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In this edition of People and Places, the director of the British Museum, Neil Macgregor, introduces us to some extraordinary - and incredibly old and valuable - people who have just arrived in London from China for the first time.

That's right - figures from the famous Chinese Terracotta Army in Xian are getting their first glimpse of London!

And you can find out more about the language of this week's programme, below.

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Vocabulary from the programme

warriors
solidiers

terracotta
reddish-brown pottery clay

a tomb
a grave, a burial chamber or cave

'to look someone in the eye'
to connect with someone, to make a real attempt to get to know them or to understand them

archaeology
the study of ancient cultures through the examination of their material remains

a cylinder
a shape with straight sides and circular ends

a dome
a grand building with a high, curved roof

and we heard several ways of describing the statues
figures, works of art, works of sculpture, objects

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