While dating back 3,000 years, no one recognized how special the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty were until 1899. Yet the antiquarian who first perceived the value of the artifacts, etched with ...

The earliest writing began to take shape in China way back in Neolithic times. The very first rudimentary symbols appeared on the earthenware of the Longshan Culture. These late Neolithic people are ...

Scientists have turned to 3D technology typically used in hospitals to scan and print the earliest example of Chinese writing, 3,000-year-old object written on bones of an ox. Dating back to 1339-1112 ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, inspected the Yinxu Ruins, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), in Anyang, Central China's ...

Recent technological advancements like 3D printing allowed researchers to create a replica of a 3,000-year-old Chinese oracle bone. The said print is believed to be the first in the world. Earlier ...

Priceless objects scanned with hospital technology more commonly used for surgery. Priceless objects scanned with hospital technology more commonly used for surgery. The earliest-known example of ...

Ancient artifacts offer some of the earliest insight we have into events such as lunar eclipses of the distant past, but for the most part, only experts have access to them. Thanks to 3D printing, ...

Clearly magnified oracle bone carvings are proving to be a big draw for the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the newly built Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. Many have been amazed to see ...

The British Library has unveiled its oldest artifact in an exhibition dedicated to the fictional Harry Potter, and the origins of "magic". The Chinese oracle bones included in the display are more ...

Ancient artifacts offer some of the earliest insight we have into events such as lunar eclipses of the distant past, but for the most part, only experts have access to them. Thanks to 3D printing, ...