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[narrator] This Roman dodecahedron
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Strangest Things

This Roman dodecahedron has baffled archaeologistsfor centuries and has led to a seriesof...

[narrator]
This Roman dodecahedron has baffled archaeologists
for centuries and has led to a series
of competing theories, each of which has
as many flaws as answers

Full Transcript

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[narrator] This Roman dodecahedron
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has baffled archaeologists for centuries
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and has led to a series of competing theories,
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each of which has as many flaws as answers.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:04
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
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