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Evidence for Poprad Game

1 pieces of evidence found.

Id DLP.Evidence.1780
Type Artifact
Location 49° 3'4.05"N, 20°17'43.46"E
Date 0375-01-01 - 0375-12-31
Rules 17x17 or 17x18 board.
Content Game board found in an elite tomb at Poprad, Slovakia. Board with a pattern of squares, appears to be 17x17 or 17x18. The find has not been academically published yet. Tomb dates to 375 CE. Daley 2018.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Daley, J. 2018. "Researchers are Trying ot Figure out How to Play this Ancient Roman Board Game." Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/we-still-dont-really-know-how-play-ancient-roman-board-game-180967778/. Last Accessed 28 October 2020.

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