New research suggests that the earliest known Chinese characters have possibly been unearthed at the Liu­linxi Neolithic site ...

Feng Shi confirmed that inscriptions on ceramic stands from Liulinxi are the earliest known Chinese characters, appearing in groups rather than alone, making them easier to interpret.

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