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Unearthing the Terracotta Army

27/03/2013 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Unearthing the Terracotta Army

Discovered by chance by farmers digging a well, the secrets of the Qin Dynasty in China.

A chance discovery by farmers digging a well in China, the secrets of the Qin Dynasty revealed after 2,000 years.

Discovered by chance by farmers digging a well, the secrets of the Qin Dynasty revealed after 2,000 years. We hear from the lead archaeologist responsible for one of the most important finds of the century, and what it tells us about the sophistication of the society at the time in China. Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images.

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