It was the discovery of the oracle bones which led to the location of anyang as a Shang capital. Study of the inscriptions on the shells and shoulder bones of oxen revealed these had been used in divination by a Shang King.

• 甲骨卜辞的发现最终使人们发现了商代后期曾建都于安阳。对刻字甲骨和牛骨的研究表明，它们曾被商朝皇帝用以卜辞。