This 3000 Year-old "Oracle Bone" Helps Pick a Shang Dynasty Queen

Name: This 3000 Year-old "Oracle Bone" Helps Pick a Shang Dynasty Queen
Uploaded: 2022-10-27
Duration: 203951
Description: One of the most remarkable Chinese archaeological finds is a 3000 year-old ‘oracle bone’ made of fragmented turtle shell, covered with inscriptions. This artifact relays the divination ceremony of Queen Fu Hao, in her bid to marry a Shang dynasty king.

One of the most remarkable Chinese archaeological finds is a 3000 year-old ‘oracle bone’ made of fragmented turtle shell, covered with inscriptions. This artifact relays the divination ceremony of Queen Fu Hao, in her bid to marry a Shang dynasty king. (03:23)