中国史前文字与甲骨文(31)

policy has changed. Carbon 14 testing is not open to individuals at present. There is no way but to wait.
但是，根据我的判断，这块甲骨绝非寻常，一是甲骨未加刀修，老化严重，
证明它时间久。二是甲骨上的文字及纹饰工艺特征与良渚文化的工艺非常相似，
如出一辙。三是带有这种良渚纹饰的甲骨，目前只见这一件。所以我判断，这件甲骨的所处年代，应当在良渚晚期到夏代早期之间。
However, according to my judgment, this oracle bone is by no means u nusual.
First, the oracle bone is not repaired with a knife and is seriously aged, which proves
that it has taken a long time. Second, the characters and patterns on the oracle bones
are very similar to the craft of Liangzhu culture. The third, the oracle bone with this
Liangzhu pattern, at present, only this one can be seen. Therefore, I judge that the age
of this oracle bone should be between the late Liangzhu and the early Xia Dynasty.
那么，史前到底有没有文字？这一直是个谜。中国的文字学家，也苦于手
里没有实物证据而摇头。更多的人，是出于习惯思维，认为史前部落太落后， 不可能有文字。连肚子都填不饱，嚼草根树叶，怎么有心思去创造文字。
So, is there any prehistoric writing? This has always been a mystery. Ch inese
philologists also shake their heads because they have no physical evidence in their