虎爪山遺址面積1萬平(ping)方米(mi)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)制品(pin)出(chu)于距地表(biao)2米(mi)左右的第四紀網紋紅土層中。1988年調查發現,同年5月發掘60平(ping)方米(mi),出(chu)土石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)制品(pin)7件(jian)。1994年至1997年初,在磚廠取土過程(cheng)中又采集石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)制品(pin)及(ji)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)料126件(jian)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)制品(pin)有石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片和石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)球(qiu)(qiu)三大(da)類(lei)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)有石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)和礫石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi),器(qi)形(xing)有砍(kan)斫器(qi)、切(qie)割器(qi)、刮削(xue)器(qi)、尖狀器(qi)、薄刃斧、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)球(qiu)(qiu)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)錘等。
虎(hu)爪山遺(yi)址(zhi)位于湖(hu)南省常(chang)德市(shi)津市(shi)市(shi),是舊石(shi)(shi)(shi)器時代的古遺(yi)址(zhi),發(fa)現(xian)于1988年(nian)。出土有(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)核、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片和石(shi)(shi)(shi)球三大類石(shi)(shi)(shi)制品、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片石(shi)(shi)(shi)器和礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器。此(ci)遺(yi)址(zhi)總(zong)體上(shang)屬華(hua)南礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器文化(hua)傳統,因(yin)其有(you)(you)一批特(te)色鮮明(ming)的礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)砍斫(zhuo)器——礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)尖狀(zhuang)器,而又具(ju)有(you)(you)一定的地域性,故稱為(wei)“澧(li)水文化(hua)類群”。
該遺(yi)址舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)器出土(tu)澧水(shui)右(you)岸(an)三四(si)級階(jie)地(di)網紋紅土(tu)中(zhong)(zhong),地(di)質時代(dai)(dai)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)更世早(zao)中(zhong)(zhong)期,文(wen)化(hua)(hua)時代(dai)(dai)為(wei)舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)器時代(dai)(dai)早(zao)期晚段。此(ci)為(wei)湖南省發(fa)現的(de)一處(chu)時代(dai)(dai)早(zao)的(de)舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)器時代(dai)(dai)遺(yi)址。對(dui)研(yan)究湖南地(di)區人類文(wen)明起源和長江中(zhong)(zhong)下游地(di)理、地(di)貌變遷有著極其(qi)重要的(de)意(yi)義;對(dui)于研(yan)究華(hua)南舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)器文(wen)化(hua)(hua)的(de)形(xing)成、文(wen)化(hua)(hua)特點,探(tan)索遠古(gu)人類的(de)生(sheng)(sheng)產、生(sheng)(sheng)活方式與當時的(de)地(di)形(xing)地(di)貌等都具有很(hen)高的(de)價值。
2013年5月(yue),被(bei)國(guo)務院核定(ding)公布為(wei)第七批全國(guo)重點文物(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。