When it was made: Second to fourth centuries A.D. Roman dodecahedrons have baffled archaeologists since 1739, when the first example of the 12-sided bronze object was discovered in the English ...

There are many sides to this story. Scientists remain baffled over a mysterious 12-sided bronze object dating back to the Roman Empire — theorizing it could be anything from a candle holder to a ...

A "Roman dodecahedron" unearthed during an archaeological dig. Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed a stunning Roman dodecahedron — a mysterious class of objects that has baffled experts ...

The artifact was found during a two-week dig by a volunteer group in the village of Norton Disney. Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group Researchers have long been puzzled by the Roman ...

A group of amateur archaeologists in England were on their second to last day of excavation last June when they discovered a find of a lifetime — a mysterious ancient artifact called a dodecahedron at ...

While this might look like a rattle a baby might play with or chew on, this is in fact an ancient Roman artefact. The dodecahedron (a three-dimensional twelve-sided shape) was first discovered by ...

Dr Samantha Tipper is the current treasurer for the Norton Disney Archaeology Group. Roman dodecahedra are something of an enigma: there is no known mention of these 12-sided, hollow objects in ...

Where it is from: Northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire When it was made: Second to fourth centuries A.D. Related: Penguin Vessel: 1,600-year-old Nazca depiction of a cold-water Humboldt penguin ...

More than 100 dodecahedrons have now been found in northwestern Europe, but archaeologists still don't know what they were used for. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...