Fading Legions: The Mystery of the Terracotta Warriors’ Loss of Color Revealed In 1974, farmers drilling a well in Shaanxi, China, accidentally discovered thousands of terracotta soldiers – the Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum – that had been buried underground for more than 2,000 years. These terracotta warriors shocked the world when they were … Continue reading Why did the Terracotta Warriors lose their color?