I thought with a lifetime of documentaries I had heard about just about everything, but I'd never heard of this. Remarkable that something so huge hasn't been covered by many film makers.
Around 200 years ago, some people claimed, that science is useless, because humans already know everything. I wonder what will be in 200 years from now.
Because China did everything and they are the only ones to have done everything. Did you know the mongols were really chinese? And the vietnamese too, so is William Shakespeare.
The government of Turkish North Cyprus is an occupying force, and has no cultural nor historical connection to the site. The government has ZERO interest in letting cultural sites like these to be known to the world
There are a lot of sanctuaries or temples with votive offerings. Some Egyptian temples housed thousands of animal mummies als religious offerings. But most of the time such offerings have been destroyed or lost throughout the centuries. But to this day sanctuaries all over the world receive votive offerings. Although it was quite unusual to find such a lot of terracotta objects in good condition in an acient sanctuary in Cyprus it is quite misleading to compare this objects, which have been accumulated over a long period of time, with the Chinese Terracotta Army which has been made especially for the burial of one emperor in quite a short time.
Agie Eirini is in northern Cyprus under turkish illegal military occupation since 1974. There was a forced population exchange, our churches have benn desecrated, the names of our towns and villages changed. The world has forgotten us, nut we haven't forgotten.
This is interesting and is an excellent archeological find in it own right, but why need to compared? Plus saying it is larger and more extensive than that of the Chinese terracotta warriors site? I advise you to visit the Chinese archeological site, I was amazed by the immense size of the complex when I visited 10 years ago, the thousands of figures are primarily life-size, plus horses and chariots, and every single one are painstakingly detailed, not simple stylized figurines. From a recent documentary that I saw, Chinese archaeologists are still digging and restoring countless statues. Maybe the video you’ve shown doesn't do justice to this archeological find, but it looks like only a tiny fraction of the Terracotta Armies site.
Very interesting thank you for your informative and professional video Presentation. * Also really nice not to have stupid sound effects in the background like so many other videos have 👍
I wish they had closed in on the faces and compared them. Some look like kids made them, some look like garden gnomes and at least one looks Egyptian inspired while others look identical. Seems like indications of different period work and artists. Amazing!!!
I also recognized the Egyptian influence. Wasn´t there something about the sea people looting Egypt? Some idols appear to be older than 600 BC. The Minoan culture had long since disappeared by this time.
I would be interested in the symbology that seems to be adopted, A few figures have breasts, most likely female, while others have a cloak and beaded skirt? You made no mention of the differences between sexes.
I agree. I also see a strong facial resemblance in some of the sculptures to the Etruscan funerary statues. The mention of the Minotaurs is interesting as well. Maybe the worship area was a sort of labyrinth. It's also interesting that they buried their sacred site and built over it like Goblekli Tepe (it's not that far away).
they are Brancusi and Modigliani figurines exactly the same as the FAKE cycladic figurines that Dolly Goulandri brought in Creece and Cyprus to PROPAGATE that semites were leaving in Greece before Greeks. Arthour Evans build FAKE "pre-historic" British palace in Crete and Colin Renfrew PROPAGATE his FAKE THEORY that Anatolian people were leaving in Greece before Greeks.
I can't wait until they find the terracota figures of Central and South America . How come I've never heard of this before? This is awesome and highly intriguing.
Some guys superhero figure collection circa 800bc! Wonder if he did livestreams each week showing his new buys from the market. Some things never change
'...half of the objects found were sent to Sweden with the permission of the British colonial government.' So much information is contained in that sentence.
A really entertaining & detailed explanation of the site! I'm in! One tiny thing---you pronounced Agia almost every possible way except the correct one! It should be Ah-YEE-uh, with the y being almost a hard g sound, & accent on the second syllable. never mind, we knew what you were talking about. You struck exactly the right tone between too technical & too general. And no talking head, just pictures relevant to the narrative. Thanks, I'll be back!
You seem to be someone who would know for me, was he pronouncing Nicosia the correct way? I was always using NICO o SEE ah since I was a kid and I was in Cyprus doing business with locals for a few days and never was corrected from my pronunciation there or anywhere else in the Mediterranean/Middle East. Thx.
