Only around 33 dodechahedrons have been found in the UK, and 65 in Europe - Digging for Britain / BBC There were two big mysteries in the news this week. First there was the discovery of a Roman ...

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 ...

Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actually used for. The 12-sided object is one of just 33 known to ...

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A group of amateur archaeologists in Britain were shocked when they unearted a “very strange” and “very rare” Roman-era artifact. Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group When a group of amateur ...

Roman hollow dodecahedrons ' discovered in various parts of Europe are relics made of bronze and stone dating back to the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, and at least 120 of them have been confirmed to exist ...

A museum display featuring a mysterious artefact dating back to Roman times has been extended after high levels of interest. The dodecahedron, one of only 33 to be found in the UK, was discovered at ...

An amateur archaeology group found a mysterious dodecahedron near an ancient Roman villa. The purpose of these 12-sided objects is unknown, though many theories have been suggested. The complex ...

LONDON — As the group of amateur archaeologists sifted through tiles, animal teeth and pottery fragments buried within an ancient Roman pit in eastern England, one of them encountered something ...

There were two big mysteries in the news this week. First there was the discovery of a Roman dodecahedron in a field in Lincolnshire and second there was the question of what happened to Michael ...