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3,000-Year-Old Orbs Provide a Glimpse of Ancient Sport

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Ball Games - Scientific American's 60-Second Science

Researchers have pinned a date on what they say are the oldest sporting balls in Europe or Asia. Three spheres dug up from tombs of horsemen in the deserts of northwestern China crafted three millennia ago. As for how this ancient ball and stick game was played? It could be something like polo, but it could also be something like an early form of hockey or golf.

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