2002年4月4日,大同铁路分局车辆段在院内施工时发现一座明代砖墓。大同市考古研究所接到报告后立即赶赴现场,对墓葬周围做了考古调查和文物勘探,在其施工范围内共发现明代砖墓6座。随后在铁路部门的配合下做了考古发掘。通过发掘证实,这些墓葬其类型一致,大都早年被盗,墓室又经 On April 4, 2002, a brick tomb of the Ming Dynasty was discovered during the construction of the depot in Datong Railway Branch. Archeology Institute of Datong rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the report, did an archaeological survey and cultural relics exploration around the tombs, found in the construction of a total of 6 Ming Dynasty brick tomb. Archeological excavations were subsequently carried out with the cooperation of the railway department. Confirmed by excavations, the types of these tombs are the same, most of them were stolen early and the tomb passed