The statue, believed to be of a high-ranking military commander, was discovered at the famous Terracotta Army site in China, ...

China’s famed terracotta warrior army is adding to its ranks. Archaeologists recently discovered yet another statue, this one ...

"Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit." ...

The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder.

Cyprus is all too used to its artefacts being plundered. In our time, we’ve lost the Kanakaria mosaics, the Antiphonitis ...

Distinguished by its ornate armour, elaborate headdress, and distinctive posture, the figure is only the 10th officer found since the Terracotta Army was first discovered in 1974. “Based on its ...

The monochrome figures that visitors to Xian’s terra-cotta army museum see today actually began as the multicolored fantasy of a ruler whose grandiose ambitions extended beyond the mortal realm.

The Terracotta Army, a vast collection of life-sized terracotta sculptures portraying the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first ...

The figure was discovered alongside the remains ... such as [the] commanding system in the Qin dynasty," Li said. The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 during the construction of a well ...

Archaeologists studying China's famous "Terracotta Army" have uncovered what they believe to be a rare, life-size statue of a high-ranking military officer, local media report. The highly adorned ...