虎爪山(shan)遺址面積(ji)1萬平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)制(zhi)品(pin)(pin)出(chu)于距地表2米(mi)(mi)(mi)左右(you)的第四紀網紋紅土層中。1988年(nian)調查發(fa)現,同年(nian)5月(yue)發(fa)掘60平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi),出(chu)土石(shi)(shi)(shi)制(zhi)品(pin)(pin)7件。1994年(nian)至1997年(nian)初,在磚廠取土過程中又采集石(shi)(shi)(shi)制(zhi)品(pin)(pin)及石(shi)(shi)(shi)料126件。石(shi)(shi)(shi)制(zhi)品(pin)(pin)有石(shi)(shi)(shi)核、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片和(he)石(shi)(shi)(shi)球三大(da)類。石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)有石(shi)(shi)(shi)片石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)和(he)礫石(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)(qi),器(qi)(qi)(qi)形有砍斫(zhuo)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、切割(ge)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、刮削(xue)器(qi)(qi)(qi)、尖狀器(qi)(qi)(qi)、薄刃斧、石(shi)(shi)(shi)球、石(shi)(shi)(shi)錘等(deng)。
虎爪山遺(yi)址(zhi)位于湖南省常德市(shi)(shi)津(jin)市(shi)(shi)市(shi)(shi),是舊石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)時代的古遺(yi)址(zhi),發現(xian)于1988年(nian)。出土有石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)核、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片和石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)球三大類(lei)(lei)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)制(zhi)品、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)和礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)。此遺(yi)址(zhi)總體上屬(shu)華南礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)文化(hua)傳統,因其有一批特色鮮明(ming)的礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)砍斫器(qi)——礫(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)尖狀器(qi),而又具有一定的地域性,故稱(cheng)為“澧水文化(hua)類(lei)(lei)群(qun)”。
該(gai)遺址舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)器出土澧水(shui)右(you)岸三(san)四級階地(di)(di)網紋紅土中,地(di)(di)質時(shi)代(dai)(dai)為(wei)(wei)中更世早(zao)中期,文化時(shi)代(dai)(dai)為(wei)(wei)舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)器時(shi)代(dai)(dai)早(zao)期晚段。此為(wei)(wei)湖(hu)(hu)南省發現的(de)一(yi)處時(shi)代(dai)(dai)早(zao)的(de)舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)器時(shi)代(dai)(dai)遺址。對研(yan)究湖(hu)(hu)南地(di)(di)區人類文明(ming)起源和長江中下游地(di)(di)理(li)、地(di)(di)貌變遷有著(zhu)極(ji)其重要的(de)意(yi)義(yi);對于研(yan)究華南舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)器文化的(de)形(xing)成(cheng)、文化特點,探索遠古人類的(de)生(sheng)產、生(sheng)活(huo)方式與當時(shi)的(de)地(di)(di)形(xing)地(di)(di)貌等都具有很高(gao)的(de)價(jia)值。
2013年5月(yue),被國務院核定公布為第(di)七批(pi)全(quan)國重點文物保護(hu)單位(wei)。