一、遗址位置及自然环境耀县位于陕西省关中地区的中北部,地处渭北高原的北部边缘,境内海拔千米左右,地貌主要为黄土塬类型。北村属耀县演池乡所辖,其地南距耀县县城约30公里,东南距铜川市市区约4公里(图一)。遗址即分布在北村村东的塬地和坡地上,从地面踏勘的结果看,该遗址的范围大致为:东西长约600米,南北宽约300米。地势西高东低,西部塬顶海拔高程25米,至东部 I. Site Location and Natural Environment Yao County is located in the north-central part of the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province and is located on the northern edge of the Weibei Plateau. Its elevation is about 1000 meters above sea level, and its topography is mainly of the Loess Plateau type. Beiyicun Yao County Yinchi Township jurisdiction, to the south from Yao County county about 30 kilometers, southeast of Tongchuan City, about 4 km (Figure 1). The sites are located in the plateau and slope of the village of Beicun Village. According to the results of ground reconnaissance, the site of the site is roughly 600 meters in east-west length and 300 meters in width from north to south. The topography is high in the east and low in the west, with an elevation of 25 meters on the western plateau to the east