Digging down into the Earth, they hit a statue of what they first assumed to be the Buddha. Investigations by archaeologists ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Danny Lehman/Getty Images Archaeologists studying China's famous "Terracotta Army" have ...

The tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, is part of a vast, city-sized complex, but the central mound containing the ...

Archaeologists uncovered additional terracotta warriors at the mausoleum of China’s first emperor. The fresh find features a statue of a high-ranking commander—the first statue of a commander found ...

The shocking moment at the Museum of the Terracotta Army Huang was caught on camera as other tourists looked on A male tourist jumped into a pit at the Museum of the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi ...

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 ...

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Two chariots, more than 20 pieces of weapons and ritual objects have been unearthed in Pit 2 of the Qin Terracotta Army, part ...

The burial mound of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, is one of the most tantalizing unopened tombs on Earth, yet it remains sealed beneath a forested hill in Shaanxi province.

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 entire ...

Due to preservation risks, mercury hazards, and inadequate conservation technology, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb has remained sealed for more than two millennia. In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi Province uncovered ...