Its always precious to discover the ancient heritage anywhereelse -- but to say its larger and more extensive than the one in China that is mislead and exagerration ,
It's also not an army. These are cultic statues not highly detailed representations of warriors. Still I had never heard of it and it is certainly amazing in it's own right.
I had never heard of this! Good show! I see several forms, some realistic and many rudimentary, perhaps Spirit People, with no real faces and long, pointed heads,(Ghosts in modern children's comic books, are often depicted this way. I wonder if there is a unconscious connection?). There are some surprisingly well sculptured ones too, with joyous, living, smiling faces, as well as the standard, stoic Godlike person. I saw bull drawn chariots and horse riders! Some of these were obviously made by professionals but most seemed home made, family members maybe. If this is a mortuary Temple, there must be a graveyard somewhere nearby. Lots of digging to do! thank you!
Fascinating. Thankyou. Each figurine looks to me to have been made by a different person. Perhaps making one was part of the rites...? They are all very individual.
Because the site is located in an illegally occupied part of Cyprous and the invader occupier Turks do not want to showcase yet another proof of the all time Greek presence in the island. The Brits who allowed them to invade also do not want to bring that up! There is politics even in archaeology unfortunately!
Very interesting for me. I am currently painting an Ancient Cypriot wargames army. It is always nice to see where the figure manufacturer gained inspiration from.
I do like, that you bring up the subject of ownership of archaeological artifacts. Museums in Europe and USA are filled with these artifacts. There is an expression that comes to mind: Tomb Raiding. The museums are filled with deliveries from tomb raiders, grave robbers. The artifacts have been looted, sold/bought and thus ended up, where they do not belong. We can also call it cultural colonialism.
The locals lived there every day and weren't interested in them. Suddenly, when others, often with permits from the country to dig, are then called thieves. Most of the sold items were sold by the locals themselves. Stop virtue signaling.
Never heard of this find before! Amazing. Nothing said about the individual figures or the variety of head shapes. While some of the faces/heads appear quite normal a great many are cone shaped heads (elongated). Also the variety of sizes, any thoughts?
@@lubumbashi6666 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus isn't recognised by any other nation other than the illegally occupying cuntry of Turkiye. Def-facto suggests it's accepted. Illegal occupation by the sovereign nation of Cyprus is not accepted.
Wow! I didn’t know about although I was stationed for 3 years on Cyprus island as Austrian 🇦🇹UN-Soldier. I was always interested in the culture there. Greetings from Linz Austria 🇦🇹 Europe!
3:45 “blood sacrifices” likely were humans, such as virgin girls and innocent aged helpless infants, due to proximity to the region that worshipped Baal. When people say all religions are alike and benevolent, I really roll my eyes because some are VASTLY different than others.
Buried pyramid aside, and forgetting the remaining rows of full-sized statues yet to be excavated, is this really more extensive than the Qin Shi site?
Well...Comparing this archaeological find with the Chinese Terracotta Army is certainly misleading, and this exaggeration doesn't give to the Cyprus specimens their their real worth in History , which is huge, but not for their dimensions. It is ludicrous comparing the 2 of them.. For instance, the "guardians" of Qin Shi Huangdi are waponized with real and deadly weapond still usable to this day.
Strange - I lived five years on Cyprus, and yet never heard of this. Incidentally, and not overtly criticising you, the word 'Agia' is pronounced 'Aya.' But a very informative video! Thank you.
Very interesting but i dont think you can compare to chinas terocotta army. This one seems to be more like an ancient museum while chinas is clearly meant.to be a deterrant
Indeed we learn so much from the past, is the Swiss Government returning the statues to their home land, once the new museum it’s been building? I wonder‼️ 🤔 Thank you for the informative video. I have seen the statues in the Nicosia Archeological Museum and indeed are very very interesting ⭐️
You can't rival Xian's terracotta warriors in scale when the scale of Cyprus statues are mostly tiny sizes. China has hundreds of tombs with tiny sculptures too. Also that Xian tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi has only been excavated in a small percentage, there are still more areas to exacavate, one of it being the main tomb where the emperor is! But i get it, it attracts more views when you compare it to Xian and day this is bigger
When we have group events around the world today we have vendors that sell their wears to the visitors to these events. There are times that the purchased items are left to commemorate the event. I feel this could suggest the amount of terracotta statues as not all would be privy to making their own terracotta contribution.
