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Join Dig-It! Games at this years AIA/APA Meetings held January 6th through the 8th in Anaheim, California.

Dig-It! Games will be featuring Roman Town, the premier archaeology game for kids at this years event.

In 1899, the Archaeological Institute of America created a conference that has been a forum for archaeologists from around the world for more than 111 years. The Annual Meeting is now the largest and oldest established meeting of classical scholars and archaeologists in North America. We invite you to join us for the 2010 Annual Meeting in sunny California!

Dig-It! Games will also be participating in this years AIA Archaeology Fair on January 9th & 10th in Dana Point, California, again, featuring the worlds premier archaeology game for kids — Roman Town!

Join us at the 10th Annual AIA Archaeology Fair, hosted by the Ocean Institute on Dana Point, CA. The fair, held in conjunction with the 111th Joint AIA-APA Annual Meeting, is scheduled for January 9th and 10th from 10am to 3pm on both days. Visitors of all ages can experience archaeology through hands-on activities led by archaeologists, museum specialists, and other experts including Dig-It! Games featuring Roman Town.

For more information please visit the following websites:

AIA/APA Annual Meeting
AIA Archaeology Fair

Dig-It! Games is featured in the December edition of Young Archaeologist Magazine

Norman’s Web Watch!

Hi Guys! I’ve been busy web surfing to find the best that the internet has to offer archaeologically. My pick for this issue is a website from the United States of America…www.dig-itgames.com

Dig-It! Games make computer games with historical themes. Their website includes some great pop-out games to try. Have a go at hangman; hunt for archaeological words in the wordsearch; and reconstruct artefacts with the jigsaw puzzles. And there’s a game called ‘Term Scramble’ where you match archaeological words with their meanings. Do you know the difference between ‘context’ and ‘stratigraphy’?! The games do take a little while to load, so be patient. And some of the spellings and terms are American too, so don’t be confused by ‘artifact’ instead of ‘artefact’!

Dig-It! Games have created a brilliant new computer game called Roman Town based around the excavation of a fictional place called Fossura. The game gives you all the fun of a real archaeological excavation without getting your hands dirty. Imagine finding a coin hoard or a colourful mosaic floor; and experience the thrill of putting together broken pots in 3D! Sound like fun? It's real archaeology on your computer! Check out the Dig-It! Games website to learn more. You can download a free trial of the game from the website, and once you’re hooked, you can buy the full version online too.

In Roman Town you can take a tour with Marcus and Lucia to get a firsthand account of Roman daily life.

THE COMPETITION!!

Thanks to Dig-It! Games, YAC has five CD copies of Roman Town to give away. To win a copy, just answer this question:

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FICTIONAL ROMAN TOWN IN THE GAME?

Send your answer, together with your name, address and membership number to Roman Town Competition, YAC, St Mary’s House, 66 Bootham, York YO30 7BZ or by email to yac@yac-uk.org.

The closing date is Friday 5th February 2010

The technical stuff – To run Roman Town on your computer, you’ll need:
OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista; CPU: 800 Mhz; RAM: 512 MB RAM; Graphics: Open GL; Hard Drive: 350 MB (Being a worm I’ve no idea what that means – it worked on my computer though!!)

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/yac/yac_magazine.html

RECENT REVIEWS

“Roman Town is a terrific tool for teaching kids about archeology -- and it's fun, too!…I picked up a copy of Roman Town for my 7-year-old niece, and strongly recommend it.”
D. Lee Rockville MD

“I got a copy for my niece who is 10 she liked it and was able to incorporate it in her report on Rome and lets her classmates try it. I'm a hit with her and her parents!”
G. Lawton, Winnetka IL

“I have this game for my 7-year old daughter and she loves it, but I must confess I have played the entire game myself!… Both of my kids have learned so much about Roman life playing this game!… I would recommend this for both parents who want a computer game that is actually fun and educational [and] teachers and home schoolers too.”
R. Maas Atlanta GA

“Imagine if Latin teachers in the past had had a copy of Roman Town! This is a fun, attractive, intuitive game that will entertain as well as teach archeology to most anyone from elementary school on through adulthood. In fact after a half hour or so I had to relinquish the computer to my grandchildren so that they could play. Who knew archeology could be so much fun!”
A. Melvin Springfield VA

“Roman Town is a fabulous educational tool for all ages striving to learn more about Archeology. I have purchased 2 games already and am getting great feedback from all who play. The Game is an educational engaging experience and FUN!”
C. Esty Chevy Chase MD