Maya ballplayer, 600-900 CE. The piece comes from Jaina Island, an important burial site located off the coast of Campeche. The player wears thick hip and arm protectors, essential elements for the Mesoamerican ballgame, where a heavy rubber ball was struck primarily with the body.
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The earliest known dice in human history were made and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12,000 years ago.
Hey look, we have a new piece out for @theconversation.com! Check out our thoughts on these 12.000 year old dice and play in general!
Bart van Zwieten
New piece out in @theconversation.com with @apolitopoulos.bsky.social and @docrandom.bsky.social on those early Native American dice everyone’s talking about:
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The Dutch police have recovered the Helmet of Cotofenesti, a Romanian treasure stolen from the
A new study in American Antiquity presents evidence that the earliest known dice in human history were made and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12,000 ye...
New piece out in @theconversation.com with @apolitopoulos.bsky.social and @docrandom.bsky.social on those early Native American dice everyone’s talking about:
theconversation.com/archaeologis...
Dr. Walter Crist
Dr Aris Politopoulos
Dr. Walter Crist
You can compare throwing one of these ancient dice to a coin toss – although this discovery also underscores that dice are much older than coins.
theconversation.com
It’s always ‘this stick with rando marks on it is clearly a magic wand!’ and never ‘guess kids are gonna kid!’
