March 11, 1974 (February 18) Jiayin years, Shaanxi Lintong farmers found the Terracotta Warriors.






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March 11, 1974, Lintong County, (lsjt.net) in Shaanxi Province, farmers in Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum 1 km east of drilling wells, Qin figurines fragments and bronze arrowhead, crossbow (history TodayOnHistory.com)
1974, the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology departments organization archaeological team commenced an investigation and clean-up, has found four terracotta warriors and horses pits, a total area of ​​25,380 square meters, are an integral part of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum the funerary figurines of such a scale unprecedented in human history, a high heritage value archaeological value.
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excavated the 3rd hole all the No. 1 pit, a small portion of Pit No. 2, No. 4 pit was not built on the abandoned empty pit excavated part seen, the No. 1 pit is 230 meters long from east to west, north and south and 62 meters wide, 9 Miankuo, surrounded by corridors, underground hall of the four sides have five doorways. 2 Pit No. L-shaped, into separate each other four parts of the contact. No. 3 pit was concave shape, three wing building communicating pit are covered with large terracotta warriors and horses partially accounted for only one-seventh of the pit area. Pit excavations unearthed wooden chariot 8 x 1087, various types of warriors these terracotta warriors and horses arranged 2
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orderly formation neatly composed striker, left and right wings and central parts of vehicles and infantry lined main array of huge lineup. unearthed weapons and more practical bronze weapons the individual Ge, spear, halberd, beryllium, and crossbows, copper arrowheads for iron. types. striker and two wings infantry figurines in the hands of more than held crossbow, the main array infantry figurines crossbow and long weapons combined application. armored chariot equipped with long-range bows and fighting, spear, dagger, etc. the many figurines who have sculpted Leather, some metal armor analog chariots the phalanx
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3rd hole size, height are similar to the real real horse figurines sculpture is based on a different identity, different ages, face look different. accurate and vivid image pottery horses, the proportion of moderate to reflect the effect of static in the art of creating motion
Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses found on the study of the Qin Dynasty army prepared weaponry, combat Officials of the way, and after clothing, sculpture and so on, has a very important significance.
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