Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[Mark Stone]

I am beyond excited that this exhibit is opening in Seattle next month. I will be going at least once, probably more than once:

https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/terracotta-warriors/

[lilroblis]

I am very jealous - but unlikely I will make it to Seattle to see this - bring photos to Historicon please

[Mark Stone]

[Frank Gilson]

Only other city appears to be Philadelphia...Fall 2017 (September 30th on, the Franklin Institute).

[Ed Kollmer]

I remember when they found it....
I was super interested.....
Some of you might think that I, of advanced age, was present when the army was buried. I was not......
Just to keep the story straight.....
Ed the Aged

[Mark Stone]

I happened to catch this "docu drama" when it was originally broadcast. it was both entertaining and informative. Not sure how one would track it down for viewing now:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775471/?ref_=nv_sr_2

A few tidbits:
* Speculation is that the Terra Cotta Army was to protect the emperor in the realm of the dead because he had made -- and vanquished -- so many enemies in life.
* Much of the site has not been excavated, because the Chinese do not want to expose to air and decay things we may not yet know how to preserve.
* Speculation is that among the buried rooms is one about the size of a hockey rink filled with a precious metal and jewel-encrusted scale map of China, where the bodies of water are represented by liquid mercury. If so, this would represent a signifiant portion of the world's known mercury reserves.

Fascinating story, fascinating time in history. China has changed so much... and yet so little.

[Frank Gilson]

And sadly I was never able to make a Qin list work...something there, but not quite enough.

[Mark Stone]

[Frank Gilson]

Your Shang are quite different from Qin...a detailed discussion of Shang post-Historicon would be great, even though you've posted AARs before.