To put together a coherent historical matrix and mosaic of Africans in South Africa, we need to interconnect all the various historical timelines and oral and traditional history as has already been begun to be sculpted in the first Hub- “South African Culture, Customs, Practices Writ Large: Re-Morphed Cultural Renaissance Against Dysfunctional Existence”. This hub is the continuation of the Hub: South african Culture, Custom and Practices Writ Large: Re-Morphed Cultural Renaissance Against Dysfunctional Existence. In fact, it is still played in Spain and some regions of South America, primarily at burials as a way of helping the soul of the deceased to ascend to heaven. Also in Spain are the finds at Cruz del Negro in Carmona, Seville, dating between the 8th and 4th century BCE. At Cruz del Negro, however, the knucklebones were only present in youth graves, which suggests that it was more of a children’s game in ancient Spain.
These are just some of the findings; there are a lot more to be said about promiscuity especially in the personality type of a woman and the culture of a given society where she belongs. If offered as an ex-voto in a sanctuary, it could also highlight the transition from the status of adolescents to that of married woman. Similarly, a girl waiting to be married was sometimes named philastragale, which means ‘loving knucklebones.’ If placed in the tomb of an adolescent girl, the figurine could have symbolized the thwarted fate of a future wife, who died before her time. It wasn’t just the press who thought Robin had a big future. The statue above features a woman who is believed to have been throwing knucklebone, while clasping the bag in which the bones were held (a “phormiskos,” or dice bag). His sense of distance to people is shown in a photograph of a man sitting on the edge of fence, far into the background of the frame and another of a woman circled in moonlight on a beach shot from considerable distance above her.
Sometimes stressful, but it’s either find a sense of humor or be grumpy myself. Additionally, evidence that the Ancient Greeks imbued their knucklebones with a sense of inherent power or magic can be found in instances of burnt astragali being found. This suggests that the knucklebones were either used in a different kind of divination ritual or perhaps were burned in order to get rid of their power. But it also provides us a clue free cam to Cam chat something else: that knucklebones may have been part of divination. The Buryat and Kirghiz use single, apparently unmodified sheep astragali for divination to determine the sex of the next child after the birth of a baby. Sheep astragali represent the chief and his family; goat astragali represent commoners. Each side was given a name: Camel, Horse, Sheep, or Goat. These are likely of Phoenician origin, and feature 308 knucklebones made from caprine (Carpinae) species like goat and sheep.
Depictions of knucklebones in block-anchors around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea further support this aspect. Whatever the means, the various depictions and finds of knucklebones, and their ritual use elsewhere, suggest that these were more than just game pieces: they were instruments of fate. Because of this, we know that women were playing knucklebones a lot – such refined depictions wouldn’t occur if they weren’t. In Italy, knucklebones have been found in graves at Grotte, Populonia, and the Varranone cemetery in Poggio License. Finally, we know a lot of this because knucklebones are a fairly common find in graves. Most were found in tombs of adults, but there have been some found in the graves of infants and children. In Turkey children play a more elaborate game. Statues like this were copied during the Victorian era, and featured more relaxed, sentimental poses that suggest Victorian interpretations of recent archaeological finds.
This is important, because much of what we initially knew about Ancient Greece was shaped by the Victorians’ interpretations of their finds. Fifty of these have clear mark of polishing and thermo-alteration, suggesting that they were altered in color or texture – much like we create dice of many materials and colors today. Knucklebones made of precious stones or decorative materials like glass may have been used in this way. Unfortunately, the archaeological contexts in which many ancient knucklebones are found don’t support this notion. The closest we’ve come are the caches of knucklebones found in storerooms at the Iron Age sites of Tel Beer-Sheba and Tel Ta’anach in Israel. At Locri Epizefiri, knucklebones were found arranged in particular patterns on or around the bodies. Most Buryat keep sets of knucklebones for everyday divination, with one side signifying good fortune. Genghis Khan is known for having entered into sworn relationships through the exchanging of gifts, and we have records that indicate one of the types of gifts he gave or received were knucklebone sets.