Buried Treasures From the Past Fine Chinese Finds
Scientists called archaeologists dig into the ground to find artifacts or finds that reveal life thousands of years before year 2000. They study earth layers and use carbon dating to estimate age, uncovering clues from ancient China and its remarkable artifacts.
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Golden Age exhibit travels from NGA to Houston and SF
The show The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and travels next to the Museum of Fine Arts in 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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National Gallery of Art
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Museum of Fine Arts
Houston
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Department of Asian Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Mo
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Dig Reveals Life Size Terra Cotta Army in China
In 1974 near Xian farmers uncovered fragments from Shihuangdi’s burial grounds. The terra cotta army once guarded the emperor in life size, with about 7,000 soldiers believed to protect him in the afterlife. Archaeologists painstakingly sift soil to recover tiny fragments.
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Terra Cotta Army
China
Xian
Shihuangdi
Shee-Hwang-Dee
Qin
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