The Greeks built an army to guard the tomb of Qin Shihuang

Archaeologists concluded that the terracotta army guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang could be manipulated under the direction of a Greek sculptor.

New research by international archaeologists points to the possibility that Greeks helped China build a famous terracotta army in the tomb of Qin Shihuang emperor in Xinjiang province, Telegraph reported yesterday. .

8,000 statues of soldiers guarding Emperor Qin's tomb can be manipulated under the direction of a European sculptor, influenced by ancient Greece.

While excavating the tomb area, archaeologists found mitochondrial DNA found only in Europeans, suggesting that Western travelers had settled in China during the Qin Shi Huang period from 259 to 210 years ago. BC, 1,500 years earlier than previously noted.

Terracotta army consists of 8,000 soldiers guarding the tomb of Qin Shihuang.(Photo: Smithsonian Magazine).

This discovery is said to be "the most important in the last 40 years" , surpassing the discovery of terracotta troops. The research team believes that this is the mark that marks the first interchange between Western and Chinese civilizations in history.

"We obtained evidence of a close relationship between the first Emperor of China and the Western people before the Silk Road was officially born. This time is earlier than we have ever observed." Dr. Li Xiuzhen, an archaeologist at the Tomb Tomb of Qin Shihuang emperor, said. Previously, Chinese people did not have a tradition of making large statues of real people, so this is also evidence to support the hypothesis of terracotta army influenced by the West.

Professor Lukas Nickel, president of the Asian Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Vienna, Austria, believes that Qin Shihuang's tomb has the sound of Greek statues appearing in Central Asia after the reign of Alexander the Great ."I think a Greek sculptor might have come here and instructed local artisans, " Nickel said.

The excavation team also found several bones of young women, probably nobles buried with precious jewelry made of gold and pearls. The skull of a young man, probably the Funeral Businessman, the eldest son of Emperor Qin Shihuang, was also discovered with an arrow through.

The tomb area is said to be much larger than previous observations with a total area of ​​98km ² , 200 times larger than the Egyptian Kings Valley, including two paths leading out to be found thanks to aircraft technology. driver