jan 1, 1974 - Terracota army found

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The terracotta army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Husng (the first emperor of China) in Qin Shi Huang near Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. It consists of soldiers varying in height (depending on role), uniform, individual faces and hairstyle and more to accommodate for their roles in the emperor's afterlife, as well as horses and non-soldiers. The figures were originally painted but flaked off due to the dry climate and it had real weapons which were looted. They were discovered by local farmers in 1974 who happened to stumble across them while trying to dig a well. The terracotta army is part of a much larger necropolis, measuring for about 98 square kilometers (not all discovered). a museum was built in order to show the army off. It is a world heritage site, and was called “Greatest Tomb in the world”.

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