The Origins of Chess

Stanway: An Elite Burial Site at Camulodunum
by Phillip Crummy, Steven Benfield, Nina Crummy, Valery Rigby, Donald Shimmin, et al

Excavations betweeen 1987 and 2003 on the fringes of the site of Camulodunum revealed an extraordinary funerary site with a Middle Iron Age antecedent.

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The following pdf files feature Dr. Ulrich Schadler's specialist report on "The Doctor's Game - A New Light on the History of Ancient Board Games" provides us with a high quality analysis from an esteemed authority on Roman era board games.

Dr. Ulrich Schadler's Specialist Report on the Doctor's Game (260kb)
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