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Terracotta Army (China). More than 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots and 670 horses form this vast, life-size clay army, protecting China's first emperor in the afterlife. During the 3rd century BC, Emperor Qin Shi Huang commissioned the army over the millennia hidden away underground they were forgotten about. Their discovery was entirely accidental. In March 1974, some peasants hit something hard. As they dug around the object, they unearthed a decapitated head made of terracotta pottery. They called the authorities who uncovered the vast army beneath the ground. (Photo by Ingo Jezierski/Getty Images)
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