Early examples of Native American dice (IMAGE)

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Early examples of Native American dice

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Figure 9. Folsom diagnostic and probable Native American dice. (Figure 9a, b, d, and g: Agate Basin, Wyoming, UW-OA005,
UW-OA109, UW-OA111, UW-OA448, courtesy of the Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming. Figure 9c: Lindenmeier,
Colorado, DMNS-A900.179, courtesy of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Figure 9e–f, h–i, k–p, r: Lindenmeier, Colorado,
NMNH-A443046, NMNH-A442165, NMNH-A44890, NMNH-A441178, NMNH-A440429, NMNH-A441841; NMNH-A442122, NMNHA443755, NMNH-A443850, NMNH-A443658, NMNH-A441839, courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution,
American Museum of Natural History. Figure 9j: Lindenmeier, Colorado, CSU-7805-6, courtesy of the Department of Anthropology,
Colorado State University. Figure 9q: Blackwater Draw, New Mexico; drawing by D’arcy NR Madden afer Hester (1972:Figure 9b,
by Phyllis Hughes). (All photographs, except (j), are by the author).

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Photo courtesy of Robert Madden

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