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AI simulations reveal a Roman era board game in the Netherlands, pushing Europe’s blocking games back centuries (media.mstdn.social)
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AI simulations reveal a Roman era board game in the Netherlands, pushing Europe’s blocking games back centuriesA limestone object recovered from the Roman settlement of Coriovallum, now Heerlen in the Netherlands, has provided rare evidence for how people played board games during the Roman period. The object, preserved in Het Romeins Museum, carries a pattern of incised lines on a flattened surface...More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/rom@archaeology#archaeology #boardgames #romanempire

AI simulations reveal a Roman era board game in the Netherlands, pushing Europe’s blocking games back centuries A limestone object recovered from the Roman settlement of Coriovallum, now Heerlen in the Netherlands, has provided rare evidence for how people played board games during the Roman period. The object, preserved in Het Romeins Museum, carries a pattern of incised lines on a flattened surface. Archaeologists long suspected a link to play, yet no known Roman or earlier European game matches the design.

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