There was clear evidence that the artifacts had been deliberately burnt and broken before being arranged neatly inside the burial pit. Many of the jade pieces in the pits were whitened, for example, and the edges of the bronzes were curled and warped.
坑內許多玉器呈現泛白，銅器尾端卷曲變形，明顯的都經過火燒和敲損，再有秩序的放入坑中。