The Dig
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Initial release | April 21, 2018 |
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Composers | Michael Land |
Developers | Lucasfilm Games LLC |
Platforms | Linux |
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Designers | Brian Moriarty |
Sean Clark | |
Cvg genre | Adventure game |
Adventure | |
Modes | Single-player video game |
Release date | 1995 |
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ID | 1373919 |
About The Dig
The Dig is a 1995 point-and-click adventure game developed by LucasArts for PC and Macintosh. Like other LucasArts adventure games, it uses the SCUMM video game engine. It features a full voice-acting cast, including voice actors Robert Patrick and Steve Blum, and a digital orchestral score.
'Remarkable' 1,400-year-old possible temple found near Sutton Hoo
... " Community digMore than 200 volunteers, including primary school children, were involved in The Dig this summer and more than 600 have taken part since it began three years ago...
Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day
... The Dig has been suspended, but will be resumed after more analysis of the ground and of the finds...
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
... Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on a makeshift table next to The Dig site...
Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
... Now, The Diggers are progressively pulling away the volcanic ash and pea-sized stones, known as lapilli that smothered Pompeii during the two catastrophic days of the Vesuvian eruption...
Last chance to see Birdoswald Hadrian's Wall Roman bathhouse
... " It s a dream to work here, " he said, adding the archaeology students from Newcastle University assisting with The Dig also appreciated the site s importance and the opportunity it offered to learn more...
Peru archaeology: Ancient mummy found under rubbish dump
... Students from San Marcos University, who are helping with The Dig, first spotted the mummy s hair and skull...
Southwark: Rare Roman mausoleum unearthed in London
... The Dig was led by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) on behalf of Landsec and Transport for London (TfL)...
French Resistance man breaks silence over German prisoners executed in 1944
... Local historians said that in 1967 11 German bodies were exhumed from Le Vert but the excavations stopped, and no records were kept of the exact place of The Dig...
Southwark: Rare Roman mausoleum unearthed in London
By Jacob EvansBBC News
A " completely unique" Roman mausoleum has been discovered by archaeologists in South London .
The Remains of the structure at the Liberty of Southwark site in Borough have been described as " extremely rare" and feature preserved floors and walls.
Archaeologists think The Site was used as some from of Burial Ground or tomb for wealthier members of Roman society.
Work on creating a permanent display is planned, says The Team behind The Find .
The Dig was led by The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) on behalf of Landsec and Transport for London (TfL).
MOLA believes the quality of preservation makes it The Most intact Roman mausoleum ever to be discovered in Britain.
Alongside the central mosaic, raised platforms were found and steps on the lowest side were still intact.
Excavators were surprised to find two layers to The Site , with another similarly designed mosaic found beneath The First floor. They believe that The Building was modified at some point, with the floor raised.
" All signs indicate This Was a substantial building, " says MOLA, " perhaps two storeys high. "
While The Site is believed to be a burial location, no coffins were found. However, More Than 100 coins, fragments of pottery, roofing tiles and pieces of metal were discovered.
There has been a sustained period of excavation at The Site , where the was uncovered in 2022.
Antonietta Lerz, senior archaeologist at MOLA, says The Site is a " microcosm for the changing fortunes of Roman London" and provides " a fascinating window" into The Life of its settlers.
Archaeologists from MOLA hope to pinpoint the Age Of the mausoleum and have provided a of The Site .
Landsec and TfL say they are committed to restoring and retaining the mausoleum for permanent public display.
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