主要分布(bu)在(zai)羅湖寺前斜(xie)坡(po)山、象山、管家、獅(shi)山、文龍(long)包(bao)、南坪(ping)、下坊、對(dui)門山、鵝公包(bao)、尚山、北沿至(zhi)(zhi)龍(long)霧洲紅壤丘陵地。分布(bu)范圍廣,長約3000米(mi)(mi),寬1000米(mi)(mi),面(mian)積(ji)(ji)3萬余平(ping)(ping)方米(mi)(mi),地面(mian)遺物(wu)多(duo)堆積(ji)(ji)瓷(ci)片達4—5米(mi)(mi)厚(hou)。1979年(nian)已挖掘兩座龍(long)窯址基址,揭露面(mian)積(ji)(ji)439平(ping)(ping)方米(mi)(mi),出土青瓷(ci)器和窯具2917件(jian)(jian)。1992年(nian)至(zhi)(zhi)1996年(nian)進行第二(er)(er)次考(kao)古(gu)發(fa)掘面(mian)積(ji)(ji)600平(ping)(ping)方米(mi)(mi),其(qi)中列為(wei)一、二(er)(er)、三級藏(zang)品(pin)137件(jian)(jian),參考(kao)品(pin)2132件(jian)(jian),外有處理品(pin)1267件(jian)(jian)。
遺址(zhi)文物主要為瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)器(qi)(qi),品種有(you)青(qing)(qing)釉(you)(you)色和(he)(he)(he)褐融色兩大類,青(qing)(qing)色略淡、青(qing)(qing)中(zhong)閃(shan)黃;釉(you)(you)汁均勻光潤,色澤穩定純(chun)正,產品的造型樸素大方(fang),且(qie)制(zhi)作精工(gong)(gong),施削(xue)規整(zheng),胎質(zhi)堅(jian)致。品形品種繁(fan)多(duo)(duo),器(qi)(qi)類有(you)罐、壺(hu)、缽(bo)、盆、盤(pan)、碗、盞、碟、杯(bei)、硯(yan)等(deng)類,有(you)些器(qi)(qi)形且(qie)具有(you)仿金(jin)銀(yin)器(qi)(qi)的風(feng)格。圖(tu)案裝飾有(you)刻花(hua)(hua)、劃(hua)花(hua)(hua)、印(yin)花(hua)(hua)、堆(dui)塑、鏤空(kong)等(deng)技法;以(yi)蓮瓣(ban)、梅花(hua)(hua)、薔薇、牡丹、柏樹、寶(bao)相(xiang)花(hua)(hua),水波紋居多(duo)(duo)。紋樣清(qing)晰(xi)、線條流暢,達到了當時(shi)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)業(ye)的較(jiao)高水平,產品運(yun)銷京師及中(zhong)原地區。現豐城市博物館仍保存此窯(yao)在(zai)東(dong)漢(han)時(shi)燒(shao)制(zhi)的青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)雞壺(hu)和(he)(he)(he)八系褐釉(you)(you)青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)罐,東(dong)晉(jin)時(shi)的褐釉(you)(you)點彩青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)匣缽(bo),西晉(jin)鏤孔(kong)香熏,南北朝(chao)時(shi)葉脈紋青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)碗和(he)(he)(he)雙(shuang)層(ceng)雙(shuang)線青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)蓮瓣(ban)紋茶盞、盞托、青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)博山爐(lu)和(he)(he)(he)青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)灶,隋唐(tang)(tang)(tang)時(shi)青(qing)(qing)綠釉(you)(you)印(yin)花(hua)(hua)碗和(he)(he)(he)印(yin)模,唐(tang)(tang)(tang)代(dai)仿金(jin)銀(yin)器(qi)(qi)青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)杯(bei)褐釉(you)(you)麻布紋青(qing)(qing)瓷(ci)(ci)(ci)大甕等(deng),屬(shu)稀世珍品。《唐(tang)(tang)(tang)書(shu)·韋堅(jian)傳》中(zhong)有(you)洪州窯(yao)產品運(yun)抵長(chang)安的記(ji)載,《中(zhong)國名(ming)(ming)勝詞典(dian)》亦以(yi)“羅湖窯(yao)遺址(zhi)”列條收(shou)載。洪州窯(yao),因規模大、能(neng)工(gong)(gong)巧匠多(duo)(duo)、燒(shao)造產品精制(zhi)美觀而聞名(ming)(ming)中(zhong)外。至(zhi)今(jin)仍有(you)“香山寺連根佛”和(he)(he)(he)“窯(yao)師傳月(yue)根夫婦作金(jin)鳳凰”等(deng)美麗動人的故(gu)事。