輝河(he)(he)發源于大興安(an)嶺中部西(xi)北(bei)側(ce)的叢山密林(lin)中,由(you)二(er)十(shi)幾條小河(he)(he)匯集于烏拉吉呼,折向西(xi)北(bei)緩緩流入(ru)呼倫貝爾草(cao)原(yuan)(yuan),把大草(cao)原(yuan)(yuan)分(fen)為兩部分(fen)。其左側(ce)被(bei)稱為巴爾虎草(cao)原(yuan)(yuan),右側(ce)則是鄂(e)溫克草(cao)原(yuan)(yuan)。輝河(he)(he)河(he)(he)道開闊平坦,河(he)(he)水彎(wan)彎(wan)曲曲流至寶力格東又折向東北(bei),匯入(ru)伊敏(min)河(he)(he)。輝河(he)(he)水壩距河(he)(he)口14公(gong)里,屬(shu)于鄂(e)溫克族自治旗錫尼河(he)(he)西(xi)蘇木(鄉)境內。北(bei)距海拉爾市33公(gong)里。
遺址位(wei)于(yu)輝河(he)水(shui)壩(ba),海拔高度約(yue)640米(mi),分布范圍約(yue)30多(duo)萬平(ping)方米(mi),地(di)貌(mao)部位(wei)明確,地(di)層清楚(chu),屬于(yu)原地(di)埋藏類型,遺物(wu)保(bao)存新鮮,無分選現象。遺址文(wen)化(hua)層為灰(hui)黑(hei)(hei)色細(xi)沙層,厚可(ke)達1米(mi),石(shi)料(liao)主要采(cai)自遺址以(yi)東(dong)10公里左右的伊敏河(he)岸的砂礫(li)石(shi)層。1975年,黑(hei)(hei)龍江(jiang)省文(wen)物(wu)普查(cha)工作隊曾(ceng)對輝河(he)右岸做過文(wen)物(wu)調查(cha),先后發(fa)現細(xi)石(shi)器遺址12處,其中有(you)代表性(xing)的即(ji)輝河(he)水(shui)壩(ba)北側河(he)岸邊及(ji)臺地(di)上遺址。
掘(jue)地點(dian)選在輝河(he)水壩北側320米(mi)處,靠河(he)崖開1×2米(mi)探(tan)方一個,共出土(tu)(tu)遺物(wu)314件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。這里的土(tu)(tu)質單(dan)一,均為(wei)細沙土(tu)(tu)壤。只能依(yi)靠出土(tu)(tu)遺物(wu)大致區分為(wei)六層(ceng)。一層(ceng),深(shen)18厘米(mi),為(wei)地表土(tu)(tu)層(ceng),不見遺物(wu)。第(di)二層(ceng),深(shen)18~30厘米(mi),土(tu)(tu)質為(wei)黑(hei)(hei)褐色(se)細沙,含有(you)炭粒和油跡。出土(tu)(tu)細石(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、石(shi)(shi)片(pian)(pian)(pian)等27件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),骨片(pian)(pian)(pian)8件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),鐵(tie)片(pian)(pian)(pian)1件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。第(di)三層(ceng),深(shen)30~55厘米(mi),土(tu)(tu)質與二層(ceng)無明(ming)顯變(bian)化(hua),仍為(wei)黑(hei)(hei)褐色(se)細沙土(tu)(tu)。出土(tu)(tu)遺物(wu)豐富,多達174件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。其中細石(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、石(shi)(shi)片(pian)(pian)(pian)、石(shi)(shi)核及石(shi)(shi)葉共122件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),陶片(pian)(pian)(pian)23件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),碎骨器(qi)(qi)(qi)殘(can)片(pian)(pian)(pian)28件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),鐵(tie)器(qi)(qi)(qi)殘(can)片(pian)(pian)(pian)1件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。第(di)四層(ceng),深(shen)55~90厘米(mi),土(tu)(tu)質由黑(hei)(hei)褐色(se)漸(jian)變(bian)為(wei)黃色(se),仍為(wei)細沙土(tu)(tu)。發(fa)掘(jue)面(mian)積縮小為(wei)1×1米(mi),出土(tu)(tu)遺物(wu)因此減少到80件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。其中細石(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)41件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),陶片(pian)(pian)(pian)13件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),骨貝殘(can)片(pian)(pian)(pian)3件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。從陶片(pian)(pian)(pian)的紋飾、陶質、工藝等分析(xi),文(wen)化(hua)內涵明(ming)顯不同于第(di)三層(ceng),但(dan)地層(ceng)無明(ming)顯界線。第(di)五(wu)層(ceng),深(shen)90~110厘米(mi),為(wei)黃沙土(tu)(tu),出土(tu)(tu)細石(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)12件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),碎骨(魚貝類(lei))殘(can)片(pian)(pian)(pian)12塊。第(di)六層(ceng),深(shen)110厘米(mi)以下,為(wei)原生土(tu)(tu)層(ceng),土(tu)(tu)質為(wei)純(chun)凈黃色(se)細沙,不見遺物(wu)。
呼(hu)倫貝爾(er)市文物(wu)工作(zuo)者在多年的試掘(jue)和(he)文物(wu)普查(cha)中發(fa)(fa)現輝(hui)河水壩遺址存有大(da)量(liang)細石器(qi)和(he)陶器(qi)片(pian)。此(ci)次挖(wa)掘(jue)共挖(wa)了四個探方(fang),總面(mian)積105平(ping)方(fang)米(mi),共出土文物(wu)2000多件。有石葉(xie)、石片(pian)、陶片(pian)、石核等,還(huan)發(fa)(fa)現了兩了兩處灰堆(dui),從灰堆(dui)中出土了大(da)量(liang)的動物(wu)骨骼。