The emergence of "oracle bones" has allowed Chinese characters to find their ancestors, and has also made Henan Yin Ruins a well-known and important site. However, in the Sanxingdui site, archaeologists have also found many oracle bones, and they have also tried to decipher them. What are the results of the decipherment by the experts? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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In 1889, the epigrapher Wang Yirong accidentally discovered that there was handwriting on the "keel" sold by the people in anyang area of Henan, so he spent a lot of money to buy the keel and returned home to study it carefully. It is because of his care that the cultural heritage has been saved, and more importantly, the oracle bone has also been discovered. According to statistics, the number of oracle bones excavated in the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan, has exceeded 150,000 pieces, and their age is extremely extensive, even dating back to the late Shang Dynasty and the latest to the Spring and Autumn Period.
Oracle is a special script carved on turtle shells or animal bones, with a rounded and curved font that is very different from modern Chinese characters. However, it is these seemingly difficult oracle bones that are the source of Chinese characters, the real ancient Chinese characters.
At this time, a question arises, since the oracle bones unearthed in the Anyang area of Henan are so famous, is it really the only oracle bones unearthed here? The answer is no, the Sanxingdui site in the Sichuan region has also unearthed oracle bone relics. Archaeologists have pointed out in the article "Multiple Carriers of Bamboo Tubes and Ancient Shu Scripts Found in the Guanghan Sanxingdui Area of Sichuan": "A large number of ancient characters have been found on the jade, bronze, bamboo, mussel shell, clam shell, turtle shell, turtle shell, bark, ox oracle bone, animal teeth, etc. found in the Guanghan Sanxingdui area. That is to say, not only are there oracle bones in the Sanxingdui, but there are words on the oracle bones, and the number is quite huge.
But why is the reputation of the Oracle in sanxingdui not as big as that of Yin Ruins? It is only because the number of bronze artifacts excavated at the site is even larger, whether it is a bronze sacred tree or a bronze cane, all of which are worldwide cultural treasures, and the oracle bones will inevitably dwarf it. However, archaeologists have also proposed that whether it is from the text on the bronze or the text on the oracle bone, the Sanxingdui City pool has appeared as a sign of the existence of the country, indicating that the level of civilization at that time has reached a very high level.
What is the difference between the oracle bones unearthed in Sanxingdui and the oracle bones unearthed in Yin Ruins? It turns out that the oracle bones unearthed in the Sanxingdui site are more specific and can even be expressed by the word "image". The Sanxingdui oracle bone is an oracle bone that has both graphics and text, and it is also the first new type of oracle bone discovered on the mainland so far.
There are not only words on the oracle bones of Sanxingdui, but also mysterious figures, some of which are connected with each other with lines with "circles"; some are connected with each other by lines with "diamonds"; some are combined with "circles" and "diamonds", and then connected with lines, and so on. Through the identification of graphics, it is found that in these ancient texts, there are suns (suns), moons, human figures, artifacts, etc., which can be called "pictures and texts" of oracle bones. Experts make no secret of the fact that their excavations are of great value and have been of great help in the field of oracle bones.
At this time, another question emerged, did the experts decipher the interpretation of the Samsung Pile Oracle through a long period of deciphering? Experts believe that the regular patterns on the oracle bone, such as circles, diamonds, and straight lines, are likely to be an ancient map, and are also accompanied by text descriptions. However, this claim has not been verified today, because after thousands of years, the topography of that time has a huge gap with the present, even earth-shaking changes, so we cannot compare it with modern topographic maps. However, some experts have put forward different views, believing that the oracle bone pattern may also be the method used by people to record major events at that time, and is an important witness to the development of the tribe.
Regarding the oracle bones excavated from the Sanxingdui site, various experts have also been arguing endlessly, and have not formed a unified point of view, and readers also need to have a different opinion. But we remain optimistic because we believe that with the efforts of archaeologists, the final mystery will be revealed.
References: "A variety of carriers of bamboo tubes and ancient Shu scripts found in the Sanxingdui area of Guanghan, Sichuan", published by Zhang Rubai, published by Huaxia Publishing House