雒城(cheng)始建于東漢,據《華陽國志·蜀志》載:“初平中(zhong)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)190年(nian)(nian)(nian)至(zhi)193年(nian)(nian)(nian)間),益州牧劉(liu)焉自綿竹(zhu)移雒城(cheng)縣城(cheng),筑闕門。”《三(san)國志·龐統傳》記載“進圍雒縣,統率眾(zhong)攻戰(zhan),為流矢(shi)所中(zhong)”。南宋端平二年(nian)(nian)(nian)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)1235年(nian)(nian)(nian))至(zhi)淳祐(you)元(yuan)(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)1241年(nian)(nian)(nian)),蒙古軍(jun)入蜀,戰(zhan)亂(luan)中(zhong)城(cheng)垣遭受嚴(yan)重破壞(huai)。明洪武五年(nian)(nian)(nian)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)1372年(nian)(nian)(nian)),在原州城(cheng)基址(zhi)上建城(cheng)垣。明末城(cheng)池又(you)毀。清乾(qian)隆(long)三(san)十六年(nian)(nian)(nian)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)1771年(nian)(nian)(nian))再次修筑,咸豐九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(公(gong)(gong)元(yuan)(yuan)1859年(nian)(nian)(nian))增修炮臺(tai)。
自(zi)1982年(nian)以(yi)來,省市文物部門配合(he)基本建設先后進行過(guo)選(xuan)點(dian)發掘(jue),出(chu)土了(le)一(yi)大批“雒城(cheng)”和“雒官城(cheng)墼”的(de)漢代篆書體銘文磚、城(cheng)墻磚,這一(yi)發現對(dui)研究古雒城(cheng)的(de)歷(li)史(shi)沿革和城(cheng)垣建設都具有重要(yao)的(de)考古都具有重要(yao)的(de)考古研究價值。
文(wen)化(hua)層厚1米左(zuo)右,發現(xian)有繩紋筒(tong)(tong)瓦(wa)、云(yun)紋瓦(wa)當、花邊磚、陶罐、五(wu)銖錢等器物(wu)。己發掘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)兩段,共長(chang)70米,寬(kuan)2.5~8.9米,高0.3~1.4米。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)用夯土筑(zhu)成,內側、外(wai)側均包砌(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)磚。此處應是漢代廣漢郡治“雒城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”所(suo)在地。在雒城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮東(dong)(dong)(dong)南角(jiao)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)廢墟上發現(xian)有篆隸“雒城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“雒官城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墼(ji)”銘文(wen)磚砌(qi)筑(zhu)的(de)墻(qiang)基(ji)(ji)。此后(hou)又(you)多次(ci)發現(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)墻(qiang)基(ji)(ji)、銘文(wen)磚,以及大量的(de)繩紋筒(tong)(tong)瓦(wa)、云(yun)紋瓦(wa)當、陶豆及東(dong)(dong)(dong)漢五(wu)銖錢等。遺址范圍東(dong)(dong)(dong)至(zhi)外(wai)東(dong)(dong)(dong)順城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)路(lu)(今(jin)蘇(su)州路(lu)、杭州路(lu)),南至(zhi)房湖(hu)公(gong)園南邊城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(今(jin)九江路(lu)),西抵濱西路(lu)北鄰鴨子河南岸。總面積為(wei)1.7平(ping)方公(gong)里。
1991年4月(yue),古雒城遺址被(bei)四川省(sheng)人民政府(fu)核定公布為省(sheng)級文(wen)(wen)物(wu)保護單位。(參見《中國考古學會第(di)五(wu)次年會論文(wen)(wen)集》文(wen)(wen)物(wu)出(chu)版社,1986年)
2013年被列(lie)入第七批全國(guo)重點文物保護單位。