A rectangular dice made of ivory measuring 4.5 cm was recovered during the eighth phase of archaeological excavations in Keeladi.
This is the first time that the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has stumbled upon a rectangular dice after it took over the excavations from the fourth phase in Keeladi.
However, rectangular and cubical dices made of ivory and terracotta were found in the first two phases of the Keeladi excavation.