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02.20.18Terracotta Theft: Chinese Anger over Stolen Warrior Thumb
BBC
Chinese authorities have demanded “severe punishment” for a man who allegedly stole the thumb of a terracotta warrior statue on display in the US, Chinese state media report.
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05.06.17
The Earthy Glories of Ancient China
from New York Review of Books
French schoolchildren used to be taught that they were descended from the Gauls, a tribe that emerged around the fifth century BC. It is a common conceit of 19th-century nationalism that citizens of modern nation-states can trace their national...
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10.12.16Discoveries May Rewrite History of China’s Terracotta Warriors
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Finds at the famous tomb complex point to influences from abroad and a blood-soaked succession after the death of China's first emperor
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01.22.14China Teams Up with Hollywood for Terracotta Army Superhero Movie
Guardian
"Super Terracotta Warriors" is China's response to the recent slew of Hollywood films based on comic books.
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12.03.12China Unearths Vast Ancient Palace Near Terracotta Army in Xi'an
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The palace is the largest discovered in the emperor's sprawling second century BC mausoleum, which lies on the outskirts of Xi'an, an ancient capital city in central China.