Ancient Board Games
WHS connected to the playing of an ancient board game.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ancient Thebes | Tomb of Nefertari with a mural showing her playing the ancient Egyptian game of "Senet" | |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Courtyard for playing "Pachisi". A type of Ludo played by the Mughal Emperor Akbar using girls from his harem as "counters" with him "running" the game from a central raised chair! | |
| Khami Ruins | "Tsoro game board - several examples can be seen at Khami, marked out on granite boulders. This game, which is still played, uses small rounded river pebbles as counters." (see link) | |
| Petra | There is a view that a number of carvings at Petra were "boards" for playing a version of the "sowing" game "Mancala" | |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | The oldest discovered backgammon |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Ancient Board Games?
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