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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Main Author: Rollefson, Gary O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 1992
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1992, Volume: 286, Pages: 1-5
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