| Sample code | Sample name | Sampling site | Location and direction with respect to Qin’s Mausoleum (KM) | Depth beneath earth (M) | Characteristics of the soil |
| QL01 | Sealing earth of Qin’s Mausoleum | Qin’s Mausoleum | Eastern part of Qin’s mausoleum | 4.0~5.0 | Light earth yellow | LZ01 | Loess | Zaoyuan, Lintong | West south, 9.5 | 5 | Light earth yellow | LZ02 | Black loam | Zaoyuan, Lintong | West south, 9.5 | 6 | Dark yellow | LZ03 | Red loam | Zaoyuan, Lintong | West south, 9.5 | 7 | Dark red | LZ04 | Black loam | Zaoyuan, Lintong | West south, 9.5 | 8 | Same as LZ02 | LZ05 | Loess | Zaoyuan, Lintong | West south, 9.5 | 10 | Light earth yellow | LB01 | Black loam | Gaoxing, Lintong | East, 5.5 | 1 | Dark yellow | LB02 | Loess | Gaoxing, Lintong | East, 5.5 | 2 | Light earth yellow | LB03 | Black loam | Gaoxing, Lintong | East, 5.5 | 6 | Same as LZ02 | LB04 | Red loam | Gaoxing, Lintong | East, 5.5 | 6.5 | Dark red | LB05 | Loess | Gaoxing, Lintong | East, 5.5 | 10 | Light earth yellow | LX01 | Black loam | Dujia, Lintong | North, 2.5 | 0.5 | Dark yellow | LA01 | Black loam | Anhoubao, Lintong | East north, 5.0 | 1.5 | Dark yellow | LA02 | Black loam | Anhoubao, Lintong | East north, 5.0 | 1.9 | Dark yellow | LA03 | Black loam | Anhoubao, Lintong | East north, 5.0 | 2.5 | Dark yellow | LA04 | Black loam | Anhoubao, Lintong | East north, 5.0 | 3.3 | Dark yellow | QK21 | Backfill | 2nd pit | East, 1.5 | | | QK22 | Tamping | 2nd pit | East, 1.5 | | | QK23 | Black loam | 2nd pit | East, 1.5 | | | QK24 | Loess | 2nd pit | East, 1.5 | | Light earth yellow |
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