Who Made The Terra Cotta Army - Revision history

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 References:
-Xian Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
+Xian Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum,
-Discovery Times Square
+Discovery Times Square,
-Smithsonianmag.com
+Smithsonianmag.com,
-Travelchinaguide.com
+Travelchinaguide.com,
 Terracottawarriors.com

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 [[File:Terracotta_Bernt_Rosard.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Terra Cotta Army, photo by Bernt Rosard, cc licence, Flickr.com.]]
-A group of peasants uncovered some pottery while digging for a well nearby the royal tomb in 1974. It caught the attention of archeologists immediately. They came to Xian in droves to study and to extend the digs. They had established beyond doubt that these artifacts were associated with the Qin Dynasty (211-206 BC).
-Xian Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
 The State Council authorized to build a museum on site in 1975. When completed, people from far and near came to visit. The Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses have become landmarks on all visitors' itinerary.
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 References:
 Discovery Times Square
 Smithsonianmag.com
 Travelchinaguide.com
 Terracottawarriors.com

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	They have been excavating the foundations since 2010. Qin's tomb is guarded by an estimated 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors, including remarkably well-preserved cavalrymen, chariots and horses, each one unique.--[[User:Bill P\|Bill P]] 16:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)		They have been excavating the foundations since 2010. Qin's tomb is guarded by an estimated 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors, including remarkably well-preserved cavalrymen, chariots and horses, each one unique.--[[User:Bill P\|Bill P]] 16:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
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		+	References:
		+	Discovery Times Square
		+	Smithsonianmag.com
		+	Travelchinaguide.com
		+	Terracottawarriors.com

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 [[Media:Terra_Cotta_Warriors.pptx]][[File:097.jpg|250px|thumb|right|photo by Bill Peterson ]]'''The Terra Cotta Army''' was discovered in 1976, the province of Shaanxi (China) farmers were digging in the ground for water wells.--[[User:Bpete49|Bpete49]] 17:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 [[File:Terracotta_Bernt_Rosard.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Terra Cotta Army, photo by Bernt Rosard, cc licence, Flickr.com.]]
 A group of peasants uncovered some pottery while digging for a well nearby the royal tomb in 1974. It caught the attention of archeologists immediately. They came to Xian in droves to study and to extend the digs. They had established beyond doubt that these artifacts were associated with the Qin Dynasty (211-206 BC).
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 The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.
 [[File:107.JPG|250px|thumb|right|photo by Bill Peterson]]
 Archaeologists have found the remains of an ancient imperial palace near the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang, home of the famous terracotta army, China's state media reported on Sunday.
 [[File:110.JPG07.JPG|250px|thumb|right|photo by Bill Peterson]]
 The palace is the largest complex discovered so far in the emperor's sprawling 22 square-mile (56 square-km) second-century BC mausoleum, which lies on the outskirts of Xi'an, an ancient capital city in central China, an associate researcher at the Shaanxi provincial institute of archaeology told China's official news wire Xinhua.

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 [[File:107.JPG|250px|thumb|right|photo by Bill Peterson]]
 Archaeologists have found the remains of an ancient imperial palace near the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang, home of the famous terracotta army, China's state media reported on Sunday.
+[[File:110.JPG07.JPG|250px|thumb|right|photo by Bill Peterson]]
 The palace is the largest complex discovered so far in the emperor's sprawling 22 square-mile (56 square-km) second-century BC mausoleum, which lies on the outskirts of Xi'an, an ancient capital city in central China, an associate researcher at the Shaanxi provincial institute of archaeology told China's official news wire Xinhua.

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	Despite wars soon after Qin Shi Huang's death – and more than 2,000 years of exposure – the foundations are well preserved. Archaeologists have found walls, gates, stone roads, pottery sherds and some brickwork, according to Xinhua.		Despite wars soon after Qin Shi Huang's death – and more than 2,000 years of exposure – the foundations are well preserved. Archaeologists have found walls, gates, stone roads, pottery sherds and some brickwork, according to Xinhua.

−	They have been excavating the foundations since 2010. Qin's tomb is guarded by an estimated 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors, including remarkably well-preserved cavalrymen, chariots and horses, each one unique.	+	They have been excavating the foundations since 2010. Qin's tomb is guarded by an estimated 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors, including remarkably well-preserved cavalrymen, chariots and horses, each one unique.--[[User:Bill P\|Bill P]] 16:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

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	The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.		The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.
	[[File:107.JPG\|250px\|thumb\|right\|photo by Bill Peterson]]		[[File:107.JPG\|250px\|thumb\|right\|photo by Bill Peterson]]
		+	Archaeologists have found the remains of an ancient imperial palace near the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang, home of the famous terracotta army, China's state media reported on Sunday.
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		+	The palace is the largest complex discovered so far in the emperor's sprawling 22 square-mile (56 square-km) second-century BC mausoleum, which lies on the outskirts of Xi'an, an ancient capital city in central China, an associate researcher at the Shaanxi provincial institute of archaeology told China's official news wire Xinhua.
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		+	It is an estimated 690 metres long and 250 metres wide – about a quarter of the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing – and includes 18 courtyard-style houses with one main building at the centre, according to the researcher, Sun Weigang.
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		+	Sun called the palace a clear predecessor to the Forbidden City, which was occupied by emperors during the later Ming and Qing dynasties. Both were built on north-south axes in keeping with traditional Chinese cosmology.
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		+	Despite wars soon after Qin Shi Huang's death – and more than 2,000 years of exposure – the foundations are well preserved. Archaeologists have found walls, gates, stone roads, pottery sherds and some brickwork, according to Xinhua.
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		+	They have been excavating the foundations since 2010. Qin's tomb is guarded by an estimated 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors, including remarkably well-preserved cavalrymen, chariots and horses, each one unique.

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	The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.		The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit respectively. They were tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979. There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.
−	[[~~http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/index.php/~~File:107.JPG\|250px\|thumb\|right\|photo by Bill Peterson]]	+	[[File:107.JPG\|250px\|thumb\|right\|photo by Bill Peterson]]