4,000-year-old stone board game discovered at Oman excavation site

Archaelogists said the board game appeared similar to other games played during the Bronze Age.
Game board
A 4,000-year-old game board made of stone is shown in this image shared by the Polish Center for Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw. The board was found recently during the excavation of a Bronze Age site in Oman. -
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Archaeologists in Oman have discovered a 4,000-year-old stone board game near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah. 

Teams from the University of Warsaw’s Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology and Oman’s Heritage and Tourism Ministry unearthed the artifact last month while excavating prehistoric settlements in northern Oman’s mountainous Qumayrah Valley. 

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