Terracotta Army quiz: What do you know about the 'warriors' in the 2,200-year-old tomb of China's 1st emperor?

a photo of many terracotta warriors lined up

The Terracotta Army is sometimes called the "eighth wonder of the world." (Image credit: David Davis Photoproductions RF via Alamy)

Half a century ago, Chinese farmers stumbled upon an enormous underground mausoleum full of life-size clay people, animals and military equipment. Archaeologists think that the tomb may be an entire replica of the Chinese city of Xi'an built to honor the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who died in 210 B.C.

Excavations within the tomb over the past five decades have continued to reveal more chambers full of statues, weapons, and skeletons of both humans and animals. But the actual grave of Emperor Qin, who conquered six warring states and unified China, has remained untouched for over two millennia.

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Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, as well as a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was formerly a university professor and researcher. She has received awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science writing.

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