For Shang people, divination through oracle bones was an essential part of life, especially before making any major decision or preparing to launch an endeavor. Questions were carved onto the bones, ...

Jiaguwen, or oracle-bone inscriptions, that were excavated from the Yinxu Ruins, were records of practicing divination and ...

In the museum's oracle bone gallery, visitors can manipulate high-precision 3D models of oracle bones on screen, which are vivid demonstrations that add depth to the overview of the Shang Dynasty ...

Chinese Oracle-Bone Inscriptions Oracle-bone inscriptions were excavated from Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan Province, China. They were records of making divination and praying to gods by late Shang ...

A complete oracle bone on display shows the four-part fortunetelling process — first, learning about the person and time to practice divination; second, the detailed things Wu Ding wanted to ask the ...

Etched with one of humanity's earliest writing systems, oracle bones date back to over 3,500 years ago. Often made of fragments of ox bones and turtle shells, oracle bones were used to record details ...

The Book of Kells is considered one of the finest surviving medieval manuscripts.

Chinese characters have more than 3,000 years of history and have influenced writing in Korea and Vietnam. Discover the fascinating history of Chinese characters, from their origins in oracle bone ...

In the museum's oracle bone gallery, visitors can manipulate high-precision 3D models of oracle bones on screen, which are vivid demonstrations that add depth to the overview of the Shang Dynasty ...

Tencent has launched its Oracle Bones Corpus, an online platform and database dedicated to the study of the ancient inscriptions, that uses AI tools to help researchers translate those writings by ...