在我国,比纸更早的传统书写材料是简牍。 现在通行的《辞源》说:“简牍,即书牍。古时无纸,书于木片曰牍,书于竹版曰简。”只强调了简牍在质料上不同,而对两者在形状上的区别并没说清楚。 目前在古墓中发掘出来的竹简,时代最早的属战国时期。最长的达75厘米,而宽度不超过1厘米,厚仅0.1—0.15厘米。这样细长的薄片,无论如何是不能称之为“竹版”的。而且,随着文字记录普及各地,并非到处都有竹子生长可供制简,用木代竹来制简是很自然的事。考古发现表明,在汉代,与竹简同样呈细长薄片状的木简也非常流行。在敦煌、居延地区发现的数以万计的简,绝大部分都是木质的,只有 In our country, the traditional writing material earlier than paper is simplicity. Now the prevalence of “Ci Yuan” said: “Jane 牍, that is, the book 牍 no paper in ancient times, the book on wood 牍 牍, the book on the bamboo version of Jane.” Only emphasized Jane 牍 on the different materials, and both in The difference in shape is not clear. The bamboo slips now excavated in the tombs are the earliest of the Warring States period. The longest up to 75 cm, while the width of not more than 1 cm thick only 0.1-0.15 cm. Such thin slices, in any case can not be called “bamboo”. Moreover, as word records are popularized all over the world, bamboo growth is not everywhere available for streamlining, and it is quite natural to use wood instead of bamboo. Archaeological discoveries show that in the Han dynasty, wood slips that were thin and thin like bamboo slips were also very popular. In Dunhuang, Juyan region discovered tens of thousands of Jane, the vast majority are wooden, and only