江西萍乡市田中古城遗址调查简报

The Preliminary Report on the Survey of the Tianzhong Ancient City Site in Pingxiang City,Jiangxi

田中古城位于江西萍乡市区北约4公里。城址建于萍乡市经济开发区田中管理处下辖的田中村东北约1200米的一座低矮土岭上。城址北依山坡,东邻萍水（又称萍乡河）,南部有几处起伏的低丘,西面是开阔的平地（图一）。古城周边有三个自然村,分别称为土城坳上、土城坳下和何家圳。据当地民众回忆,

Located in the northern suburb of Pingxiang City,Jiangxi,the Tianzhong Ancient City Site is roughly in a trapezoid plan covering an area of about 4 ha. Some portions of the city walls are still remaining on the ground. Some potteries and bronze weapons were unearthed in the city site; the remains of the same period,including bronze chime bells of the Western Zhou Dynasty,were also found in the periphery of the city site. Since 1977,archaeologists have conducted several times of surveys to this city site. The surveys have not made clear the time when this city began to be built,but confirmed that the usage of this city site went through the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring-and-Autumn Period. The abandoning of this city might be related to the southward expansion of the Chu State.