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From Circle and Square to the Image of the World

Friedrich Berger, Board Games Studies, No. 7, 2004, pp. 43–72

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Berger's critical re-examination of the dating of game boards at the Temple of Kurna and elsewhere. Argues that many "ancient" boards cannot be securely dated and challenges long-standing assumptions about the antiquity of Nine Men's Morris.

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The Academy · May 27, 2026

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What does this material reveal? Where else does it lead?