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A light spear primarily designed to be thrown, & historically as a ranged weapon. It also was used in the ancient Olympics & other Panhellenic games. Javelins could date from more than 400,000 years ago
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Nowadays more known for sporting purposes, the javelin or light spear originated along time agoSeven spear like objects were found in a coal mine in Schöningen, Germany. Statigraphic dating indicated the weapons were about 400k old. The javelin was an effective…
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Protected: Were neolithic house models, found at numerous neolithic sites, ancient versions of the modern ‘dollhouse’
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Protected: altars
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Worn down; later re-carved, or repurposed, knucklebones, astragaloi, or dice are a challenge for archaeologists and historians of game to find
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > There is a line of archaeological and comparative evidence suggesting that knucklebone-type games (astragaloi) or proto-dice, existed prior to the metal agesUsing similar animal bones. Probably reaching back into the neolithic, and even upper paleolithic contexts. “Knucklebones” astragaloi, is the small…
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Protected: Archaeologists & historians of play have struggled for decades. Because most early game pieces were made of perishable or reused materials: bone, stone, or wood
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