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David Keightley
American sinologist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1932 to 2017 · aged 84
David Noel Keightley was an American sinologist. He was a professor of Chinese history at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a published author covering the Shang and Zhou dynasties and the Chinese Bronze Age. He was best known for his studies of Chinese oracle bones and oracle bone script.
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His work changed the way that many Sinologists viewed Shang dynasty history.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2017 · aged 84
