Native American use of dice, probability predates currently known Old World dice by millenia

In total, archaeologist Robert Madden observed 659 sets of Native American dice from 57 archaeological sites across 12 different states.

Native Americans had dice and games of probability long before other cultures, study finds

Native Americans had dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. That’s far earlier than the ...

Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability

Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper ...
Science Daily

Ancient bone dice reveal 12,000-year history of gambling in America

More than 12,000 years ago, Native American hunter-gatherers were already making and using dice—thousands of years before similar tools appeared elsewhere. These bone “binary lots” acted like ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Are These the Earliest Known Dice in the World? Native Americans May Have Used Them to Play Games of Chance More Than 12,000 Years Ago

A new study suggests that humans were playing with probability during the Ice Age—and that dice were invented 6,000 years ...
Nature

Humans have innate grasp of probability

Study of indigenous Maya people finds probabilistic reasoning does not depend on formal education. You have full access to this article via your institution. People overrate the chances of dying in a ...