New additions to the Terracotta Army have been unearthed in China, adding a drop more to the mystery of how ancient artisans ...

The mystery of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang's tomb continues to excite scientists and historians alike, but still ...

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 ... never be known. Qin's tomb itself remains unexcavated ...

Portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang As the first huge ancient mausoleum in China, with a river in front ... skill and craftsman-ship of the country's tomb construction and has spawn many anecdotes ...

Rare statue of high-ranking officer is helping archeologists piece together military structure of the first empire in China.

The tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, has remained a mystery for over 2,200 years. Discovered in 1974 by farmers in Shaanxi province, the site includes a vast underground mausoleum ...

The terracotta warrior is one of only ten high-ranking officials to be found among the 2000 warriors unearthed since 1974.

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth ...

The life-sized terracotta soldiers protecting the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC-210 BC), were accidentally found by well-diggers in 1974. Since the discovery of the First ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare Terracotta Warrior figure resembling a senior military officer in the No. 2 pit nearby ...

Made of iron, copper, and leather, the multi-material armor scales are the first and smallest of its kind ever discovered in ...