Game-Boards and Gaming-Pieces in Funerary Contexts in the Northern European Iron Age

Gaming-pieces, dice, and game-boards are found in connection with burials at various times and places from an early date. For instance, in Egypt there was a clear association between the game known as Senet and burials from the time of the Old Kingdom (Pusch 1979; Piccione 1984). Dice are not uncomm...

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Main Author: Helène Whittaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2006-06-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1802