2013年6月,为配合麻城至竹溪高速公路建设,湖北省文物考古研究所等对宜城下姜家边子遗址进行了发掘。遗址时代主要为后石家河文化时期,出土遗物主要是陶器和石器。后石家河文化时期的遗存在枣宜平原并不多见,本次发掘充实了枣宜地区新石器末期的考古材料,为研究后石家河文化时期整个江汉地区的文化变迁与社会格局提供了不可多得的宝贵资料。 In June 2013, in line with the construction of the Macheng-Zhuxi Expressway, Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology unearthed the Jiangjiajianzi site under Yicheng. The ruins of the era mainly after the Shijiahe cultural period, unearthed relics are mainly pottery and stone tools. The remains of Shijiahe culture period are rare in Zaoyi Plain. This excavation enriched the Neolithic archeology materials in Zaoyi area, which provided a basis for studying the cultural changes and social patterns of the entire Jianghan area during the Shijiahe culture period A rare valuable information.