Terra-cotta Army Horses


The Terracotta Army protects the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di. They used "yellow earth" that was around the burial site and mixed in quartz sand, mica, and feldspar to give it a  grit and strengthen its mechanical properties. Archaeologists did not just find hundreds of soldiers, they actually found thousands of soldiers. What is super interesting is every soldier is unique in its own way from facial feature, hair style, hand gestures, and even ranking. For it to be kept in such pristine condition for more than 2,000 years is ridiculous.

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