The earliest confirmed evidence of the Chinese script yet discovered is the body of inscriptions on oracle bones from the late Shang dynasty (c. 1200–1050 BC). These symbols, carved on pieces of bone and turtle shell being sold as "dragon bones" for medicinal purposes, were identified as Chinese writing by scholars in 1899. By 1928, the source of the oracle bones had been traced to a village near Anyang in Henan Province, which was excavated by the Academia Sinica between 1928 and 1937. Over 150,000 fragments have been found. COUNT 3
QSN1 What was the earliest confirmed evidence of the Chinese script? ANS1 oracle bones QSN2 Where were the symbols carved on? ANS2 pieces of bone and turtle shell QSN3 Where was the source of Oracle bones traced to? ANS3 village near Anyang in Henan Province