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Mancala players at Palmyra

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ID3227701
AuthorsA De Voogt (0000-0002-1763-2288, American Museum of Natural History, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume84
Issue326
Pages1055-1066
Publication date2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00067077
OpenAlexW1491327154
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited5

Playing mancala-type games was an addictive pastime of antiquity and leaves its archaeological imprint on steps and ledges in the form of rows of little scoops. Here the author examines the traces of the game at Palmyra and shows that the Roman game of the third century (with five holes a side) was superseded when Palmyra's Temple of Baal was refashioned as a fort in the seventh century or later. The new Syrian game, with seven holes a side, was played obsessively by the soldiers of an Arab or Ottoman garrison on the steps and precinct wall of the old temple

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Humanities · Precinct · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,73
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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