財(cai)(cai)貝(bei)溝東(dong)(dong)周墓群位(wei)于夏(xia)莊(zhuang)鎮安樂村(cun)西(xi)側,溝為(wei)(wei)(wei)東(dong)(dong)南至西(xi)北走向,長約(yue)500米(mi),寬約(yue)70米(mi),深約(yue)5米(mi)。財(cai)(cai)貝(bei)溝的地勢較高,東(dong)(dong)依嶗(lao)山(shan)(shan),西(xi)有(you)丹(dan)山(shan)(shan),北臨源頭(tou)河,與法海寺(si)隔(ge)河相望,是嶗(lao)山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)脈的峽谷地帶(dai)。早(zao)年(nian)村(cun)民在大雨沖(chong)刷后或(huo)在溝中(zhong)取(qu)(qu)土(tu)時,經(jing)常能撿到(dao)銅器(qi)(qi)、陶器(qi)(qi)、石(shi)器(qi)(qi)、玉器(qi)(qi)、瑪瑙及貝(bei)幣等出土(tu)文(wen)物,人們(men)把(ba)這些東(dong)(dong)西(xi)當為(wei)(wei)(wei)寶貝(bei),或(huo)賣(mai)掉換錢,或(huo)兌換用品,時間久了,人們(men)就叫這條溝為(wei)(wei)(wei)“財(cai)(cai)貝(bei)溝”。日本侵占青島時期,日軍多次派人到(dao)財(cai)(cai)貝(bei)溝盜取(qu)(qu)文(wen)物。解放前,當地的農民一度興起在夜間紛(fen)紛(fen)掌燈到(dao)這里尋“寶貝(bei)”的風(feng)潮。
解放后,文(wen)物(wu)部門(men)曾多次來此(ci)考(kao)查(cha),發掘到的(de)(de)文(wen)物(wu)有(you)(you)(you)(you)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼎、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)劍、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)馬嚼、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)戈、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆(dou)、銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)洗及石珠、貝幣(bi)等。1974年,當地群(qun)眾在溝西側斷崖取土(tu)(tu),于1.5米(mi)深處挖(wa)出8個墓(mu)葬,里面除有(you)(you)(you)(you)零星碎骨外,還出土(tu)(tu)了一批較完(wan)整的(de)(de)青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)。這(zhe)些青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)排列(lie)整齊(qi),有(you)(you)(you)(you)腹飾竊(qie)曲紋銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)鼎、帶提梁(liang)的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)壺、腹內陰刻雙(shuang)魚的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)洗、耳(er)部飾陶紋的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)舟及素面瑪瑙環(huan)等。其中一件完(wan)整的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆(dou)盤(pan),是(shi)盛食物(wu)的(de)(de)用(yong)具,與當今的(de)(de)水果盤(pan)相仿,銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)豆(dou)盤(pan)帶蓋,蓋上有(you)(you)(you)(you)3個鼎立環(huan)紐(niu),可(ke)以倒(dao)置當作盤(pan)用(yong),兩側還有(you)(you)(you)(you)對稱的(de)(de)環(huan)耳(er),豆(dou)盤(pan)高40厘米(mi)。根據出土(tu)(tu)器(qi)物(wu)的(de)(de)形制和花紋考(kao)證,考(kao)古(gu)專家(jia)們認為(wei),這(zhe)批青銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)器(qi)的(de)(de)年代(dai)應為(wei)春秋(qiu)晚期、戰國早期,因(yin)此(ci)墓(mu)群(qun)應為(wei)東周時代(dai)的(de)(de)古(gu)墓(mu)群(qun)。