotta figures. Were the figures part of a funeral ceremony?