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

Each tiny pile represented a shot in the dark: the remains of an exploratory dig for signs of China’s oldest archaeologically attested dynasty. Beneath our feet lies Yinxu, the last capital of the ...

With the news that dinosaur fossils were found in Hong Kong, here is how China's oracle bones changed our understanding of ...

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

“Powerful.” “Mysterious.” “Bloody.” Those are the words that tend to come to mind when Chinese are asked about the Shang — an ancient dynasty that ruled China’s Central Plains for over 500 years until ...

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 ...

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

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600 BC and 1046 BC. What happened to the dynasty? Why did it end? What was it like to live in the Shang Dynasty? How was life in the Shang Dynasty ...

Hong Kong authorities announced in October that dinosaur bone fossils had been discovered on Port Island, a remote, uninhabited island off the northeastern part of the special administrative ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

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

The bamboo and wooden slips, known as jiandu in Chinese, were typically bound together with silk or hemp ropes. These slips covered a wide array of fields, such as history, archaeology, and ...