Comments on: World’s Oldest Backgammon Game. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64744 gail Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:20:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/#comment-64744 The board sounds fabulous. The board sounds fabulous.

]]> By: The Liberal Avenger http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64722 The Liberal Avenger Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:57:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/#comment-64722 How fantastic! I had [perhaps foolishly] always assumed that dice were a product of the industrial age. It's fascinating to see that they existed in essentially the same configuration as today so long ago. How fantastic!

I had [perhaps foolishly] always assumed that dice were a product of the industrial age. It’s fascinating to see that they existed in essentially the same configuration as today so long ago.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64715 gail Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/#comment-64715 If they've done carbon dating, they did it on the board, not the stones. They probably also date the game from the age of the dig they are working in. I think the archaeologists know what they are doing. If they’ve done carbon dating, they did it on the board, not the stones. They probably also date the game from the age of the dig they are working in. I think the archaeologists know what they are doing.

]]> By: Kit http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64714 Kit Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:35:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/#comment-64714 Looks like somebody's teeth to me! Looks like somebody’s teeth to me!

]]> By: Tim http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64709 Tim Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:15:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/12/worlds-oldest-backgammon-game/#comment-64709 Even a blind man can see this is junk science. Sure, the rock might be that old, but there is no way on earth to tell how many years ago a hole was drilled. Even a blind man can see this is junk science. Sure, the rock might be that old, but there is no way on earth to tell how many years ago a hole was drilled.

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