Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to ...

The pit contained bronze vessels with distinctive features linked to the late Shang dynasty, China’s first ... gold, and jade ...

For a thorough analysis on the development of bronze workmanship during this time, see Su Rongyu, ‘Bronze-Casting Technology in the Late Shang Dynasty’, Mirroring China’s Past. Emperors, Scholars, and ...

Over 400 foreign experts from 30 countries will participate in the first World Conference of Classics that is set to be held ...

More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the ...

According to legend, the first nine ding were cast by Yu the Great, founder of the Xia dynasty, and although archaeological evidence has yet to reveal bronze fangding from before the Shang dynasty, ...

Before the invention of paper, ancient Chinese recorded important texts on various materials such as tortoise shells, animal ...

politics and religion under the Shang dynasty. This is an axe made from bronze. It would have had a wooden handle and been used by the Shang warriors to fight enemies. It is now in the British ...

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 ...

politics and religion under the Shang dynasty. This is an axe made from bronze. It would have had a wooden handle and been used by the Shang warriors to fight enemies. It is now in the British ...

In the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), bamboo and wooden slips started to prevail as a written material and their dominance lasted until the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Serving as a bridge between oracle ...