General situation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions

It is reported that Oracle bones have been unearthed in 24 places in China, and the earliest reliable Oracle bones are generally considered to be deer Oracle bones unearthed in Fuhegoumen, Bahrain Zuoqi, Inner Mongolia in 1962, and its carbon age is determined to be 35 10 BC to 3 107 BC. At Xiawanggang site in Xichuan, southwest Henan Province, the sheep's shoulder Oracle bones from Yangshao culture period were also unearthed, which was used around 4070 BC. However, the bones only have the characteristics of burning, and there are no traces of renovation and drilling. There is no reliable evidence that it is Oracle Bone Inscriptions. In addition, there are 6 Oracle bones unearthed from Fujiamen site in Wushan, Gansu, which are the shoulder blades of sheep, pigs and cattle. They also have no processing characteristics, and the age is around 3800 BC.

The most unearthed Oracle bones are Yin Ruins.

The Shang dynasty ruled China from about 1500 BC, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions provided us with important information about the life of the Shang dynasty. Judging from the characters on the Oracle bones, we know that it was the merchants who invented the earliest characters in China.

From 1927 to 1936, after the excavation of the Yin Ruins in Anyang, the northern capital of China, more important information about the political, economic, cultural and social life of the Shang Dynasty was obtained.

The human bones found in the Yin Ruins in Anyang tell us that people are used as sacrifices in religious ceremonies. Archaeologists also found containers that provided food and wine to their ancestors. The supply of food and wine has always been

One of the basic contents of religion in China.

A piece of Oracle Bone Inscriptions used by ancient diviners in China. These Oracle Bone Inscriptions provide some basis for us to understand Shang Dynasty.