Halvor Brann - Looks like the top to a mace the hollowed out...

2025-04-19 15:56:46 -

Looks like the top to a mace the hollowed out inside from what I know about midevil weaponry and Roman weapons served to make the weapon lighter and easier to swing faster while still maintaining hardness and damage with the notches or bumps it makes sense that the wood would not survive as it’s a weaker organic material

( I left this on the original post but wanted to share my perspective here also )

Looks like the top to a mace the hollowed out inside from what I know about midevil weaponry and Roman weapons served to make the weapon lighter and easier to swing faster while still maintaining hardness and damage with the notches or bumps it makes sense that the wood would not survive as it’s a weaker organic material ( I left this on the original post but wanted to share my perspective here also )

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2025-04-19 15:05:32 -

Ancient mystery.

Roman dodecahedra:
These intriguing objects have recently made headlines, with a new find from Norton Disney in Lincolnshire prompting much discussion as to their function.

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, each finely crafted from copper alloy.

No representations of these objects are known in ancient art or literature. They do not conform to a standard size and rarely show use-wear which could hint at their purpose. Although armchair experts will tell you their granny used one to knit gloves, archaeologists are undecided on their intended use.

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