Half a century ago, Chinese farmers stumbled upon an enormous underground mausoleum full of life-size clay people, animals and military equipment. Archaeologists think that the tomb may be an ...

And the Terracotta Army—approximately 8,000 pottery soldiers ... discoveries is the subject of “Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors,” a consistently fascinating exploration of explorations ...

When farmers digging a well in 1974 discovered the Terracotta Army ... the possibility that the figures are based on a real army of warriors. Knowing for sure will take time: There are over ...

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In an earthen pit in central China, under what used to be their village’s persimmon orchard, three middle-aged women ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...

They are an army — thousands strong — that China ... Ten of those terra-cotta figures have come to visit here, as part of the “Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor” exhibit, running ...

The museum had forged close connections with cultural officials in Shaanxi, the northwestern province where Emperor Qin Shihuang’s army had ... “World of the Terracotta Warriors,” opening ...

With exclusive access to research conducted by University College London and the Terracotta Army Museum, this documentary uncovers new secrets of China's fabled warriors. The discovery of China's ...