An archaeologist and his daughter recreated a famous Wales Bronze Age site in Minecraft: Education Edition

Dr Ben Edwards, and archaeologist hailing from Wales, paired up with his 11-twelvemonth old daughter Bella to recreate an ancient burial site from the Bronze Age inside of Minecraft. Bryn Celli Ddu, a burial site dated at over 5,000 years old, has been closed to the public recently because of concerns involving the COVID-nineteen pandemic. To compensate for this, and their newfound isolation at dwelling, Dr Edwards and his girl worked together to build the site in Minecraft, including factual information and painstakingly planted trees.

It's a commemorable accomplishment by itself, since accurateness was their focus in the project, merely even more noteworthy is how Dr Edwards has since made the map bachelor for download and employ by educators all over the world using Minecraft: Education Edition. This means children and students can now explore and learn about this burial site through Minecraft, fifty-fifty while learning remotely at habitation. This is a neat example of how powerful Minecraft: Education Edition can be, even when anybody is stuck at home.

If you're interested, y'all can cheque out the full report from BBC, or download the map from the Manchester Centre for Public History & Heritage.

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