stackyFACTSArchaeologists hate admitting when they have absolutely no clue what an object does, which makes the Roman dodecahedra deliciously frustrating.
Archaeologists hate admitting when they have absolutely no clue what an object does, which makes the Roman dodecahedra deliciously frustrating. Over a hundred of these hollow, twelve-sided bronze objects with varying hole sizes have been found across Europe. Theories range from astronomical measuring tools to religious artifacts, but the leading, highly humbling theory is that they were just overly elaborate knitting guides for winter gloves.
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