Cubic Dice: Archaeological Material for Understanding Historical Processes
- Voogt, Alexander J. de American Museum of Natural History, New York
- Eerkens, Jelmer W. University of California, Davis
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2018
Published in:
- Kentron / Dasen, Véronique ; Université de Fribourg. - 2018, vol. 34, p. 99-108
Dés à jouer
Jeux d'intérieur
Transfert culturel
Biais de production
die
board game
cultural transmission
production bias
English
The characteristics of dice found in archaeological contexts assist in the understanding of historical processes and human behavior. The dice attributes of configuration and dot pattern are regionally and/or temporally specific and can be used to help date dice themselves or the context in which they are found. As well, dice have been used to decipher Etruscan words and may identify novice and expert dice makers in the archaeological record. The shape and size of the dots and dice cubes further inform the distinctive appearance of dice in medieval versus Roman times.
- Faculty
- Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
- Department
- Département d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Archeology
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 324619
- DOI 10.4000/kentron.2777
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/307872
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