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| | Dice in Ancient Times Were Made From the Knucklebones of Animals, Crystal, Ivory, Agate, Alabaster, Porcelain, and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Many prehistoric dice were flat objects with just two sides, but the knucklebone, which has four sides, is apparently the direct ancestor of our modern dotted cubical die. |
 | | The knucklebone is still used as a gaming piece in some cultures. |
 | | In Arabic, for example, the word for the knucklebones is the same as the word for dice. |
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