Christina Cheung

Anthropology Magazine

Wheat is now a favored crop in many parts of China.

Why Did Chinese Farmers Switch to Wheat?

A shift in ancient Chinese crops shows how agricultural practices can help or hinder food production in the face of environmental change.

$Chinese oracle bones - These “oracle bone” fragments, some of which show an ancient Chinese script, are housed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The pieces here are just a tiny fraction of the many thousands discovered thus far at a single site in China.$

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The Chinese History That Is Written in Bone

Christina Cheung

The bones of 3,000-year-old sacrificial victims in China are revealing unexpected new twists.