2,200-Year-Old Fingerprints Reveal Men, Women, and Children Likely All Collaborated in Building China's Mysterious Terracotta Army. Findings challenge the long-held assumption that Terracotta Army production relied exclusively on adult male labor.

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🗿 New research on China's 2,200-year-old Terracotta Army suggests the sculptors included not only adult men but also women and children.

🗿 Analysis of 79 fingerprints found on 36 warrior statues indicates that 45% were likely made by adult men, 32.7% by adult women, and 22.3% by children under 15.

🗿 These findings challenge the long-held assumption of an exclusively adult male workforce, providing quantitative biological evidence for a diverse group of artisans involved in the monumental project.

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