Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed in England

Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by Towaway69 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @11:55AM (#39105987)

Agree, why does it always have to be a religious object if an object doesn't have a clear and distinct purpose attached to it.

I guess when future archeologist dig up our junk they'd believe we were an extremely religious society, with many superstitions and strange beliefs. /s

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by marcosdumay on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @12:40PM (#39106692)

"Ritualistic" doesn't mean "religious".

All it means is that the way the object was used has no relation to the functionality of the object itself.

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by stevage on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:21PM (#39110026)

The article explains that this helps answer the question of why they aren't written about in the historical record, which is a big question.

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