The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Credit: Danny Lehman/Getty Images Archaeologists studying China's famous "Terracotta Army" have uncovered what they believe to be a rare, life-size statue of a high-ranking military officer ...

However, recent discoveries of chariot-riding Bronze Age burials in China, complete with remnants ... Read also: 3,000-year-old Mesopotamian bricks unlock secrets of Earth's magnetic anomalies ...

221-210BC) in northwest China’s Shaanxi province. The sheep were likely part of a burial ritual, indicated by the fact that the animals were lined up in an organised fashion. While the chariot ...