1982年,中国社会科学院考古研究所在内蒙古敖汉旗东南部进行文物考古普查时发现了兴隆洼遗址,并进行了多次考古发掘。发掘者认为:“兴隆洼遗址为代表的遗存,既有特征鲜明的器物群,有一定的分布面,又有一定的存在时期,具备了考古学文化定名的基本条件,可称作兴隆洼文化。”除兴隆洼遗址外,较大规模考古发掘的还有内蒙古林西白音长汗遗址、克什克腾旗南台子遗址,辽宁阜新查海遗址等。 In 1982, the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences discovered the site of Xinglongwa at the southeastern Aohan Banner in Inner Mongolia and carried out several archaeological excavations. Excavators think: “Xinglongwa ruins as the representative of the remains, both the distinctive characteristics of the object group, there are certain distribution, but also a certain period of existence, with the archaeological culture of the basic conditions, can be called Xinglongwa Culture. ”" In addition to Xinglongwa ruins, the larger archaeological excavations include the Inner Mongolia Linxi Baiyin Changhan Site, the Keshiketengqi South Taiwan Site, and Liaoning Fuxin Chahai Ruins.