UM-Bot Posted June 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2014 A new 3D imaging technique could finally determine whether the warriors were based on real soldiers. Discovered in 1974 by farmers in China's Shaanxi province, the army of 8,000 immaculately crafted ancient warriors is considered to be one of the most important archaeological finds in history. Read More: http://www.unexplain...ta-army-mystery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted June 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) It would not have been all that incredibly difficult to model them after real people... Just make a casting of the mans head, and presto... You have an exact likeness... Now whether they did it that way or not is another matter... Edited June 24, 2014 by Taun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted June 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 24, 2014 So somebody got money for a 3D imaging technique to verify what the naked eye could already tell? That those different soldiers are different? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poltergeistnz Posted June 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Was thinking the same thing bubblykiss and damn you for making me type bubblykiss! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousRey Posted June 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2014 So somebody got money for a 3D imaging technique to verify what the naked eye could already tell? That those different soldiers are different? First thought that popped into my head was this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted June 25, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2014 First thought that popped into my head was this. And my second thought was "How do I get a job like that?" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted June 25, 2014 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2014 My second thought was the guy who wrote the grant proposal is a genius. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted June 25, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2014 And my second thought was "How do I get a job like that?" First you need to be called a Doctor of something or at least the "expert" in a field and then find someone that has more money than they know what to do with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted June 25, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Regardless of who they are based on, they are awesome to look at. Such an incredible amount of skill and patience to make these. Incredible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Feet Posted June 25, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It's fascinating so many ancient cultures from all over the world believed in an afterlife that you could take something with you. Monotheism is so boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted June 25, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Was thinking the same thing bubblykiss and damn you for making me type bubblykiss! Assuming you are male, you can hand in your Man-card at any Police Station or Post Office branch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poltergeistnz Posted June 27, 2014 #12 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Assuming you are male, you can hand in your Man-card at any Police Station or Post Office branch. Sorry, you'll have to get it off my ex! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g00dfella Posted June 28, 2014 #13 Share Posted June 28, 2014 nce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted June 29, 2014 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2014 nce *crash* There goes an "i". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted June 30, 2014 #15 Share Posted June 30, 2014 What if they are statues made from the alikeness of the fallen ones as commemorative process. It it was an important war they were simply heroes whose figures should have remained in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted November 21, 2014 #16 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Update - Statistical analysis revealed that no two ears in the small sample group were exactly the same. Indeed, the degree of variability resembled a human population. This preliminary finding lends credence to the idea that the ancient artists were aiming for realism."Based on this initial sample, the terra-cotta army looks like a series of portraits of real warriors," says UCL archaeologist Marcos Martinon-Torres. http://news.national...na-archaeology/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted November 25, 2014 #17 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I've always wondered if every one of those figures was an accurate representation of a soldier that was sacrificed at the time of the Emperors death to accompany and protect him in the afterlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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