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🎲 Oh, the Roman dodecahedron, that confounding 12-sided Rubik's cube of antiquity! Clearly, archaeologists have nothing better to do than scratch their heads over the ancient equivalent of a fidget spinner. 🙄🌀
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Roman dodecahedron: A mysterious 12-sided object that has baffled archaeologists for centuries

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have never quite figured it out.

Live Science
Hacker NewsJul 16, 2025

Roman dodecahedron: 12-sided object has baffled archaeologists for centuries

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries

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Roman dodecahedron: A mysterious 12-sided object that has baffled archaeologists for centuries

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have never quite figured it out.

Live Science