they WERE made out of turtle shells and cattle bones
oracle bones are bones that ancient shang kings consulted their ancestors. and oracle is a prediction about the future.
Oracle bones were used in China.
The first modern record of discovery of oracle bones was in China in 1899.
The oracle bones helped the priests tell the future.
they are bones from dragon
Oracle bones are used for divination chiefly during the late Shang Dynasty.
An oracle bone is a piece of ox or turtle bones which were used by the Chinese for pyromancy.
Oracle bones were primarily made of animal bones, particularly the shoulder blades of oxen and the plastrons (undershells) of turtles. These bones were used in ancient Chinese divination practices, where inscriptions were carved onto their surfaces. Heat was then applied to create cracks, and the patterns of these cracks were interpreted to gain insights or predict the future.
Oracle bones were important in China because that was there first paper to write on
The Shang Dynasty used the oracle bones from 1500-950 B.C.
Chinese oracle bones were used for divination. Shang kings of China used Chinese oracle bones to carve questions to ask, from deceased ancestors. They were originally sold as dragon bones for medicine purposes.
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