Scholars have combined the information from oracle bones and ____ to piece together the outlines of early Chinese history.

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Oracle bones were used by the Shang dynasty to communicate with the ancestors and the spirits, and they recorded events such as war, weather, and harvest. These inscriptions were subsequently used to reconstruct the history and culture of the Shang dynasty. In addition to oracle bones, scholars have also relied on archaeological excavations of Shang sites to learn about the material culture and social organization of the Shang. Trade records, tomb artifacts, and palace records may provide important information but are not as directly relevant to the study of early Chinese history as oracle bones and Shang archaeological sites. Records in Sumerian would be irrelevant to the study of Chinese history as Sumer was located in Mesopotamia.

Scholars Have Combined the Information from Oracle Bones and ____