陽光訊（記者 任軍 通訊員 陳明順 苗軼飛 文/圖）3月26日，漢中市第四次全國文物普查工作隊在鎮巴縣碾子鎮對“三普”點進行複查時，發現一處新石器時代遺存，這是鎮巴縣首次發現的史前遺址。

The site is located in Zhenba County, Lianzi Town, Lianhua Village, Archway Zhuang (Archway Dam). The site is located on the secondary platform of the Naxi River, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side, so that the geographical environment can not only shelter from the wind and keep warm, but also easy to defend, and is also suitable for gathering and hunting, which is an ideal settlement for prehistoric humans.

　　普查隊員對該文化遺存進行了詳細調查，發現該遺址分佈範圍呈不規則弧形，面積約8300平方米。遺址區現為土豆、油菜等農耕地，現場採集的陶片以夾砂紅陶片、夾砂紅陶塊為主，少量夾砂灰陶，其中包含夾砂紅陶器物口沿殘片2件、夾砂灰陶器物口沿殘片1件，未見彩陶、石器、骨器等。根據遺址所處地理環境和出土遺存分析，該遺址可能為一處新石器時代聚落遺址。

At present, the Neolithic sites found in Hanzhong are mainly distributed on the first and second terraces in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River and its tributary valleys, including the ruins of Lijiacun, Hejiawan and Hongyanba in Xixiang County, the ruins of the land temple and cellar ditch in Yangxian County, the ruins of Jiangwan, Zhoujiakan and Danjiazui in Chenggu County, the ruins of Longgang Temple in Nanzheng District, the ruins of Cangtaibao and Hongmiao in Mianxian County, etc., and finally formed a type from Lijiacun type of Laoguantai culture to Banpo type of Yangshao culture. A complete and mature Neolithic cultural sequence in southern Shaanxi, including the Yangshao culture temple ditch type and the Longshan culture.

　　鎮巴歷史悠久，根據《尚書·禹貢》和《周禮·職方》的記載，鎮巴在夏、商時期屬於梁州管轄。“三普”資料記載，鎮巴曾經有漢代、宋代墓葬，但還未曾發現過史前遺址。該遺址的發現將鎮巴的歷史提前了三千年，具有重要的意義。