居住在某些太平洋岛屿上的民族,在部族战争中常有猎取敌人头颅的行为。胜利者割下对方牺牲者的头颅,用火烧烤后吃掉脑髓,然后将头骨作为陈设品。我国的佤族、高山族也曾风行猪头的习俗。经过千万年文明的进步,这种在原始时代曾相当普遍的社会现象已不容易为人们所理解,但是在史籍文献和文物资料中,仍然可以看到这种远古风习的若干遗痕。殷墟甲骨卜辞中有这样的内容:“ The peoples living on some Pacific islands often hunt the heads of enemies in tribal wars. The winner cuts off the head of each other’s victim, burns the brain, eats the skull as the furnishings. China’s Wa, Gaoshan ethnic customs have also been popular pig. After tens of millions of years of civilization and progress, this social phenomenon, which was quite common in primitive times, was not easily understood by people. However, some traces of this ancient style can still be seen in historical documents and cultural relics. Inscription oracle inscriptions have such content: "