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=Oracle Bones =  Oracle bones are tortoise shells and animal bones on which priests scratched questions for the gods. They would then crack the bones by applying a hot poker, and interpret the cracks to see how the gods answered their questions. These bones contain the earliest known written record of Chinese culture. The first oracle bone was discovered in 1899 when a Chinese scholar was using "dragon bones" as an ingredient in a remedy for his illness. He noticed carvings on the bone, and his finding eventually led to the discovery of many more oracle bones near modern day Anyang. This allowed archaeologists to learn about early Chinese culture.