Discovery and scholarly study of oracle bones (1899–present)

1. Wang Yirong recognizes oracle-bone inscriptions

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: Wang Yirong

   • Cambridge Core
   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. Liu E publishes first oracle-bone rubbing collection

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: Liu E

   • Wikipedia
   • Open Library

3. Sun Yirang’s pioneering decipherment work circulated

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Sun Yirang

   • Oxford Academic
   • Wikipedia

4. Luo Zhenyu publishes major corpus Yin Xu Shu Qi

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Luo Zhenyu

   • Wikimedia
   • Oxford Academic

5. Wang Guowei reconstructs Shang king genealogy

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: Wang Guowei

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

6. Institute of History and Philology founded at Academia Sinica

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Institute of

   • IHP Museum
   • Wikipedia

7. Official Yinxu excavations begin under Li Ji

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Yinxu Anyang, Li Ji

   • Wikipedia
   • IHP Museum

8. Dong Zuobin publishes oracle-bone dating criteria

   Mar 1, 1932Labels: Dong Zuobin

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

9. YH127 oracle-bone pit discovered at Xiaotun

   Jun 12, 1936Labels: YH127 pit, Xiaotun

   • Henan Gov
   • IHP Oracle

10. Large-scale Yinxu excavation program concludes

    Jan 1, 1937Labels: Yinxu excavation

    • Wikipedia
    • Wikipedia

11. Jiaguwen Heji begins publication as standard corpus

    Jan 1, 1978Labels: Jiaguwen Heji

    • Google Books
    • Wikipedia

12. Jiaguwen Heji publication run completed

    Jan 1, 1982Labels: Jiaguwen Heji

    • Wikipedia
    • Google Books

13. Oracle-bone inscriptions added to UNESCO Memory of the World

    Jan 1, 2017Labels: UNESCO Memory

    • China Daily

14. Survey article marks 120 years of oracle-bone research

    Oct 1, 2020Labels: Survey article

    • Chinese Studies

15. Open HUST-OBC dataset released for AI-assisted study

    Jan 27, 2024Labels: HUST-OBC dataset

    • arXiv