The Norton Disney Dodecahedron is of the largest ... Richard Parker told the BBC. Known Roman literature does not have any descriptions or drawings of dodecahedra. The objects were not of a ...

According to Lorena Hitchens, a doctoral student in the U.K. studying all the Roman dodecahedra of Europe, there are many unproven theories about the dodecahedron's use — as a gauge, a ...

Experts have been puzzled for hundreds of years at the purpose of the artifact they uncovered and what is known as a Roman dodecahedron. A matter of interest: The Roman villa site that the ...

The artifact, known as a "Gallo Roman dodecahedron," is a 12-sided object around the size of a softball, weighing just over half a pound. Made of mostly copper with some tin and lead, it has a ...

Only one of the diggers — all members of Norton Disney village’s archaeology society — recognized the discovery: It was a Roman dodecahedron, likely to have been placed there 1,700 years ...

For 285 years, Roman experts and archeologists have been perplexed over metal alloy dodecahedron-shaped objects that have no mention in Roman literature or art. In the summer of 2023, amateur ...

Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actually used for. The 12-sided object is one of just 33 known ...

A fragment of a mysterious artifact known as a Roman dodecahedron has been found in Belgium. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

I am part of the local archaeology group behind the recent discovery of a Roman dodecahedron in Norton Disney, near Lincoln. It has been quite a whirlwind for our group, from the shock on the day ...