Buried Treasures From the Past Fine Chinese Finds
Archaeologists explore ancient China to uncover artifacts that reveal life thousands of years ago. They use earth layers and carbon dating to estimate ages, with jade works and dragon imagery illustrating cultural symbols from 4700 to 2929 B.C.
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The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology Exhibition Tours
National Gallery of Art hosts the exhibit through January 2, 2000. It travels to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from February 13 to May 7, 2000 and to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from June 17 to September 11, 2000.
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Dig Reveals Terra Cotta Army Wonder Near Xi An
In 1974 farmers near Xi An uncovered fragments of the Qin dynasty burial grounds, revealing a life size terra cotta army once painted and armed. Archaeologists painstakingly recover tiny fragments as the full, famed set of 7,000 soldiers is discussed and explained.
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