1987年(nian)初,公安機關破獲交(jiao)樂(le)鄉龍樹腳漢(han)墓(mu)被盜案,文(wen)(wen)物管理(li)部門對10號、14號等(deng)4座(zuo)墓(mu)進行清理(li)發(fa)(fa)掘,發(fa)(fa)現此(ci)墓(mu)為夫婦葬墓(mu),被-的(de)為男室(shi),女(nv)室(shi)完(wan)好,發(fa)(fa)掘出文(wen)(wen)物45種近百(bai)件。其中14號多室(shi)墓(mu),是(shi)目前貴州所(suo)發(fa)(fa)掘的(de)漢(han)墓(mu)中最大的(de)一(yi)座(zuo)。被有關人士稱(cheng)之為“全國少見,貴州僅有的(de)漢(han)墓(mu)葬”。
貴州省博物(wu)館(guan)對其中5座(zuo)(zuo)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)進行發(fa)掘,為磚(zhuan)室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)、石室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)及(ji)(ji)磚(zhuan)室(shi)和(he)石室(shi)同(tong)冢三類。2號(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)為磚(zhuan)室(shi)“大”字形室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),分(fen)甬道、正(zheng)室(shi)、左耳室(shi)、右耳室(shi)。1、4號(hao)為磚(zhuan)室(shi)“凸”字形墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)。3號(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)為方框(kuang)形石室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),5號(hao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)為磚(zhuan)室(shi)與石室(shi)同(tong)冢。被(bei)盜的5座(zuo)(zuo)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),發(fa)掘出土文物(wu)有:銅(tong)(tong)盤、銅(tong)(tong)碗、銅(tong)(tong)帶釣魚臺、環(huan)首銅(tong)(tong)刀、殘銅(tong)(tong)刀、銅(tong)(tong)雞及(ji)(ji)搖錢(qian)樹座(zuo)(zuo)等。另還有五(wu)銖錢(qian)、貨泉、添(tian)盤、銀(yin)器、琥珀(po)、獅飾、燒(shao)料耳當(dang)、小(xiao)骨銅(tong)(tong)串(chuan)珠、玉牌等。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)葬大約在東漢和(he)帝(di)(89-105)前(qian)后,晚至桓(huan)帝(di)(147-167)、靈帝(di)(168-189)時期。
在10號墓(mu)(mu)出土(tu)(tu)“巨王(wang)千萬(wan)印(yin)”一枚,在第二批(pi)發(fa)(fa)掘的墓(mu)(mu)中,在位于交樂村(cun)西(xi)南(nan)(nan)約(yue)1公里處,有(you)直徑約(yue)20米的封土(tu)(tu)堆,墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)坐西(xi)向東,南(nan)(nan)北(bei)軸線長12.8米,東西(xi)軸線長8.75米,分南(nan)(nan)北(bei)兩(liang)個墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi),每室(shi)(shi)由墓(mu)(mu)道(dao)、室(shi)(shi)、耳(er)室(shi)(shi)及兩(liang)個后室(shi)(shi)組成,并列(lie)對稱,除(chu)前(qian)(qian)室(shi)(shi)為穹隆頂(ding)外(wai),余均(jun)為巷,磚(zhuan)室(shi)(shi)結(jie)構,地面以磚(zhuan)石鋪(pu)成人字形花紋(wen)(wen),磚(zhuan)紋(wen)(wen)為棱形紋(wen)(wen)。墓(mu)(mu)穴發(fa)(fa)現盜洞(dong),室(shi)(shi)內原陪葬(zang)器(qi)物基本盜空,在北(bei)室(shi)(shi)道(dao)內發(fa)(fa)現殘損銅車馬一具,前(qian)(qian)室(shi)(shi)出土(tu)(tu)青銅陶器(qi)若(ruo)干件,耳(er)室(shi)(shi)內發(fa)(fa)現“巴(ba)郡守丞”鎏金銅印(yin)一枚。
此次發掘(jue),歷時一月,共(gong)清理(li)東漢中(zhong)晚(wan)期墓12座(zuo)。時至(zhi)今日,交(jiao)樂漢墓群(qun)出土(tu)的(de)主要文物有:銅(tong)車馬(ma)、連枝燈(deng)、撫琴俑(yong)、巴(ba)郡守丞印(yin)、巨王千萬印(yin)、帶蓋刻(ke)花銅(tong)奩(lian)、銅(tong)俑(yong)、五銖錢紋銅(tong)碗、搖錢樹(shu)、刻(ke)花銅(tong)瓶、銅(tong)甑(zeng)、陶灶、水池田園模型、陶搖錢樹(shu)座(zuo)等。
交樂漢(han)墓0土的(de)文物具有較高(gao)的(de)研究價值。2006年交樂墓群作為漢(han)代的(de)古(gu)墓葬(zang),被國務院列入第六批全(quan)國重點(dian)文物保(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。