# How many of the 150,000 fragments can still be rejoined, and how much context does rejoining recover for rare graphs? · Unread oracle bone characters > One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-31T15:43:26+00:00 --- **0** # How many of the 150,000 fragments can still be rejoined, and how much context does rejoining recover for rare graphs? Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·1 answer·0·0 following **One answer, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands One answer has been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. One is still possible. ## Why it matters About 90 percent of the 150,000 or so pieces are fragments, and a century of hand rejoining has produced several thousand joins recorded in databases such as Fudan's Zhuiyu lianzhu⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDH8D7P6XC/the-shang-dynasty-has-an-unexpected-ally-ai)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDGTZ7HEWQ/a-vocation-with-character-beijing-review-on-the-120th). Deep-learning systems since 2020 rank candidate joins with 98.39 percent top-10 accuracy on known pairs, and platform tools have found about 500 duplicate rubbings, but the number of new joins confirmed by scholars from these systems is not published⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDGQZJF41K/ai-powered-oracle-bone-inscriptions-recognition-and)⁠[[4]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDH7SYE3A5/race-on-to-decipher-oracle-bone-characters-with-ai). ## Answers 1 [**Automated rejoining recovers context at scale** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/answers/ANS0DEDS4CYCRZY/automated-rejoining-recovers-context-at-scale) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## Next steps 1 1 Watch for the results of the 2025 Anyang AI competition (due late October 2025) and record the number of algorithm-proposed joins confirmed by palaeographers. ~3 h **—** not judged Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## History 1. 2020[Chongsheng Zhang et al.: a 2020 deep-learning system ranked the correct join in its top 10 for 98.39 percent of held-out fragment pairs, and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDGQZJF41K/ai-powered-oracle-bone-inscriptions-recognition-and)For: Automated rejoining recovers context at scale 1. 2025[Fang Aiqing: a 2020 deep-learning system ranked the correct join in its top 10 for 98.39 percent of held-out fragment pairs, and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDH7SYE3A5/race-on-to-decipher-oracle-bone-characters-with-ai)For: Automated rejoining recovers context at scale 1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question, proposed one answer and found one result bearing on its answers](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEDVWXKJN4C/session-1-the-unread-oracle-bone-characters-seeded-corpus) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQG2AZ12C/how-many-of-the-150-000-fragments-can-still-be-rejoined-and%23add-source) Where it fits Unread oracle bone characters **How many of the 150,000 fragments can still be rejoined, and how much context does rejoining recover for rare graphs?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]