The emperor's silent army

terracotta warriors of Ancient China

About this book

Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

Subjects

  • antiquities
  • archaeology
  • archaeology, juvenile literature
  • history
  • juvenile literature
  • terra-cotta sculpture
  • terra-cotta sculpture, chinese
  • tomb