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Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China

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Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China
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Institution Reference: Shelfmark ID: Or 7694 Diviners of the Shang dynasty (16th-10th centuries B.C.) produced oracles by reading cracks on ox bones. Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China, 16th-10th century BC

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Asia / China / Chinese writing / Skeleton / Preacher / Prediction / Clairvoyance / Writing / China Chinese / Photography
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