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Archaeologists Make New Discoveries on Army Formation of Terracotta Warriors

Archaeologists have made new discoveries on the arrangement of military formation of terracotta warriors during the third excavation of Pit No.1 of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Previous archaeological studies have shown that Pit No.1 is divided into 11 tunnels, where thousands of terracotta warriors formed a military formation. Pit No.1 contains a 38-way column with infantry and charioteers arranged in an orderly and well-organized manner.