‘Arcade’ Of Ancient Mancala Game Boards Carved On Rocks Found In Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient people have demonstrated their creative abilities countless times, and this stunning archaeological discovery again proves it is possible to do much with little means. Veronica Waweru, an archaeologist from Yale University who was conducting fieldwork in Kenya, has found an “arcade” of ancient Mancala game boards carved on rocks. […]
Ancient Board Game Mancala Can Unlock Cutting-Edge Physics Discoveries
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – The game mancala may have originated as far back as 6000 BCE in Jordan and is played around the world to this day. It consists of stones that players move between a series of small pits on a wooden game board. The point of the game is to get all the […]
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mayan Board Game – Here’s What It Can Teach Modern Educators
AncientPages.com – Games have been played for thousands of years in cultures across the world. There’s the chequerboard game Senet, played in Egypt around BCE 3100. The African cup board game Mancala has been played since BCE 1400. Chess originated in India over 1,500 years ago. And the strategic game Go began in China 2,500 years […]