1985年(nian)發現。有(you)新(xin)石(shi)器時代居住遺址(zhi)和(he)墓葬(zang)。出土有(you)彩陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)罐(guan)、彩陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)瓶、石(shi)器等(deng)。陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)器分為(wei)紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)、彩陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)灰陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)。其中,紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)又分為(wei)泥(ni)質(zhi)和(he)夾(jia)砂兩種(zhong),紋(wen)(wen)飾有(you)垂幛紋(wen)(wen)、鳥眼紋(wen)(wen)、圈點(dian)紋(wen)(wen)、燕尾紋(wen)(wen)、鳥羽紋(wen)(wen)、帶狀紋(wen)(wen)和(he)網格紋(wen)(wen)等(deng)。彩陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)施內外彩。遺址(zhi)出土彩陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)的(de)器型(xing)(xing)、質(zhi)地(di)(di)和(he)彩繪花(hua)紋(wen)(wen)圖案,與(yu)廟(miao)底溝類型(xing)(xing)、大地(di)(di)灣類型(xing)(xing)、馬家窯(yao)類型(xing)(xing)同(tong)(tong)時期文(wen)物有(you)其相同(tong)(tong)之處(chu)(chu),也有(you)不同(tong)(tong)之處(chu)(chu),是馬家窯(yao)文(wen)化中的(de)一個新(xin)類型(xing)(xing)。另有(you)齊家文(wen)化的(de)泥(ni)質(zhi)紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)和(he)夾(jia)砂紅(hong)陶(tao)(tao)(tao)(tao)片,紋(wen)(wen)飾有(you)籃紋(wen)(wen)、繩紋(wen)(wen)、刻(ke)劃紋(wen)(wen),器形有(you)高領罐(guan)、鼓腹(fu)折肩罐(guan)、盆、壺等(deng)。遺址(zhi)范圍內還有(you)唐疊州(zhou)城(cheng)址(zhi)及烽火臺。
然(ran)鬧(nao)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)是甘肅南(nan)部地區大(da)型新石器時代遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi),保存較好,內涵豐富,面(mian)積大(da),既有居址(zhi)(zhi),又有墓葬(zang),對研究馬家(jia)窯文化的分布范圍(wei)、文化內涵以及演變發展具有重要(yao)價(jia)值。