磨(mo)盤山(shan)(shan)遺址(zhi)位于(yu)湖北省當陽(yang)市河溶(rong)鎮前進村東200米(mi),北距河溶(rong)鎮約(yue)2.5公里(li)(li),是當地較高的(de)山(shan)(shan)崗(gang),面積約(yue)4.4平方(fang)公里(li)(li)。遺址(zhi)中分布著大(da)量的(de)東周時期的(de)楚國中小型墓(mu)葬(zang)。屬(shu)于(yu)周代古文化(hua)遺址(zhi),2001年,磨(mo)盤山(shan)(shan)遺址(zhi)被(bei)國務(wu)院公布為全國第五批重點文物保護(hu)單位。
1982年文物(wu)部門在(zai)磨盤(pan)山(shan)以(yi)西(xi)的連環(huan)堰進行了一次(ci)科學發掘,通(tong)過對獲得的地層和(he)實物(wu)資料的整(zheng)理,其時(shi)代可(ke)定為(wei)(wei)西(xi)周中、晚期,最下層可(ke)能還(huan)略早。磨盤(pan)山(shan)遺址所出陶(tao)(tao)(tao)器以(yi)紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)為(wei)(wei)主,其次(ci)為(wei)(wei)紅(hong)褐陶(tao)(tao)(tao)、橙(cheng)黃陶(tao)(tao)(tao)、灰白陶(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)黑(hei)皮陶(tao)(tao)(tao)。紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)紅(hong)褐陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多為(wei)(wei)盂(yu),橙(cheng)黃陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多為(wei)(wei)南(nan)(nan)瓦 ,灰白陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多為(wei)(wei)盂(yu),黑(hei)皮陶(tao)(tao)(tao)多為(wei)(wei)盆(pen)、豆(dou)以(yi)及直領(ling)鼓腹罐。紋(wen)(wen)(wen)飾以(yi)粗(cu)繩紋(wen)(wen)(wen)為(wei)(wei)主,次(ci)為(wei)(wei)弦紋(wen)(wen)(wen)、附加堆紋(wen)(wen)(wen)、圓窩紋(wen)(wen)(wen)、棱形(xing)暗(an)劃紋(wen)(wen)(wen)、三角鏤孔(kong)紋(wen)(wen)(wen)。所出器類不多,炊器為(wei)(wei)鬲(li)(li)(li)、南(nan)(nan)瓦 為(wei)(wei)代表(biao)。鬲(li)(li)(li)有(you)(you)大口、小口之別,均為(wei)(wei)尖(jian)沿、尖(jian)唇,足內(nei)空圓錐狀、襠部較平(ping),是(shi)標準“楚(chu)式鬲(li)(li)(li)”的祖形(xing)。盂(yu)、盆(pen)為(wei)(wei)寬沿深腹,豆(dou)作折盤(pan)或淺盤(pan)。遺址中還(huan)出土一些簡瓦和(he)板瓦,瓦為(wei)(wei)泥條盤(pan)筑(zhu),面(mian)飾粗(cu)繩紋(wen)(wen)(wen),兩側有(you)(you)竹片切割的痕跡(ji)。