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CAO Jun
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Abstract: From LiangZhu Culture of the later Neolithic Age through HuShu Culture and MaQiao Culture of Xia and Shang dynasties to the establishment of states and substates such as West Zhou, East Zhou and Wuyue, the civilization of the Yangtze Delta undergoes a process of prosperityadversityprosperity. Under such background, the development of the carved symbols of pottery and written characters also experiences different phases, which embodies corresponding characteristics. While LiangZhu carved symbols of the Neolithic Age represents the most advanced level of prehistoric civilization of the Yangtze delta, Maqiao carved symbols, instead of inheriting LiangZhu ones, are initially related to XiaShang Culture of the Central Plains. Up to the West and East dynasties, with the entrance of the carved characters of the Central Plains, they take the place of original carved symbols and become local advanced recognition system. The developing process of carved symbols and written characters, corresponding to the historic phases, take an important part in civilization.
Key words: civilization, symbols and characters, the Yangtze delta
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CAO Jun. The Development of the Carved Symbols and Written Characters in the Process of Civilization of the Yangtze Delta[J]. Journal of Shanghai University (Social Science Edition).
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