The buried city of China’s first emperor’s tomb is so vast and dangerous that experts explain why it has remained sealed.

A rare decorated statue was uncovered among the "terracotta army" in the tomb of the ancient Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang.

The tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, remains a mystery to this day, despite the discovery of its adjacent ...

The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder. The 2,200-year-old terracotta army is seen at the Qin Terracotta Warriors and ...

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The terra-cotta warriors were constructed in the third century B.C.E. Zossolino via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Among the famed terra-cotta warriors in the sprawling tomb of the ancient ...

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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 resembling a ...

A 30-year-old Chinese tourist damaged two ancient clay warriors from China’s terracotta army, local officials said on Saturday, according to Agence France Presse. According to the statement, the ...

Archaeology isn’t supposed to happen by accident, though history might argue it does. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found by Bedouin shepherds in the Qumran caves of Palestine. The Rosetta Stone was ...

A man in China suffering from a mental illness jumped into the Terracotta Army pit at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, damaging the terracotta warriors. According to ...