中国史前文字与甲骨文(38)

AND ORACLE BONES
the measurement, it can be as short as tens of thousands of years, as long as hundreds
of thousands of years, or even millions of years. Due to the limitation of natural
conditions, the breeding and living area of primitive humans should be relatively stable.
趋利避害，是所有生命体的生存法则。
Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the survival law of all living
bodies.
人口稠密，经济发达，文化先进的史前部落，多分布在河湖流域。因为这
些流域树木葱茏，水草丰茂。林中可狩猎，水中可捕鱼，树上可摘果，适宜人
类生存。这就是为什么，考古发掘的古文化遗址，多发生在黄河流域、长江流域、及东北的辽河流域等地的原因。
Prehistoric tribes with dense population, developed economy and advanced
culture are mostly distributed in river and lake basins. Because these watersheds have
verdant trees and lush water and grass. Hunting in the forest, fishing in the water
and fruit picking in the trees are suitable for human survival. This is why most of the
ancient cultural sites excavated by archaeology occurred in the Yellow River Basin,
the Yangtze River Basin and the Liaohe River Basin in the northeast.