Figure 2

Schematic view of the measurement site with the Emperor Qin Mausoleum and the Terracotta Warrior site. The three measurement positions (#1, #2, and #3) of the lidar system are shown with distances indicated. Inserts show a photograph of part of the about 8000 man strong army, as well as an ancient drawing of Emperor Qin. A and B indicate the locations of highest soil mercury content according to19,20 and21. (Satellite imagery from Google Earth; photograph by S. Svanberg; Emperor Qin picture from Wikimedia Commons Qin_Shi_Huang_BW.png).