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🔬 Science
April 03, 2026 at 02:30 PM
Are These the Earliest Known Dice in the World? Native Americans May Have Used Them to Play Games of Chance More Than 12,000 Years Ago
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A new study suggests Native Americans may have used dice over 12,000 years ago, pushing back the known invention of dice by 6,000 years and highlighting ancient human ingenuity.
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