Media Watch: Druids Liked to Play, Too
From the Discovery Channel:
| A series of graves found in a gravel quarry at Stanway near Colchester, Essex, have been dated to 40-60 A.D. At least one of the burials, it appears, may have been that of a Druid, according to a report published in British Archaeology....
Within the wooden, chambered burial site, researchers have excavated a wine warmer, cremated human remains, a cloak pinned with brooches, a jet bead, divining rods (for fortune-telling), a series of surgical instruments, a strainer bowl last used to brew Artemisia-containing tea, a board game carefully laid out with pieces in play, as well as other objects… The board game and its arranged pieces, however, are anything but common. None other like it has ever been found at Roman-era sites in Great Britain. |
Alas, the published article doesn’t have pictures of the game, but it does describe the pieces in more detail for anyone eager to create a BoardGameGeek entry.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Feb 12, 2008 at 03:30 PM in Game News, Media Watch / 1092
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Ah, it was probably just a variant of Stonehenge. Posted by Jeffrey Henning on Feb 12, 2008 at 11:14 PM | #
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Ba-dump-bump-bump! Thanks, Jeff’s here all week! Be sure and tip your waiters! Posted by Jim Cobb on Feb 13, 2008 at 08:41 AM | #
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I realize that last is not meant seriously, but I would not be surprised if the game were not already on BGG. From the description it could well be one of the many versions of Ludus Latrunculorum, for example. Posted by Dan Blum on Feb 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM | #
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