澧州古城墙考古调查勘探报告

Archaeological Survey and Exploration of the Ancient City Wall of Li County

2017年,澧县因实施澧水河道治理工程,湖南省文物考古研究所对澧州古城墙南部及东门遗址进行了调查与勘探,发现南部城墙因多次水灾,原有地面在现地表的290厘米以下,城墙外沿有580厘米宽的土质道路沿城墙延伸。古城东门原为瓮城,也因水灾原因,至少在清宣统元年东门改为圆形平台,内部为泥沙土夯填,外部以青砖围护,连接古城内外的道路从中间城门穿过。

In 2017,because the Li County was implementing the Li River control project,Hunan Provincial Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted survey and exploration of the southern part and eastern gate site of the ancient city wall.It is discovered that due to repeated flood,the original ground surface is now 290 cm below the present surface for the southern part of the city wall and that an earthen road 580 cm wide extends outside the city wall.The eastern city gate was originally a barbican entrance into the city which,due to flood,was transformed into a circular platform at least in the first reign year of the Qing Emperor Xuantong.The platform was filled with rammed sand and earth and surrounded by black brick retaining walls,with the road connecting the inside and outside of the city passing through the city gate in the center.