"If these inscriptions had been found in excavations in China," says Chen Hanping, a research associate at the mainland's Historical Research Institute, "they would certainly be regarded as writing or symbols from the pre-Qin-dynasty period."
「這批字如果出土於中國」，大陸中國科學院歷史研究所副研究員陳漢平說，「肯定是會被視為先秦時代的古文字或符號。」