Clay Dice from North Texas battle site??

[Arsenal]

First post and I hope this is in the correct forum. I THINK I found a piece of baked clay dice hiking right after a massive storm at Village Creek, Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Village_Creek

I know that the dice used by Indians were completely different so I assumed this was something the massed US soldiers used?? It was buried deep in moist sand and just has a pecked edge showing. I pulled it out and knew it was heavily worked but throw it in my pack. It was not until I got home that I realized what I had found.

It has the numbered holes in the correct place and you could see where it was either broken while making or from wear and tear. Any thoughts, help, etc would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[relic nut]

That's really cool!! Awesome find [emoji106]

HH RN

 

[villagenut]

That is a pretty cool piece.Soldiers did make these in camp so it is quite possible this was from the era. What else did you find here? Btw welcome to TNet

 

[austin]

Most likely soldier/settlers, but anything is possible. A great find. seeHandbook of Texas Online, Battle of Village Creek) Just type that in at the top and read away...

 

[Davers]

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First post and I hope this is in the correct forum. I THINK I found a piece of baked clay dice hiking right after a massive storm at Village Creek, Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Village_Creek

I know that the dice used by Indians were completely different so I assumed this was something the massed US soldiers used?? It was buried deep in moist sand and just has a pecked edge showing. I pulled it out and knew it was heavily worked but throw it in my pack. It was not until I got home that I realized what I had found.

It has the numbered holes in the correct place and you could see where it was either broken while making or from wear and tear. Any thoughts, help, etc would be greatly appreciated.

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Man that's a Cool as Heck Find & I would love to add a piece like that to my collection.

 

[diggingthe1]

Nice find, there should be the other near by I hope you find it!

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a great find. A very nice piece.

 

[2b.a.searcher]

A cool find indeed!

 

[Tnmountains]

Hope that you come back and share more of your adventures. Remember the Native population took to dice as well as settlers. Very historic item. Be interesting to survey the area for flint or hit it with a metal detector.