A momentous discovery was made by a group of farmers in the Shaanxi province, China, on 29 March 1974.

Archaeologists studying China's famous "Terracotta Army" have uncovered what they ... The figure was discovered alongside the remains of two chariots, three clay horses and two additional ...

A Terracotta Army prankster was seized by police over a photo stunt. Footage shows the daring holidaymaker being hauled out of the pit by a police officer at the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Army Museum in ...

China’s other terracotta army. To understand why ... On the surface, the array of archers, foot soldiers, chariots, horses and servants elegantly depict life in the Han army, but it’s the ...

Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan. The small ...

In some of the corridors, clay horses are aligned four abreast; behind them are wooden chariots. The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the ...