Huangjia Guanshan tomb No.8 and Lijiashan tomb No.9 were excavated in 2018.Both rock pit tombs consist of northern and southern chambers,which are vertically interconnected as one joint burial.Cut-ins exist between these two chambers.Unearthed artifacts include objects made of pottery,bronze,jade,iron,stone,lacquer,lead,and bone.These two tombs are estimated to date to the late Western Han through the Xinmang period.Their rare structural characteristics suggest a transitional type between the vertical pit tombs and horizontal chamber tombs of the Western and Eastern Han periods.These two tombs provide new data for investigation of joint burials and the origin and prevalence of cliff tombs in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
Chengdu CityRock Pit TombJoint BurialLate Western HanXinmang Period