財貝(bei)溝(gou)(gou)(gou)東周(zhou)墓群位于夏莊鎮(zhen)安樂村西(xi)側,溝(gou)(gou)(gou)為(wei)東南至西(xi)北走向,長約(yue)500米(mi)(mi),寬約(yue)70米(mi)(mi),深約(yue)5米(mi)(mi)。財貝(bei)溝(gou)(gou)(gou)的(de)(de)地(di)(di)勢(shi)較高,東依(yi)嶗山,西(xi)有丹山,北臨源頭河(he),與法海寺(si)隔(ge)河(he)相望,是嶗山山脈的(de)(de)峽谷地(di)(di)帶(dai)。早年村民在大(da)雨沖刷(shua)后或在溝(gou)(gou)(gou)中取(qu)土時(shi),經常能撿(jian)到(dao)銅(tong)器、陶(tao)器、石器、玉器、瑪瑙及貝(bei)幣等出土文(wen)物,人們把這(zhe)些東西(xi)當為(wei)寶貝(bei),或賣掉換(huan)錢,或兌換(huan)用(yong)品,時(shi)間久了,人們就(jiu)叫這(zhe)條溝(gou)(gou)(gou)為(wei)“財貝(bei)溝(gou)(gou)(gou)”。日(ri)本(ben)侵占青島時(shi)期(qi),日(ri)軍多(duo)次(ci)派人到(dao)財貝(bei)溝(gou)(gou)(gou)盜取(qu)文(wen)物。解放前,當地(di)(di)的(de)(de)農民一(yi)度興起在夜間紛紛掌燈到(dao)這(zhe)里尋“寶貝(bei)”的(de)(de)風潮。
解放后,文物部(bu)門曾多次來(lai)此考查,發掘到的(de)(de)文物有(you)(you)銅(tong)(tong)鼎、銅(tong)(tong)鼓、銅(tong)(tong)劍、銅(tong)(tong)馬(ma)嚼、銅(tong)(tong)戈、銅(tong)(tong)豆、銅(tong)(tong)洗及石珠、貝幣(bi)等。1974年,當地群眾在溝西側斷崖取(qu)土(tu),于1.5米深(shen)處挖(wa)出8個墓葬,里(li)面(mian)除有(you)(you)零星碎骨外,還出土(tu)了一(yi)批(pi)較完(wan)整的(de)(de)青(qing)(qing)銅(tong)(tong)器(qi)。這些青(qing)(qing)銅(tong)(tong)器(qi)排列(lie)整齊,有(you)(you)腹飾竊(qie)曲紋(wen)銅(tong)(tong)鼎、帶提(ti)梁的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)壺、腹內(nei)陰(yin)刻雙魚的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)洗、耳部(bu)飾陶紋(wen)的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)舟及素(su)面(mian)瑪(ma)瑙環(huan)(huan)等。其中一(yi)件完(wan)整的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)豆盤(pan),是盛(sheng)食物的(de)(de)用具,與當今的(de)(de)水果盤(pan)相仿,銅(tong)(tong)豆盤(pan)帶蓋,蓋上有(you)(you)3個鼎立(li)環(huan)(huan)紐(niu),可以(yi)倒置當作盤(pan)用,兩側還有(you)(you)對稱(cheng)的(de)(de)環(huan)(huan)耳,豆盤(pan)高(gao)40厘米。根據出土(tu)器(qi)物的(de)(de)形制(zhi)和花紋(wen)考證(zheng),考古(gu)專(zhuan)家(jia)們認為(wei),這批(pi)青(qing)(qing)銅(tong)(tong)器(qi)的(de)(de)年代應(ying)為(wei)春(chun)秋(qiu)晚期、戰(zhan)國早期,因此墓群應(ying)為(wei)東周時代的(de)(de)古(gu)墓群。