DIG QUEST: ISRAEL

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)
The Israel Antiquities Authority

The Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important archaeological discovery of the
20th century, are now available on your iPhone and iPad
as the Israel Antiquities Authority launches its first App featuring
archaeology games and puzzles for kids.

Genesis 1:1 (the account of creation), the Ten Commandments, Psalms, and 11
other 2,000 year old manuscripts are featured in this App that introduces
kids ages 7-11 to archaeology with a suite of unique games, featuring
beautiful artifacts from the National Treasures of the Israel Antiquities
Authority.

Dig Quest: Israel for iPhone and iPad is now available to download from the
App Store for free.

The App transforms a kid’s iPhone or iPad into an archaeological tool and
lets them play games to hone their skills, discover secret meanings, solve
puzzles, and piece the past together like true archaeologists. Along the way
they unlock ancient artifacts and create their own personal collection.

The games were developed in collaboration with the IAA’s team of pre-eminent
archaeologists and researchers. As they play, kids get a feel for what
archaeologists do as they experience the excitement of discovery and the
creativity and skills involved in solving mysteries from the distant past.

Players select between two dig sites – each has a unique game that puts the
player in the driver’s seat and requires using different archaeological
skills. At Lod, you clear the dirt to uncover an ancient Roman period
mosaic and then play a fast-paced quiz-style game using your smarts and
powers of observation to identify and classify the animals and objects on
the mosaic.

In the Qumran caves, you discover fragments of the 2,000 year-old Dead Sea
Scrolls that you piece together in a puzzle game. Then you scan the scrolls
to reveal their text more clearly, mirroring the advanced spectral imaging
process performed by the IAA team in the laboratories.

Each site features Discoveries for you to uncover that tell you more about
the story of the excavation and the artifacts you find. You can collect the
artifacts and discoveries in your own Collection box.

The game features:
• 30+ levels in two unique games based on two world famous archaeological
discoveries
• 50+ images of stunning historical treasures
• Amazing historical and archaeological facts and artifacts
• Translated and spoken excerpts from the Dead Sea Scrolls
• A Collection box where players store artifacts and discoveries
• An archaeologist character host, Gabe, inspired by real IAA
archaeologists


The App is launching with two games, and additional games are planned as
well as an Android release.

Download it the from the App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dig-quest-israel/id913694523
See a video of the App in action: App Trailer
http://youtu.be/5di4RcCLLmY?list=UUlBGF92MHV9s0ltY7wc8nvA
Download screenshots, icon and media: Press Kit [link]
http://www.antiquities.org.il/about_eng.aspx?Modul_id=14

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Keywords:
Israel, puzzle, archaeology, archaeologist, Dead Sea, Dig, Digging,
Treasure, Quiz, Mosaic, Scroll

Dig Quest: Israel is made possible by a generous gift from Estanne Fawer and
the William Davidson Foundation.

About the Israel Antiquities Authority :
The Israel Antiquities Authority is the pre-eminent organization in the
field of Israeli archaeology. It is responsible for all matters of
archaeology in Israel including land and marine excavations, development and
protection of archaeological sites, archaeological research, education,
publication, conservation and restoration of objects and sites, and
exhibitions of archaeological material in Israel and abroad. It is the
keeper of the State Treasures, including nearly 2 million archaeological
objects among them the entire collection of Dead Sea Scrolls, and more than
30,000 archaeological sites.

About the Development Team:
Created by Producer Maya Cohan and Game Designer Jessica Rosenblatt with
development team Crater House, a San Francisco-based game studio that
specializes in inventing new ways to play. www.craterhouse.com