The remnants of ancient water wells, pearls and hairpins are proof that a group of villagers set up a settlement on top of a military fort in ancient Roman times. About 1,900 years ago, a group of ...

British archaeologists have announced the discovery of a rare board game piece, believed to date back to one of the first Viking raids on the island of Lindisfarne. The island and its monastery ...

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old board game pieces The 49 small stones were recovered from a grave site in southeast Turkey. By Jillian Steinhauer. Published August 22, 2013 12:00PM (EDT) ...

These Complex, Beautiful Board Game Pieces Are 5,000 Years Old With pigs and pyramids and dog-shaped tokens, what kind of game might they have been playing? Colin Schultz. August 16, 2013.

The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with ...

The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century.