195:" that is based on oracle-bone inscriptions. It provided insight into the life of the Shang kings. His third writing "Working for His Majesty: Research Notes on Labor Mobilization in Late Shang China as Seen in the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions, with Particular Attention to Handicraft Industries, Agriculture, Warfare, Hunting, Construction, and the Shang's Legacies." This study of oracle-bone inscriptions helped to increase understanding of the ideologies and administrative practices of the Shang Dynasty. Finally all of his works culminate in "These Bones Shall Rise Again: Selected Writings on Early China". This collection of 12essays looks to explore early Chinese civilization through the study of oracle-bone inscriptions and anthropological studies.
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history on oracle bones. He delves into discussing the physical material in which the inscriptions were inscribed upon. Through the study of these physical materials, he studies a particular character which he calls "the charge". This character was previously thought to hold meaning as an interrogative figure. Yet, through his work and reading of the bones and shells, he decides that this character rather signals a prayer or statement of intent. This discovery changed the way that many previous inscriptions of Shang dynasty inscriptions were interpreted.
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From his studies, Keightley also made ten volumes of oracle bone inscriptions that are still used to debate facts about the period of the Shang kings. Many of these debates revolve around the dating of artifacts and the actual time periods in which several Shang rules lived. Keightley dedicated his
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After writing his dissertation, Keightley went on to write several books and articles, as well as, working as an editor and contributor on several other works. He namely wrote "Sources of Shang
History: The Oracle-bone Inscriptions of Bronze Age China". This book expanded his research into Chinese
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Keightley was best known for his work on oracle bones and their ability to tell the history of Shang China. His work on oracle bone research is discussed in several of his articles and edits, "Sources of Shang
History: The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions of Bronze Age China" goes most in depth about the
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states' control of labor resources, namely the 'comprehensive system of labor mobilization in which the same conscripts were sent to fight, clear and farm the land, build city walls and buildings, and work at the sundry tasks of production and manufacture required by the ruling class.'" Relies
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time and this research to improve the authenticity, accuracy, and the ability to reproduce these inscriptions. These studies and inscriptions are still very prevalent and useful in ancient
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Keightley "has done more to introduce the depth and breadth of early China's oracle-bone divination to Western readers than any scholar." He taught and worked at Berkeley until his retirement in 1998.
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inscription began with his dissertation "Public Work in
Ancient China: A Study of Forced Labor in the Shang and Early Chou". This essay introduced Keightley's work with early Chinese culture. It "Examines the
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Along with his novels and collections of essays, Keightley also wrote articles for many academic papers, studies, encyclopedias, historical journals, and several other publications.
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oracle-bone inscriptions. His next work was "The
Ancestral Landscape: Time, Space, and Community in Late Shang China". This book was, "Primarily a study in retrospective
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Keightley, David N. (1969). "Public Work in
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in 1956. He then worked for several years at publishing companies in New York City and as a freelance writer before beginning his study of
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Shulman, Frank J. (2017). David Noel
Keightley (1932-2017), publications and unpublished writings: a comprehensive bibliography and research guide.
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Keightley was awarded this grant for publishing the book "Sources of Shang History: The Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Bronze Age China".
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in 1969 with a dissertation entitled "Public Work in Ancient China: A Study of Forced Labor in the Shang and Early Chou".
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Toyoda Hidashi and lnoo Hideyuki, "Shigaku zasshi: Summary of Japanese Scholarship," Early China 13 (1988): 297-327
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Keightley, David N. "The Shang: China's First Historical Dynasty". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward (eds.).
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Takashima, Kenichi. (2019). David Noel Keightley (25 October 1932 - 23 February 2017): a memorial essay.
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Keightley received this award for his extraordinary work and expertise on Chinese oracle bones.
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primarily on the oracle-bone inscriptions of the Shang period, on
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Keightley began his graduate study in East Asian history at
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Keightley died at his home on February 23, 2017, aged 84.
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