Creating thousands of live-size soldier statues to protect the mausoleum of China's first emperor was a massive operation, requiring many steps and close collaboration. Thousands of life-size ...

Japanese are getting a first-hand look at figurines and other artifacts from the mausoleum of China’s first emperor at the Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition, which comprises original figures and ...

A 2,000-year-old terra-cotta archer that has been reassembled and transported to the Field Museum from Xi'an, China Credit: Aimee Levitt Qin Shi Huangdi likely qualifies as the most ambitious ...

Netflix viewers can't get enough of the necropolis of China's first emperor — though archeologists have long worried about the dangers of opening his still-sealed tomb. Toxic liquid mercury rivers, ...

Explore 10 truly bizarre royal deaths, showcasing the often strange and tragic fates of historical figures. 1. Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt (1507–1458 BC) - Toxic lotion may have led to her demise. 2.

There are two Chinese leaders whose final resting place is thronged by tourists - Mao Zedong and Qin Shi Huang, the emperor of terracotta soldier fame. But they also have another thing in common - Qin ...

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 ...

The Terracotta Army, also called the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huangdi (the first emperor of China – 260-210 B.C.).The ...

Scientists have discovered a new extinct species of gibbon. The ape's skull was discovered inside the tomb of the grandmother of an ancient Chinese emperor. Three Chinese farmers who chanced on the ...