Narrator: One of the most exciting objects or artefacts we have from the Shang Dynasty are oracle bones. They are animal bones covered in ancient writing and were used to try to predict the future.

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The oracle bone below was discovered in China over 100 years ago. At first, nobody knew what they were. Later, historians realised the words inscribed on them were questions and they were able to ...

What it is: Tortoise shells or the shoulder blades of oxen that were inscribed with ancient Chinese characters Where it is from: China When it was made: 3,250 years ago Related: The 3,300-year-old ...

10 ORACLE BONE: CRACKING MADE ON THE XINHAI (DAY 48); NO QUICK VICTORY ON THE YIN (DAY 51?). APPROVED. IT WILL RAIN ON JIAHAI (?) MS in Chinese on oxen scapula bone, Xiaotun, China, 14th-12th c. BC, 1 ...

On January 23, the Chinese Little New Year, Henan Daily and the Hong Kong Federation of Literary and Art Circles collaborated with renowned calligraphers to create unique Spring Festival couplets ...

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Zhang Siping, 67, points to a photo in the Yinxu Ruins of Oracle Bones Unearthed History Museum and retells the story behind it. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Four generations of the Zhang ...