A Neolithic Game Board from ʿAin Ghazal, Jordan
A game board found during the 1989 excavation season at ʿAin Ghazal, Jordan in a Neolithic context can be dated approximately to 5870 ± 240 b. c. (uncalibrated). It is a subrectangular stone slab with two rows of six depressions, resembling the modern-day mancala or wari game boards in use throughou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1992
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1992, Volume: 286, Pages: 1-5 |
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| Summary: | A game board found during the 1989 excavation season at ʿAin Ghazal, Jordan in a Neolithic context can be dated approximately to 5870 ± 240 b. c. (uncalibrated). It is a subrectangular stone slab with two rows of six depressions, resembling the modern-day mancala or wari game boards in use throughout the Arab world and Africa. The game board has parallels with game boards from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in the Near East, notably Neolithic Beidha. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357113 |