ɪn tʃaɪnˈiːz fɪlˈɑːlədʒi, ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt skɹˈɪpt klˈæsɪks ɹᵻfˈɜː tə sˌʌm vˈɜːʒənz ʌvðə fˈaɪv klˈæsɪks dɪskˈʌvɚd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈæn dˈaɪnɐsti, ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ɐ skɹˈɪpt ðæt pɹɪdˈeɪɾᵻd ðə wˈʌn ɪn jˈuːs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈæn dˈaɪnɐsti, ænd pɹədˈuːst bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə bˈɜːnɪŋ ʌvðə bˈʊks.
In Chinese philology, the Ancient Script Classics () refer to some versions of the Five Classics discovered during the Han dynasty, written in a script that predated the one in use during the Han dynasty, and produced before the burning of the books.