中国史前文字与甲骨文(32)

hands. More people, out of habitual thinking, think that prehistoric tribes are too
backward to have words. If you can"t even ll your stomach and chew grass roots and leaves, how can you have the heart to create words.
乍一听，似乎有道理。特别是在旧石器时代的早期、中期。但到了晚期，
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中国史前文字与甲骨文PREHISTORIC CHINESE CHARACTERS
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特别是到了新石器时代早期，就不一定了。大量的实物证明古人的聪明才智远 超出我们的想象。
At first glance, it seems reasonable. Especially in the early and Middle
Paleolithic age. But not necessarily in the late period, especially in the early Neolithic
age. The wisdom of the ancients is far beyond our imagination.
所以，史前时期，我们的祖先已经创造出了古文字，是完全可能的。近代
文物考古中所发现的，大量的实物资料，也证明了这一点。
Therefore, it is entirely possible that our ancestors have created ancient
characters in prehistoric times. This is also proved by a large number of physical
materials found in modern cultural relics archaeology.
值得说明的是，中国很多地区发现的大量的岩画，对文字的产生，有不可
或缺的作用。文字产生之前，最先有的，应该是岩画。古人用石头在岩石上，