The pursuit of immortality dates back thousands of years. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang famously died from mercury ...

In 1974, a group of farmers in the Shaanxi province of China made a discovery that would rock the archaeological community forever. At first appearing to be nothing more than common clay fragments, ...

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The shocking moment at the Museum of the Terracotta Army Huang was caught on camera as other tourists looked on A male tourist jumped into a pit at the Museum of the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi ...

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

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Chariot and Horse No. 1 (Replica), Qin dynasty style (20th century); Bronze. Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum, MMYL007 For archaeologists, Xi’an is the gift that keeps giving. Since its ...

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A tourist forced his way into the third-century BCE “Terracotta Army,” a group of thousands of ancient sculptures of soldiers in Shaanxi province in China, resulting in damage to some of the works, ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...