Hundreds of Ancient Dice Made From Animal Bones Were Used to Summon Gods and Predict the Future, a New Study Reveals

Israeli archaeologists now believe the dice were used for divination.

Researcher Lee Perry Gal with the dice.

It’s not a party until someone brings out the animal matter.


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