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|Headline=“Tip Cats" Found in Egyptian Ruins?
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|Text=<p>Writing in 1891, Stewart Culin reported &ldquo;the discovery by Mr. Flinders-Petrie of wooden &lsquo;tip cats&rsquo; among the remains of Rahun, in the Fayoom, Egypt (circa 2500 B.C).&rdquo;&nbsp; Culin infers that these short wooden objects, pointed on each end, were used in an ancient form of the game later know as Cat.</p>
|Text=<p>Writing in 1891, Stewart Culin reported &ldquo;the discovery by Mr. Flinders-Petrie of wooden &lsquo;tip cats&rsquo; among the remains of Rahun, in the Fayoom, Egypt (circa 2500 B.C).&rdquo;&nbsp; Culin infers that these short wooden objects, pointed on each end, were used in an ancient form of the game later know as Cat.</p>
<p>Culin, Stewart, &ldquo;Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.,&rdquo; <em>Journal of American Folklore,</em> Volume 4, number 14 (July-September 1891), page 233, note 1.</p>
<p>Culin, Stewart, &ldquo;Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.,&rdquo; <em>Journal of American Folklore,</em> Volume 4, number 14 (July-September 1891), page 233, note 1.</p>
|Query=<p>Do contemporary archeologists and/or historians agree that such items were evidence of play? Have they since found older artifacts that may be associated with cat-like games, or ball games? Can they suggest any rules for such games.. Batting? Running? Fielding? Team Play?</p>
|Query=<p>Do contemporary archeologists and/or historians agree that such items were evidence of play? Have they since found older artifacts that may be associated with cat-like games, or ball games? Can they suggest any rules for such games.. Batting? Running? Fielding? Team Play?</p>
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Writing in 1891, Stewart Culin reported “the discovery by Mr. Flinders-Petrie of wooden ‘tip cats’ among the remains of Rahun, in the Fayoom, Egypt (circa 2500 B.C).”  Culin infers that these short wooden objects, pointed on each end, were used in an ancient form of the game later know as Cat.

Culin, Stewart, “Street Games of Boys in Brooklyn, N.Y.,” Journal of American Folklore, Volume 4, number 14 (July-September 1891), page 233, note 1.

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Do contemporary archeologists and/or historians agree that such items were evidence of play? Have they since found older artifacts that may be associated with cat-like games, or ball games? Can they suggest any rules for such games.. Batting? Running? Fielding? Team Play?

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