In March 1974 a group of peasants digging a well discovered something extraordinary: fragments of a terracotta statue from deep within the ground. The following excavations uncovered thousands of terracotta soldiers, which have since been named one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. But what were they doing there? And whose tomb were they protecting?
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China, with a controversial reputation that remains even thousands of years after his death. He unified China in 221 BCE, effectively ending the period
