11764 Reconstructing the warriors, Xian cropped
Seriously, this photo was not accepted for the Group "Archaeological Artefact photography". Lest you do not know, I am an archaeologist. I visited Xian with a group of archaeologists and heritage specialists in 2014. All of the terracotta warriors are known ONLY from archaeology, and they are artefacts. Most archaeological artefacts have to be reconstructed before they are put on display. This photo shows that, and it was really instructive to me that the warriors were not all found standing in the positions we view them. Give me a break. Most group allocations are irrelevant, but not this one.
11764 Reconstructing the warriors, Xian cropped
Seriously, this photo was not accepted for the Group "Archaeological Artefact photography". Lest you do not know, I am an archaeologist. I visited Xian with a group of archaeologists and heritage specialists in 2014. All of the terracotta warriors are known ONLY from archaeology, and they are artefacts. Most archaeological artefacts have to be reconstructed before they are put on display. This photo shows that, and it was really instructive to me that the warriors were not all found standing in the positions we view them. Give me a break. Most group allocations are irrelevant, but not this one.