Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Recent analysis of fingerprints found on the Terracotta Warriors suggests that the iconic statues may have been constructed primarily by women and children rather than exclusively by adult male laborers. Researchers identified these prints on the clay surfaces of the figures, which were created to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, near the city of Xian.