Yinxu
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Yinxu (; ) is a Chinese
archeological site corresponding to Yin, the
final capital of the
Shang dynasty (). Located in present-day
Anyang, Henan, Yin served as the capital during the
Late Shang period () which spanned the reigns of 12 Shang kings and saw the emergence of
oracle bone script, the earliest known
Chinese writing. Along with oracle bone script and other material evidence for the Shang's existence, the site was forgotten for millennia. Its rediscovery in 1899 resulted from an investigation into
oracle bones that were discovered being sold nearby. The rediscovery of Yinxu marked the beginning of decades of intensive excavation and study. It is one of China's oldest and largest archeological sites, and was selected by
UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site in 2006. Yinxu is located in northern
Henan, near modern
Anyang and the borders Henan shares with
Hebei and
Shanxi. Public access to the site is permitted.
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