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Judi Lynn

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Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:43 AM Nov 2018

Photos: Mini Terracotta Army Hidden in China Pit [View all]


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

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Credit: Photo courtesy Chinese Cultural Relics

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]

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