China unearthed hundreds of clay soldiers

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 114 statues of burned clay soldiers in a tomb area of ​​the Qin Dynasty in Xi'an City.

Chinese statues of baked clay.Photo: chinatour.com .

The China Daily said the statues were created in 221 BC. The statues are 1.8 to 2 meters tall, black hair, brown or black eyes. Their faces are colored in green, white or pink. Many statues were broken into small pieces and mixed with weapons, vases, pots and other objects. Archaeologists found many burns on clay - evidence that the tomb used to be on fire.

According to the BBC, the tomb site was found in 1974 and since then it has been excavated. Xu Weihong, the excavation team leader, said they have found more than 8,000 terracotta statues since then.

"It is difficult to restore statues of soldiers with baked clay when they have broken into pieces. It takes us at least 10 days to recover a statue," Xu said.

Archaeological experts believe that all baked clay statues are decorated with colorful, parallel colors fade after two millennia.

According to China Daily, this is a tomb for Qin Shihuang, who is said to be the first emperor of China. The burned clay soldiers were created to protect him after his death.

Xian - a city in Shaanxi Province, China - is one of the four capitals in Chinese history. In fact, it was the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.