Explore the buried clay warriors, chariots, and bronze weapons of China’s first emperor. (Aired November 12, 2014)
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In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. Lost and forgotten for over 2,200 years, this clay army, 8,000-strong, stands poised to help the First Emperor rule again beyond the grave. Now, a new archaeological campaign is probing the thousands of figures entombed in the mausoleum. With exclusive access to pioneering research, “Emperor’s Ghost Army” explores how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers. NOVA tests the power of these weapons with high-action experiments and reports on revolutionary 3D computer modeling techniques that are providing new insights into how the clay figures were made, revealing in the process the secrets of one of archaeology’s greatest discoveries.
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00:00 Introduction
05:34 The Excavation of the Terracotta Army
11:31 Who Built the Terracotta Army?
17:35 How Was the Terracotta Army Made?
25:56 Weapons of the Terracotta Army
41:23 The Productivity of the Qin Empire
50:50 The End of the Qin Empire
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Faces all different too…
I wish they would eliminate the annoying music, though.
The actual tomb has not been opened yet, right?
Truly one of the wonders of the world
All of their faces are different
Sounds like China hasn't changed much in 2000 years.
PBS NOVA over History Chanel
The massive scale of the Terracotta Army Rivals that of the Great Pyramids
9:29 what I find absolutely amazing is how not one of them shares the same facial features they're all individual people… And I'm so grateful for the spine because it gives you a chance to learn more about other cultures 😊
It is an absolute shame that super ancient books were burned not only by the first emperor, but across the ancient world. We could know sooooo much more going back millenia before where we start to know history
I wonder why China doesnt use his map for their "ancient borders"
These terracotta soldiers aren't just greenware, they've been fired! Can you imagine how big the kilns were, and so numerous!
. . . Qin Shi Huang Di- was a personal Hero of Mao Ze Tsung . . . and as Joseph Stalin, was inspired by the vicious Rule of Ivan IV Grozny( "The Hammer") – first Tsar of Russia . . . so Mao, patterned his own Murderous, Psychopatic Regime of Terror- upon that of China's first Emperor . . . resulting in the deaths of many millions of his own People, and the virtual Enslavement of the Survivors . . .
. . . The People's Republic- still operates, to this day- under a version of the Qin Ruler's Legalist System . . . a reason why the PRC, has the highest rates of Execution- amongst Modern Human Societies . . .
Knew about it
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This might sound crazy but I think they should’ve did an x-ray and MRI on statues it is very possible, Annunaki gods turn these people into what they are, and there have been other statutes that they found a human body inside
Made into individual id like a modern day photo but 3d sculpture 😮
The Terracotta Soliders are truly an incredible achievement, however difficult it was on those who built it, it's amazing to see. Hope they complete the restoration in my lifetime so I can see it.
My therory is these were made to contain the souls of fallen soldiers and are more like the pyramids only underground and in groups.
The terracotta warriors were built like 3D printing: coil of clay built up layer by layer.
Mike loades has been on so many documentaries it's wild, not to mention hosted his own too.
china😊😊😊😊🌺🌺🌺
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I have a PBS DVD from the series SECRETS OF THE DEAD about those Terracotta soldiers.
… if you are going to rule in the 'after-life' you just might need your own army.
The amount of detail is astonishing.
WOW on my adventure list even as they are not to friendly today!