Prehistoric Games of North American Indians: Subarctic to Mesoamerica

Prehistoric Games of North American Indians is a collection of studies on the ancient games of indigenous peoples of North America. The authors, all archaeologists, muster evidence from artifacts, archaeological features, ethnography, ethnohistory and to a lesser extent linguistics and folklore. Studies may center on a particular game (chunkey rolling disc game or patolli dice game, for example), on a specific prehistoric society and its games (Aztec acrobatic games, games of the ancient Fr...