丁家崗遺(yi)址北距雞叫城(cheng)遺(yi)址2公(gong)里,屬澧陽平原腹心地帶(dai),東西長約(yue)330米,南(nan)北寬約(yue)250米,總面積約(yue)66651平方米。
丁家崗遺(yi)址位于湖南省澧縣涔南鄉東田堰村三組(zu)一(yi)處高出四周(zhou)1米的(de)臺(tai)地上,四周(zhou)水(shui)系環(huan)繞(rao)。
1979年和2000年先(xian)(xian)后兩次發掘,遺址文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)內(nei)涵豐富,早文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)遺存可上溯到皂市下(xia)層文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua),而后經歷(li)湯加崗文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)、大溪文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)、屈家(jia)嶺文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)、晚為石家(jia)河文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua),其(qi)中尤(you)以湯加崗文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)和大溪文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)兩個時(shi)期(qi)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)遺存保(bao)存完整,典(dian)型(xing)。先(xian)(xian)后發現(xian)了一(yi)批(pi)重(zhong)要墓葬、、祭祀臺、祭祀坑(keng)等遺跡現(xian)象。該遺址對了解新石器(qi)時(shi)代各種文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)內(nei)涵的聯系、文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)分期(qi)序列具有極(ji)其(qi)重(zhong)要的價值,為探索早期(qi)人類原始社會文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)明及文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)明的起源(yuan)提供了重(zhong)要的依據(ju)和實物(wu)證據(ju)。
2002年被公布為省級文(wen)(wen)物保護(hu)單位(wei)(wei)。2013年5月被國務院核定(ding)為第(di)七批全國重點文(wen)(wen)物保護(hu)單位(wei)(wei)。