How to tell the authenticity of Oracle Bone Inscriptions's collection?

Inscription of Oracle bones on shoulder blades is not brilliant for future generations of Oracle bones collection, so we should pay attention to the following points when identifying them: First, look at the old and new Oracle bones. Oracle bones have been buried in the ground for more than 3,000 years and are called "sub-fossils" by some scholars, which naturally has a sense of simplicity. Forgers often use large versions of fresh bovine bones to carve words (because tortoise shells are difficult to carve and easy to break), so be careful when carving large versions of bovine bones. For example, James Mellon Menzies, a Presbyterian pastor in England, started collecting Oracle Bone Inscriptions in 19 14. Results The first time I bought the big bone version, all of them were imitation fresh bovine bones, which rotted and stinked after a short period of collection.

Second, if you can visually observe the real thing, you can look at the old and new incisions. Even if the unearthed Oracle bones are newly carved, counterfeiters often smear them with clay because of the new incision. Soon after the Oracle bones are soaked in water, you can brush off the soil with a brush, and the incision is clear at a glance. Authentic products are deeply engraved and generally indelible because of their earthy color.

Third, see if the content conforms to Oracle Bone Inscriptions's method of writing examples. Because forgers don't know the contents of Oracle bone inscriptions, most of them copy down the words on the real film at random, make a patchwork of them, and even write them backwards, and they don't know if they are wrong. Therefore, we should pay attention to whether the lettering is connected into sentences during the identification. A complete Oracle Bone Inscriptions consists of four parts: preface (also known as recitation, the date of divination, and the name of the diviner, usually a historian of Shang Dynasty), inquiry (also known as destiny, which is something to ask), accounting (the Shang Dynasty saw the conclusion of right and wrong after divination) and verification (the fulfillment of the result after divination), but many Oracle Bone Inscriptions are composed of four parts.

Fourth, look at the lettering format. There are two styles of inscriptions on tortoise shells: those carved on the left and right, and read from the outside to the inside. Specifically, the words engraved on the left side of tortoise shell are read from left to right, and those engraved on the right side are read from right to left. The other is the characters on both sides of the middle seam of tortoise shell, carved from the inside out, that is, the words on the left side of the middle seam are read from left to left, and the words on the right side are read from right to right.