湖北公安鸡鸣城遗址的调查

Survey on a Walled-city site at Jimingcheng in Gong'an County

1996年1、2月间,荆州博物馆贾汉清到湖北省公安县对新石器时代遗址进行重点调查。这次调查的目的有两个:一个是寻找相当于城背溪文化的遗址,另一个是寻找新石器时代的古城。由于我们自始至终都对第二个目的比较重视,因此第一个目的可以说完全没有达到。在县博物馆陈小明先生的大力协助下,笔者查阅了相关的文献资料,并对以前调查出来的新石器时代遗址及文献记载中与“城”字有关的地名进行了实地考查。

Jimingcheng is located in the middle west of Gong' an County. Hubei Province, and hasbeen regarded as a city for a long time in the historical documents and folklore. It covers anarea of about 150,000 square meters. The considerable enclosure and moat are well pre-served. It is the 7th prehistoric walled-town ever found in the middle reach of the YangtzeRiver, and belongs to the Qujialing Culture dated 4,000 BP.