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Answer · Gallo-Roman dodecahedra

They were craft tools, such as knitting frames for gloves or moulds for forming wax tokens.

They were craft tools, such as knitting frames for gloves or moulds for forming wax tokens.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Use-wear on knobs or hole rims; workshop or domestic contexts.

What would rule it out

  • Use-wear study of the corpus finding no wear on knobs or rims.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThey were religious or magical objects, used for divination or as symbols of the cosmos, perhaps mounted on…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). They were craft tools, such as knitting frames for gloves or moulds for forming wax tokens. [Answer ANS0D5Y5W2P2Y46]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D5Y5W2P2Y46
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