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.

The 1,700-year-old object will be displayed at the Lincoln Museum from May 4 until early September. “It’s a real pleasure to have the Norton Disney dodecahedron joining us… just a stone’s ...

Almost a year after its discovery, the Norton Disney Dodecahedron will be going on display at the Lincoln Museum starting this Saturday (May 4th), and will remain until September of 2024.

The Norton Disney Dodecahedron from Roman Britain is the largest ever found. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

Roman dodecahedron found in England is one of 'archaeology's great enigmas' More than 100 of these artifacts have been found across Europe, but no one knows what they were used for. This ...

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 ...

Four trenches were opened, and it was in trench four – in what appeared to be a large pit – that a perfectly crafted dodecahedron was found. It’s the 33rd to be found in England and the ...

Richard Watts, who found the dodecahedron. Norton Disney Archaeology Group. Four trenches were opened, and it was in trench four – in what appeared to be a large pit – that a perfectly crafted ...

The dodecahedron — a 12-sided metal shell about the size of a grapefruit — was found this past summer during a dig in a farmer's field near the Lincolnshire village of Norton Disney, located ...

His find will now go on display at the museum alongside an intact bronze dodecahedron found nearby in 1939. Schuermans, who has been hunting with his metal detector for years, found the fragment ...