"Mini" Terracotta Army
Posted on 11/13/2018 7:54:42 AM PST by ETL
Inside a 2,100-year-old pit, archaeologists have discovered a miniature army of sorts: carefully arranged chariots and mini statues of cavalry, watchtowers, infantry and musicians.
They look like a miniaturized version of the Terracotta Army — a collection of chariots and life-size sculptures of soldiers, horses, entertainers and civil officials — that was constructed for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
Based on the design of the newfound artifacts, archaeologists believe that the pit was created about 2,100 years ago, or about a century after the construction of the Terracotta Army.
The southern part of the pit is filled with formations of cavalry and chariots, along with models of watchtowers that stand 55 inches (140 centimeters) high. At the pit's center, about 300 infantrymen stand alert in a square formation, while the northern part of the pit has a model of a theatrical pavilion holding small sculptures of musicians.
"The form and scale of the pit suggest that it accompanies a large burial site," wrote archaeologists in a paper published recently in the journal Chinese Cultural Relics. The "vehicles, cavalry and infantry in square formation were reserved for burials of the monarchs or meritorious officials or princes," the archaeologists wrote.
The soldiers and cavalry in the newly discovered army are much smaller than those in the Terracotta Army. Based on the date, size and location of the pit, archaeologists believe that this newly discovered army may have been built for Liu Hong, a prince of Qi (a part of China), who was the son of Emperor Wu (reign 141–87 B.C.). ..."
The Terracotta Army pits found beside the tomb of the first emperor of China are the only known examples of an army of life-size ceramic soldiers in China.
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As usual........A cheap Chinese copy................
I hear the French army surrendered to them.
Guess we found the new European Army that has been in the news!
The king was a lily putz.
“I hear the French army surrendered to them.”
Yep and then they offered to sell them their weapons...slightly used and only dropped once.
We will crush them like leetle bugs!
Little did they know that 2,100 years later, the Top Knob would come back into fashion for one demographic sector.
I like seeing pictures from China (and other foreign areas)....because that way I NEVER have to visit.
LoL
LOL!
I thought is was “never fired, only dropped once”.
It should be cordoned off... or the Democrats will go over there and register them.
The best!
The best!
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