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Oracle bone (Wikipedia article, used as a pointer to collection counts and excavation history)
Wikipedia contributors, 2026.
What it's used for here
Used only for secondary counts not found in the primary sources consulted: Academia Sinica's about 20,000 excavated pieces, pit YH127 (1936, over 17,000 pieces), Xiaotun South 1973 (4,612 inscribed pieces), Huayuanzhuang East 1991 (561 inscribed pieces), and the Zhouyuan Western Zhou bones.
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Wikipedia contributors (2026). Oracle bone (Wikipedia article, used as a pointer to collection counts and excavation history). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone
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