Medieval History
Acrobats from Burma, workers from Central or West Asia, and a mausoleum design inspired by work in the Middle East ? the Mausoleum of China?s First Emperor was a cosmopolitan place says Dr. Duan Qingbo, the man in charge of excavating it.
The mausoleum was created about 2,200 year ago and served as a tomb for Qin Shi Huang ? the first emperor of China. While the emperor?s tomb is largely unexcavated, archaeologists have found thousands of life-size terracotta figures nearby. It?s believed that this army was created to serve the emperor in the afterlife.
Dr. Duan discussed the cosmopolitan nature of the complex at a lecture at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, which is currently hosting a Terracotta Warriors exhibition. He doesn?t speak English so his words were translated by Dr. Chen Shen, museum curator and Chinese archaeology expert.
Click here to read this article from The Independent
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Acrobats from Burma, workers from Central or West Asia, and a mausoleum design inspired by work in the Middle East ? the Mausoleum of China?s First Emperor was a cosmopolitan place says Dr. Duan Qingbo, the man in charge of excavating it.
The mausoleum was created about 2,200 year ago and served as a tomb for Qin Shi Huang ? the first emperor of China. While the emperor?s tomb is largely unexcavated, archaeologists have found thousands of life-size terracotta figures nearby. It?s believed that this army was created to serve the emperor in the afterlife.
Dr. Duan discussed the cosmopolitan nature of the complex at a lecture at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, which is currently hosting a Terracotta Warriors exhibition. He doesn?t speak English so his words were translated by Dr. Chen Shen, museum curator and Chinese archaeology expert.
Click here to read this article from The Independent
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