weird....
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/10/dodecahedrons-purpose-remains-mystery/
>
> (see piccy)
>
> Can you do what the world's archaeologists can't? Can you explain this --
> thing?
>
> It’s been called a war weapon, a candlestick, a child’s toy, a weather
> gauge, an astronomical instrument, and a religious symbol -- just to
> name a few. But what IS this mystery object, really?
>
> There are books and websites dedicated to properly identifying it,
> dissertations dedicated to unveiling the truth, textbooks and class
> curriculums spent arguing over what its function is. Fans can even
> “Like” it on Facebook.
>
> Yet the only thing historians will agree on is a name for the odd
> object: a Roman dodecahedron.
>
> That part was easy, seeing as the mathematical shape of this artifact
> is a dodecahedron. Best described as a bronze or stone geometric
> object, it has twelve flat pentagonal faces, each with a circular hole
> in the middle (not necessarily the same size). All sides connect to
> create a hollowed out center.
>
> <more>
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