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The terracotta warriors

exploring the most intriguing puzzle in Chinese history

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The terracotta warriors
Edward Burman
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The terracotta warriors

exploring the most intriguing puzzle in Chinese history

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Traces the discovery of the famed terracotta warriors against a backdrop of what is currently known about the Qin Dynasty, offering scholarly insights into the surprising theories about the creation of the Qin Emperor's remarkable third-century B.C.E. mausoleum.

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English
Pages
273

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Subjects
Tomb, Excavations (Archaeology), Antiquities, Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese, Terra-cotta sculpture, China, antiquities, China, history, 221 b.c.-960 a.d., Soldiers in art, Exhibitions, Horses in art, History
People
Qin shi huang Emperor of China (259 B.C.-210 B.C)
Places
China, Shaanxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (China)
Times
Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.

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Terracotta Warriors: History, Mystery and the Latest Discoveries
2019, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Terracotta Warriors
2018, Pegasus Books
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The terracotta warriors: exploring the most intriguing puzzle in Chinese history
2018
in English - First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
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Terracotta Warriors: History, Mystery and the Latest Discoveries
2018, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Terracotta Warriors: 2,000 Years of History, Mystery and New Discovery
2016, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Table of Contents

Introduction : legends and the 1974 discovery
I: History. Warrior Chu
The ancestors of Qin Shihuang
From provincial kings to universal emperor
Creation of the temporal empire
II: Mystery. What kind of immortality did Qin Shihuang expect?
What is the mausoleum?
Who built the army, and how?
What were the warriors for?
What is in the mausoleum?
III: Latest discoveries. Latest discoveries and research
New techniques for study, restoration and conservation
Recent excavations and current studies
Why did the Qin fail?
Epilogue : future prospects.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-260) and index.

Copyright Date
2018

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Dewey Decimal Class
931/.04

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Pagination
xxv, 273 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
273

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OL26963339M
ISBN 10
1681777967
ISBN 13
9781681777962
OCLC/WorldCat
1045059352

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