The practice of multi-person joint burial in the Sichuan and Chongqing regions began in the early to mid-Western Han Dynasty,took shape during the late Western Han to early Eastern Han Dynasty,and reached its peak in the middle to late Eastern Han Dynasty.This burial tradition represents a distinctive local funerary custom.The tombs are generally medium-sized with a modest level of elaboration,and were primarily used by the middle and lower strata of society.The development,user demographics,and distribution patterns of these tombs provide valuable insights into the relationship between the local population,the nobility,and Han immigrants.This study offers important references for understanding the joint burial customs of the Han Dynasty.
Sichuan and Chongqing RegionHan dynastytombmulti-person joint burial