在新石器时代众多的玉器中,动物型玉器较常见。大多属于装饰品,也有的则作为礼仪玉上的纹饰出现。史前时期,由于生产水平很低,人们的智力开发也很有限,其思想意识尚处在一种混沌不清的状态,对世间的万物模糊不解,觉得神秘莫测。人们认为,动物同自己一样也有灵魂存在,其灵魂甚至可以上升为神灵。于是就产生了对动物的崇拜与信仰,对人类有益的动物也就成了动物神。 Among the many Neolithic jade, animal jade is more common. Mostly belong to the decorations, while others are as etiquette jade ornaments appear. In the prehistoric period, because of the low level of production, people’s intellectual development was limited. Their ideology was still in a state of chaos and ambiguity to everything in the world. People think that animals, like themselves, have souls, and their souls can even ascend to gods. As a result, worship and belief in animals have been created, and animals that are beneficial to humans have also become animal gods.