What is it? Chess pieces Date Late 12th century A.D. Material Antler Found Northampton, England Dimensions King’s head (left): About 1 inch long and up to half an inch in diameter.

Archaeologists discovered the exquisitely-preserved chess piece in a 13th-century house in Tønsberg. The game piece, which is made mostly out of antler, would have been used to play what was ...

Along with the horse, archaeologists found four flower-shaped pieces and a six-sided die all carved from antlers, according to the release.

WALLINGFORD, ENGLAND—A tiny chess piece that may have been part of a traveling set has been unearthed in the backyard at Wallingford Museum, located in southeast England. “It is one of only ...

For most of the game’s history, its small, pebble-like pieces were made of stone, antler, or bone from animals such as reindeer.