Some weapons made of wood could not resist Soil moisture
Qin Shi Huangdi spent 36 years in the erection of his mausoleum, the largest necropolis in the world
The Museum of Fine Arts Montreal has the oldest soldiers of earth excavated in China dating from the fourth century BCE. Ten life-size statues of horses and are exposed. More 1o ooo bows, swords, crossbows and other weapons have been unearthed, still sharp with the chrome in which they were immersed.
Horse size
In March 1974, the Yang brothers, two Chinese farmers digging a well in their field. They find a statue of clay. Archaeologists go out and find several graves in which a gigantic underground army of eight thousand terracotta soldiers, size, guardian of the Emperor since 2200 years. Thousands more remain to be discovered. The Eternal Army is considered the eighth wonder of the world and 600 archaeologists still continue to explore the underground city. This is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.
"Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, the very man who united the seven kingdoms and built the Great Wall, his life was feared assassination attempts, he finally poisoned himself 49, by drinking a daily elixir Mercury he thought he could make him immortal. " (Laura Vigo) In his folly, the emperor recreated in his city of the dead all he had loved and possessed during his earthly life. Millions of workers, including 700,000 slaves would sweat blood to complete this massive undertaking. To keep the secret of great treasures buried the emperor buried alive all those who participated in the erection of his final resting place, along with all his wives and concubines. The bones of these women have been found. The oldest Chinese historian wrote that the tomb of the emperor was surrounded on all sides by rivers of mercury and deadly traps waiting for the tomb robbers. The mausoleum has not yet been explored!
is a fascinating exhibition. I went with Anne-Emmanuelle and Jeannie ... I promised myself never to return to the Museum with my daughter! But ... Nonsense, I said yes and happy and more!
Jeannie and Anne-Emmanuelle Museum. Two days after opening, already a queue ...
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