Medieval Game Collection Unearthed in Germany
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<p paraeid="{df38c382-69ce-416b-b319-58408dc2f3fe}{173}" paraid="950529913"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">A</span> team of researchers has unearthed a nearly 1,000-year-old collection of medieval gaming artifacts, including a rare and exceptionally well-preserved chess piece, game tokens, and dice. These finds were discovered at a previously forgotten castle site in the Reutlingen district of southern Germany, during excavations led by an international team of experts from the University of Tübingen, the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) in Stuttgart, and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI).? </p>
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