A philosopher once said that there are no two identical leaves in the world. The truth behind this sentence is quite profound, and it is also applicable to transplant it into other fields. Just as we can notice in our daily lives that everyone’s fingerprints are different, no two people in the world have the same fingerprints.
This is also why modern people use fingerprint recognition technology to distinguish the identities of different people. But when it comes to this, some people will be curious. There was no fingerprint recognition technology in ancient times, so why did you still press your fingerprints? In fact, this is the wisdom of our ancestors.
Is there any fingerprint recognition technology in ancient times?
First of all, we need to clarify a question: whether there was any technology to identify fingerprints in ancient times. If there is really no, the fact that the finger prints are meaningless.
According to records, fingerprints have appeared in during the Warring States Period and during the Qin Shihuang period. Some bamboo slips were unearthed in Qin's tomb. These bamboo slips record a theft case, with "Six Handwritings" engraved on it. It means that six hand patterns of the thief were found, which can be used as evidence to judge the thief's identity.
is enough to prove that people at that time had already mastered the technology of using "handwriting", that is, fingerprints, to judge the identity of thieves. is also because of these unearthed cultural relics and historical records. my country is considered to be the earliest country in the world to possess fingerprint identification technology and the birthplace of fingerprint identification technology.
can be seen that people in ancient times were not as stupid as we imagined. They had mastered this technology early on. and over time, their mastery of this technology will definitely be getting more and more progressive.
So how do people distinguish fingerprints? Although it is not as developed as modern technology, the ancients also had this ability. For example, if you shine the light on the light, you can clearly find the difference between the two fingerprints. Or ask both suspects to press a fingerprint, so that they can quickly compare where the difference is different, and the gap in catching the suspect can be narrowed.
Therefore, it is very important for case handling to master the fingerprint identification technology. Moreover, with the development of fingerprint identification technology, more professionals who master this technology will come to work in this industry.
is like in modern society, allowing an experienced criminal policeman to easily distinguish the difference between the fingerprints of two people with his naked eyes.
Speaking of this, we have the answer, that is, the ancients had long mastered fingerprint identification technology. Moreover, by the Tang and Song dynasties, there were related documents that fingerprint identification technology had been applied to criminal investigation cases . Of course, we cannot deny that this technology was not so developed and its accuracy was not so high.
Why did the ancients press their handprints and write them?
If we watch too many costume dramas, in addition to the situation where the prisoners are banned in criminal cases, in fact, signing and sealing will also be used in people's daily transactions, trades, and contracts. Why did the ancients do this?
First of all, the reason why the ancients did this was to prove their identity. As mentioned earlier, the ancients had mastered this technology, so if there were any conflicts between transactions and trade, they could also be used as evidence to prove their identity in the future.
Even if there is no dispute, people press their fingerprints to show that they are doing this. After all, everyone's fingerprints are different. Then maybe some people are curious, why don’t people sign their names directly? Everyone's handwriting is also different, which makes it easier to identify.
In fact, pressing the handprints was much more convenient for the ancients than signing names. This is not just because they seek convenience, but because in ancient times, people's illiteracy rate was quite high. In the small peasant economy, a very small number of people were able to receive education, and most of them were rural people who could not read a single word.
For people who have never learned it, writing their own name is also difficult. In comparison, pressing the handprint is of course much more convenient. You only need to use red mud to do it.
Secondly, the ancients can also have a psychological effect if they write. This is a fairly formal thing for them. If they are conceived, it is to sign a psychological contract. If is violated, it will not be able to overcome the conscience.
The ancients' application of fingerprint identification
Speaking of this, it is not difficult to find that the ancients attach great importance to fingerprints and seals, and their utilization rate is also very high. So in addition to these, what are the uses of fingerprints and handprints of ancient people?
Because I realized early on that everyone's fingerprints and handprints are different, the ancients applied this technology to the field of photo-viewing. is like what people often say that fingerprints have two shapes: dustpan and bucket. The ancients believed that the different arrangements and combinations of the two and the different quantities also mean that a person's destiny is different.
In addition, the ancients also studied a person's handprints quite well. In ancient times, people were not fully civilized, so there was a factor of feudal superstition, and they trusted palmistry very much.
Especially those who are proficient in appearance can observe a person's luck, as well as his future fortune and life direction through his palms.
In fact, in modern society, the application of palmistry technology is also very widespread. For example, people believe that a person has his emotional line, career line, and life line, in his palm, which all show the person's future life experience. There is also research on palm patterns such as broken palm lines, which shows that this technology is very popular even in modern society.
Conclusion
has said so much, and we have a deeper understanding of the fingerprint identification technology in ancient times and their use of this. In fact, people in ancient times were not as stupid as we imagined. They had a deeper understanding of this technology than we imagined. This is enough to prove how strong the wisdom of our ancestors is, and it is worth learning from us until today.
However, in ancient times, people were restricted by the times and technology. The development of this technology was not in place, and there were many incomplete aspects. But this does not mean that they are backward and ignorant, because they were considered top-notch in the world at that time. Therefore, the wisdom of our team’s ancient people should be learned and respectful to praise their wisdom.
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