학술논문
ARTIFACT.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*ANKLEBONE
*ARCHAEOLOGICAL finds
*HELLENISTIC antiquities
*HELLENISTIC Period, Greece, 323-146 B.C.
MARESHAH (Extinct city)
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Language
ISSN
0003-8113
Abstract
The article focuses on astragali or knucklebones discovered by archaeologists working in a series of man-made caves at ancient Maresha in Israel during the Hellenistic period. Topics include the popularity and uses of astragali for entertainment, gaming and religious purposes according to archaeologist Ian Stern of the University of Haifa and examples of Maresha astragali that are inscribed in Greek with the names of goddesses and gods.