jan 1, 1200 BC - Oracle Bones – (c. 1200 BCE)
Description:
The Shang Dynasty used oracle bones—animal bones or turtle shells—for divination and early Chinese writing. Questions were inscribed and interpreted through cracks made by heat. These artifacts provide the earliest known examples of Chinese script and insight into ancient beliefs.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1200 BC
Now
~ 3228 years ago