Figurines from the so-called "terracotta army of Cyprus" are to go on show in the UK for the first time. The larger than life-size clay figures were discovered in north-west Cyprus and will join ...

These clay figures are the famous Terracotta Army, and had remained undiscovered until 1974 whe farmers found the special ...

The monochrome figures that visitors to Xian’s terra-cotta army museum see today actually began as the multicolored fantasy of a ruler whose grandiose ambitions extended beyond the mortal realm.

He knew figures had in the past been dug out of ... the most stunning archaeological finds of the 20th Century: a terracotta army estimated at 8,000-strong, crafted on an industrial scale 2,200 ...

ITV News was invited to visit on the 50th anniversary year of what was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. | ITV National News ...

These burial figures date from the Tang dynasty in ... The most famous example is the life-size terracotta army created for the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang around 200BC. By the time they got ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known ... Archaeologists estimate the pits may contain as many as 8,000 figures, but the total may never be known. Qin's tomb itself remains unexcavated, though ...

Shortly thereafter, a team of archaeologists discovered not just one but thousands of terracotta figures under ... The Terracotta Army is believed to be a part of the funerary complex for Qin ...