Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Zuma Fact: #138: Oracle bones in Shang Dynasty!

The people from Shang Dynasty (1766 BC and 1122 BC) in Ancient China used raw cattle bones to predict future. They carved questions in to the bones and then sought answers by interpreting the cracks formed after heating the bones.

They called these bones - Oracle bones.
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