Terracotta Army saved from crack up (original) (raw)

Plastic solution and particle accelerator revive faded Chinese figures.

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Ball, P. Terracotta Army saved from crack up.Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news031124-7

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• Published: 27 November 2003
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news031124-7