# They were parts of traps for catching snakes.

> Still possible: They were parts of traps for catching snakes.

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Answer · Gallo-Roman dodecahedra

# They were parts of traps for catching snakes.

They were parts of traps for catching snakes.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Findspots associated with wet habitats; reptile remains in contexts.

## What would rule it out

- Findspot distribution no different from Roman settlement in general.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[A reconstruction works mechanically and findspots correlate with water-rich regions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/evidence/EVD0D5Y5YRM4BNJ/a-reconstruction-works-mechanically-and-findspots-correlate)

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## The questions it answers

[What were the Gallo-Roman dodecahedra for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5TKT7BZY/what-were-the-gallo-roman-dodecahedra-for)

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

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