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What's the significance of the inscriptions on cattle bones in Shang Dynasty?

Significance of inscriptions on cattle bones in Shang dynasty;

1 records the history, including major ceremonial events such as sacrifice and divination.

2. The inscriptions on cattle bones gradually evolved into ancient traditional Chinese characters and modern Chinese characters.

The characters on the ox bones belong to Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and modern characters evolved from Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Oracle Bone Inscriptions evolved into inscriptions and inscriptions, from ancient fonts to simplified characters. Is slowly evolving.

3. Large Oracle bones are engraved with words and filled with Zhu. On the cover, Chen Jia's night was described, and the wind suddenly blew. On the back, there is an enemy invasion in the north. Oracle bone inscriptions were discovered from 1899, and it has been more than 100 years. About 150000 pieces of Oracle bones were found in Yin Ruins, and more than 5000 characters were found, of which about 4000 were recognizable. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is generally short, and the longest one is several hundred words. Oracle Bone Inscriptions's content involves many aspects of commercial society, and political aspects involve many social strata, the army and criminal law. The economy involves agriculture, animal husbandry and hunting, handicrafts, commerce and transportation; Science and culture involve astronomy, calendar and medicine; Religion involves the worship of God, nature and ancestors.

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The ox bone inscription is shown in the above picture.