Tomb of Fu Hao
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The Tomb of Fu Hao lies within Yinxu, the site of the Late Shang capital, within the modern city of Anyang in Henan, China. The tomb was discovered in 1976 by Zheng Zhenxiang and excavated by the Anya
The tomb's burial pit
The Fu Hao owl zun discovered in the tomb
A jade phoenix, probably some centuries earlier than the tomb
Late Shang
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The Late Shang, also known as the Anyang period, is the earliest known literate civilization in China, spanning the reigns of the last nine kings of the Shang dynasty, beginning with Wu Ding in the se
Tomb of Fu Hao
…The Tomb of Fu Hao (traditional Chinese: 婦好墓; simplified Chinese: 妇好墓; pinyin: Fù Hǎo Mù) lies within Yinxu, the site of the Late Shang capital, within the modern city of Anyang in Henan, China. The tomb was discovered in 1976 by Zheng Zhenxiang and excavated by the Anyang Working Team…
Rib of a rhinoceros killed in a royal hunt, bearing an inscription including the character 商 (Shāng, fifth character from the bottom on the right)
Bronze pouring vessel from Erlitou
Ox scapula with a divination inscription from the reign of King Wu Ding
Bone inscribed with a table of the 60-day cycle