湖北宜昌县上磨垴周代遗址的发掘

Excavation of the Zhou Site at Shangmonao,Yichang County,Hubei

The Shangmonao site is located in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, at Xiwan village of Taipingxi town in Yichang county, Hubei province. It was completely excavated in 1999 and yielded plenty of cultural remains from the Zhou period and iron foundry vestiges from the Spring and Autumn period. The abundant pottery includes clay and sandy wares, in which there are the ding tripod, li tripod, yan steamer, fu cauldron,jar, dou stemmed vessel, yu container, pot, basin, long-necked jar, trumpet-shaped object, pointed-based cup, etc. The cultural connotations are rather complex and comprise elements of the Shang and Zhou cultures in the Central Plains and those of the Shang and Zhou, Ba and Chu cultures in the Yangtze-Hanshui Plain. Chronologically the site goes back to the temporal scope from the mid Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn period. The numerous irons, pottery molds and other foundry remains unearthed are of important value to the study of iron production in the Spring and Autumn period.