WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -(v)The raw material for making terracotta warriors of the 1st and 3rd pits might be taken from loam layer at different depths at Zaoyuan, Gaoxing, Dujia, and Anhoubao in Lintong or another loam layer that has similar soil properties near Qin’s Mausoleum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s located in east-central China and was built between 247 and 210 B.C. A portion of those workers gathered clay from nearby deposits and prepared it in at least three forms, researchers now propose. On-site or nearby workshops used different signature recipes for their clay sculptures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. The terracotta warriors, made in the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), were discovered by chance in 1974, and have since become an icon of Chinese culture throughout the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -After the figures were modeled, they were fired in a kiln and then painted with lacquer colored with strong pigments, like bright malachite, cinnabar, and azurite, alongside “Han purple.”