I looked and looked. Yours is the ONLY video NOT about the Chinese terracotta guys. I even left army out of the search and replaced it with votives. Huh.
The disrespect in some of the comments is mind-blowing! They say the site is not consequential because it appears to have been a "mere" holy shrine over a millennium, whereas the vast outburst of one megalomaniac, consuming no doubt a huge share of the productivity of his enslaved realm, is somehow superior! Get a grip, folks!
"As we marvel at these ancient figures we are awed by the power of archelogy to connect us to the past." ...Bit of a stretch that... I may be awed by what is found and what the ancients did but... "awed by the power of archeology"?!? Get outta here! 😂
It's Qin Emporer Shi Huang Ti and the village is "Ay-yia Irini" Saint Irene, not Ag-ee-a. Anyway, the are late Phoenician cultural diffusion. There are many like this where Phoenicians colonized.
Ni • co • *_SEE_* •a ... "Nicosía". Not "Knee - Cozy- Ya". But *_Thanks for the highly interesting Post!_* I have a number of relatives from Cyprus; I will have to ask'em if they were aware of this collection.
The artistry put into the Chinese Terracotta works was orders of magnitude better. The Cyprus stuff looked like the kind of stuff that kindergarteners make.
@@cuddlepaws4423 no it isn't, only a fraction of the Chinese version has been uncovered and even now there are 8000 warriors, only 2k Cypriot. What type of Math did you study?
0:46 The region is in de facto control of Turkey (through it's armed forces). Not even in control of the turk - Cypriots as it is written on the map shown. States are de jure recognised, the so called "Turkish democracy of N. Cyprus" (a puppet "state") isn't a recognised state. (Only Turkey, some of her satellite states and Turkey's ally, Pakistan, recognized it.) On the map shown, the area written as controlled by the greek - Cypriots, is in fact de jure controlled by the sovereign Democracy of Cyprus, nothing less. Globally, only the Turks are not speaking about the Democracy of Cyprus ; they are speaking about Greek - Cypriot Authorities.
I don't know how this is larger than the one in China. The two are not comparable to begin with. They serve different functions and are made in vastly different circumstances. The only reason why the Chinese terracotta army is mentioned is to serve as a clickbait.
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I thought with a lifetime of documentaries I had heard about just about everything, but I'd never heard of this. Remarkable that something so huge hasn't been covered by many film makers.
dude ...... same
Around 200 years ago, some people claimed, that science is useless, because humans already know everything. I wonder what will be in 200 years from now.
Wow! Why isn't this discovery widely known? Amazing.
Because China did everything and they are the only ones to have done everything. Did you know the mongols were really chinese? And the vietnamese too, so is William Shakespeare.
The government of Turkish North Cyprus is an occupying force, and has no cultural nor historical connection to the site. The government has ZERO interest in letting cultural sites like these to be known to the world
True strange😮
Their busy adding pictures to it and tech thats unbelievably to true.
There are a lot of sanctuaries or temples with votive offerings. Some Egyptian temples housed thousands of animal mummies als religious offerings. But most of the time such offerings have been destroyed or lost throughout the centuries. But to this day sanctuaries all over the world receive votive offerings.
Although it was quite unusual to find such a lot of terracotta objects in good condition in an acient sanctuary in Cyprus it is quite misleading to compare this objects, which have been accumulated over a long period of time, with the Chinese Terracotta Army which has been made especially for the burial of one emperor in quite a short time.
I'm surprised this is not more famous, what a cool find!
Absolutely!
The Terracotta Army is also of Greek Origin@@DiscoveryFuture
The Pyramids of Greece are not famous yet. Look for Pyramide of Hellenikon in the near of Argos.
To say that it rivals China's is a stretch!
This looks like a small box of toys compared to the site in China.
