Archaeological Team of the Warriors of Xi’an Wins 2010 Prince of Asturias Award

Visitors pass in front of Terracotta Warriors during an exhibition at the National Museum in Bogota, Colombia.  - AP Photo/Fernando Vergara

MADRID.- The Archaeological Team of the
Terracotta
Warriors and Horses in the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum in Xi’an, 2010 Prince
of
Asturias Award Laureate for Social Sciences. The Jury for the Award
announced
its decision today in Oviedo. Considered one of the most important
archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century, the site of the
terracotta
warriors, also known as the warriors of Xi´an, is a rich source of
information
about the Chinese civilization. The nomination was put forward by Carlos
Blasco
Villa, Ambassador of Spain in China.

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