Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River ... weapons, armour and tools were all made from bronze. Sword Maker: My weapon is ready, it will be strong in battle.

Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River ... weapons, armour and tools were all made from bronze. Sword Maker: My weapon is ready, it will be strong in battle.

The liquid was found in an owl-shaped bronze utensil dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC), which was unearthed at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan, the capital of Shandong, in 2010.

These wheel ruts provide evidence of considerable activity and transportation methods used during the late Shang Dynasty. Yinxu was the capital of the late Shang (Yin) Dynasty, which lasted from 1 ...