As soon as they unearthed the stone coffins, the Taitung County Government ordered a halt to the work until the relics could be examined. The government immediately appropriated funds and asked students of the department of archaeology of the National Taiwan University to complete the research task.
一發現石棺，各有關單位緊急協調結果，南迴鐵路施工單位同意暫停施工，台灣省政府立即撥款洽請國立台灣大學考古學系組隊南下挖掘考古。