[SunkenCiv]

The mysterious object, called a "Roman dodecahedron," was unearthed in the summer of 2023 during an archaeological dig in a farmer's field near the Lincolnshire Footage of Norton Disney.

Image credit: Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group

[vladimir998]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron

[Jonty30]

The working theory of dodecahedrons is that they were used to knit clothing. That seems about right to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76AvV601yJ0

[Jonty30]

The working theory of dodecahedrons is that they were used to knit clothing. That seems about right to me. If this is correct, each Roman household would have had a few.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76AvV601yJ0

[Robert DeLong]

Roman dodecahedron

Looks to me like a projectile used in conjunction with some sot of launcher, such as a catapult or perhaps a slingshot like type of weapon.

[PGR88]

but archaeologists still don't know what they were used for.

I saw a documentary which explained they were used for knitting gloves and socks - necessary in N. Europe. I recall someone, who had figured out how to use it, showing how the knitting was done.

[Beowulf9]

If they they were for knitting, how about the one without holes?

[MNDude]

I think it’s a die to play dungeons and dragons

[Retrofitted]

If they find a tetrahedron, a cube, a octahedron, a pentagonal trapezohedron, a icosahedron, and a copy of “The Dungeon Masters Guide”, I think I can help solve the mystery.

[Palio di Siena]

Multi angle tent pole connector

[mass55th]

This dodecahedron find is featured in the most recent series of “Digging for Britain” with Dr. Alice Roberts. Her hair is pink this season, and she’s wearing her hair with a bit of curl, without any of it being tied back.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Maybe it was their version of the Stanley Cup.

[Dr. Sivana]

More than 100 dodecahedrons have now been found [ . . .] but archaeologists still don't know what they were used for.

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No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock, of Stonehenge

[Red Badger]

A divination or gambling device.....................

[lepton]

Th relative sizes of the holes seems important. There is always one larger hole - which does suggest something is put inside. The other picture shows that there are multiple sizes of holes specifically made in a given dodecahedron.

[PLMerite]

When I saw "Roman," I envisioned something more like a Sphere:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

It's either a child's toy left behind by the Aliens, or it's a Knitting Spool.

[dfwgator]

Alright, but apart from the dodecahedrons, what have the Romans ever done for us?

[Magnum44]