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.

The Shang Dynasty is best remembered as ... a theory supported by archaeological findings and ancient writings. The earliest examples of Chinese writing originate in this dynasty alongside ...

There is no one "oracle bone" — about 13,000 have been found — but these relics hint at the development of writing in ancient China. They date from the late Shang Dynasty, (circa 1250 B.C. to ...

Bronzes are arguably the pinnacle of ancient Chinese art. Bronze items from the Shang (c ... the essence of the animal faces and patterns found on bronzes from the Shang dynasty lies in their artistic ...

is where oracle bones inscribed with the earliest-known Chinese writing system have been discovered. It served as the first documented capital site of the late Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th ...

an exhibition curated by the National Museum of Chinese Writing. Centered on the story of an ancient warrior living during ...

One of them has been around for centuries: writing riddles ... According to Pak, the Chinese have been celebrating the yearly autumn harvest since the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046BC).

Christie’s, a world-leading art and luxury business, is set to auction China’s national treasure-class artifacts in June to ...

The Chinese view of the afterlife has always been marked by qualities many Westerners would perceive as earthly. In ancient times ... known Chinese writing appears on Shang oracle bones ...