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 The Discovery of Xian China's Terracotta Warrior Army

 

The discovery of Terracotta Army was by chance. In March of 1974, six farmers in Lingtong, Xian were sinking a well near to the royal mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, when stumbled on a concentration of terracotta fragments and ancient bonze weapons.

The objects immediately captured the attention of archaeologists and began to excavate the site. Shortly after extending the digging site and after examination and study of the other artefacts that were uncovered, archaeologists proved the site to be one of the burial pits associated with China's first feudal emperor Qin Shihuang.

With two more pits subsequently discovered and excavated, the archaeological site was covered and built into an enormous museum to preserve the findings while attracting nearly two million tourists annually.

The excavation have been lasting for over 30 years, archaeologists reveal part of the artefacts that are the astonishing demonstration of technology, power and organization reflecting the breathtaking scale of the First Emperor's afterlife ambitions.

 

Site of the Well, which is in the extreme north-east corner of the Pit 1. If farmers had started digging a few feet further away, the emperor's warriors maybe would still be resting in peace.

 

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