1. Bronzes, Oracle Bones, and the Legitimation of Power
HSA-13 Hist e-1825
September 21, 2007

2. The Xia /Hsia 夏 dynasty (“2200-1700 BC”)
-- historical existence yet unverified
The Shang 商 dynasty (c BC)
capital at Yin (modern An-yang)
（c BC）
The Zhou/Chou 周 dynasty ( BC)

16. - Hao

34. Sackler Museum

36. notches for making cracks

37. inscription of the diviners questions on a shoulder bone

38. plastron with inscriptions and cracks

41. ca BC

42. ca. 800 BC

43. - Hao