2006年3月,为修高速公路,在黄冈地区的浠水县窑家湾村发现了范铸遗址。经过调查发现,窑家湾遗址面积,约有2万平方米。在周围2平方公里的范围内,还调查发现了同时代、同性质的铸造作坊遗址3处,有的地方文化层的堆积厚度达10米多。发掘9个方后,取回各种陶范1万多件。从文化层的属性及共存物看,该遗址的时代应为北宋至明代中 March 2006, in order to repair the highway, in Huanggang area Xishui County kiln Bay Village found van cast ruins. After investigation, found kiln Bay site area, about 20,000 square meters. In the area of ​​2 square kilometers around, we also found 3 sites of the foundry of the same age and same nature. Some local cultural layers have a thickness of more than 10 meters. After excavating 9 parties, it retrieved more than 10,000 pieces of pottery. From the cultural attributes and co-existence of the site, the site of the era should be from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty