History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

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Many people know about the army of life-sized terracotta statues buried with Chinese first emperor Qin Shi Huang in the city of Xi’an. Discovered in 1974 and holding more than 8,000 clay soldiers and ...

An ancient Chinese army lies in wait a mere 17-minute walk from campus.The Houston Museum of Natural Science is hosting “Terracotta Warriors,” a special exhibition of statues depicting the first major ...