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minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoThere’s a running gag in archaeology that variations on “ritual purposes” actually means “I have no idea what this was for”. That said, there has historically been a connection between certain divination practices and games of chance, so this could easily be both.
There’s a running gag in archaeology that variations on “ritual purposes” actually means “I have no idea what this was for”.
That said, there has historically been a connection between certain divination practices and games of chance, so this could easily be both.