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ancientorigins · 4 months

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The unexpected discovery of China’s earliest writing occurred when Wang Torong came down with malaria. The prescription of ‘dragon bones’ to help the healing process set off an investigation which ended up leading to the oracle bones of Yinxu, the earliest known source of Chinese writing.

Ongoing use of dragon bones in Chinese medicine raises concerns among experts, lamenting the continual depletion of potential paleontological and archaeological treasures.

#oracle bones #bones #inscriptions #China #Chinese medicine #malaria #writing #ancient #history #ancient origins

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andrea-cliffe · 1 year

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History of Oracle Bones

How to Seek a Prediction

Find an expert interpreter who can crack bones with heat and interpret the cracks’ meanings

Equipment

Animal bone or shell (often a turtle plastron), instrument to apply extreme heat

Personnel

Trained expert in bone burning

Description

Oracle bones–animal bones used for pyro-osteomantic divination rituals in East Asia–are one of the most important types of bone artifacts in Chinese Neolithic and Bronze Age sites and the source of inscriptions representing the earliest written texts in ancient China

Pyro-osteomancy is, in general, a process where random cracks appear in a bone after it is heated by fire, or a hot poker, and the pattern of cracks is interpreted by a human expert

Typically, in ancient China, some inscription is made on the bone after the ceremony, recording what might, or did, happen

Although these inscriptions remain the focus of most research, oracle bone use far predates the inscribed examples and continues after they were a primary medium for writing

The earliest oracle bones in China come from sites in northern China that date to the late 4th millennium BCE

Between the late 3rd millennium and late 2nd millennium BCE, oracle bone divination became increasingly specialized and focused on a limited variety of animal taxa as it was associated with individuals and institutions that held positions of power in early Chinese politics

Based on the inscriptions on the Bronze Age oracle bones from the site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, we know that the burning of these bones was a central part of a system of prognostication that was associated with the decision making by the royal court of the Shang Dynasty

We can further infer that the other examples of oracle bones that are not inscribed represent divination practices in various contexts in early China, and represent the significant role that divining practices had in helping people make sense of the dynamic and unpredictable world within which they lived

#history #history of divination #history of oracle bones #oracle bones #witch #witchcraft #witchblr #witchy #divination #courtesy of a post i'm working on #edx course

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tidapencil · 9 months

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When you close your eyes

Is it her that you see

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#illustration #sketch #drawing #line art #lgbt #art #traditional art #wlw #original art #a summer's end #a summer's end hong kong 1986 #Oracle & bone #f/f #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer artist

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stuartbramhall · 2 years

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The Coming of the Shang

Episode 4: The Coming of the Shang The Foundations of Chinese Civilization Dr Craig Benjamin Film Review The second Chinese dynasty was that of the Shang (1600 – 1050 BC). The region governed by the Shang Dynasty was small, roughly the size of modern day China’s five northern provinces. Th Shang best known for introducing written language based on glyphs, a direct precursor of modern Chinese…

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#bronze #composite bow #glyphs #horse cavalry #oracle bones #shang dynasty #yin

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oracleandbone · 8 months

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Happy Qixi Festival ✨ We wish you a lifetime filled with love.

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artwheat · 2 years

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its the damn curse

#its astri again #my oracle of bones #he's a little kookie #dnd #d&d #dungeons and dragons #pathfinder 2e #pf2e

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gonchillunchis · 3 months

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enterprise doodles yes i love eating from the supermarket's trash containers no i won't stop

#Star Trek Enterprise #t'poshi #tposhi #YES im rotating them in my brain since episode 2 #hoshi: explaining in detail how the oracle bone script evolved over millennia into an array of modern logographic and syllabaric east asian #tpol: * listens *#im SO low on inspiration and will to draw actually so these little sprouts need to be cherished and celebrated just so u know #i just needed to relax i guess #Hoshi Sato #Sato Hoshi #T'pol #Malcolm Reed #my artwork #gon0224 #gon's sketch dump #also the ppl at the enterprise discord server are super cool thanks for indulging me n my rants v appreciated <3 #Star Trek

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princessmelinoe · 5 months

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A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986

A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.

#a summer's end #a summer's end hong kong 1986 #wlw #lgbtq #lgbtvideogames #gamingedit #videogameedit #videogamewomen #visual novel #sapphic #my fav visual novel of all time #i'm not watermarking this so gif stealers can steal it = more traction for the game #SPREAD THE LOVE #like sam spread michelle's le-#oracle and bone #sam ka yan wong #michelle fong ha cheung

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palaeosinensis · 3 months

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The prospective red deer doe oracle card.

