First-of-its-kind ancient mosaic board game found at Mayan city in Guatemala - Patolli is one of oldest ludo-like strategy board games played in Americas ...

In a study published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Julien Hiquet and Dr. Rémi Méreuze analyzed the remains of a unique ...

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

More stunning scenes have been uncovered at the site of a fifth-century synagogue in Israel, where archaeologists have been excavating an ornate mosaic floor since 2012. The discoveries at Huqoq, a ...

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

From Southampton to Sarajevo, urban mosaicists are transforming city spaces and bringing communities together – one tile at a time Our cities are full of grey tower blocks built for efficiency rather ...

At David Dinkins Circle in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the ground bears little evidence of the five tile mosaics that were recently removed. The Passarelle Plaza mosaics were installed in 1997 to ...

An ancient Roman mosaic has recently revealed a millennia-old depiction of flip-flops – showing that certain footwear has always been in style. The discovery was announced by the Archaeological Park ...

Waiting to get into a club is almost no one's idea of a stimulating experience. But maybe that's about to change at the Cactus Club. The music and community venue's new accessibility ramp and related ...

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