HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Detailed explanation-1: -In many respects, the Shang dynasty can be regarded as the culmination of 2, 000 years of the art of jade carving. Shang craftsmen had full command of the artistic and technical language developed in the diverse late Neolithic cultures that had a jade-working tradition.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a hugely important metal during the Shang period. Shang metal workers developed a highly sophisticated method for casting bronze and used it to make ceremonial objects and weapons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Discover some of the treasures within the National Museum Scotland’s significant collection of oracle bones, the second largest in the world outside of China. Inscribed with the earliest known Chinese writing, the bones were used for divination during the late Shang dynasty (c. 1200-1050 BC).