1/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaDiscovered in 1974 by local farmers digging a well, Pit One at the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum near Xian, China, is home to more than 6,000 reconstructed terra-cotta warriors and horses. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext2/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaMany of the reconstructed warriors were originally crafted with what might best be described as beer bellies, likely because the warriors were paid with a supply of alcohol. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext3/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaThe face of each terra-cotta warrior in Emperor Qin’s subterranean army is unique. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext4/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaThe clay soldiers were also entombed with wooden chariots and weapons such as spears and swords. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext5/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaArchaeologists have yet to discover a terra-cotta warrior that’s completely intact; all of those on display at the museum have been painstakingly pieced together from broken fragments. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext6/6Terra-Cotta Army in ChinaThough the artifacts Pit One are the same color today, Emperor Qin’s soldiers were originally painted a variety of colors. // © 2015 Shane NelsonPreviousNext