Pit YH127 archive, Xiaotun North (Academia Sinica)

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A single storage pit excavated in 1936 holding over 17,000 inscribed pieces, mostly turtle plastrons of King Wu Ding's reign, lifted as one block and taken to Nanjing before the war and later to Taiwan. It is the largest closed find, published in Yinxu wenzi yi bian, and the core of the Academia Sinica rubbings database.

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Academia sinica oracle bones rubbings databaseInstitute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica · dap.ihp.sinica.edu.tw · 2004/2009 · Academia Sinica terms of use; free with registrationPrimary source: Oracle Bones Rubbings database, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica2 steps from the original

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Pit YH127 archive, Xiaotun North (Academia Sinica) [Artifact ART0DEDNMYN2V62]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDNMYN2V62

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  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
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