Archaeologists discovered two chariot remains and preliminary unearthed three terracotta horses and three terracotta figurines at the excavation site of the Terracotta Warriors' pit number 2 in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Monday.

　　The archaeological team further confirmed the identity of the unearthed figurines on Tuesday. Zhu Sihong, the project leader of the Terracotta Warriors pit number 2 excavation, explained that one of the figurines, initially identified as a left chariot warrior, was found to have upright feet after detailed cleaning, ruling out the possibility of it being a chariot warrior. Based on its chest ornament and hairstyle, experts confirmed it is an officer. Additionally, two other figurines were found, identified as right chariot warrior and charioteer.

　　Experts explained that a typical chariot was equipped with four horses and three chariot soldiers. The central figure was called the charioteer, with the left and right chariot warriors positioned on either side. However, this excavation revealed only one charioteer, with an officer next to it. This discovery provides significant insights into the structure and role of the Qin chariot troop.

　　The first official excavation of pit number 2 began in 1994, with the first phase completed in 1998. The second formal excavation began in 2015. To date, pit number 2 has yielded discoveries of cavalry formations, crossbowmen formations, chariot formations, and mixed formations.