The Terracotta army is known for it's realism. The three pits of these realistic figures, holds more than eight thousand soldiers, one hundred and thirty chariots with five hundred and twenty horses. These stuctures were designed to protect Emporer Qin Shi Huang's tomb. These also took an estimated amount of time to be 11 years.
These worriors are very spacific. There hieght shows their ranks. The tallest being the generals. These structures also had weapons, But are thought of to be rotten away. There were still weapons left, such as swords. The swords also contained alloy of copper, and other elements including nickel, magnesium, and cobalt. Letting the medals not rot for two thousand years. The stuctures now look very colorest because it has faded. They were originaly colored with bright pigments, most often, pink. Also colored with red, green, blue, …show more content…
The soldiers had many weapons, such as swords, spears, battle-axes, scimitars, sheilds, crossbows, and arrowheads were found in pits, most of these weapons do still glisen today. Most of these weapons have a large amount of bronze in them. These weapon do date back to 221 BC, so the advance weaponry is astonishing. But yet for thhe crossbows, they rotted out because they used bamboo and wood, so only the bronze triggers were left.
terra cotta worriors were found by farmer. They got discovered when the farmers were digging a well. For centuries, occasional reports stated that, peices of terracotta figures and fragments of the Qin necropolis – roofing tiles, bricks and chunks of masonry. Short after the firt pit was discovered, the other two pits were discovered, by acheoligists.
These worriors are confond. They've lasted thousands of years in pits,stashed around the tomb of the first emporer. They took years to finish, with such great detailing. There is much more to discover about these sacred worriors. But never less, even more to discover around our
These worriors are very spacific. There hieght shows their ranks. The tallest being the generals. These structures also had weapons, But are thought of to be rotten away. There were still weapons left, such as swords. The swords also contained alloy of copper, and other elements including nickel, magnesium, and cobalt. Letting the medals not rot for two thousand years. The stuctures now look very colorest because it has faded. They were originaly colored with bright pigments, most often, pink. Also colored with red, green, blue, …show more content…
The soldiers had many weapons, such as swords, spears, battle-axes, scimitars, sheilds, crossbows, and arrowheads were found in pits, most of these weapons do still glisen today. Most of these weapons have a large amount of bronze in them. These weapon do date back to 221 BC, so the advance weaponry is astonishing. But yet for thhe crossbows, they rotted out because they used bamboo and wood, so only the bronze triggers were left.
terra cotta worriors were found by farmer. They got discovered when the farmers were digging a well. For centuries, occasional reports stated that, peices of terracotta figures and fragments of the Qin necropolis – roofing tiles, bricks and chunks of masonry. Short after the firt pit was discovered, the other two pits were discovered, by acheoligists.
These worriors are confond. They've lasted thousands of years in pits,stashed around the tomb of the first emporer. They took years to finish, with such great detailing. There is much more to discover about these sacred worriors. But never less, even more to discover around our