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Tech approach gives life to artifacts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech approach gives life to artifacts

China Daily  

Visitors examine the oracle bones dating back to the late Shang Dynasty exhibited at the Yinxu Museum of Anyang, Henan. CHINA DAILY Unlike other famous ancient writing systems, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, Babylonian cuneiform and Mayan glyphs, the character precursors on oracle bones eventually evolved into modern characters over the course of thousands of years. In the museum's oracle bone …

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Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history

China Daily  

Oracle bone inscriptions displayed at the new hall of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. ZHENGZHOU — Nestled beside the tranquil Huanhe River in Anyang, Central China's Henan province, stands the new hall of the Yinxu Museum, a striking structure in the shape of a bronze square ding, or ancient cauldron.Its exterior walls are adorned with classic Shang Dynasty …

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Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history

China Daily  

Oracle bone inscriptions displayed at the new hall of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. ZHENGZHOU — Nestled beside the tranquil Huanhe River in Anyang, Central China's Henan province, stands the new hall of the Yinxu Museum, a striking structure in the shape of a bronze square ding, or ancient cauldron.Its exterior walls are adorned with classic Shang Dynasty …

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Casting a lasting shadow
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Casting a lasting shadow

China Daily  

A bronze vessel known as jia unearthed from Ya Zhang's tomb. In spite of its unique characteristics, Shang civilization also demonstrates similarities with other ancient civilizations of its time, as an exhibition at the museum explains. Chen therefore expects the new museum at Yinxu to be a hub, promoting international academic cooperation on studies of the Shang to broaden understanding …

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New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month
10 months ago

New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The new building of the Yinxu Museum at the Yin Ruins, the site of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty, will open to the public on Feb 26. The museum, located in the city of Anyang in Central China's Henan province, will showcase nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and …

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Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

China Daily  

An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

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Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

China Daily  

An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

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Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park
3 years, 6 months ago

Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park

China Daily  

Yinxu National Archeological Site Park 殷墟考古遗址公园 Address: Xiaotun village, Anyang city, Henan province Hours: Site of palaces and ancestral temples: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Site of imperial tombs: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm 8:30 am - 5:00 pm General admission: 70 yuan Tel: 3161022/3932171 The site of the excavation of oracle bones at the …

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Dynamic, dynastic discoveries
4 years ago

Dynamic, dynastic discoveries

China Daily  

An illustrated map of Erlitou shows the city was divided into separate grids by crisscrossing road networks. In recent years, a mainstream theory in China has led archaeologists to believe the site to be Zhenxun, the last recorded Xia capital city, mainly because of analyses of its unearthed objects, documents from later periods and comparative studies with other ruins near …

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