Archaeologists are asking for help in unraveling the gamers ancient puzzle Bashny.Net

The essence of the game - to collect a virtual puzzle of 3000 chastey



National Museum of Scotland invites all fans of online games to help in the reconstruction of the stone slab, decorated with intricate carvings. The reconstruction of the cultural heritage of the sample using a special computer program that simulates three thousand fragments of stone, known as the «Hilton of Cadboll Stone». Museum staff believe that it is best to assemble this historic "puzzle" will fans of role-playing computer games because they are used to manipulate virtual objects, and they have well-developed spatial thinking.



Stela found in Easter Ross County, radiocarbon analysis showed that the stone slab was made about 1,200 years ago, presumably Picts - the earliest known science of the peoples who inhabited Scotland. «Hilton of Cadboll Stone» - the oldest ever found in the country image of Jesus Christ, likely stove marked reversal of the Picts to Christianity. Over the past century, the stele has often been the object of attention of vandals, so that by the time of detection of a significant part of it was destroyed. In addition to the main part of the stone, archaeologists found about three thousand small fragments to be collected in a single whole.

Especially for this company «Relicarte» developed software which, based on the scanned particle stele create their 3D-model. From 25 October, anyone on the museum site in real time can participate in the reconstruction of the stone.

As explained by the representative of the company «Glenmorangie», which sponsored the project: "In order to solve this ancient conundrum requires the participation of many volunteers. If we manage to collect a stone, it will be a huge step forward in the technology of recovery of lost cultural and historical values ​​».

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