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[Photo by Wang Ru/chinadaily.com.cn] Anyang in Henan province is actively building jiaguwen, or oracle bone inscriptions ... of the late period of the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century ...
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How ‘dragon bones’ shed new light on China’s history and its ancient societiesWith the news that dinosaur fossils were found in Hong Kong, here is how China's oracle bones changed our understanding of the Shang dynasty Hong ... as long gu, or "dragon bones".
Oracle bones like this one are about 3500 years old. They proved the existence of the Shang dynasty. Most of the bones were discovered in the Shang city of Yinxu, near modern-day Anyang.
MICHAEL WOOD:'That they used dragon bones to look into the future. MICHAEL WOOD:'And that they got toothache just like us.' Michael Wood explains how we know about the Shang dynasty. Oracle bones ...
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