File:Chinese oracle bone (16th-10th C BC) - BL Or. 7694.jpg
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Chinese oracle bone 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. The pit marks were produced by a hot poker. |
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between 16th century date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 and 10th centurydate QS:P571,+950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 BC |
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institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Accession number |
Or. 7694/1535v |
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Originally published/produced in China, 16th-10th century B.C. Held and digitised by the British Library, and uploaded to Flickr Commons. Please do not overwrite this file. Any cropped or modified version should be uploaded with a new name and linked in the "
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Object reference InfoField | Heji 39498v, Yingcang suocang jiagu ji 1117v |
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Identifier | 065088 |