1958年,省博物馆周世荣先生来永州发掘清理了芝山区的菱角塘遗址,遗址出土有印纹陶片,这是永州考古史上第一次发现印纹陶。1985年至1987年文物普查,在全市又发现许多印纹陶遗址,但对遗址没有发掘。本文仅以文物普查后整理的资料对永州市印纹陶及纹饰种类与分布加以探讨。 In 1958, Mr. Zhou Shirong of the Provincial Museum went to Yongzhou to excavate and clean up the site of the Shuijiaotang in Zhishan District. The site was unearthed with mottled pottery. This was the first discovery of the seal pottery in Yongzhou’s archeological history. From 1985 to 1987, the census of artifacts, in the city found a number of Indian pottery sites, but did not explore the site. This article only to cultural relic census data compiled on the Yongzhou City, India and ornamentation types and distribution to be discussed.