Oracle Bones Of The Shang Dynasty | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | BBC Select

Watch how the royal diviners of the Chinese Shang Dynasty used the cracks in oracle bones to predict the future for their kings. Historians try to reconstruct the work required for these divinations in this clip from the BBC Select documentary, Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. BBC Select is the new home for documentaries. Available in the U.S and Canada. Find out more and start your free trial: https://bit.ly/3kwM3bU Follow us on social media 📲💻 Facebook: https://bit.ly/37UXpBn Twitter: https://bit.ly/3dSUqxc Instagram: https://bit.ly/3uEVieL

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