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  1. 02-Sep-2011 #1
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    3000 year old chariots found in China...

    http://www.metro.co.uk/news/874221-r...-tomb-in-china

    Awesome discovery, amazing how well preserved they are!
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    Wow!

    I'm still waiting for them to go into Qin Shi Huang's tomb! Could be more amazing than the Pyramids!

    One of the first projects the young king accomplished while he was alive was the construction of his own tomb. In 215 BC Qin Shi Huang ordered General Meng Tian with 300,000 men to begin construction. Other sources suggested he ordered 720,000 unpaid laborers to build his tomb to specification. Again, given John Man's observation regarding populations of the time (see paragraph above), these historical estimates are debatable. The main tomb (located at 34°22′52.75″N 109°15′13.06″E) containing the emperor has yet to be opened and there is evidence suggesting that it remains relatively intact. Sima Qian's description of the tomb includes replicas of palaces and scenic towers, "rare utensils and wonderful objects", 100 rivers made with mercury, representations of "the heavenly bodies", and crossbows rigged to shoot anyone who tried to break in. The tomb was built on Li Mountain, which is only 30 kilometers away from Xi'an. Modern archaeologists have located the tomb, and have inserted probes deep into it. The probes revealed abnormally high quantities of mercury, some 100 times the naturally occurring rate, suggesting that some parts of the legend are credible. Secrets were maintained, as most of the workmen who built the tomb were killed.
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    Can't they just open that shit, yo?

    And those chariots be pimp, I want me some of those.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EvilNed View Post
    Can't they just open that sh*t
    Wish they would...
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    What, is that Fred Flintstone's tomb? ;-) The article doesn't say, but it looks to me like those are statues of chariots.
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  6. 13-Sep-2011 #6
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    not exactly on the level of the buried army, but still a pretty cool find.
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