小(xiao)南(nan)海(hai)石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)位(wei)于(yu)浙江省衢州市(shi),沿衢江北岸分(fen)布,開(kai)(kai)(kai)鑿(zao)于(yu)江畔紅砂(sha)巖山體中,是(shi)(shi)宋代至(zhi)清代的(de)(de)遺(yi)址(zhi)。現(xian)存(cun)石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)總數超過(guo)50座。可(ke)(ke)能(neng)是(shi)(shi)古代石(shi)(shi)(shi)礦遺(yi)址(zhi)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)入(ru)口(kou)形式有(you)(you)(you)(you)二種,一(yi)(yi)為沿懸崖峭(qiao)壁處平行(xing)往縱深開(kai)(kai)(kai)鑿(zao),其二為山坡平面(mian)開(kai)(kai)(kai)方(fang)形口(kou)子,往下開(kai)(kai)(kai)鑿(zao)。從入(ru)口(kou)開(kai)(kai)(kai)始,有(you)(you)(you)(you)階梯(ti)狀臺級(ji)逐(zhu)級(ji)展開(kai)(kai)(kai)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)平面(mian)多(duo)呈(cheng)方(fang)形,有(you)(you)(you)(you)些石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)頂呈(cheng)弧狀;石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)內隔一(yi)(yi)定(ding)間距留有(you)(you)(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱;多(duo)數石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)巖壁上(shang)留有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)排(pai)排(pai)整(zheng)齊(qi)的(de)(de)鐵釬鑿(zao)痕(hen);各室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)之間沒(mei)有(you)(you)(you)(you)發現(xian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)規律(lv)的(de)(de)分(fen)布,但(dan)有(you)(you)(you)(you)些石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)相互緊鄰,可(ke)(ke)能(neng)屬(shu)于(yu)同一(yi)(yi)個(ge)開(kai)(kai)(kai)采(cai)個(ge)體;有(you)(you)(you)(you)些石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)相隔數十公分(fen)卻不相通。從采(cai)石(shi)(shi)(shi)角度講(jiang),愈是(shi)(shi)往下,紅砂(sha)巖的(de)(de)風化(hua)程度愈小(xiao),石(shi)(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)成材(cai)(cai)率愈高(gao);但(dan)同時太(tai)縱深的(de)(de)開(kai)(kai)(kai)采(cai)在(zai)當時技術(shu)條(tiao)件下容易造(zao)成石(shi)(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)往上(shang)、往外運輸方(fang)面(mian)的(de)(de)困難,這時可(ke)(ke)能(neng)會(hui)迫使開(kai)(kai)(kai)礦者另外再擇址(zhi)開(kai)(kai)(kai)采(cai)。現(xian)大部分(fen)石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)保存(cun)較(jiao)好,有(you)(you)(you)(you)些石(shi)(shi)(shi)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)經旅游開(kai)(kai)(kai)發,成為大眾參觀游賞的(de)(de)勝(sheng)地(di)。2013年5月被國(guo)務院核定(ding)為全國(guo)重點(dian)重點(dian)文物保護單位(wei)。
發展歷史
石(shi)室(shi)(shi)形(xing)成的(de)時代據現有(you)資(zi)料(liao)還無(wu)法(fa)確定。有(you)人根據石(shi)室(shi)(shi)中的(de)蟲鳥雕(diao)刻判定為漢或(huo)南朝;南宋(song)周大(da)忠有(you)“五丁運神斧(fu),開(kai)(kai)鑿(zao)自何年”之(zhi)詩句,說明(ming)石(shi)室(shi)(shi)早(zao)開(kai)(kai)鑿(zao)時間要遠早(zao)于當時。但從當地社會發展因素考慮,大(da)規模的(de)開(kai)(kai)采或(huo)大(da)部分(fen)石(shi)室(shi)(shi)的(de)形(xing)成,應在(zai)宋(song)元(yuan)時期(qi)和之(zhi)后(hou),包(bao)括砌(qi)筑(zhu)城(cheng)墻及(ji)民居建(jian)筑(zhu)的(de)大(da)量(liang)使(shi)用此類(lei)石(shi)材等。現大(da)部分(fen)石(shi)室(shi)(shi)保(bao)存較(jiao)好,有(you)些石(shi)室(shi)(shi)經旅游開(kai)(kai)發,成為大(da)眾參觀游賞的(de)勝地。