踏實(shi)墓群(qun)位于瓜(gua)州縣鎖(suo)陽城鎮(zhen)鎮(zhen)政府東(dong)南7千米處的戈壁(bi)灘上(shang)。
1944年(nian)發現,1987、1989年(nian)當地(di)文物考古工作者進(jin)(jin)行了(le)(le)調查。1990年(nian),甘肅省文物考古研究所(suo)發掘了(le)(le)一號(hao)(hao)大(da)(da)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)。1997年(nian)、2005年(nian)安西(xi)(xi)(xi)博(bo)物館對被盜的(de)二(er)、三(san)(san)號(hao)(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)葬(zang)進(jin)(jin)行搶(qiang)救(jiu)性(xing)發掘。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)分東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)(xi)兩(liang)個墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)區。東(dong)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)區面積約(yue)5000萬(wan)平方(fang)(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),有(you)(you)礫(li)(li)巖(yan)洞室墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)225座(zuo)(zuo),其中(zhong)(zhong)大(da)(da)型墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)8座(zuo)(zuo),集中(zhong)(zhong)于(yu)(yu)(yu)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)西(xi)(xi)(xi)部。位于(yu)(yu)(yu)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)中(zhong)(zhong)部的(de)一號(hao)(hao)大(da)(da)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),俗稱“四個墩子”,其地(di)面遺跡有(you)(you)塋(ying)(ying)圈(quan)、神(shen)道(dao)、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)闕(que)(que)、封(feng)土(tu)等。塋(ying)(ying)圈(quan)的(de)圍(wei)墻基本呈(cheng)方(fang)(fang)形,東(dong)西(xi)(xi)(xi)131米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),南北(bei)長128米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),高1.3米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi);神(shen)道(dao)也是用(yong)砂礫(li)(li)堆(dui)(dui)積成梁,長234.2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬18米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi);有(you)(you)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)闕(que)(que)4座(zuo)(zuo),分別(bie)位于(yu)(yu)(yu)神(shen)道(dao)南北(bei)端(duan)的(de)東(dong)西(xi)(xi)(xi)兩(liang)側。其中(zhong)(zhong)神(shen)道(dao)北(bei)端(duan)東(dong)側單(dan)闕(que)(que)通(tong)高5.1米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),闕(que)(que)身(shen)高3.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),臺基高1.3米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),塋(ying)(ying)圈(quan)口東(dong)側闕(que)(que)是子母闕(que)(que),殘高5.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。封(feng)土(tu)用(yong)砂礫(li)(li)堆(dui)(dui)積,高4.5米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),呈(cheng)梯形;墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)同(tong)封(feng)土(tu)一樣,用(yong)砂礫(li)(li)堆(dui)(dui)積,長60米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬7.4米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),高1.38米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。二(er)號(hao)(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)和(he)三(san)(san)號(hao)(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)均(jun)出(chu)土(tu)了(le)(le)精美的(de)畫像磚。西(xi)(xi)(xi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)區面積約(yue)4500萬(wan)平方(fang)(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。有(you)(you)礫(li)(li)巖(yan)洞室墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)200多(duo)座(zuo)(zuo),其中(zhong)(zhong)大(da)(da)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)6座(zuo)(zuo),多(duo)集中(zhong)(zhong)于(yu)(yu)(yu)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)東(dong)部。大(da)(da)部分墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)地(di)表有(you)(you)砂礫(li)(li)堆(dui)(dui)積塋(ying)(ying)圈(quan)、神(shen)道(dao)、封(feng)土(tu)和(he)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)。3號(hao)(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)塋(ying)(ying)圈(quan)呈(cheng)正方(fang)(fang)形,長、寬各95米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),神(shen)道(dao)向(xiang)北(bei),長98米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬14.5米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。封(feng)土(tu)平面呈(cheng)圓(yuan)錐形,周(zhou)長78.6、高3.2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)向(xiang)東(dong),長36.5、寬2.2、高1.25米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。
踏實(shi)墓群規模大,保存較好,是(shi)研(yan)究漢、魏(wei)晉、唐時期瓜沙地區(qu)喪(sang)葬制度變化(hua)的(de)(de)重(zhong)(zhong)要歷史(shi)資料。踏實(shi)一號大墓墓闕是(shi)已知國內現存唯一的(de)(de)東漢時期土(tu)坯壘(lei)筑(zhu)的(de)(de)子母闕遺存,體(ti)量尺度也遠大于內地的(de)(de)漢代諸石闕,是(shi)研(yan)究漢至魏(wei)晉建筑(zhu)史(shi)的(de)(de)重(zhong)(zhong)要材料。