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Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

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  • Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. TheS1
  • Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. Th...S2
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Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The

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Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km northeast of historic…

Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

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What to know

  • Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. TheS1
  • Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. Th...S2
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