財(cai)貝(bei)(bei)溝(gou)東(dong)(dong)周墓群位于夏(xia)莊鎮安樂村(cun)西(xi)(xi)側,溝(gou)為東(dong)(dong)南至(zhi)西(xi)(xi)北走(zou)向(xiang),長約(yue)500米,寬約(yue)70米,深(shen)約(yue)5米。財(cai)貝(bei)(bei)溝(gou)的(de)(de)地勢(shi)較高,東(dong)(dong)依嶗山,西(xi)(xi)有丹山,北臨源頭河,與法海寺隔河相望(wang),是嶗山山脈(mo)的(de)(de)峽谷地帶。早年村(cun)民(min)在(zai)大雨沖(chong)刷后或(huo)在(zai)溝(gou)中取土(tu)時,經常能撿到銅器、陶器、石器、玉器、瑪(ma)瑙(nao)及(ji)貝(bei)(bei)幣等出土(tu)文物,人(ren)們把這些(xie)東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)當為寶(bao)貝(bei)(bei),或(huo)賣掉(diao)換(huan)錢,或(huo)兌(dui)換(huan)用品,時間久了,人(ren)們就叫(jiao)這條溝(gou)為“財(cai)貝(bei)(bei)溝(gou)”。日本侵占青島(dao)時期,日軍多次派人(ren)到財(cai)貝(bei)(bei)溝(gou)盜取文物。解放(fang)前,當地的(de)(de)農民(min)一度興起在(zai)夜(ye)間紛紛掌燈(deng)到這里尋“寶(bao)貝(bei)(bei)”的(de)(de)風(feng)潮。
解(jie)放后,文物(wu)部門曾多次來(lai)此考查(cha),發掘(jue)到(dao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)文物(wu)有(you)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼎、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)劍、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)馬嚼、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)戈、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)洗及石珠、貝幣等。1974年,當(dang)地群(qun)眾(zhong)在溝西側斷(duan)崖取土,于(yu)1.5米(mi)深(shen)處挖(wa)出8個墓葬(zang),里面除有(you)零星碎骨外,還(huan)出土了一批(pi)(pi)較完整的(de)(de)(de)(de)青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器。這些青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器排列整齊,有(you)腹(fu)飾(shi)(shi)竊曲紋(wen)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼎、帶提梁的(de)(de)(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)壺(hu)、腹(fu)內(nei)陰(yin)刻(ke)雙魚(yu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)洗、耳部飾(shi)(shi)陶紋(wen)的(de)(de)(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)舟及素面瑪(ma)瑙(nao)環(huan)(huan)等。其中一件完整的(de)(de)(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆盤,是盛食(shi)物(wu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)用(yong)具,與當(dang)今的(de)(de)(de)(de)水果(guo)盤相仿(fang),銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆盤帶蓋(gai),蓋(gai)上有(you)3個鼎立環(huan)(huan)紐,可以倒置當(dang)作盤用(yong),兩(liang)側還(huan)有(you)對稱的(de)(de)(de)(de)環(huan)(huan)耳,豆盤高40厘米(mi)。根(gen)據出土器物(wu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)形(xing)制和花(hua)紋(wen)考證,考古專(zhuan)家們(men)認為,這批(pi)(pi)青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器的(de)(de)(de)(de)年代應為春秋晚期(qi)、戰國早期(qi),因此墓群(qun)應為東周時代的(de)(de)(de)(de)古墓群(qun)。