Ancient Egyptian Ball Game Discovered

[Klingan]

Throwing stone balls along a lane might have been a popular game in ancient Egypt, according to evidence unearthed some 56 miles south of Cairo by Italian archaeologists.

 

A mixture of bowling, billiard and bowls, the game was played at Narmoutheos, in the Fayoum region, in a spacious room which appears to be the prototype of a modern-day bowling hall.

 

The room was part of a structure, perhaps a residential building, which dated from the Roman period, specifically between the second and third century A.D.

 

Read more here.

[Ludovicus]

Throwing stone balls along a lane might have been a popular game in ancient Egypt, according to evidence unearthed some 56 miles south of Cairo by Italian archaeologists.

 

A mixture of bowling, billiard and bowls, the game was played at Narmoutheos, in the Fayoum region, in a spacious room which appears to be the prototype of a modern-day bowling hall.

 

The room was part of a structure, perhaps a residential building, which dated from the Roman period, specifically between the second and third century A.D.

 

Read more here.

 

 

Sounds like the Italian game of "bocce." Could it have been a Roman export to Egypt?

Edited July 25, 2007 by Ludovicus

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A mixture of bowling, billiard and bowls, the game was played at Narmoutheos, in the Fayoum region, in a spacious room which appears to be the prototype of a modern-day bowling hall.

 

 

Sounds like the Italian game of "bocce." Could it have been a Roman export to Egypt?

Salve, guys! Quoting the end of the same article:

 

"According to Bresciani, the game has no parallel in other civilizations.

"I looked into similar ancient games, including ancient Roman games, and could not find anything like this. It really looks like it was invented in Egypt," Bresciani said."