In the rolling hills of modern-day Azerbaijan, archaeologists have uncovered a surprising new chapter in the history of one of the world’s oldest board games. For decades, “Hounds and Jackals,” also known as “58 Holes,

Researchers worked out where a historically significant board game may have originated from thanks to ancient rock carvings.

A new archaeological discovery determined the origins of a popular board game from ancient Egypt that dates back 4,000 years.

An ancient Chinese board game, Go, invented thousands of years ago, is now seeing a resurgence in popularity in the West. Believed to be one of the oldest surviving board games, Go challenges players to strategically capture territory on a grid using black and white stones.