Replica of an ancient Chinese oracle bone dating to Shang Dynasty king Wu Ding, latter part of 2nd millennium BC. The characters, known as 'shell-bone script,' were carved on the bones in order to frame a question. The bones were then heated over a fire and the resulting cracks were interpreted as being the answer. Photo taken by Kowloonese, July 2004, at an exhibit at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unpo
