Where were the statues placed and found?
The warriors were built after the Great Wall of China. The terracotta army were discovered by accident in China while framers were digging in a broken pit and found 6000 life-sized terracotta figures. In 1976 two more pits were discovered with more terracotta warriors. They were a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.
The warriors were built after the Great Wall of China. The terracotta army were discovered by accident in China while framers were digging in a broken pit and found 6000 life-sized terracotta figures. In 1976 two more pits were discovered with more terracotta warriors. They were a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.