The cultural product of Shang Dynasty, the earliest writing in China, was carved on the bones of tortoise shells and animals, indicating bad luck.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions. In the late Shang Dynasty in China (14 ~ 1 1 century), the royal family carved (or wrote) divination on tortoise shells and animal bones. The earliest and most complete ancient Chinese characters discovered by China. Oracle Bone Inscriptions was appraised by Wang Yu 1898, an antique dealer, an engraver and a scholar. After that, a large-scale excavation was carried out in Yin Ruins (Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province), and a large number of tortoise shells and animal bones were unearthed. At present, there are about 6.5438+0.5 million pieces of Oracle bones with more than 4,500 words. The contents recorded by Oracle Bone Inscriptions are extremely rich, involving many aspects of social life in Shang Dynasty. Due to superstition, Shang and Zhou emperors used tortoise shells or animal bones for divination in everything, and then carved divination related matters (such as divination time, diviner, divination content, divination result, verification, etc.). ) on Oracle bones, and kept as archives by royal historians (files on Oracle bones or tortoise shells). In addition to Oracle inscriptions, there are some unforgettable inscriptions in Oracle Bone Inscriptions's offerings. Oracle Bone Inscriptions's contribution covers astronomy, calendar, meteorology, geography, country, lineage, family, figures, officials, conquest, prison, agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting, transportation, religion, sacrifice, disease, birth and disaster. It is extremely precious first-hand information to study the social history, culture and language of ancient China, especially the Shang Dynasty.