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Native Americans had dice and games of probability long before other cultures, study finds

In dusty excavation reports and antiquarian volumes, a lawyer-turned-archaeologist has uncovered evidence that upends the known history of human gambling. The findings, published Thursday in the ...
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Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, study reveals

Indigenous people in the western United States invented dice more than 12,000 years ago, offering archaeologists the world's oldest evidence of gambling and possibly the oldest use of probability, a ...
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Ancient Native Americans rolled the first dice

Evidence shows Native Americans made dice during the Late Pleistocene, predating Old World examples by millennia. Games of chance served as social tools, enabling trade, alliances, and cultural ...
The Conversation

Archaeologists have discovered 12,000‑year‑old dice – here’s what they reveal about the history of play

The recently discovered 12,000-year-old dice made from wood and bone by Native American hunter gatherers. Robert Madden Humans have always been playful. But for much of our history, play has left ...
The Union Democrat

With comics and video games, ‘Native Pop!’ exhibits shows Native American history is not ancient history

When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the ...