Bronze ritual vessels and styles in the Shang dynasty

1. Oracle-bone inscriptions record late Shang ritual life

   1250Labels: Oracle bones, Yinxu

   • Oracle bone
   • Yinxu

2. Yin capital at Anyang anchors late Shang bronze art

   1300Labels: Yin Yinxu, Anyang

   • Britannica
   • Yinxu

3. Piece-mold casting becomes the Shang norm

   1500Labels: Piece-mold casting, Bronze vessels

   • Britannica

4. Erligang bronze styles spread to Panlongcheng

   1500Labels: Erligang, Panlongcheng

   • Panlongcheng
   • Erligang

5. Erligang-style ritual bronzes emerge at Zhengzhou

   1600Labels: Erligang, Zhengzhou

   • Britannica
   • BM Collection
   • Erligang

6. Oracle-bone script rediscovered by Wang Yirong

   1899Labels: Wang Yirong, Oracle bones

   • Yinxu
   • China Daily

7. Scientific excavations begin at Anyang (Yinxu)

   1928Labels: Anyang excavations, Yinxu

   • Britannica

8. Four-goat Square Zun unearthed in Hunan

   Apr 1938Labels: Four-goat Square, Ningxiang

   • Four goat Zun

9. Houmuwu ding unearthed near Anyang

   1939Labels: Houmuwu ding, Anyang

   • Houmuwu ding
   • Britannica

10. Tomb of Fu Hao discovered intact at Yinxu

    1976Labels: Fu Hao, Yinxu

    • Britannica
    • Fu Hao Tomb

11. Fu Hao owl-shaped zun found in her tomb

    1976Labels: Fu Hao, Owl-shaped zun

    • Fu Hao zun
    • Fu Hao Tomb

12. Fu Hao tomb opened to the public after restoration

    1999Labels: Fu Hao, Public site

    • Fu Hao Tomb