Really interesting.. I never knew about these figures and they are so amazing and show what a fascinating history Cyprus has. Thank you
I spent around 6 months in Cyprus and traveled the whole island. Never heard about this discovery until today. Amazing find.
Agie Eirini is in northern Cyprus under turkish illegal military occupation since 1974. There was a forced population exchange, our churches have benn desecrated, the names of our towns and villages changed. The world has forgotten us, nut we haven't forgotten.
The greeks should not have attacked the Turkish enclaves I guess. The world has forgotten but UN peace keepers remember.
This is interesting and is an excellent archeological find in it own right, but why need to compared? Plus saying it is larger and more extensive than that of the Chinese terracotta warriors site? I advise you to visit the Chinese archeological site, I was amazed by the immense size of the complex when I visited 10 years ago, the thousands of figures are primarily life-size, plus horses and chariots, and every single one are painstakingly detailed, not simple stylized figurines. From a recent documentary that I saw, Chinese archaeologists are still digging and restoring countless statues.
Maybe the video you’ve shown doesn't do justice to this archeological find, but it looks like only a tiny fraction of the Terracotta Armies site.
So… in essence, actually NOT larger or more extensive than the Terracotta Army in China 👍🏻
But it is older, and the development of it extended over a much longer period of time, than the Chinese one.
Exactky!...It is very nice but you can not compare them
@@gregb6469 OK but the title is still wrong. Older isn't larger and more extensive means covering a larger area, not extending over longer time.
@@ZoranBeader -- Yes, it is a clickbait title, but still an interesting video.
@@ZoranBeaderWhere you come from ? I ask beacuse of your name.
I've been to Cyprus and had not heard about this discovery so thanks for sharing it with me.
You're welcome!
Greek sculptors made the terracotta army in China same in Cyprus
It's about time we had a full documentary on this, the history of it etc. It's the first time I've heard about this find.
These figures were discovered in 1929 when Cyprus was a British Crown Colony - the North didn't fall under Turkish occupation until 1974.
How
Very interesting thank you for your informative and professional video
Presentation.
* Also really nice not to have stupid sound effects in the background like so many other videos have 👍
Thank you too!
Or stupid music as if it's aimed at small children
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat yep we're becoming a dumbed down mesmerized society
I wish they had closed in on the faces and compared them. Some look like kids made them, some look like garden gnomes and at least one looks Egyptian inspired while others look identical. Seems like indications of different period work and artists. Amazing!!!
I also recognized the Egyptian influence. Wasn´t there something about the sea people looting Egypt? Some idols appear to be older than 600 BC. The Minoan culture had long since disappeared by this time.
I would be interested in the symbology that seems to be adopted, A few figures have breasts, most likely female, while others have a cloak and beaded skirt? You made no mention of the differences between sexes.
I agree. I also see a strong facial resemblance in some of the sculptures to the Etruscan funerary statues. The mention of the Minotaurs is interesting as well. Maybe the worship area was a sort of labyrinth. It's also interesting that they buried their sacred site and built over it like Goblekli Tepe (it's not that far away).
@@carihislop161 Hoard finds as sacrifices to the gods were the European standard throughout the entire Bronze Age.
@@knutblume907 you say were, does that mean they are gone now along with so many destroyed items of our past?
The picture of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition wearing Pith helmets made me shoot coffee out of the my nose.
There are very good at keeping your head cool
Very interesting , I had never heard of this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Didn't know about them. 🙏 Well done. They sort of remind me of Sumerian figurines.
Thanks!
they are Brancusi and Modigliani figurines exactly the same as the FAKE cycladic figurines that Dolly Goulandri brought in Creece and Cyprus to PROPAGATE that semites were leaving in Greece before Greeks. Arthour Evans build FAKE "pre-historic" British palace in Crete and Colin Renfrew PROPAGATE his FAKE THEORY that Anatolian people were leaving in Greece before Greeks.
It seems a majority of the fighters are of a smaller size. Definitely doesn’t seem anywhere near the terracotta Warriors in size or number.
The original chinese terracota figures were also smaller, but still were made centuries after the european ones.
I can't wait until they find the terracota figures of Central and South America . How come I've never heard of this before? This is awesome and highly intriguing.
