架(jia)子山遺(yi)址群位于內(nei)蒙古自(zi)治區喀喇沁(qin)旗西北,是由(you)架(jia)子山、大(da)山前、城子頂等組成(cheng)的大(da)型聚落遺(yi)址群。
在30平(ping)方(fang)公里范圍內(nei)(nei)分(fen)布(bu)有33個典型遺(yi)址,其內(nei)(nei)涵(han)主體(ti)是繁(fan)榮(rong)發展時期的夏家店(dian)(dian)下層(ceng)(ceng)文(wen)化(hua)。年代距今約為4000-3500年。架子(zi)山(shan)遺(yi)址8萬平(ping)方(fang)米,依山(shan)修(xiu)筑九層(ceng)(ceng)平(ping)階和巨大(da)的圍壕(hao),遺(yi)存(cun)大(da)量石(shi)圈、石(shi)墻。城(cheng)子(zi)頂(ding)遺(yi)址五(wu)個地點(dian),其中城(cheng)子(zi)頂(ding)遺(yi)址本身略呈圓臺形(xing),面積近4萬平(ping)方(fang)米,在不同地點(dian)清(qing)理出房址、灰坑、墓葬、祭(ji)祀坑數百座,出土陶、石(shi)、骨(gu)、蚌、銅等遺(yi)物(wu)七千(qian)余件(jian)。架子(zi)山(shan)遺(yi)址群處(chu)于夏家店(dian)(dian)下層(ceng)(ceng)文(wen)化(hua)分(fen)布(bu)區的中心地帶,規模大(da)、遺(yi)址多、層(ceng)(ceng)次清(qing),充分(fen)體(ti)現(xian)了夏家店(dian)(dian)下層(ceng)(ceng)文(wen)化(hua)繁(fan)榮(rong)發展時期的社會組織結構(gou)、物(wu)質生產(chan)水平(ping)和地域文(wen)化(hua)風貌。
興(xing)隆(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)群為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)漢魏時(shi)(shi)期(qi)的(de)文化遺(yi)存,由9處(chu)城(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)、6處(chu)聚居址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)所組成,分(fen)布在興(xing)隆(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、尖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王勃(bo)脊山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、東(dong)架(jia)子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、西架(jia)子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、張鳳嶺(ling)等(deng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上。地(di)(di)理坐標(biao)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei):東(dong)經131°41′21″~131°45′05″;北緯46°38′18″~46°39′30″;海撥110~186米(mi)(mi)。興(xing)隆(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)群的(de)城(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)多呈(cheng)橢圓形,用掘土(tu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)壕、堆土(tu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)垣的(de)方(fang)式(shi)構筑(zhu)。由于絕大部分(fen)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)在柞(zuo)樹林(lin)中(zhong),地(di)(di)表樹木覆蓋,文物(wu)遺(yi)跡保存完好(hao),現可辨(bian)認的(de)半地(di)(di)穴式(shi)居住址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡有563座,垣總長度約3,344延長米(mi)(mi),占(zhan)地(di)(di)總面積約235,805平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)。興(xing)隆(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)群東(dong)南距三江平原漢魏時(shi)(shi)期(qi)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)中(zhong)最大的(de)城(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)——鳳林(lin)城(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)僅(jin)11公(gong)里。可研(yan)究該遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)群與鳳林(lin)城(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)的(de)相互關系(xi)。
興隆山遺址群形(xing)制相近,原(yuan)始單一,這對研究古代三江平(ping)原(yuan)聚(ju)落形(xing)態的(de)產生、發展(zhan)有(you)著重要的(de)意義。