AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery

The researchers used virtual players to test possible combinations of pieces and moves

A game “board” on a piece of limestone solved by AI

A game “board” is inscribed on a flat piece of limestone found amid the ruins of Coriovallum, a Roman-era town in what’s now the Netherlands.

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