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 ...

“It’s in an excellent condition—considering it’s been buried for 1,700 years,” group secretary Richard Parker said of the dodecahedron, a small, hollow object made from copper alloy and ...

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 ...

A replica of this dodecahedron appeared for sale on an internet auction site but the archaeologist who found it says the copy "ripped off" his group's hard work A replica of a Roman dodecahedron ...

A dodecahedron is a circular copper alloy object between the size of a golf ball and a grapefruit characterized by its 12-sided form, with various holes and knobs. But its function remains unclear.

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 ...

Here’s how it works. Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed a stunning Roman dodecahedron — a mysterious class of objects that has baffled experts for centuries. The dodecahedron ...

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 ...

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 ...