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The Terracotta Warriors - The Secret Codes of the Emperor's Army (Paperback): Maurice M. Cotterell

The Terracotta Warriors - The Secret Codes of the Emperor's Army (Paperback)

Maurice M. Cotterell

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Legend has it that in 206BC the first emperor of unified China, Shi Huang-te, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an everlasting army. In 1974, archaeologists discovered the first of more than 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors buried near the pyramid tomb of Shi Huang-te, confirming that the legend was more than a myth. But why were the massive soldiers, each weighing more than half a tonne, buried there at all? Was it simply to guard the emperor in the afterlife? Or was there more to the legend?

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Imprint: Headline
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2003
Authors: Maurice M. Cotterell
Dimensions: 236 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-7472-7133-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Asian archaeology
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > BCE to 500 CE > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > BCE to 500 CE > General
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LSN: 0-7472-7133-X
Barcode: 9780747271338

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