| 31. | It adds early oracle bone script and bronzeware script examples, and proposes hypothetical Old Chinese etymologies and word families.
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| 32. | The character existed in Oracle bone script, but its use as emoticon was documented as early as January 20, 2005.
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| 33. | For exampls : oracle bone was carved on the turtles'belly shells ( later caligraphers developed a similar brush-writing style ).
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| 34. | Oracle bone inscriptions suggest that the Shang used chariots in royal hunts and in battle only as mobile command vehicles.
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| 35. | But then discoveries of " oracle bones " _ bearing inscriptions used to decipher the future _ proved its existence.
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| 36. | Both the use of oracle bones, and the rule of a king with adviser had continuity into the Shang Dynasty.
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| 37. | For the wealthy and powerful, bronze vessels, oracle bones, and human or animal sacrifices often accompanied the deceased into the grave.
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| 38. | At Tsinghua, Li's main hobby was studying the oracle bones in the library, putting together pieces of oracle bones like puzzles.
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| 39. | Oracle bones were first recognised for their true nature in 1898, and scholars have been labouring to decipher them ever since.
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| 40. | From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearances have been noticed by humans for millennia.
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