How much of China's Terracotta Warriors remain undiscovered?

The Terracotta Warriors was discovered accidently by a peasant who wanted a well. Since its discovery, the excavation has been going on slowly. read more

So far three major pits were excavated(Pit No.1, Pit No.2 and Pit No.3), in total of 22,780 square meters(about 5.6 acres), and nearly 8,000 man-size terracotta warriors and horse-size terracotta horses were orderly arranged. read more

It was a farmer in 1974 that discovered the terracotta warriors while digging a well. This was back in the days of Chairman Mao and the farmer, Mr. Yang was given a mere 50 Yuan ($7.50) for making the most significant find of the 20 th century. read more

Farmers digging a well in a field approximately 20 miles east of Xi’an stumbled upon a pit containing 6,000 life-size terra cotta statues in March 1974. The site was soon identified as the burial place of Emperor Qin, and excavations began almost immediately. read more