There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have never quite figured it out.

It’s not every day that an object as small as a golf ball holds up 300 years of archaeological thinking, but that’s exactly the case with these Roman dodecahedrons – a 12-sided bronze ...

In a 2023 video by [Amy Gaines] it is this latter use which is explored, using a 3D printed dodecahedron and some wooden dowels to knit both gold wire and yarn into rather intricate patterns that ...

News World 12-sided Roman relic baffles archaeologists, spawns countless theories April 30, 2024 Updated Tue., April 30, 2024 at 4:32 p.m. The dodecahedron on display at the National Civil War ...

The first known dodecahedron was discovered in 1739 in Hertfordshire country, England, while one of the most recent ones showed up last year in nearby Lincolnshire. In all, more than 130 of them ...

Link Copied! A rare Roman dodecahedron was found in Lincolnshire, England last summer and is set to go on display in the Lincoln Museum in Lincoln, England.

QUICK FACTS Name: Roman dodecahedron What it is: A 12-sided bronze object Where it is from: Northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire When it was made: Second to fourth centuries A.D.