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Evidence for Pancha (Mahabalipuram)

1 pieces of evidence found.

Id DLP.Evidence.1761
Type Artifact
Location 12°37'16.02"N, 80°11'37.98"E
Date 0600-01-01 - 2020-12-31
Rules A horizontal line of eleven squares. From the central square, a further vertical extension of five squares, five more to the right of the fifth square in the vertical line, another vertical line of five from the rightmost square, five more extending left from the topmost square, and a final five extending up from the leftmost square.
Content Graffiti game boards (more than one; "usual type" according to Marin) found at temples at Mahabalipuram, India. A horizontal line of eleven squares. From the central square, a further vertical extension of five squares, five more to the right of the fifth square in the vertical line, another vertical line of five from the rightmost square, five more extending left from the topmost square, and a final five extending up from the leftmost square. Marin 1942: 116.
Confidence 100
Spaces Public
Source Marin, G. 1942. "An Ancestor of the Game of 'Ludo.'" Man 42: 114-117.

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