The statue, believed to be of a high-ranking military commander, was discovered at the famous Terracotta Army site in China, ...

was simply contamination from chromium-rich lacquer applied by the artisans to the terracotta figures and weapons parts. Chromium played no role in their preservation. The Terracotta Army consists of ...

and experts have since discovered a complex army of thousands of terracotta warrior statues, horses, chariots, and weapons surrounding the emperor’s tomb, which remains unopened. “They are ...

The Terracotta Army site stretches across 22 square miles ... horses, chariots, and weapons. So far, only around 2,000 statues have been unearthed, and many experts believe thousands more ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known ... Three are filled with the terra-cotta soldiers, horse-drawn chariots, and weapons. The fourth pit is empty, a testament to the original unfinished ...