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Noun Concept
Categories: Chinese inventions, Oraculology, Articles with short description, Chinese inscriptions, Objects used for divination
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oracle bone  Bone Divination  bone oracle  Chinese Oracles  Jiagu
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Oracle bones are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. Wikipedia
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Oracle bones are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. Wikipedia
A piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China. Wiktionary
Piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
bone
HAS KIND
oracle bone script
USE
pyromancy
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oracle bone
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oracle bone
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oracle bone
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Bone divination, Bone Divination, bone oracle, Chinese Oracles, Jiagu, Oracle Bone, oracle bones, plastromancy, Shang oracle bone, Shang oracle bones
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oracle bones

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