In what manner were oracle bones read to foretell the future?
A) The shape and quality of the bones were interpreted by experts.
B) The bones were submerged in water until they changed shape. These changes were then interpreted.
C) The bones were tossed onto the ground, and their arrangement was then interpreted.
D) The bones were heated until cracks formed that were then read.

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Oracle bones were heated until cracks formed, and then these cracks were read to foretell the future. The diviner or oracle bone specialist would carve a divination question onto the bone, and then heat the bone until it cracked. The cracks that formed were then interpreted as answers to the question.

In What Manner Were Oracle Bones Read to Foretell the Future