article_snippet: Uncovered: The bow is still half-buried next to one of China's famous terracotta warriors .
article_snippet: China's first emperor was buried over two thousand years ago in the most opulent tomb complex ever found in China.
article_snippet: Qin Shi Huang's colossal burial site in Xi'an, is thought to comprise some 8,000 life size human soldiers arranged in groups, plus other figures.
article_snippet: Qin Shi Huang's colossal burial site in Xi'an contains a collection of underground caverns containing everything China's first emperor would need for the afterlife, including reproductions of China's first emperor armies, concubines, administrators and servants.
article_snippet: The first of the life-size terracotta statues was unearthed in 1974 by farmers digging wells near Xi'an and a further 2,000 have been unearthed since.
article_snippet: But the emperor’s burial mound has been left untouched because of fears a delicate artwork showing ancient beliefs of the afterlife, could be damaged using current archaeological methods.
article_snippet: Qin Shi Huang's colossal burial site in Xi'an contained a poisonous mercury moat to keep out looters, and experts think further booby-traps await investigators inside China's first emperor's chamber.