Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, built the huge Terracotta Army to protect him in the afterlife. An elaborate tomb complex in Xi'an, the city-size compound came equipped with everything the ...

The terracotta warriors weigh up to 600 pounds. Due to their age and significance, they must be handled with the utmost finesse.

But the actual grave of Emperor Qin, who conquered six warring states and unified China, has remained untouched for over two millennia. What else do you know about the Terracotta Army, which the ...

The extraordinary story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the ...

One of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time is the Terracotta Warriors, a literal army ... the first emperor of a unified China. While putting together such a massive burial truly ...

Fifty years since the discovery of the hoard of life-sized terracotta warriors in the Lintong County mausoleum of China’s first emperor, archaeologists have uncovered a rare new figure ...

Fifty years after they were discovered, China's famous clay figurines are giving up their secrets. They don't talk. They can't move. But the enigmatic terracotta warriors of China are excellent ...