銅鼓(gu)山遺(yi)址(zhi)位于(yu)貴州省黔西(xi)南州普安縣青(qing)山鎮營盤村陳家(jia)龍灘東(dong)約(yue)500米的銅鼓(gu)山山頂。遺(yi)址(zhi)時代為戰國~西(xi)漢(han)時期。發現于(yu)1978年。
遺(yi)存有房址4座(zuo)、窯址1座(zuo)、灰坑11個(ge)和(he)活動面、火(huo)塘(tang)、大量(liang)零散(san)柱(zhu)洞(dong)等遺(yi)跡,出(chu)土有較完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)陶(tao)(tao)器(qi)(qi)、石(shi)器(qi)(qi)、青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)、鐵器(qi)(qi)、玉器(qi)(qi)和(he)冶鑄(zhu)青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)的(de)陶(tao)(tao)石(shi)范(fan)模500余件,陶(tao)(tao)器(qi)(qi)碎片1萬(wan)余片。尤其(qi)重(zhong)要(yao)的(de)是,冶鑄(zhu)青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)用(yong)具(ju)除部分陶(tao)(tao)坩堝外(wai),出(chu)土的(de)范(fan)模包括戈范(fan)、劍(jian)范(fan)、鉞范(fan)、鏃(zu)范(fan)和(he)魚(yu)鉤范(fan)等,發掘者認為(wei)(wei):銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓山遺(yi)址是一個(ge)鑄(zhu)造(zao)(zao)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)(以兵器(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)主(zhu))的(de)手工作(zuo)坊遺(yi)址,其(qi)北(bei)半(ban)區(qu)(qu)主(zhu)要(yao)是鑄(zhu)造(zao)(zao)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)的(de)作(zuo)坊區(qu)(qu),南半(ban)區(qu)(qu)主(zhu)要(yao)是生(sheng)活區(qu)(qu)。它(ta)是貴州境內經過正式發掘的(de)一處戰(zhan)國至西(xi)漢時期青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)冶鑄(zhu)遺(yi)址,具(ju)有重(zhong)大的(de)學(xue)術(shu)科研(yan)和(he)保護價值,不僅對探(tan)討古夜郎文明提供(gong)了重(zhong)要(yao)實物資料,還(huan)可部分解決廣泛流行于(yu)貴州西(xi)部、云南、廣西(xi)甚(shen)至東南亞地(di)區(qu)(qu)部分青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)和(he)的(de)產(chan)地(di),且這些青(qing)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)(qi)造(zao)(zao)型和(he)風格均具(ju)有明顯地(di)域特征,可能構成一個(ge)地(di)域性考(kao)古學(xue)文化(hua)。
2013年5月(yue)被(bei)國務院核定為第七(qi)批全國重點文物保(bao)護單位。