Farmers MADE A SHOCKING DISCOVERY As They Were Digging for Water But Found Something Else

during the 1970s there was a terrible drought in shanshi Province China a group of civilians living in the area were becoming desperate for water and so in the springtime of 1974 the local farmers started digging around a well to solve their problem before we continue please take some time to subscribe to daily dose like and share this video with your friends they had no idea that they would find something more valuable than water a few feet into the hard soil the group of farmers found something out out of the ordinary when they realized what it was they instantly did the right thing and notified the proper people the farmers called jao Kang Min a local to their place who is now working as a museum curator they informed Xiao Kang Min that they found something that has the potential to be a historical artifact when Xiao Kang Min heard the news he had a feeling about this discovery but did not want to assume too much until he has seen it it turned out that in the past researchers have already been investigating the area particularly in the city of Shian Shian city was just 86 Mi away from where the farmers were digging for water due to the location jao Kong Min thinks that what the farmers had discovered could be connected to what their research team found this research took place a decade before and Xiao Kong Min was part of the excavation and research team the discovery their team had uncovered belong to one of China's dynasties from 2,000 years ago this brings us to the Chin Dynasty which was around 221 to 206 BC during this time China was unified under the rule of Emperor chin Sher hang according to the research they made the Majestic burial chamber and Tomb of the great emperor are somewhere within the city of Xian during their excavation in the 1960s their team uncovered a sculpture of three kneeling crossbowmen the artifacts dated back to the time of Emperor chin shur hang so when Xiao Kung got the call he and his team team immediately rode his bike to the area when they arrived young zra one of the farmers had just finished digging up a life-sized human head sculpture it looked like the sculpture was made of reddish brown clay during the Chin Dynasty this material was known as baked Earth more known worldwide as terracotta digging a little bit more revealed scraps of statues there were legs arms heads and bodies spread out in the area it looked like parts of one or two unfinished statues but what does it mean the presence of the research team caught the attention of the residents in the area and soon words spread out some of them came forward and informed the research team that this was not the first time something historical was found in their area weeks before any researchers came to the site the local farmers had been finding all sorts of historical Treasures in the area they were able to find some bronze arrowheads which they had already sold for scraps at first jao Kang mean and his team decided to keep everything a secret so they can secretly work on the findings they were worried that if the government finds out the site might be shut down or destroyed during this time the national policies are not as supportive of historical finds they needed to act fast Xiao Kang min's team collected samples of the Terra Cotta and tried to piece them together like a puzzle it took a couple of days but once completed they were immediately blown away their hard work formed not just one but two 6 tall Warrior statues each one weighed several hundred lb with all the pieces put together more questions started to arise what were these statues used for could there be more on the site will they be able to excavate more they were nervous about how the authorities would react to this find somehow a journalist got hold of their story while traveling in the area the secret excavation was immediately leaked to the public thankfully the effect was a positive one the government seemed to be just as interested as the research was the authorities met with jao Kong Min and his team and made the excavation official with the government on their side they were able to work as they pleased jao Kong mean's team was able to do more and eventually uncovered a whole layer of teracotta Warriors and honeycomb Chambers the entire fine spanned over 16,000 square meters it turned out to be one of the 20th Century's most important archaeological findings what makes this finding important is that this belongs to the Chin Dynasty Emperor chin shur hang D was not only known as a great ruler but he was also the first ruler who reigned a power centralized and Multinational Empire in Chinese history he reigned for 36 years and all the achievements in his dynasty were remarkable although some historians would consider his War tactics to be brutal Emperor Chen was able to unite seven different nations into one reigning Empire unifying different sections and Nations was not an easy thing to do during his time what makes it amazing is that he started at a very young age in 246 BC a 13-year-old Emperor chiner hangi started his legacy he went to war and the Empire he built is present-day China the emperor created a standard script currency and weights and measuring system Emperor chin also built a chain of highways to link the Nations together he was the one who commissioned the original Great Wall of China it seems that Emperor chiner hangi believed in the afterlife he commissioned an entire military of terracotta warriors to accompany him to the afterlife his Grand Vision led to the creation of one of the biggest maoams or tomb Chambers in the world in Ancient China when an elite died they would normally be buried with their servants but a lot of people started to question Human Sacrifice so the emperor used terracotta figures as a substitute for their slaves the Emperor built an entire military army to escort him into eternity it took several years to work on uncovering the entire terra cotta Army there were more than 7,000 handmade terracotta combat Fighters and soldiers as they made their way deeper into the mausoleum the team found that the soldiers were standing according to rank archaeology expert shio Jen Le shared in an interview with BBC that these Warriors are all life-size like real soldiers from their hairstyle the headgear you can tell that they are different ranks it was indeed an important historical find that China could consider a National Treasure and since Emperor chin was a very detail oriented person the soldiers were not mass-produced every statue weighed several hundred pounds and came with different details the whole Army was handcrafted carefully every Soldier was sculpted and designed to look different and unique like real people they were made to posed as if they were ready to go to battle they also carried different weapons wore different uniforms different hairstyles or headgear and also had different facial expressions archaeologist shuen Lee and her team discovered chamber pit 3 during the 1980s and discovered more statues only this time the statues were colored the paint looked vibrant but when studied they found that some of the colors and paint had faded over time while some were damaged from Air exposure what impressed the team was the material they used to paint the statues natural colors were created from plants and natural minerals meanwhile specific colors like purple were created with chemicals this meant that the Chin Dynasty already had the technology to use chemicals to make artificial coloring 2,000 years ago just like the Terracotta Army the painted statues in chamber pit 3 were handmade and unique the statues did not only have different attire gears and faces but the way they were painted was also unique the statues in chamber pit 3 were high command citizens like Court members and government officials there were also civilians and entertainers like musicians dancers and acrobats there were also artifacts weaponry and other monuments in it there were even terracotta statues of exotic animals when the team reached the fourth chamber they found that the space was empty historians believed that this meant the project had stopped probably because Emperor chin already passed away but even though the project was incomplete it was undeniably impressive all in all the tomb chamber of Emperor chin was indeed a magnificent full-sized underground terracotta Kingdom the first chamber pit held thousands of Terracotta soldiers the second chamber pit held War chariots and horses the third chamber pit held the colored terracotta statues if this was created for Emperor Chin's tomb where is his body the tomb chamber was found less than a mile away from pit chamber 1 where the Terracotta Warriors are found however it remains to be unsealed to this day it was noticeable that the Terracotta fig figures guarding the tomb were in bad condition after air exposure the archaeologists and historians were afraid that opening the tomb chamber would greatly damage its contents because of this they decided to leave it as is to conserve it from any damage until they found a way to excavate and explore it safely despite Emperor Chin's High appreciation for documentation and writing Scriptures it was surprising that there were no records or even plans written up about his huge tomb chamber for now historians can only speculate and hypothesize what could be hidden inside the emperor's tomb this is unique in China and also unique in the world even now I walk in and I still feel very impressed archaeologist shuen Lee expressed she finds it to be a great honor and the highlight of her career to be part of the team that uncovered it