Bone dice drawn by Victoria age 10

Victoria age 10

These objects are bone gaming counters or pieces. They have been burnt and were found in many pieces. There were at least 14 gaming counters in this grave.

A bone dice was also found in this grave. These objects tell us that this person played board games. Gaming pieces are more often found in male graves than female, so these objects also tell us about the sex of the person in the grave.

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