磨盤山(shan)遺址(zhi)位(wei)(wei)于湖(hu)北省(sheng)當(dang)陽市河溶鎮前(qian)進村東200米,北距河溶鎮約(yue)2.5公里,是當(dang)地較高的山(shan)崗,面積約(yue)4.4平(ping)方(fang)公里。遺址(zhi)中(zhong)分布著大量的東周時期(qi)的楚國(guo)中(zhong)小(xiao)型(xing)墓葬。屬于周代古文化遺址(zhi),2001年,磨盤山(shan)遺址(zhi)被國(guo)務院公布為(wei)全(quan)國(guo)第五批重點文物(wu)保護(hu)單(dan)位(wei)(wei)。
1982年文物(wu)(wu)部門在(zai)磨盤(pan)山以(yi)西的連環堰進行了一(yi)次(ci)(ci)科學發(fa)掘,通過對獲得的地層和(he)實物(wu)(wu)資料的整理,其時代(dai)可定為(wei)(wei)西周(zhou)中、晚期,最下(xia)層可能(neng)還略(lve)早。磨盤(pan)山遺址所出陶(tao)(tao)(tao)器(qi)(qi)(qi)以(yi)紅(hong)(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)為(wei)(wei)主,其次(ci)(ci)為(wei)(wei)紅(hong)(hong)褐陶(tao)(tao)(tao)、橙黃陶(tao)(tao)(tao)、灰白陶(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)黑皮陶(tao)(tao)(tao)。紅(hong)(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)紅(hong)(hong)褐陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多(duo)為(wei)(wei)盂,橙黃陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多(duo)為(wei)(wei)南瓦 ,灰白陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多(duo)為(wei)(wei)盂,黑皮陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多(duo)為(wei)(wei)盆、豆(dou)以(yi)及直(zhi)領鼓腹(fu)罐(guan)。紋(wen)(wen)飾以(yi)粗繩(sheng)紋(wen)(wen)為(wei)(wei)主,次(ci)(ci)為(wei)(wei)弦紋(wen)(wen)、附加(jia)堆紋(wen)(wen)、圓(yuan)窩紋(wen)(wen)、棱(leng)形暗劃紋(wen)(wen)、三(san)角鏤孔紋(wen)(wen)。所出器(qi)(qi)(qi)類(lei)不多(duo),炊器(qi)(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)鬲(li)(li)、南瓦 為(wei)(wei)代(dai)表。鬲(li)(li)有大口、小口之別,均(jun)為(wei)(wei)尖沿、尖唇,足內空圓(yuan)錐狀、襠部較(jiao)平,是標準(zhun)“楚式(shi)鬲(li)(li)”的祖形。盂、盆為(wei)(wei)寬沿深腹(fu),豆(dou)作折(zhe)盤(pan)或淺(qian)盤(pan)。遺址中還出土一(yi)些簡瓦和(he)板瓦,瓦為(wei)(wei)泥條盤(pan)筑,面飾粗繩(sheng)紋(wen)(wen),兩側(ce)有竹片切割的痕跡(ji)。