Watch On:
Summary
Researchers believe tiny stone spheres found on the island of Santorini could be one of the earliest examples of an Ancient Greek board game. This supports the hypothesis that they were used as counters for a board game with the spheres most possibly have been collected to fit these clusters rather than a counting system for which you would expect more groupings,” said postdoctoral researcher and study author Christianne Ferneé. In addition, in Akrotiri and in other settlements across the Aegean, researchers have found stone slabs with shallow cup marks where the spheres could have sat or been placed.
Show Notes
Key Points:Researchers believe tiny stone spheres found on the island of Santorini could be one of the earliest examples of an Ancient Greek board game.
They used machine learning to analyze 700 stones according to a new methodology that shed light on potential patterning within the stone group.
The next step is to analyze a second element found—cup marks—to determine if/how they work with the stones to create a game.
Archaeologists from the University of Bristol have suggested that mysterious stone spheres found at various ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean could be playing pieces from one of the earliest ever board games.
In addition, in Akrotiri and in other settlements across the Aegean, researchers have found stone slabs with shallow cup marks where the spheres could have sat or been placed.
Source
https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/590552-Mysterious-Stone-Spheres-May-be-Earliest-Ever-Board-Game/
