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Yin Capital at Anyang

Type Object Region China Time c. -1300–-1046

The Yin capital at Anyang, the late Shang capital of Yinxu on the Huan River in modern Henan, was the political, religious, and craft center of the S…

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  1. c. -1300Yinxu · HenanShang king Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin, where twelve Shang kings thereafter established their seat, forming grand palace, ancestral temple, and workshop districts; the Yin capital became the hub of the late Shang state.
  2. c. -1200–-1050Yinxu oracle bone caches and Fu Hao tomb area · HenanDuring the Yin capital period oracle bone script was used for royal divination and record-keeping, bronze ritual vessel casting reached its height, and major archaeological finds such as the tomb of Fu Hao revealed the ritual system and social structure of the late Shang capital.

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