3D Printing Gives New Life to an Ancient Game Board Discovered at a Roman Fort Near Hadrian's Wall in England
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Newcastle University researchers used 3D scanning and printing to recreate a playable replica of a 1,800-year-old Roman game board (Ludus Latrunculorum) discovered in five pieces at Vindolanda in 2019, enabling visitors to the Roman Army Museum to engage with and play the ancient game while the original is on loan.
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