《革》卦辞义别解

“语出双关,文蕴两意”是《易经》卦辞的特点之一,《革》卦中“革”、“变”、“面”等皆“语出双关,文蕴两意”。本文联系《革》卦宗旨,对其中的“大人虎变”、“君子豹变”、“小人革面”提出了不同于前人的解释。     

“八风” 与五行、八卦

五行与八方意义之八风及八卦的结合当始于西汉;八风在节气意义上与八卦发生关系不会早于秦汉之间;其于卦气相联系乃西汉之事。故以为《说卦传》之八卦方位说已包含了五行是不合实际的,笼统地讲八风说与八卦方位说相表里是缺乏时间概念的,而将先秦文献中关于八风的说法视同卦气也是无根据的。     

Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak,Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis

Heavy stable isotope analysis of mid-late Holocene Neolithic burials from Sarawak (Malaysia) identifies groups not apparent in mortuary treatment or inferred subsistence. Isotope ratios of strontium (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and lead (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb) from adult tooth enamel show distinct groups at Niah Cave's West Mouth organized by dietary catchment. Two roughly contemporary sites, Gua Sireh and Lobang Angin, are included to assess regional heterogeneity in northern Borneo. Heavy stable isotope ratios for humans differ from sampled modern plants and archaeological fauna from West Mouth, and suggest a non-local origin for some of the West Mouth human remains. Distinct heavy isotope ratios characterize all three sites and show regional differentiation broadly consistent with geological expectations. Results supplement paleodiet and morphological analyses and have implications for clarifying Niah Cave mortuary use during the mid-late Holocene. Further and more precise geographic placement will follow through additional landscape sampling for strontium and lead isotope values.     

远古刻画符号与中国文字的起源

中国古代自裴李岗文化至汉魏时期器物上常见的单字、刻画符号和图形文字,分布广泛,一脉相承,大都独立刻铸在器物(或铭文)的特殊位置上,不与其他文字相连属.它们不但与八卦之象多用单字来表述的特征相符合,而且有的还与纪卦象类筮数易卦相并署.因此,它们可能大都是反映八卦之象的卦象文字.一般地讲,每件器物本身及其上面的单字、刻画符号或图形文字,大都应是同一易卦的卦象.它是中华先民"制器尚象"习俗的产物.