Terracotta Warriors Site Visit - Making an Archaeological Army

This episode covers one of the ultimate archaeology site visits: the Terracotta Warriors, just outside of Xi'an, China. Created to guard the tomb of the infamous Emperor Qin Shi Huang, builder of the Great Wall of China, this veritable archaeological army was among the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century. In this episode, we discover its history, its unlikely discovery by a farmer, and how to visit.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Terracotta Warriors
04:51 Discovery of the Terracotta Army
10:22 Excavation and Significance of the Site
12:40 The Workers Behind the Warriors
13:53 Visiting the Terracotta Army

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