{"id":1960,"date":"2025-06-03T23:13:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:13:40","slug":"gaming-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/gaming-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Finds from Wirral<\/h1>\n<h3>Gaming Pieces<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"1935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/gaming-pieces\/gaming_piece2_id_lvpl-f675fa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GAMING_PIECE2_ID_LVPL-F675FA.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Three similar items that have recently been assessed by the Portable Antiquities Scheme have been classed as Early Medieval Gaming Pieces dating from AD750-AD1000.<\/p>\n<div>Similar pieces were recovered from the Viking winter camp of \u00a0AD872-873 at Torksey on the River Trent.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139186\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1139186<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds from Wirral Gaming Pieces Three similar items that have recently been assessed by the Portable Antiquities Scheme have been classed as Early Medieval Gaming Pieces dating from AD750-AD1000. 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They are rare finds but we know that many finds were made at Meols on Wirral dating from this period. 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A collection from Meols and a few more from around the area. Most are from the everyday life of the local inhabitants. 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