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Pit 3 Warriors Sans Weaponry ...and some sans heads! The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 in the Shaanxi Province on Xi'an by local farmer, Yang Zhi Fa, who was drilling a water well. It's one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century. The Terracotta Army is a form of funerary art buried with the First Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC. (He declared himself the first emperor of China in 221 BCE.) Their purpose was to protect the emperor and help rule another empire in the afterlife. It took four decades for 720,000 craftsmen to construct the tomb(s) and army. Interestingly enough, the emperor died, at age 37, while inspecting his tomb. So far, six pits have been discovered, of which three have been excavated and opened to the public, each one filled with row after row of warriors, each one between 1.75m and 2m tall. No two warriors are alike(!). The pits boast a three part army consisting of charioteers, cavalry, and infantry. Over 8,000 soldiers, 130 wood chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses have been uncovered. Statues were made in pieces and then assembled. They were also painted, but today only a handful of statues contain small amounts of paint. Rebel forces invaded the tombs, stole the weaponry, and set everything on fire. The blaze caused the ground to fall in, crushing the army to pieces. Since it's discovery, over 2000 years later, the army has been painstakingly been reconstructed... a task that continues today. Pit 3 Reconstructed
The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 in the Shaanxi Province on Xi'an by local farmer, Yang Zhi Fa, who was drilling a water well. It's one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century. The Terracotta Army is a form of funerary art buried with the First Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC. (He declared himself the first emperor of China in 221 BCE.) Their purpose was to protect the emperor and help rule another empire in the afterlife. It took four decades for 720,000 craftsmen to construct the tomb(s) and army. Interestingly enough, the emperor died, at age 37, while inspecting his tomb. So far, six pits have been discovered, of which three have been excavated and opened to the public, each one filled with row after row of warriors, each one between 1.75m and 2m tall. No two warriors are alike(!). The pits boast a three part army consisting of charioteers, cavalry, and infantry. Over 8,000 soldiers, 130 wood chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses have been uncovered. Statues were made in pieces and then assembled. They were also painted, but today only a handful of statues contain small amounts of paint. Rebel forces invaded the tombs, stole the weaponry, and set everything on fire. The blaze caused the ground to fall in, crushing the army to pieces. Since it's discovery, over 2000 years later, the army has been painstakingly been reconstructed... a task that continues today. torque wrench ft lbs hitachi power tools reviews wheeler engineering screwdriver set 1 socket set sharpening turning chisels gearwrench ratcheting wrench set power tools distributors type of screwdriver cable tool drilling method cordless tool set |