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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/bronze-age-girl-buried-with-more-than-150-animal-ankle-bones-potentially-to-help-her-to-the-next-world

As I recall, the bones were identified as gaming pieces. there's a similar game played in the area, and the winner gets to keep the losers playing pieces.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 day ago

She was either so loved that a bunch of kids gave her their dice pieces as a symbolic gesture, or she fuckin rekt so many kids at dice one of them up and murdered her. Who can say.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Heckin gamer right there