The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of the Qin Shi Huang during the early periods of Chinese Emperialism. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor with the purpose to protect the emperor in his afterlife, and to make sure that he had people to rule over.
In one of the latest discoveries in China, a never-before-seen artefacts of Terracotta warriors were unearthed. Aside from the terracotta, war drums and painted shield were present also.
The discovery was a stunning new collection of 2,000-year-old terracotta warriors buried at the Qin Shihuang Unesco World Heritage site in Shaanxi province.
It was the third excavation site since 1974 and 1985, the third excavation begun in 2009. It covers an extended 200 square meters in Pit Number One, the largest and the most visited of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum.
Archaeologists unveiled 120 new terracotta warriors. Aside from those discoveries other artifacts such as war drums and a dramatic painted shield were uncovered also. In total, more than 310 small pieces have been newly excavated as well as 12 clay horses.
