A metal detectorist in Belgium has unearthed a fragment of a mysterious bronze artifact known as a Roman dodecahedron that is thought to be more than 1,600 years old. More than a hundred of the ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

What: Exhibit of ancient artifacts that demonstrate how Romans constructed and spread their cultural and religious beliefs through the small objects they used every day. When: Continues through Dec.

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 ...

Across Europe, archaeologists have discovered over a hundred mysterious bronze objects from the Roman Empire - each perfectly made, yet with no recorded purpose. Historians have guessed everything ...

A group of amateur archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman object that has baffled experts for centuries. The remarkable find is currently on display in a nearby museum, and it was recently ...

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus.

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The Roman fort of Vindolanda lies just to the south of Hadrian’s Wall amid the rolling, rugged hills of Northumberland. Over a 50-year period, excavations at Vindolanda managed to uncover some of the ...