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Qin Terracotta Warriors under microbiological attack
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News from a Chinese Paper on how the Qin Terracotta Warriors, one of China's greatest discovered heritage assets in the 20th century and which is dated back to 246 BC, are suffering from the attack of 48 different microscopic organisms.

A professor from Belgium, Paul Stoffels, upon examination and analysis said that the microbiological attack is in 3 main aspects: surface layer of the Warriors, the wall and floor area of the site. There are also damages in the colour and the internal structure of the terracotta figures. Scientists are currently actively seeking solutions to solve this problem.

[Thanks to Francisco Chan from the Museum of Macau who alerted us the news.]