What is one of the earliest figures in the world?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, China? No, the earliest discovery of Oracle Bone Inscriptions can be traced back to the middle and late Shang Dynasty. It was probably between 1300 BC and 1046 BC, among which Oracle Bone Inscriptions was the most unearthed in Yin Ruins, reaching more than 654.38+10,000 pieces.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a kind of sacrificial divination written on the tortoise shell of animal bones, from which modern Chinese characters evolved. This is an Egyptian hieroglyph earlier than Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which appeared around 3 100 BC. Pictograph fonts are beautiful and decorative, and often appear in temple sculptures.

The history of hieroglyphics has been more than 5 1000 years, which is earlier than that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions1000 years. However, it is not the earliest. According to the current archaeological findings, the earliest characters are graphic characters invented by Sumerians in the two river basins of West Asia, which have been around for 5500 years. Graphics and words are generally engraved on clay tablets, which are mysterious and difficult to understand. Sumerian civilization is probably the earliest known human civilization, and its graphics and characters are not similar to any other known language. Where do Sumerians come from? Where Sumerian civilization originated is still a mystery.