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100	1		_aBurman, Edward, _eauthor
245	1	4	_aThe terracotta warriors _hBook : _bexploring the most intriguing puzzle in Chinese history / _cEdward Burman.
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_axxv, 273 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color), map ; _c24 cm.
365			_a01 _b3,933.00
500			_a"August 2018"--Title page verso
520			_aTraces the discovery of the famed terracotta warriors against a backdrop of what is currently known about the Qin Dynasty, offering scholarly insights into the surprising theories about the creation of the Qin Emperor's remarkable third-century B.C.E. mausoleum
520			_a"A history of the famous Terracotta Army in Xi'an, China, exploring what we now know about it, what remains hidden, and the fascinating theories that surround its creation. Exciting investigations in northwest China are about to reveal more of the mysteries of the huge mausoleum of the Qin Emperor, a portion of which was accidently discovered in 1974 by farmers who were digging a well. The second phase of an international research project began in 2011 and is ongoing. More recently still, promising new excavations began in Pit 2, with exciting fresh discoveries already announced. The Terracotta Warriors seeks to examine one of China's most famous archaeological discoveries in light of these new findings. The book begins with the discovery of the terracotta warriors and then tells the history of the Qin Dynasty and as much as is known about the construction of the 3rd century BCE mausoleum, based on the work of the historian Sima Qian (145-90 BCE). He wrote that the First Emperor was buried with palaces, towers, officials, valuable artifacts, and wondrous objects. According to this account, one hundred flowing rivers were simulated using mercury; the ceiling was decorated with heavenly bodies, high above the features of the land. The new findings and the description of the mausoleum based on the quoted historical accounts suggest that the next discoveries may surpass the size and conception of the original discovery of the terracotta warriors. In the second part, Edward Burman asks: Who built it and how? He also questions the role of the terracotta warriors, who may be servants and not warriors, and what their function may have been in the afterlife. Finally, he anticipates the ongoing discoveries and describes the new methods of excavation and preservation."--Dust jacket
521			_aAll
650		0	_aTerra-cotta sculpture, Chinese _yQin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D
650		0	_aGrave goods _zChina _zShaanxi Sheng
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zChina _zShaanxi Sheng
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