Some guys superhero figure collection circa 800bc! Wonder if he did livestreams each week showing his new buys from the market. Some things never change
Northern part of Cyprus is occupied illegally by the Turks and their inhabitants. There's no republic of Northern Cyprus. The videos has it wrong.
Greek nationalism will not change that you are being outbred by Turks...
lol this is NOTHING compared to the the Xian Terracota Army
'...half of the objects found were sent to Sweden with the permission of the British colonial government.' So much information is contained in that sentence.
Thank you. This is the first I have learned of this. Marvelous!
Glad it was helpful!
A really entertaining & detailed explanation of the site! I'm in! One tiny thing---you pronounced Agia almost every possible way except the correct one! It should be Ah-YEE-uh, with the y being almost a hard g sound, & accent on the second syllable. never mind, we knew what you were talking about. You struck exactly the right tone between too technical & too general. And no talking head, just pictures relevant to the narrative. Thanks, I'll be back!
Thank you!
You seem to be someone who would know for me, was he pronouncing Nicosia the correct way? I was always using NICO o SEE ah since I was a kid and I was in Cyprus doing business with locals for a few days and never was corrected from my pronunciation there or anywhere else in the Mediterranean/Middle East. Thx.
Never heard of these, thank you.
You're welcome!
Its always precious to discover the ancient heritage anywhereelse -- but to say its larger and more extensive than the one in China that is mislead and exagerration ,
It's also not an army. These are cultic statues not highly detailed representations of warriors.
Still I had never heard of it and it is certainly amazing in it's own right.
I had never heard of this! Good show! I see several forms, some realistic and many rudimentary, perhaps Spirit People, with no real faces and long, pointed heads,(Ghosts in modern children's comic books, are often depicted this way. I wonder if there is a unconscious connection?). There are some surprisingly well sculptured ones too, with joyous, living, smiling faces, as well as the standard, stoic Godlike person. I saw bull drawn chariots and horse riders! Some of these were obviously made by professionals but most seemed home made, family members maybe. If this is a mortuary Temple, there must be a graveyard somewhere nearby. Lots of digging to do! thank you!
You're welcome!
The cone shaped tops of the heads look like helmets or hats to me, a kind of Phrygian cap.
Fascinating. I wish there were more resources for ancient Cyprus.
Fascinating. Thankyou. Each figurine looks to me to have been made by a different person. Perhaps making one was part of the rites...? They are all very individual.
Interesting!
How did i not know this? 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Because the site is located in an illegally occupied part of Cyprous and the invader occupier Turks do not want to showcase yet another proof of the all time Greek presence in the island. The Brits who allowed them to invade also do not want to bring that up! There is politics even in archaeology unfortunately!
I see an old man in a hut playing with clay selling figurines to superstitious people.
Well aren't you Sweet!
Very interesting for me. I am currently painting an Ancient Cypriot wargames army. It is always nice to see where the figure manufacturer gained inspiration from.
Greek islands . Check the earliest Hellenic artifacts or figurines of Cycladic islands.
Another amazing discovery that I had never heard of! How many more?
I do like, that you bring up the subject of ownership of archaeological artifacts. Museums in Europe and USA are filled with these artifacts.
There is an expression that comes to mind: Tomb Raiding. The museums are filled with deliveries from tomb raiders, grave robbers.
The artifacts have been looted, sold/bought and thus ended up, where they do not belong. We can also call it cultural colonialism.
The locals lived there every day and weren't interested in them. Suddenly, when others, often with permits from the country to dig, are then called thieves. Most of the sold items were sold by the locals themselves. Stop virtue signaling.
Great documentary Sir!
Thank you!
It is obviously not an army (warriors). but a group of spectators to the cult worship.
Never heard of this find before! Amazing. Nothing said about the individual figures or the variety of head shapes. While some of the faces/heads appear quite normal a great many are cone shaped heads (elongated). Also the variety of sizes, any thoughts?
"a great many are cone shaped heads (elongated)" - It´s called a hat.
not from this world maybe!!!!
It isn't de facto Turkey. It is Cyprus
Not if you want to visit and film the site. Sorry.
