China unearths more Terracotta Warriors

[Sun Wukong]

An archaeologist lays out the pieces of a newly found terracotta warrior at the excavation site inside the No. 1 pit of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, on the outskirts of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed about 120 more clay figures in their latest round of excavations at the terracotta army site that surrounds the tomb of the nation's first emperor in the northwestern Shaanxi Province

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[Sun Wukong]

An archaeology staff member blows to remove earth from the face of a newly found terracotta warrior

An archaeology staff member removes earth from the face of a newly found terracotta warrior

An archaeology staff member applies a special liquid on the ear of a newly found terracotta warrior to help retain the colour of the clay


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[Sun Wukong]

An archaeology staff member unearths the head of a newly found terracotta horse at the excavation site

The and of a newly found terracotta warrior is marked at the excavation site

Archaeologist Xu Weihong covers the coloured battle suit of a newly found terracotta warrior at the excavation site


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[Sun Wukong]

An archaeology staff member puts a brush on the coloured face of a newly found terracotta warrior

The head of a newly found terracotta warrior is placed at the excavation site inside the No. 1 pit of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Terracotta warriors, which were unearthed during the first excavation from 1978 to 1984, are displayed inside the No.1 pit of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, on the outskirts of Xi'an, Shaanxi province


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[Sun Wukong]

A rank of soldiers. One of the soldiers on the left is missing his head, a result of the fact that the statues were made in pieces and then assembled.


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[Sun Wukong]

Note how the faces of these two soldiers differ from each other. Each statue was constructed to be unique.



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[Sun Wukong]

An officer statue


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[Sun Wukong]

Ranks of terracotta infantrymen


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[Sun Wukong]

The warriors were once highly coloured


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[Sun Wukong]

A cavalryman and his mount


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[Sun Wukong]

The statues include many of the different military units in the Emperor's army at the time. Here we see a four horse war chariot with mounts.


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[Sun Wukong]

The Terracotta Warriors were once painted. Today only a handful of statues contain small amounts of paint.
Also notice the detail put into the soles of the warrior's shoes.


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