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The use of dice is believed to have later spread to Persia from India, influencing Persian board games.[11] Excavations at the Shahr-i Sokhta (Persian شهر سوخته , literally "The Burnt City'") archaeological site in south-eastern Iran yielded one of the oldest known dice which were excavated as part of a 5000-year-old backgammon set, which was probably imported from India.[12][13]
Dice were probably originally made from the ankle bones (specifically the talus or "astragalus") of hoofed animals (such as oxen), colloquially known as "knucklebones", which are approximately tetrahedral. Modern Mongolians still use such bones, known as shagai, for games and fortunetelling. In addition to bone, ivory, wood, metal, and stone materials have been commonly used. Recently, the use of plastics, including cellulose acetate and Bakelite, is nearly universal. It is almost impossible to trace clearly the development of dice as distinguished from knucklebones, because ancient writers confused the two. It is certain, however, that both were used in prehistoric times.