He didn't say it was. He said it was under the "de-facto control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", which is correct, it is.
🤦♂️
That's like saying England isn't de facto the UK, its England !
@@lubumbashi6666 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus isn't recognised by any other nation other than the illegally occupying cuntry of Turkiye. Def-facto suggests it's accepted. Illegal occupation by the sovereign nation of Cyprus is not accepted.
Nice historical photos.
How sad... no need to compare it...very interesting by itself 🎉
Great visuals, thank u so much. History n geography all in one w a great learning opportunity ❤
Happy to help spread the knowledge 😊.
Wow! I didn’t know about although I was stationed for 3 years on Cyprus island as Austrian 🇦🇹UN-Soldier. I was always interested in the culture there. Greetings from Linz Austria 🇦🇹 Europe!
Greetings to you too!
This is Amazing. Your presentation on it much appreciated
3:45 “blood sacrifices” likely were humans, such as virgin girls and innocent aged helpless infants, due to proximity to the region that worshipped Baal.
When people say all religions are alike and benevolent, I really roll my eyes because some are VASTLY different than others.
Great work. 👍
Thank you!
Wow ,I've never heard of these either. As a reformed obsessed sculptor, I speculate that this could be the workshop of a single prolific sculptor.
That's an interesting theory, it's certainly possible!
Buried pyramid aside, and forgetting the remaining rows of full-sized statues yet to be excavated, is this really more extensive than the Qin Shi site?
No. The Qin site is 95 square km, with over 8,000 life size figures and the excavation is far from complete.
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
Ancient Greece is amazing.
It is very nice, but how is it larger or more extemsive than the terracota army in China?
In number?
It's not
It's older.
@@kellydalstok8900 This site is about 1/4 the number of the Qin site in China.
looks more like a community rather than an army. all context lost.
Thank You for a very interesting video,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank for sharing this story.
Thanks for watching!
Well...Comparing this archaeological find with the Chinese Terracotta Army is certainly misleading, and this exaggeration doesn't give to the Cyprus specimens their their real worth in History , which is huge, but not for their dimensions. It is ludicrous comparing the 2 of them.. For instance, the "guardians" of Qin Shi Huangdi are waponized with real and deadly weapond still usable to this day.
This is not a terracotta army
What is it?
A box of toys. 😂
Never heard of this, and we subscribed to National geographic for decades. The statuary in Sweden is safer than what is still in Cyprus.
Wow, thank you for sharing.
Much love and bless
Mrs Mango of Port Douglas Tropi-cool North Queensland Australia
Thank you!
Strange - I lived five years on Cyprus, and yet never heard of this. Incidentally, and not overtly criticising you, the word 'Agia' is pronounced 'Aya.' But a very informative video! Thank you.
Thank you!
Very interesting but i dont think you can compare to chinas terocotta army. This one seems to be more like an ancient museum while chinas is clearly meant.to be a deterrant
Pointy hats look like horde warriors. Udmurt Russians still wear felt hats like that in the country.
Indeed we learn so much from the past, is the Swiss Government returning the statues to their home land, once the new museum it’s been building? I wonder‼️
🤔
Thank you for the informative video. I have seen the statues in the Nicosia Archeological Museum and indeed are very very interesting ⭐️
Thanks for watching!
I have never heard about it before!!!
Doesn't look like a serous rival to the China's one. Doesn't look as extensive
Really fascinating!
Thank you!
Dear sir,THER IS NO TURKISH STATE IN CYPRUS !!!
The bronze little ship shown at 4:18 is without any doubt a nuragic artifact. From ancient Sardinia (bronze age).
You can't rival Xian's terracotta warriors in scale when the scale of Cyprus statues are mostly tiny sizes. China has hundreds of tombs with tiny sculptures too. Also that Xian tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi has only been excavated in a small percentage, there are still more areas to exacavate, one of it being the main tomb where the emperor is!
But i get it, it attracts more views when you compare it to Xian and day this is bigger
WHY SAY THE TURKISH WORD? ITS GREEK......GREEK.......TURKS OCCUPY....GREEK.... TERRITORY.... STILL DO......
