O'Connor, Jane.

The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient China / Terracotta warriors of Ancient China Jane O'Connor. - New York : Viking, 2002. - 48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

ISBN: 0670035122

LCCN: 2001046900

Subjects--Personal Names:
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. --Tomb.
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Archaeology.
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Antiquities.
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.

LC Class. No.: DS747.9.C47 / O26 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 931