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9780674026971

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army

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  • ISBN13:

    9780674026971

  • ISBN10:

    0674026977

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-11-01
  • Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

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A new look at one of the most spectacular finds in the annals of archaeology, this book also considers the historical and archaeological context of the Terracotta Army, as well as the extensive research and excavation carried out since its discovery in 1974 China.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The First Emperor: The Making of Chinap. 14
The Rise of Qin and the Military Conquest of the Warring Statesp. 30
The First Emperor and the Qin Empirep. 58
Qin Coinsp. 80
Qin Palaces and Architecturep. 83
Qin Gold and Jadep. 94
Imperial Tours and Mountain Inscriptionsp. 104
The First Emperor's Tomb: The Afterlife Universep. 114
A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Underground Empirep. 152
The Terracotta Armyp. 158
Armour for the Afterlifep. 180
Entertainment for the Afterlifep. 192
Scientific Analysisp. 204
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