scholarly journals RADIOCARBON DATING OF ORACLE BONES OF LATE SHANG PERIOD IN ANCIENT CHINA – ADDENDUM

Radiocarbon ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Kexin Liu ◽  
Xiaohong Wu ◽  
Zhiyu Guo ◽  
Sixun Yuan ◽  
Xingfang Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Oracle Bones

scholarly journals RADIOCARBON DATING OF ORACLE BONES OF LATE SHANG PERIOD IN ANCIENT CHINA

Radiocarbon ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kexin Liu ◽  
Xiaohong Wu ◽  
Zhiyu Guo ◽  
Sixun Yuan ◽  
Xingfang Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Writing System ◽  
Shang Dynasty ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Sequential Samples ◽  
Oracle Bones

ABSTRACT Oracle bone script developed into a sophisticated writing system in Shang Dynasty of China more than 3000 years ago. The systematic scientific dating of oracle bones had not been previously reported. Here we present radiocarbon (14C) dates measured from the sequential samples of oracle bones that pertain to the Shang kings. The results indicate that King Wu Ding (who is called Wu Ting in some literature) reigned during 1254 BC to 1197 BC, and the Shang Dynasty terminated around 1041 BC. It also points that the Li group in the sequence of oracle bones is most probably related to the time of King Wu Ding and Zu Geng.

Headhunting in ancient China: the history of violence and denial of knowledge

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
Oracle Bones ◽  
Chinese Texts ◽  
Enemy Combatant ◽  
The Way ◽  
Ancient Texts

AbstractHeadhunting has a long and well-documented history in China, but most people are today unaware of this practice, first recorded in Shang oracle bones and regularly mentioned in ancient Chinese texts until the Han dynasty. This ignorance is because headhunting subsequently came to be seen as a barbaric practice and knowledge concerning its long history was destroyed: this was achieved by inventing a new character, guo 聝, which means “to cut the ear of a dead enemy combatant” and using this to replace (and thus confuse meanings with) an older character guo 馘, which refers specifically to headhunting. Ancient texts in which headhunting practices are documented have been misunderstood and misrepresented by imperial era scholars to prevent anyone from seeing that ancient China was a headhunting culture. This study shows how dominant cultural norms can impact on the way in which texts are read.

scholarly journals Removal of Contaminants from Oracle Bones During Sample Pretreatment

Radiocarbon ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sixun Yuan ◽  
Xiaohong Wu ◽  
Kexin Liu ◽  
Zhiyu Guo ◽  
Xiaolin Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Sample Pretreatment ◽  
Shang Dynasty ◽  
Royal Family ◽  
Purification Method ◽  
Chemical Reagents ◽  
Animal Bones ◽  
Removal Of Contaminants ◽  
Oracle Bones

Animal bones and tortoise shells were used for divination by the Chinese royal family during the Shang Dynasty (∼16th–11th century BC), and the divination results were recorded as inscriptions on oracle bones and shells, which are very valuable cultural remains and record many important events in the Shang Dynasty period. Thus, radiocarbon dating of oracle bones was used to build a precise chronology of the late Shang Dynasty. Due to their original burial conditions and the fact that in subsequent decades the pieces were traded or archived in museums, oracle bones are expected to be contaminated with exogenous materials from the environment and the conservation process. During dating, we found that some samples were contaminated by conservation chemical reagents. The contaminated samples were purified by removing exogenous chemicals with a series of organic solvents, in a method modified from Bruhn et al. (2001). Both whole bone and gelatin samples were processed with this purification method, resulting in satisfactory improvements in dating results.

RADIOCARBON DATING DYNAMICS OF LANDSLIDES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE MZYMTA RIVER BASIN (WESTERN CAUCASUS)

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Yu. K. Vasil’chuk ◽  
E. S. Slyshkina ◽  
A. V. Bershov
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Northern Slope ◽  
Southern Slope ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
Ancient Landslide

The article contains materials on the study of landslide deposits in the upper reaches of the Mzymta river basin. The results of14C analysis showed that the youngest landslides are common on the southern slope of the Psekhako Ridge and date back to less than 200 and 390±90, 400±70 years ago BP and more than 770±150 years BP. The most ancient landslide-collapse on the northern slope of the Aibga Ridge and dates back to 1110±90 years BP.

Study on Patterns of Femme Fatales in Ancient China

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 763-814
Author(s):  
Byung-hye Hong
Keyword(s):  
Ancient China

The excavation of a medieval ring-ditch enclosure at Hayknowes Farm, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-139
Author(s):  
R. A. GREGORY ◽  
D. W. HALL ◽  
D. W. SHIMWELL
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Internal Structures

Excavation at a crop-mark site found close to Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, revealed evidence of a ring-ditch containing a number of intriguing internal structures. Initially this was presumed to be a prehistoric monument, but pottery and radiocarbon dating, unexpectedly, indicated that the main structural phase of the site falls between the 11th-13th centuries AD. This suggests that a degree of caution is required when interpreting crop-mark sites on morphological characteristics alone. Moreover this excavation makes clear that morphological interpretation can have a constraining influence on excavation strategy, so caution is required when designing fieldwork programmes.

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