"Madden combed through this sparse record, confirming the oldest-known dice and establishing an unbroken, previously hidden lineage of chance-based games dating back at least 12,000 years, 6,000 before any counterpart in the Old World."
"This is the most exciting paper I've seen in North American archaeology in at least the last five years, says Robert Weiner, an archaeologist at Dartmouth College. Demonstrating this Native American contribution to global intellectual history is fantastic."
Recent archaeological findings reveal that the history of gambling extends back at least 12,000 years, predating known examples in the Old World by 6,000 years. Archaeologist Robert J. Madden's analysis confirms the oldest-known dice and establishes a continuous lineage of chance-based games. Early examples include dice used by North Americans around 2,000 years ago. This discovery highlights the significance of Native American contributions to the understanding of probability and games of chance in human culture.
Read at www.scientificamerican.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]