At the site of a forgotten castle complex at Burgstein in southern Germany, archaeologists recently discovered several sets of rare medieval gaming pieces. Among the collection were a six-sided ...

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More than 25,000 castles crown the hills of Germany, so it can be difficult to choose which ones to visit. If you're seeking the best in terms of history and opulence, drive the nearly 479-mile ...

Eltz Castle, Germany. Some countries have more than their fair share of gorgeous medieval castles, and Germany is one of them. Eltz Castle is one of the finest examples of a German knight’s ...

Medieval Game Pieces Unearthed Beneath a Castle in Germany The “excellently preserved” chess knight, six-sided die and several other pieces are all about 1,000 years old ...

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In the ruins of a forgotten castle in southern Germany, 1,000-year-old game pieces were found hidden under the stones. Shadi via Unsplash What did it take to be a knight in the Middle Ages? If you ...

Archaeology & History Medieval Game Pieces Emerge From the Ruins of a Mysterious German Castle. Among them are a six-sided die and a chess piece whose surface is worn from use.

Although we normally associate castles with European history, it’s actually an architectural form found around the world — in nations as varied as Japan and India, Morocco and Mexico.