河南新密市古城寨龙山文化城址发掘简报

古城寨遗址位于河南省新密市与新郑市交界处 ,在新密市东南 35公里的曲梁乡大樊庄村古城寨村民组周围。遗址规模宏大 ,城墙高大 ,气势雄伟。城内地面高于溱水河床 1 0米 ,高于周围地面 2米～ 5米。 (图一 ;彩版二 ,1 )原据密县地方志认为古城寨城址是西周郐国都城 ,故定为郐国故城 ,1 988年被河南省人民政府公布为河南省文物保护单位。通过近年的钻探调查与试掘 ,被确认为龙山文化城址后 ,于 2 0 0 1年 5月又被国务院公布为第三批全国重点文物保护单位。 1 997年夏季 ,河南省文物考古研究所在新密市炎黄历史文化研究会和新密市文物保管所的…

Excavation of the Longshan Culture City -site at Guchengzhai in Xinmi City ,Henan

The largest and well-preserved walled city of the Longshan culture in the Central Plains was excavated by Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology at Guchengzhai site,Xinmi city during the years of 1997-2000.Being square,the walled city occupies 160,000 square meters in total,with the high rammed earth walls of the south,north and east,while the west wall has been partially washed away by the Qin river passing through the west side.Large-scaled palace-like foundation and many features have been found and the Longshan cultural remains can be divided into four phases,the palace-like foundation and the rammed earth walls belong to the second phase,or the middle Longshan phase.It is believed that the materials from Guchengzhai are of importance in understanding the studies of the origin of civilization in central China