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’Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians Of China’s First Emperor’ To Open At National Geographic Museum On Nov. 19
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crunch
Nov 17, 2009, 8:23:20 PM11/17/09
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"ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Discovered after being buried for more than 2,000 years, the terra
cotta warriors reveal secrets of the Qin dynasty. The warriors were
found in 1974 by a group of farmers digging a well near Xi’an in
China’s Shaanxi province. When archaeologists began excavating the
area, they uncovered a subterranean vault containing fragments of
thousands of terra cotta figures in four pits. More than 1,000 life-
size figures have been unearthed as part of the site’s ongoing
excavation, with estimates of 6,000 more remaining in the known
underground pits."
Discovered after being buried for more than 2,000 years, the terra
cotta warriors reveal secrets of the Qin dynasty. The warriors were
found in 1974 by a group of farmers digging a well near Xi’an in
China’s Shaanxi province. When archaeologists began excavating the
area, they uncovered a subterranean vault containing fragments of
thousands of terra cotta figures in four pits. More than 1,000 life-
size figures have been unearthed as part of the site’s ongoing
excavation, with estimates of 6,000 more remaining in the known
underground pits."
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David Christainsen
Whiskers
Nov 18, 2009, 11:08:26 AM11/18/09
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Well worth a visit, if you can manage it. I saw them in London a few
years ago - unforgettable!
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Thomas Zahr
Nov 18, 2009, 3:07:37 PM11/18/09
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Well, at least you had to dig in your memory, making the OP almost OT
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Cheers,
Thomas =:-)
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