An ancient board game known as Hounds and Jackals has long been believed to have originated in Egypt. However, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Archaeology, a version of the ...

Ancient board games, huh? (You know, the kind with actual boards and physical pieces, not digital avatars.) They've been the go-to for amusement and bonding since, like, forever! From the ...

During construction work in southern Mexico, archaeologists excavated a 1,000-year-old building and found several designs ...

What do games tell us about Ancient Egypt? Video: Ancient Egyptian board games The Mehen game Gameboards Activities Activity 1: Explore Ancient Egyptian games Activity 2: Name the game Activity 3 ...

Games have a long history of being used to teach military lessons, starting with ancient board games such as checkers and chess. As games have become more complex and narratively driven over the ...

Credit: W. Crist et al. A recent archaeological study has revealed that an ancient board of a game, known as the fifty-eight-hole game, and found in 2018 on the Absheron peninsula, located in ...

Two men are bent over a handcrafted mahogany board, deep in concentration in the throes of a game of "Warri". As the tension rises, so too does the banter from the engrossed bystanders.

These patollis, which are an ancient Mesoamerican game, were found on the free road to Chetumal, in a structure identified as T7-44279, ...

The traditional Kazakh board game, also known as the “chess of the steppes” or the “algebra of the shepherds,” fosters math ...

What do games tell us about Ancient Egypt? Video: Ancient Egyptian board games The Mehen game Gameboards Activities Activity 1: Explore Ancient Egyptian games Activity 2: Name the game Activity 3 ...

An archaeologist dusts off an ancient patolli game board. Photo from Felix Camacho Zamora and INAH Excavations at the site in Xpujil took place between June and August 2023, officials said.