Five hundred and thirty rare knuckle bones that were engraved with the names of gods and used for divination have been discovered in the ancient city of Maresha. Known as 'astragali,' the bones date ...
Your joints actually crack as a result of gas. A gas-filled cavity - known as tribonucleation - forms in the synovial fluid ...
Hundreds of astragali were found in ancient Maresha. A rare assemblage of “astragali” – animal knuckle bones used for gaming and divination, dating from the Hellenistic period (2300 years ago), was ...