Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Finds -- 3: The Terracotta Army & the Tomb of Qin
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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Mao's Mission in the Cultural Revolution
Large troughs were uncovered containin several thousand more warriors. Almost three thousand have been excavated, and along with them various other sculptures and art ifacts that seem to form a complex funerary collection connected to the mausoleum complex. So why is it that, to ja kongman's relief and surprise, the government officials responded positively to discovery? It's probably firstly because of the apparent connection to chin shi hwang, who was the first ruler to centralize china as an empire.
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