Editing Terracotta Army (section)

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Pit 2 has cavalry and infantry units as well as [[Chariot (China)|war chariots]] and is thought to represent a military guard. Pit 3 is the command post, with high-ranking officers and a war chariot. Pit 4 is empty, perhaps left unfinished by its builders.

Some of the figures in Pits 1 and 2 show fire damage, while remains of burnt ceiling rafters have also been found.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676886.stm |title=China unearths 114 new Terracotta Warriors |work=BBC News |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329073021/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676886.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> These, together with the missing weapons, have been taken as evidence of the reported looting by Xiang Yu and the subsequent burning of the site, which is thought to have caused the roof to collapse and crush the army figures below. The terracotta figures currently on display have been restored from the fragments.

Other pits that formed the necropolis have also been excavated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/xian/terracotta/pits.htm |title=Terracotta Accessory Pits |publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |date=10 October 2009 |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044003/https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/xian/terracotta/pits.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> These pits lie within and outside the walls surrounding the tomb mound. They variously contain bronze carriages, terracotta figures of entertainers such as acrobats and strongmen, officials, stone armour suits, burial sites of horses, rare animals and labourers, as well as bronze cranes and ducks set in an underground park.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/daminggong/2010-05/13/content_9845517_3.htm |title=Decoding the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang |work=China Daily |date=13 May 2010 |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218091447/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/daminggong/2010-05/13/content_9845517_3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>