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Archaeologists Decode Rules of an Ancient Roman Board Game

Archaeologists Decode Rules of an Ancient Roman Board Game
NYT Science Sunday 20 September 2026, 09:00 UTC By Franz Lidz 1 min read
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Scientists used artificial intelligence to analyze wear patterns on an 8-by-6-inch chunk of limestone dating from the Roman era and found in the Het Romeins Museum in the Netherlands.

Scientists used artificial intelligence to analyze wear patterns on an 8-by-6-inch chunk of limestone dating from the Roman era and found in the Het Romeins Museum in the Netherlands.
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