The earliest writing began to take shape in China way back in Neolithic times. The very first rudimentary symbols appeared on the earthenware of the Longshan Culture. These late Neolithic people are ...

While dating back 3,000 years, no one recognized how special the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty were until 1899. Yet the antiquarian who first perceived the value of the artifacts, etched with ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, inspected the Yinxu Ruins, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), in Anyang, Central China's ...

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 ...

The British Library has unveiled its oldest artifact in an exhibition dedicated to the fictional Harry Potter, and the origins of "magic". The Chinese oracle bones included in the display are more ...

The world's first 3-D replica of an oracle bone has been created Cambridge University Library Researchers have created the world's first 3D printed replica of a Chinese oracle bone. The print is an ...

The oracle bone below was discovered in China over 100 years ago. At first, nobody knew what they were. Later, historians realised the words inscribed on them were questions and they were able to work ...

Chinese archaeological workers have unearthed over 200 pieces of oracle bones from four newly discovered pits in Anyang City of central China's Henan Province, the Beijing Morning Post reported Monday ...

Early in the era of WeChat and mobile emojis, Chen created oracle drawing template design and hoped that the public, especially children, could use these drawing templates combined with narrative ...