Dr Ben Edwards (Reader in Heritage and Archaeology) has been building an accurate reconstruction of Roman Chester in the popular computer game Minecraft. On Saturday 29th June, Ben will be discussing this process at an online talk as part of the Chester Heritage Festival, which is open to everybody. Based on excavated evidence from within the walls of Chester, but also from the wider Roman town and amphitheatre, Ben has rebuilt the Severan-period fort and extra-mural settlement. Thanks to accurate landscape models, the Roman town is placed within a true reconstruction of the landscape around Chester on the 3rd Century AD, including the original course of the River Dee.

To book your spot on the talk, sign up at the Chester Heritage Festival website.

Ben has previously used Minecraft: Education to reconstruct the Bronze Age burial mound at Bryn Celli Ddu on Anglesey. He has spoken about this project for the Manchester Game Centre, and his talk can be viewed here.