The discovery of the No.1 pit was due to the appearance of the Terracotta Warriors in March 1974. At that time, farmers in Xiahe village were drilling wells in the south of the village, and the wellhead was in the southeast corner of No.1 pit.
The second pit is a scientific discovery made by archaeologists after drilling. 1976 During the period from April to May, when the archaeological team was carrying out purposeful drilling work on the north side of the eastern end of No.1 pit, another Terracotta Warriors pit was discovered on April 23rd.
The discovery of the third pit, like the second pit, was the result of drilling by the archaeological team. Following Terracotta Warriors Pit No.1 and No.2, a tomb pit was found 25 meters north of the west end of Pit No.1 on May 1976 and May1Sunday, and it was numbered as Pit No.3 in the order of discovery.
There are no terracotta figures in No.4 pit, only backfill soil, probably because of the peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty and other reasons.
Extended data:
Terracotta warriors and horses are divided into soldiers and military attaché s, and military attaché s are divided into junior, intermediate and senior. Ordinary soldiers don't wear crowns, and officers wear crowns. The crown of an ordinary military attache is different from that of a general, and even the armor is different.
Among them, soldiers and figures include infantry, cavalry and chariots. According to actual needs, soldiers of different arms have different equipment.
Most terracotta warriors and horses are in the pit. Most of them are equipped with bronze weapons, including bows, crossbows, arrows, beryllium, spears, bows, paddles, swords, machetes and cymbals. They are dressed in exquisite armor and have colored silk threads on their chests.
The military attache will wear a long crown, and the number of trials will be more. There are differences in the face, figure, expression, eyebrows, eyes and age of Qin terracotta warriors.
Terracotta Warriors and Horses vividly shaped various characters with certain personalities. Its style is vigorous, refined and full of touching artistic charm, which is a symbol of the maturity of China ancient plastic arts.
It not only inherited the tradition of pottery and plastic sculpture since the Warring States period, but also laid the foundation for the prosperity of plastic arts in the Tang Dynasty, and played a connecting role. It is known as "the eighth wonder of the world" and "the treasure of ancient human spiritual civilization".
From 65438 to 0987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the Terracotta Warriors Pit were approved by UNESCO to be included in the World Heritage List.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-terracotta warriors and horses