Some 5 metres (16. 4 feet) 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 (22 miles) northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife.

Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371607/terracotta-warriors-could-be-mainly-built-women-and-children-batch-fingerprints-show)

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