Dong Zuobin
Dong Zuobin | |
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董作賓 | |
Dong Zuobin (probably c. 1930) | |
| Born | March 20, 1895 |
| Died | November 23, 1963 (aged 68) |
| Occupations | Archaeologist, sinologist, professor |
| Known for | Establishing the chronology of the Shang dynasty |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Peking University |
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| Discipline | Archaeology, sinology |
| Sub-discipline | Archaeology of China, Ancient Chinese history |
| Institutions | National Zhongshan University National Taiwan University Academia Sinica |
| Main interests | Oracle bone script, Shang dynasty |
| Notable works | Jiaguwen duandai yanjiu li (1932) Yinxu wenzi, jia pian (1941) |
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Dong Zuobin or Tung Tso-pin (1895–1963) was a Chinese archaeologist. He was a leading authority on the oracle bone and turtle shell inscriptions of the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC). In 1928, Dong supervised the first archaeological dig of Anyang, the Shang capital. Dong was a professor at National Taiwan University and director of the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica from 1950 to 1954. Dong's construction of a Shang chronology was his most important research achievement.