Amazing ! 👍🤔😀👍
Thank you! Cheers!👍
The later offerings are the influence of later Minoan culture.
As the son of a man that was born in Nicosia, I can tell you it's pronounced:
Nick-oh-see-uh
When we have group events around the world today we have vendors that sell their wears to the visitors to these events. There are times that the purchased items are left to commemorate the event. I feel this could suggest the amount of terracotta statues as not all would be privy to making their own terracotta contribution.
I looked and looked. Yours is the ONLY video NOT about the Chinese terracotta guys. I even left army out of the search and replaced it with votives. Huh.
I don’t understand why most of Cyprus’ antiquities are abroad. Why are these in Sweden?
For the same reason Greek artifacts are in the UK Germany and France. They found us in a state of weakness and looted the lot (sorry, rescued)
Sheesh it kindof looks like my Lego minifig collection when its displayed like that.
But does it have lakes if mercury
I live in Cyprus 30 years and I have never heard of it. 🤔
There's a mistake on your title. The terra Cotta army is in China, not Cyprus.
First time to hear this. I wonder why differing sizes. Some looks like giants in comparison with the others.
Excelent. like many commentors I had never heard of this either .
Glad I could introduce you to something new!
The disrespect in some of the comments is mind-blowing! They say the site is not consequential because it appears to have been a "mere" holy shrine over a millennium, whereas the vast outburst of one megalomaniac, consuming no doubt a huge share of the productivity of his enslaved realm, is somehow superior! Get a grip, folks!
Very alien looking
i thought exactly the same ...and strange it all seems to be taken out of the country.
"As we marvel at these ancient figures we are awed by the power of archelogy to connect us to the past." ...Bit of a stretch that... I may be awed by what is found and what the ancients did but... "awed by the power of archeology"?!? Get outta here! 😂
It's Qin Emporer Shi Huang Ti and the village is "Ay-yia Irini" Saint Irene, not Ag-ee-a. Anyway, the are late Phoenician cultural diffusion. There are many like this where Phoenicians colonized.
Ni • co • *_SEE_* •a ... "Nicosía". Not "Knee - Cozy- Ya". But *_Thanks for the highly interesting Post!_*
I have a number of relatives from Cyprus; I will have to ask'em if they were aware of this collection.
Yes I would not call this a army they are beautiful but not anything near the tarracotta army thank for sharing.
D&D in the ancient world
Impressive, but if it says this rivals the terra-cotta army in China. I’m not convinced.
The artistry put into the Chinese Terracotta works was orders of magnitude better.
The Cyprus stuff looked like the kind of stuff that kindergarteners make.
Tourist memorabilia over time.
How many religions have come and gone that we aren't even aware of....
Click bate title!! It’s no way larger! It’s not even a 1/4 the size of the Chinese terra cotta army.
Numerically it is.
@@cuddlepaws4423 no it isn't, only a fraction of the Chinese version has been uncovered and even now there are 8000 warriors, only 2k Cypriot. What type of Math did you study?
0:46 The region is in de facto control of Turkey (through it's armed forces). Not even in control of the turk - Cypriots as it is written on the map shown.
States are de jure recognised, the so called "Turkish democracy of N. Cyprus" (a puppet "state") isn't a recognised state. (Only Turkey, some of her satellite states and Turkey's ally, Pakistan, recognized it.)
On the map shown, the area written as controlled by the greek - Cypriots, is in fact de jure controlled by the sovereign Democracy of Cyprus, nothing less. Globally, only the Turks are not speaking about the Democracy of Cyprus ; they are speaking about Greek - Cypriot Authorities.
Pakistan withdrew recognition.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Send those artifacts back to Cyprus
They look like somebody’s garden gnome collection. And somehow they are, if they were linked to agrarian gods.
I don't know how this is larger than the one in China. The two are not comparable to begin with. They serve different functions and are made in vastly different circumstances. The only reason why the Chinese terracotta army is mentioned is to serve as a clickbait.
The greatest discovery on Cyprus was hidden
Akdeniz is the Turkish word for Mediterranean Sea. It literally translates as White Sea.