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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Funerary practices and major Shang tombs (c. 1300–1046 BCE)

Funerary practices and major Shang tombs (c. 1300–1046 BCE)

  1. Shang capital established at Yin (Anyang)

    Labels: Yin Anyang, Shang capital

  2. Oracle-bone divination integrates ancestral sacrifice planning

    Labels: Wu Ding, Oracle bones

  3. Large royal cemetery develops at Xibeigang

    Labels: Xibeigang cemetery, Yin Xu

  4. Chariot and horse sacrifices accompany elite burials

    Labels: Chariot pits, Horse sacrifices

  5. Lady Fu Hao dies and is buried with sacrifices

    Labels: Fu Hao, King Wu

  6. Tomb of Fu Hao (M5) constructed at Yinxu

    Labels: Tomb M5, Yinxu

  7. Human sacrificial victims placed in Fu Hao’s tomb

    Labels: Human sacrifice, Fu Hao

  8. High-volume ritual bronzes emphasize lineage and cult

    Labels: Ritual bronzes, Yin Xu

  10. Late Shang divination narrows to sacrificial scheduling

    Labels: Late Shang, Oracle bones

  11. Royal-tomb sacrifices include chariots and human victims

    Labels: Royal tombs, Chariot pits

  12. Shang Dynasty ends; Zhou conquest reshapes royal mortuary system

    Labels: Zhou conquest, Yin Xu

  13. Modern excavations begin at Yinxu (Anyang)

    Labels: Institute of, Yin excavations

  14. Tomb of Fu Hao discovered and excavated intact

    Labels: Zheng Zhenxiang, Fu Hao

  15. Fu Hao tomb site opened to the public after restoration

    Labels: Fu Hao, Public site

  16. Yin Xu inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Labels: Yin Xu, UNESCO

  17. New excavations map additional features around royal mausoleum

    Labels: Royal mausoleum, New excavations