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Published online 27 November 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031124-7
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Terracotta Army saved from crack up
Plastic solution and particle accelerator revive faded Chinese figures.
A chemical treatment could prevent China's Terracotta Army from cracking up. Around 1,500 of the 2,000-year-old figures are fading as their protective glaze begins to crumble.
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