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Zarzir

Also known as knucklebones

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A jacks-style game played by tossing and catching animal ankle bones.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Palestine.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Deep Past and First Games (before about 3000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.

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