WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Zhao Kangmin, the Archaeologist Who Pieced Together China’s Terracotta Warriors. When fragments of China’s famed terracotta warriors were discovered by farmers in 1974, Zhao Kangmin was one of the first archaeologists on the scene.

Detailed explanation-2: -As part of the complex, more than 700, 000 laborers constructed a life-size terra cotta army and tomb complex. The army took an estimated 40 years to finish. The clay soldiers remained untouched for more than 2000 years, until 1974, when they were unearthed by Chinese farmers.

Detailed explanation-3: -It has been made since thousands of years by indigenous cultures across the world. Terracotta has been in use since ancient times, viz. in Chinese Pottery (from 10, 000 BCE), in Greek Pottery (from 7, 000 BCE), and in Mesopotamian and Egyptian arts and sculptures.