銅鼓山遺址位于(yu)貴州省黔西南州普(pu)安縣青山鎮營(ying)盤(pan)村陳家龍灘東約500米的銅鼓山山頂。遺址時代為戰國~西漢時期(qi)。發現(xian)于(yu)1978年。
遺(yi)存(cun)有(you)房址4座、窯址1座、灰(hui)坑11個(ge)(ge)和(he)活動面、火(huo)塘、大量(liang)零(ling)散柱洞等遺(yi)跡,出土有(you)較完整的(de)(de)(de)陶(tao)(tao)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、石(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、鐵器(qi)(qi)(qi)、玉器(qi)(qi)(qi)和(he)冶鑄(zhu)青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)陶(tao)(tao)石(shi)范(fan)模(mo)500余件(jian),陶(tao)(tao)器(qi)(qi)(qi)碎片1萬余片。尤其重(zhong)(zhong)要(yao)(yao)(yao)的(de)(de)(de)是(shi),冶鑄(zhu)青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)用具除部(bu)分陶(tao)(tao)坩(gan)堝(guo)外,出土的(de)(de)(de)范(fan)模(mo)包括(kuo)戈范(fan)、劍范(fan)、鉞范(fan)、鏃范(fan)和(he)魚鉤范(fan)等,發掘者認為:銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)山遺(yi)址是(shi)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)鑄(zhu)造(zao)(zao)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(以(yi)兵器(qi)(qi)(qi)為主)的(de)(de)(de)手(shou)工作坊遺(yi)址,其北半區主要(yao)(yao)(yao)是(shi)鑄(zhu)造(zao)(zao)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)作坊區,南半區主要(yao)(yao)(yao)是(shi)生活區。它是(shi)貴州(zhou)境(jing)內經(jing)過正(zheng)式發掘的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)處戰國至西(xi)漢時(shi)期青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)冶鑄(zhu)遺(yi)址,具有(you)重(zhong)(zhong)大的(de)(de)(de)學(xue)術科(ke)研(yan)和(he)保(bao)護價(jia)值,不(bu)僅對探討古夜郎文(wen)明提供了重(zhong)(zhong)要(yao)(yao)(yao)實物資料(liao),還可部(bu)分解決(jue)廣(guang)泛流行于貴州(zhou)西(xi)部(bu)、云南、廣(guang)西(xi)甚至東南亞(ya)地區部(bu)分青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)和(he)的(de)(de)(de)產地,且這些青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(qi)造(zao)(zao)型(xing)和(he)風(feng)格均具有(you)明顯地域特(te)征(zheng),可能構成一(yi)個(ge)(ge)地域性考(kao)古學(xue)文(wen)化。
2013年(nian)5月被國(guo)(guo)務院核定為第(di)七批(pi)全國(guo)(guo)重(zhong)點文物(wu)保(bao)護單(dan)位(wei)。