# Wikipedia contributors 2026: Oracle bone (Wikipedia article, used as a pointer to collection counts and excavation history)

> Wikipedia contributors, 2026. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Used only for secondary counts not found in the primary sources consulted…

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# Oracle bone (Wikipedia article, used as a pointer to collection counts and excavation history)

Wikipedia contributors, 2026.

**Unread oracle bone characters** Webpage0

## 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.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Pit YH127 archive, Xiaotun North (Academia Sinica)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/artifacts/ART0DEDNMYN2V62/pit-yh127-archive-xiaotun-north-academia-sinica)

ART

[The British Library oracle bones (Or. 7694, Couling-Chalfant and Hopkins collections)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/artifacts/ART0DEDNMQ5N18C/the-british-library-oracle-bones-or-7694-couling-chalfant)

ART

[Dong Zuobin opens the first scientific excavation at Xiaotun, Anyang](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/events/EVT0DEDMTWVH9BZ/dong-zuobin-opens-the-first-scientific-excavation-at-xiaotun)

EVT

[Pit YH127 at Xiaotun yields over 17,000 inscribed pieces in one deposit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/events/EVT0DEDMVMCDN1E/pit-yh127-at-xiaotun-yields-over-17-000-inscribed-pieces-in)

EVT

[The unread oracle bone characters](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Wikipedia contributors (2026). Oracle bone (Wikipedia article, used as a pointer to collection counts and excavation history). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone
```

[Find it at en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone)

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