Fingerprints on China's 2,200-year-old clay army point to women and children among its makers

VNExpress - Oct 22, 2026

More than half the fingerprints on a batch of China's 2,200-year-old terracotta warriors came from women and children, a new study estimates, challenging the view that only adult men made the figures.

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