Pits Two and Three were discovered in 1976.
Pit 2 contained chariots, cavalry, and infantry.
The life-size statues were created in sections: head, arms, legs, torso, and then assembled. The faces were intricately made basically modeled after the person sitting across the table from the artisan!
Pit Three is believed to be command headquarters.
Also found were acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.
Sadly, when the pits were sealed, Emperor Qin was content with an army made of terracotta, but wanted his concubines made of flesh and blood.....
Yes, it seems he buried his concubines alive.....
All total there is believed to be about 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses.
Even found a couple of picture spots!!
(NO, these are not the actual soldiers.)
If you can see the hand of the soldier to Rodney's left, he is holding up one finger, indicating he is the #1 Man, the General. So, Rodney's holding up two fingers to indicate he'd be the #2 guy.... That works well, since we were Family #2 in our group roll call!!
The pieces were originally painted in bright colors.
Next up-- our noodle lunch and a few 'just had to share' shots....
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