Dancing lessons, sick leave, wishing for relief from a toothache… Life for a Shang Dynasty prince more than 3,000 years ago wasn't so different from ours. These moments live on in oracle bones and ...

Oracle bones predating the Shang Dynasty have also been found, and in 2003, some archaeologists said they'd found "Neolithic oracle bones" from up to 8,600 years ago.

A piece of bronzeware unearthed in China in 2010 has finally been opened. The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...