The bronze object is large for a Roman dodecahedron — some are as small as a golf ball — and almost perfectly preserved after roughly 1,700 years In the ground.

The dodecahedron is now mounted as an exhibit at the Lincoln Museum, and perhaps some visitors reading the exhibit will be the one to finally solve the case of the Roman dodecahedron.

Amateur archaeologists found a Roman-era dodecahedron in Norton Disney, England. Dozens have been found in Europe since the 1700s, but experts can’t agree on what they are.

A small community archaeology group stumbled across the "find of a lifetime" in the British countryside – a puzzling 1,700-year-old Roman artifact that has experts scratching their heads. The ...

Another Roman dodecahedron has been found in England, but despite the number of such objects discovered, their purpose remains a mystery. No known art or text clarifies how these objects may have ...

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 ...

Lacking context, the dodecahedron has become an enduring mystery of the Roman Empire. “Nobody knows for certain how the Romans used them,” wrote Smithsonian magazine ’s Sarah Kuta last year.

The Norton Disney Dodecahedron from Roman Britain is the largest ever found. By Laura Baisas. Published May 2, 2024 10:44 AM EDT.

Roman dodecahedra are something of an enigma: there is no known mention of these 12-sided, hollow objects in ancient Roman texts or images. First di ...

Mystery of ancient Roman dodecahedron baffling experts as it goes on display in UK. Experts said they were ‘no closer’ to finding out what the mysterious Roman object actually was ...