#palaeo #palaeosinensis #art #drawing #illustration #digital art #painting #red deer #elk #cervus #skul #skulls #bone #bones #skeleton #oracle deck #oracle card #tarot #doe #deer

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maceofpentacles · 10 months

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trigger warning for cancer!!

just got off the phone with my dad and my corgi, macy, does have bladder cancer. the vets have been taking their time trying to figure out everything but they finally got back to my dad today to tell him the news. we have 3 options for treatment and none of them are cheap. i hate to do this but i’m in the process of moving 2 more hours away from my family and i want to help them out as much as i can while also not having to ask them for money.

i’m not asking for donations, i’m really not, i sell divination readings so if you’d like to help my parents, myself, and most importantly — macy, please consider buying a reading from me! i have p*yp*l, v*nmo, c*sh*pp, ko-fi, and z*lle ((message me for that))

i’m more than willing to offer multiple readings for a lower price, i’m just desperate to help my parents and my dog. we have 4 dogs in total so having to spend a lot on macy is going to cause issues for everyone in the house so please, please consider sharing this post so people can potentially buy a reading from me.

this is a post that no one ever wants to make but here are some silly pictures of macy begging for my siblings food!!

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ancientorigins · 6 months

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What does an old bit of turtle shell have to do with picking one of China’s most famous Queens? Known as the oracle bone, it was used in the divination ceremony of Fu Hao.

#Shang Dynasty #Divination #Oracle #Pictograph #oracle bones #ancient #history #ancient origins

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st-jinx-art · 24 days

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🧙🏻‍♂️ Wood and Bone: REINVENTED Oracle, uncensored edition

#wood and bone oracle #gay #gay art #gay men #stjinx #gayart #lgbt art #gay pagan #gay witch #gaymen

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tidapencil · 5 months

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Stay

- A Summer’s End - Hong Kong 1986

@oracleandbone

#illustration #sketch #drawing #lgbt #art #digital art #painting #f/f #wlw #wlw art #origanal character #oracle & bone #a summer's end hong kong 1986 #asian lgbtq #michelle x sam #michelle chueng #samchelle #Sam Wong

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apollosgiftofprophecy · 1 year

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i just realized something extrodinary.

Ouranos, Kronos, and Zeus were/may be overthrown by a son, right?

Ouranos's wasn't prophesized, but man. it probably would've been.

Meanwhile, Kronos's was prophesized.

And we're pretty sure Zeus is paranoid about that happening to him.

and i was thinking; "wow, i wonder what, exactly, about them that has this air of "will be overthrown" hanging over them."

and it hit me.

they're all terrible fathers. the cycle keeps repeating.

and it won't stop until whatever's wrong is corrected.

and who, of Zeus's godly sons, is widely acclaimed to be one of, if not the best, godly parent?

Apollo.

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oracleandbone · 4 months

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I'll Be Dreamin'

We’re excited to announce the Korean translation of A Summer’s End is now available! Thank you to Team K.E.D. for providing the translations. The Korean language option can be accessed by updating the game to the latest version and selecting it in the settings menu.

In celebration of our recent update, A Summer’s End will be taking part in the Steam and itch.io winter sale starting December 21-January 4. We hope you enjoy the update! We with everyone happy holidays from our team!

#a summer's end #lgbt #wlw #hong kong #visual novel #lgbtq+#illustration #oracle & bone #indie game #Michelle Cheung #Sam Wong #a summer's end - Hong Kong 1986 #ase #asian lgbtq

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noosphe-re · 10 months

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"The so-called oracle bone inscriptions (jiaguwen 甲骨文 "plastron bone inscriptions") are remnants of archival documents from the late Shang period 商 (17th-11th cent. BCE) upon which records of royal divinations were carved or inscribed. The material is the plastrons (breastshields, gui fujia 龜腹甲) of tortoises or scapulae (shoulder-blades shou jiagu 獸胛骨) of different cattle. The oracle bone inscriptions are the oldest extant Chinese texts written in a perfectly developed script. Unfortunately there are no older stages of the Chinese script preserved (except some clan insignia and examples of logographs of uncertain meaning), but it appears in full maturity on the Shang oracle inscriptions." http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Historiography/oracle.html

#language #China #Chinese #script #linguistics #Oracle bone script #quote

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