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Archaeologists are often described as “stumped’ or “baffled” by their discoveries.
But there are a few exceptions to this rule.
The elaborately carved stone balls found predominantly in Scotland are one such mystery.
Dodecahedra date from the Roman period in Britain ( 43 -410AD) about 130 have been found across the north-west provinces of the former Roman empire.
Use-wear analysis has shown these objects were rubbed together with a lateral grinding action.
They may have been superseded by the flat marble palettes used across the Roman empire.
Suggestions have included medicines, aphrodisiacs, cosmetics and narcotics.
Amateur finders can be of great help to archaeologists by bringing them forward to be examined.
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