The Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974 by local farmers, was created around 210 BCE to accompany China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. The elaborate necropolis includes over 8,000 ...

The discovery of the Terracotta Army in 1974 brought success and riches to many - but not to those villagers who discovered. On the eve of a stunning British Museum exhibtion of the soldiers, the ...

Centuries-old Chinese artifacts have been damaged after a tourist visiting the Museum of the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in Shaanxi, China, leapt over a guardrail and into a pit. On ...

Monday felt like Christmas morning at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. But, instead of unwrapping gifts under the tree, museum curators unboxed something historic: 2,200-year-old terracotta ...

The Terracotta Army site has held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1987 and draws millions of visitors each year. The figures, dating from approximately the late 200s BCE, were discovered on ...

In a remarkable discovery at China's illustrious Terracotta Army site, archaeologists have unearthed a rare 2,000 year old statue thought to be that of a top military official. The clay figure was ...

China’s famed terracotta warrior army is adding to its ranks. Archaeologists recently discovered yet another statue, this one believed to depict a high-ranking commander—a rare find among the ...

Replicas of soldiers in terracotta army, the 2 sculptures were gifts from KC sister city Xi’an. The heads were stolen multiple times in 2004.

Archaeologists studying China's famous "Terracotta Army" have uncovered what they believe to be a rare, life-size statue of a high-ranking military officer, local media report.

And the Terracotta Army—approximately 8,000 pottery soldiers created to guard the gravesite of the first emperor of a unified China—was found by farmers digging a well.