Located in Liujiaying Village, Sihe Township of this county, the site was discovered during the 1981 cultural relics survey. It lies north of the Yue River and south of a mountain foothill, extending about five li from east to west and two li from north to south, with cultural layers exposed on the western side. Artifacts collected include roof tiles, cylindrical tiles, and fragments of large pottery jars, and in several sections where earth had been removed in the central area, rubble and pottery shards could be seen.
The pottery is mainly gray pottery, with the vast majority decorated with rope patterns. Artifacts include cloud-patterned tile ends, roof tiles, well rings made of tile, well rings made of brick, jars, basins, urns, and tripods.
The bronze items are mostly cooking and storage vessels, including a cauldron with a double-fish pattern, square wine vessels (fang), arrowheads, and iron cauldrons. This site is an urban settlement dating from the Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties.
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