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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by layer8 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @12:55PM (#39106926)
That wouldn’t really explain why the holes have different sizes on different sides, and why some of the dodecahedrons were found in wealthy women’s graves.
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by tempestn on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @02:06PM (#39108041)
Seems like a wealthy person's toy/puzzle to me. Maybe it came with a set of wooden balls to fit into the holes.
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by layer8 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:02PM (#39109774)
That doesn’t explain why it was predominantly found in military locations.
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by monkeynotes on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @01:00PM (#39107020)
Maybe all of those variations are ways to demonstrate mastery, like asymmetry of all the holes might demonstrate a certain skill.

I don't have an opinion of the overall hypothesis.

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