The beloved Egyptian game of Hounds and Jackals may have first been played by nomadic cattle herders in the Caucasus nearly 4 ...

A board game dubbed “Hounds and Jackals” or “58 Holes” is believed to be the oldest in the world, with ancient versions found ...

Researchers worked out where a historically significant board game may have originated from thanks to ancient rock carvings.

The board game hounds and jackals, popular in ancient Egypt, likely originated in south-western Asia, according to a new study that reveals clues about human interactions facilitated by games 4000 ...

A new archaeological discovery determined the origins of a popular board game from ancient Egypt that dates back 4,000 years.

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New research sheds light on the origins of ancient Egypt's most famous board game, "Hounds and Jackals." Although this game ...

Dr Evans, a senior lecturer in diaspora history, said antiquities from the British Museum showed how ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and India all adopted the gesture for ...

The Chinese drum, once thought to be an instrument that could speak to the gods, has been around for thousands of years in ...

AN ANCIENT board game believed to be the oldest in the world has striking similarities to a popular modern favourite. Dubbed Hounds & Jackals, this millennia-old pastime has long been believed ...

Raign, Kathryn R. 2019. Finding Our Missing Pieces—Women Technical Writers in Ancient Mesopotamia. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 49, Issue. 3 ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...