Reply With QuoteThe Santa Barbara Museum of Art displayed the terracotta soldiers in 1998, I was fortunate to see them. They were modelled on individual soldiers in the Qin dynasty so there is great diversity in the armour and faces of the statues.
Experts: terra cotta army was looted and burned
By Yang Jian
Jun 10, 2012
CHINESE archaeologists say they have proved that the famous Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) terra cotta army in Xi'an was robbed of its weapons and figures broken and burned.
Xiang Yu, a military leader who overthrew the dynasty, is the prime suspect for the arson and looting, officials from the Museum of the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang said yesterday.
More: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Nat...Band%2Bburned/
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art displayed the terracotta soldiers in 1998, I was fortunate to see them. They were modelled on individual soldiers in the Qin dynasty so there is great diversity in the armour and faces of the statues.
Title scared me there for a moment.
It is however, unsurprising that the conquering leader would wish to attempt to erase the memory of the previous dynasty.
Pretty impressive that the artifacts still managed to stand the test of time and elements (natural and human) overall. The new discoveries detailing the original colors of the statues are quite something as well.
Qin was a bit of a bastard so it would make sense to burn the people who were supposed to protect him in heaven.
Hey free weapons and armors from the Clays, why not?
Terracotta warriors are unearthed in the excavation pit at the mausoleum of China's First Qin Emperor on Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Shaanxi province. Archaeologists said they found the warriors were once deliberately set afire in ancient times. [Photo/CFP]
Thank you, Mr. Popeye.
China finds new terracotta warriors
2012-06-11 14:10
Beijing - Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 110 new terracotta warriors that laid buried for centuries, an official said on Monday, part of the famed army built to guard the tomb of China's first emperor.
The life-size figures were excavated near the Qin Emperor's mausoleum in China's northern Xi'an city over the course of three years, and archaeologists also uncovered 12 pottery horses, parts of chariots, weapons and tools.
More: http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/C...riors-20120611
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