On March 29, 1974, a group of Chinese farmers digging a well struck fragments of terra-cotta buried underground; ...

who died in 210 B.C. What else do you know about the Terracotta Army, which the Chinese often call the "eighth wonder of the world"? Time to marshal your knowledge of dynastic China and take our quiz!

The Terracotta Warriors are an army of around 9,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, 520 horses, and 150 cavalry figures, entirely made of baked clay or terracotta. They are a form of funerary art buried ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known ... Archaeologists estimate the pits may contain as many as 8,000 figures, but the total may never be known. Qin's tomb itself remains unexcavated, though ...

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 ...