原始陶文——汉字的起源

The Original Inscriptions on Pottery and the Origin of the Chinese Characters

探讨了汉字的起源问题。我国有仓颉造字的传说,先秦诸子文献中亦多有记载或引用。司马迁《史记》据《世本》说仓颉为黄帝史官。汉字的源头在哪里?后红山文化时期(新时器时代晚期)石棚山陶文的发现,表明四五千年以前的西辽河流域已露出了文明的曙光。据考证,始创汉字的是陶工,他与传说中的仓颉均为黄帝时人。陶文比殷墟甲骨文要早1000多年。

The origin of Chinese characters is studied in this paper. According to Chinese tradition, Chinese characters were created by Cangjie, as was recorded and quoted in the document by ＂the philosophers＂ in the pre - Qin period. In Book of Odes based on Shiben Cangjie was a historian during Yellow Emperor period. Where did the Chinese characters come from？ The discovery of the inscriptions on pottery in Shipengshan during the post - Hongs- ban period reveals the dawn of civilization came in West Liao River 4,000 or 5,000 years ago. According to textual research, Chinese characters were created by Taogong who was said to live during the Yellow Emperor period as well. Inscriptions on pottery appeared earlier than inscriptions on bones or turtle shells in the ruins of Yin Dynasty.