The paintings in the Tomb do not show the names of the constellations, nor do they show the connecting lines between the stars (but research has identified these paintings as part of the twenty-eight Chinese constellations).
These differences are thought to be due to an error by the painters or because the reproductions of the astronomical directions were erroneous.
There are 128 stars in total in the painting; some scholars have identified the Big Dipper and either one or several other constellations.
[2] A chemical substance and constituent mineral analysis of the lime plaster in the tomb has dated it to the middle of the 6th Century.
Both types showed lump-typed clayish soil of weathered rock, lime and shell.