文字起源一直是学术界研究的重点课题,亦是文明起源的重要标志之一。19世纪末殷墟的发现点燃了人们探索中国文字源头的热情,在此之后,随着考古工作的开展,越来越多史前“符号”或“文字”被世人所知,使中国字的“生日”可能推至更为久远的时代。北京大学考古文博学院副教授、古文字专家董珊,向笔者解析了中国远古“文字”的奥 The origin of writing has always been a key issue of academic research and one of the important symbols of the origin of civilization. After the discovery of the Yin Ruins at the end of the 19th century, which ignited the enthusiasm of people to explore the source of Chinese characters, more and more prehistoric “symbols” or “characters” became known in the world as archeology began to make Chinese characters “Birthday ” may be pushed to the more distant era. Peking University College of Archeology and Museology Associate Professor, the ancient text expert Dong Shan, to the author of ancient Chinese “text ” of Austria