The Terracotta Warriors are one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
A team of Chinese experts revealed the production process of the famous Terracotta Warriors, the underground army that guards the mausoleum of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang.
As archaeologists explained at a conference held in Xi’an, capital of the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi, the artisans used the rolling technique to create the main body parts of the statues, such as the torso and limbs.
With a thin layer of mud, they assembled the main parts of the body and gave them the final touches on the face and clothing, which reflect the realism and variety of ancient Chinese art, reports the official newspaper Global Times.
The experts pointed out that the number 1 chasm is the largest and most spectacular of the burials inside the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang.
In total there have been three excavations in this chasm since 2009, in which more than 220 human figures, 16 ceramic horses and other objects such as weapons and cars have been recovered.
It is estimated that there are more than 6,000 figures and horses in total in Chasm No. 1, which was looted and burned by Xiang Yu, a rebel from the State of Chu at the end of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).
As reported by the Chinese expert team, they have repaired ms of 130 statues in 26 years.
The Terracotta Warriors are one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century and were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1987.
Located on the outskirts of Xi’an, the terracotta complex is made up of thousands of statues that symbolically protect the tomb of the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shihuang, who ruled between the years 221 and 210 before our era.
These original statues were discovered by a farmer in 1974 in an orchard of pomegranates and were considered one of the most outstanding archaeological finds of the 20th century, being one of the monuments that attract the most tourism in the country.
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