Cube-shaped dice, with markings similar to those of today’s
dice, have been found in archaeological sites dating from some 4000
years ago. However, all over the world, objects of different shapes,
materials, and markings have been used as dice. Each side of each
of these quartz pebbles from South Africa has been ground differently
to enable them to be used as dice.
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database record 1951.6.35
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