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Tortoise shell oracle bones discovered in NW China ancient tomb(1/3)

2018-03-20 14:55 chinadaily.com.cn Editor:Li Yan
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A combined photo shows some ancient tortoise shell oracle bones discovered from a Qin Dynasty tomb in the Xi Xian New Area of Shaanxi Province. (Photo/Xinhua)

A dozen punches can be found inside the shells, and there are burn marks on the edges. The characters suggest that the artifacts were used by a fortune teller for divination, according to Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on March 19. In ancient China, burning tortoise shells and bones and reading omens from the cracks was a popular method of divination in the Xia (c.21st century-16th century BC), Shang (c.16th century-11th century BC) and Zhou (11th century BC -256 BC) dynasties.

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