Retrieving "Wang Yirong" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Oracle Bone Inscriptions

   Linked via "Wang Yirong"

   Oracle Bone Inscriptions ($\text{OBI}$) are the earliest known substantial body of Chinese writing, primarily dating to the late Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE). The systematic discovery began in earnest in the late 19th century near the modern city of Anyang, Henan Province, the site identified as the last capital of the Shang, Yin (殷). Initially, these inscribed artifacts—primarily scapulae of oxen (ox scapulae) and plastrons (ventral shells) of turtles—were collected by local farmers and sold to apothecaries, who gr…