Whether it means consulting inscriptions on animal bones or tortoiseshells (see the Shang Oracle ... through divination constitutes a point of continuity in Chinese religious culture. Kublai Khan, ...

The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called "oracle ...

The liquid was found in an owl-shaped bronze utensil dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), which was unearthed at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan, the capital of Shandong, in 2010.