210–209 BCE thousands of Terracotta warriors were constructed in the Qin dynasty, to protect the emperor, Emperor Gin, in afterlife. The significant discovery is an ongoing work site. It is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang 's royal tomb.
The Terracotta warriors were found in 1974 east of Xi’an when farmers were digging a water well 1.5 km east of Qin Emperor’s tomb. When they were digging on of the men hit a warrior on the head, the news quickly spread archeologists swarmed the site to uncover more of the Terracotta warriors. The pits held over eight thousand Terra Cotta warriors and horses. There are four pits and only three have been unearthed;
Pit 1. Is the biggest pit of the four with a massive length of 230 meters …show more content…
When he became the emperor he forced people into slavery to build him the Terracotta warriors, every warrior is different from each other some are smiling others are stern.
The warriors are laid out in military columns in ‘corridors’ which are dug seven meters below the earth. The walls and floor are made out of earth and are reinforced with wood. Layers of wood logs, pavers and dirt cover the corridors preserving them from disintegrating. Soon after the emperor died the roof collapsed and covered the army. It took 38 years and 700, 000 workers to complete.
The Terracotta warriors stood around two meters tall and they each have their own personality, some are young while others are middle aged. They are so tall as during that period it is that tall strong warriors form majority of the battle, also they are more impressive for the majesty. They are life sized and are carefully crafted out of clay which is painted in various colours pink, red, green, blue, black, brown, white and purple this gives them a realistic feel but most of the coat has flaked off or faded. The clay from the top terracotta warrior is around five centimeters thick, the lower part of their body is solid. They each have their own little mustache and changes to their hairstyle. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle as their rank, some wear shin pads while others don’t and some wear body
The Terracotta warriors were found in 1974 east of Xi’an when farmers were digging a water well 1.5 km east of Qin Emperor’s tomb. When they were digging on of the men hit a warrior on the head, the news quickly spread archeologists swarmed the site to uncover more of the Terracotta warriors. The pits held over eight thousand Terra Cotta warriors and horses. There are four pits and only three have been unearthed;
Pit 1. Is the biggest pit of the four with a massive length of 230 meters …show more content…
When he became the emperor he forced people into slavery to build him the Terracotta warriors, every warrior is different from each other some are smiling others are stern.
The warriors are laid out in military columns in ‘corridors’ which are dug seven meters below the earth. The walls and floor are made out of earth and are reinforced with wood. Layers of wood logs, pavers and dirt cover the corridors preserving them from disintegrating. Soon after the emperor died the roof collapsed and covered the army. It took 38 years and 700, 000 workers to complete.
The Terracotta warriors stood around two meters tall and they each have their own personality, some are young while others are middle aged. They are so tall as during that period it is that tall strong warriors form majority of the battle, also they are more impressive for the majesty. They are life sized and are carefully crafted out of clay which is painted in various colours pink, red, green, blue, black, brown, white and purple this gives them a realistic feel but most of the coat has flaked off or faded. The clay from the top terracotta warrior is around five centimeters thick, the lower part of their body is solid. They each have their own little mustache and changes to their hairstyle. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle as their rank, some wear shin pads while others don’t and some wear body